field notebook
Outdoor observation log
A field notebook is a durable journal used to record observations and data while working outdoors—in scientific research, surveying, archaeology, or naturalist study.
Field notebooks are typically bound to withstand rough handling and weather, with pages that accept pencil or waterproof ink.
She sketched the bird's markings in her field notebook before it flew off.
- journalRecord of daily events
- sketchHasty informal drawing
- quick sketchBrief informal drawing
- observationsNoted perceptions
- scientific methodStructured process for investigation
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- field gearbinoculars, camera trap, canteen, compass, radio transmitter
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