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Beaver
1967
Alaska
Journal 53
19 July (cont.)
then went to supper.
20 July Got up and ate. Moore was in the lab. Early no
lunch notes. Steve came in at 0845 and we
started on the sticky boards. I counted the #
set. This took until noon. Steve has decided
to run habitat analysis transects which will
give an idea of the total area. Each transect
is 1 kilometer long and currently planned are 42.
1330 Steve and I made ready to go. We chose at
random to do a line from the north extremity
of North Meadow Lake west to just south
of Honey Bucket Logam. Dr. Pitelka, Steve, and
I started the big by walking 5 meters (15 pace)
and then making a habitat analysis in the same
manner of a feeding observations. We took 100
points in this manner, each trying his hardest
at it. The 5 paces was abandoned for 10 paces per
case of sampling. We did 50 space points and
completed the line at 1715. Steve and I planned
to do 4 lines/day for the next six to complete the
run. Notes of interest the way - Pitelka found
a very young Lectoral(?) Sandpiper that was apparently
abandoned. Dr. Pitelka collected it.
The day was cold and windy. The wind was
out of the west and the temp about 40°F. The sky was
overcast to clear throughout the day.