Journal, insect samplings, and species accounts from Alaska, v4400
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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