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Beaver
1967
Alaska
Journal 31
28 June (End.) The weather today started out by clearing out
but the southern skys of clouds. A cold wind
from the N and N.W. blew most of the day. Later in
the afternoon, the clouds moved in once again at
light rain and snow fell at 2000. Larger flakes
were falling at 2150.
29 June I spent the AM completing the samples collected
23 June and then cleared up the leak workarea.
1340 I made the nest check of the Boids' nests
and was unable to get the number three nest
until on the return, then I managed to get a
good look at the bird. The weather is not good
today. Low clouds are all around, occasional snow
and rain is falling. The clouds keep moving
and obscuring various parts of the of the window.
The temperature is probably about 38°F or so.
1500 After the nest check and recording the information
in the nest check book, I went out to the Bandel
area and looked around for a while and
took this feeding observation:
29Jn/Bandera/Pf/009/1500/pE/54/468/1/0/
O/PE.
The bird flew off after a few moments so I could
get no more information.
I returned to the lab and Steve Macdon helped
me cover the 6 emergence cage with
netting. He used a stapling gun which worked