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Childs
1963
Lemmus trimmeronotus
16 June Wainwright, Alaska
Winter sign patchy but in some
places intense. Trapping yielded
130 first run. Predatory scarce
18 June Catch at night has been mild
in trap lines. Weather has been
clear sunny & warm. Is there
a relationship here?
5 July Barrow, Alaska
After fair success in June, it is not
always impossible to find lemmings
anyway. See journal for comment
by Mullen and Eskimo catch
12 July Bernard River, Banks Island, NWT, Canada
Mullen has taken me in a month's time.
They appear common in owl pellets, so this
may be just a bad year.
11 July Duvivis, NWT, Canada
Caught one along runway very near a
[illegible]
20 July Broavik Lake. Lemming sign is the
best here of anywhere in the Barrow area.
11 August Wainwright, Alaska
There has been a considerable increase
since the early run — 30, +34 in may two
Runways all cuttings are everywhere in the
Carry & Euphron between polygons. Predict
a high year next year.