Oologist Charles E. Carter Almost Touches Incubating Willet on Nest and Four Large Eggs

Creator

• Donald J. Nicholson

Files

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Creation Date

4-24-1963

Abstract

Oologist Charles E. Carter encounters an incubating willet (Tringa semipalmata) on its nest with four eggs.

Alt Text

Two black-and-white photographs of a person working in a grassy field, mounted on a light-colored background with visible tape edges. The images show different angles and perspectives of the scene.

Keywords

Birds, Ornithology, Field scientists, Birds--Nests, Tringa, Scolopacidae, Charadriiformes, Salt marshes, Birds--Eggs

Extent

1 scrapbook page with two photographs

Subject: geographic

St. John's County (Fla.); Crescent Beach (Fla.)

Physical Collection

Florida Ornithological Society records

Box

46

Folder

18

Media Type

Scrapbooks; Black-and-white photographs

Note

The note on the back of the photograph reads, "Charles E. Carter, Oologist almost touches incubating Willet on its nest and four large beautiful eggs. See nest-marker. Carter creeps up to the nest as D. J. Nicholson is poised to photograph bird as it flushes from nest. 10 Willet nests staked out April 23rd; and on April 24th; we returned to collect some of their lovely eggs and see how close we might approach nests on foot. Locality; Salt Marshes about 3/4 miles to the West of Crescent Beach, St. Johns County, Florida. Date, April 24, 1963."

Identifier

fos_images_3828

Recommended Citation

Nicholson, Donald J., "Oologist Charles E. Carter Almost Touches Incubating Willet on Nest and Four Large Eggs" (1963). Florida Ornithological Society - Images. Image 2829.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/fos_images/2829