Journal, insect samplings, and species accounts from Alaska, v4400
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Beaver 1967 Alaska Journal 44 13 July 0800 Got up and came to the lab. The weather is beautiful - about 50°F - slight west breeze + clean skies. I went out to check line *1+2- 9x10 near Tom.C. wasnt up yet. On the way I took several picture of a young Semipalmated Sandpiper and a Red-backed Sandpiper. On the first line - #1, near 5.2 bob a (?) Golden Plover caught by flarsh in a trap. The bird didn't move until I released the trap wire. I thought the bird was dead. As soon as the wire was released, the bird ran off and then flew. It obviously wasn't dead. I picked up on landing on line #2 and then headed back to thoresel. I plotted a snowy owl on the way. I checked line *9x10 - both yielded nothing. I returned to KB lab at 1130. 1400 Dr. Sitella and [illegible] went to McI.Mat. Beach ridge area and established a transect from S to N running from saturated and standing water infested to dry, cracked polygon tops. We ran this line for 63 stations. (see dysteria study). Returned at 1700 14 July Today, I landed on sticky traps in the latter part of the AM. The first part of the AM was spent checking lines *1+2 - 9x10 for Tom. I found a Golden Plover in trap 5.2 of line 1. I thought the bird was dead, but as soon as I [illegible] let the bird loose from the trap, it ran off and then flew. I guess