Alaska species accounts, part 1, v4403
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Cable 1957 Lemmus trimucronatus 15 July Point Lay Warren and his wife said the last time there were lots of voles here was 4-5 years ago, when they were caught in late winter spring for traps. There were lots of "mice" that year too. During 2 hours of travel over tundra in weasel this afternoon not one microtus was seen. No evidence of recent "high" activity either as at Barrow for instance. The general terrain and vegetation here is close to that at Warrenweight and is much more complex than the Barrow site area. Along the river there are some knee-high stands of willows. The jaegers seen in this area seem to be more closely associated with the rivers and not primarily with the tundra community.