On Birds Observed at the Dry Tortugas, Florida, during Parts of March and April, 1890
Scott WE. 1890. On Birds Observed at the Dry Tortugas, Florida, during Parts of March and April, 1890. The Auk. 7(4):301-314
The author reports seeing herons at the Dry Tortugas island, current site of the Dry Tortugas National Park, FL (formerly the Fort Jefferson National Monument). The list of birds observed at the Tortugas includes eighty species, fifty seven of which were land birds. The author states that no land birds breed on any of the keys group, and that the stay of any land bird is of very short duration.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Scott, W
- Units
- DRTO
- Keywords
- Animal Studies, Birds (Aves), Checklist, Herons & Bitterns (Ardeidae)