Field notes, v1443
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LIDICKER 1975 July 24 cont. With him to go flying tomorrow morning. Also talked with Jean Ernest who works on something here regarding land. At ~0900 we met George West coming out of the forest. 1 Arctic Bird (IAB). The gang 3 went to Bouvenge Creek Exp. Forest. We looked around with open forest, including some clear cut & selectively cut stands. Picked bushberry raspberries. Then we went into the River Valley, across a bill- shore & tamarack bog at edge of river. Saw 2 red squirrels chasing over the river. We examined a no. of squirrel middens in the white spruce and found almost any sign of activity (the first 2 core crops were poor). The black spruce bog had an impressive no. of birds - including baldpate, White winged crossbill, 1 Lincoln Sparrow, & 1 female Pine Grosbeak, & Hudsonian chickadee. Back back to IAB about 1400. Talked to George West, Lou Stratton (on leave from U. South Carolina & looking on cooperative beaglefish structure in microcosm, soft groundglaciers, etc., & oceanic) M. Janssen for Montana have a double hike while Tennessee Valley bridge. Have a single hike), Larry Duffy (assist to Stratton & interested in M. xanthographus), & Peter Morrison. Had dinner with Steve West & Don Pengelly at Wolff's. After dinner we went back