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Beaver
1967
Alaska
Journal 51
net and decided to wait out the other bird if we could. The chick is still fairly dry and not too cold. The other bird was too wary and wouldn't come in. The chick stopped calling after about 10 minutes so we quito. The chick was almost dead from cold. I held it in my hand and breathed on it for 5-10 minutes before it began to peep again as it had before. After it was active, I placed it on the ground and we left. I think the bird came right in that.
2230 We continued on to Central Marsh and set up the net after that nest and waited. Steve operated the trap this time and captured the bird. We returned to the lab at 2345, after taking 18 soil samples opposite the nest (cleaned) at NACS. We put the samples in the funnel and then cleaned up and turned in.
18 July Spent the AM doing stickby boards (collection until 1610!) We finished those by about 1430 and then Tim, Steve and I headed for the first line at Windnet. I put out the sticky boards while Steve showed Tim how to make feeding observations. Tim also collected some Redback. The fog is very thick now - about 100yds (at most) visibility. It got cold to about 42F. I checked the magpie traps while Steve collected his can samples. Then all of us