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T. Code
1959
Several Account
3) May - out-
are everywhere swollen and in the
more exposed stands the catkins have
broken open curl and flowering.
Several bumble bees were seen
and one was feeding on a willow
catkin.
John Hobley saw the ice and snow
conditions are about 2 weeks behind
last year:
1330 - took a walk back of camp
on some of the fans and along the
valley. Located the shrub nest
that Hobley mentioned in his letter.
Took a number of pictures - returned
to camp, picked up gun and moved
the lake to the fan opposite camp -
the one with 24 trees stand of tall
willows. Spent about 2 hrs on the
west side of the lake and returned
to camp at 1445.
Met John Hobley and other members
of the camp, Lloyd Spetzman is here,
be plans to travel down several of
the eastern rivers this summer,
Wrote notes in the evening.
In flying over the tundra today I
was much impressed with the possibilt