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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