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Beaver
1967
Alaska
Journal 46
14 July (Cont.)
of the DEW line installation, we came across
a large - 40-50 bird - flock of Red-tailed Sandpipers.
We chased them around in Central Marsh without
getting a shot. The flock flew close by once
so I took one out of the middle of it. Steve and
I walked on the Beach Ridge toward the DEW
line installation. I shot a Red-tail at close range
and then another further out that was sitting
in a small pond. Further, I shot a Red-billed
Sandpiper and then 3 more Red-tails. We quit at
this end and returned to the vessel. Steve forced formalin
down the throats of all the birds to stop digestion. We
then went over to Micco Met and set up the
wind nets. The apparatus works well. Looks like the
birds are resting, so grease will be needed. We returned
to the lab at 2230.
15 July Steve and I worked on the last Stilley
boards and then began re-gassing the boards.
We made plans to take a two-sample and possibly
run a harvest for gulls also. Tom will set downing traps.
1430 We left for Central Marsh and dropped off
Tom's and his traps at line 8 and 9 in Central Marsh
and then we dropped off two more sets of Tom's traps at
Line 5 and 6. We changed Stilley boards and checked
the downing traps. On the way, we found a Red-Breast
Grouse with 4 young. I took several pictures. The
weather today is the best we have had. Temperature in