Nest and 8 Eggs of Wayne's Clapper Rail on Conch Island in St. John's County, Florida

Creator

Donald J. Nicholson

Files

Preview

Creation Date

4-23-1963

Abstract

Four photographs depicting Donald J. Nicholson's Jeep, Oologist Charles E. Carter, and a nest and 8 eggs belonging to a Wayne's clapper rail (Rallus crepitans waynei) on Conch Island, which is adjacent to Anastasia Island, St. August, St. John's County, Florida. Conch Island, Adjacent to Anastasia Island, St. Augustine, St. John’s County, Florida. Nicholson’s jeep and Charles E. Carter, Oologist, on the Island, where the Willets are found nesting each year. April 23, 1963. Showing nest and 8 eggs of a Wayne’s Clapper Rail found and collected by Carter, with photographs by D.J. Nicholson. Nest in dry ground among knee-high dead grass just as found, and two different shots of same nest and eggs with vegetation parted.

Keywords

Birds, Ornithology, Field scientists, Birds--Nests, Tringa, Scolopacidae, Charadriiformes, Birds--Eggs, Rallus, Anastasia Island (Fla.)

Extent

1 page; 4 black-and-white photographs

Geographic Location

St. John's County (Fla.); St. Augustine (Fla.); Anastasia Island (Fla.); Conch Island (Fla.)

Physical Collection

Florida Ornithological Society records

Box

46

Folder

18

Note

The note on the back of the photograph reads, "Conch Island, Adjacent to Anastasia Island, St. Augustine, St. John’s County, Florida. Nicholson’s jeep and Charles E. Carter, Oologist, on the Island, where the Willets are found nesting each year. April 23, 1963. Showing nest and 8 eggs of a Wayne’s Clapper Rail found and collected by Carter, with photographs by D. J. Nicholson. Nest in dry ground among knee-high dead grass just as found, and two different shots of same nest and eggs with vegetation parted."

Identifier

fos_images_3829

Recommended Citation

Nicholson, Donald J., "Nest and 8 Eggs of Wayne's Clapper Rail on Conch Island in St. John's County, Florida" (1963). Florida Ornithological Society - Images. Image 2830.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/fos_images/2830