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P.DeBenedict
1965
29 July
Barrow, Alaska
all of the jaques except 1s. pair by the Creek
Wanage appeared to be present and 3-4 young ones
seen. There were a few golden plovers on the dry
groovy flat by the upper of Wohlchag but nothing
else other than phalaropes here. Saw one flock of
~45 Golden circling along the shore of Elron bogon
and move into the Central Marsh area, and this
were 4 Black-bellies with a golden along the bogons.
The eiders almost completely spotted going by while
I was along the bogons, but came on strong after 4:30 pm.
Saw several groups of triple 500 birds, about 5000
during the afternoon, ~ 1-6 to 1 King/Common, and one
flock with 6 Thick-billed Murre. Found a 4 Steller
in Helmet Morass with 5 chicks, and a pair of
Cormorant with at least 2 chicks about the size of
those seen by Ickovil last trip, and a pair of
jaques caught 3 weasels from a family while I
was there. Saw a Bander in Helmet Morass
on the way in and found Hamilton had pushed its
weasel on Pitelha's plot for me to take in. After
the movie (How to Murder a Rich Uncle) went to the
Fertilizer plots with Hamilton to look for some
downy White rump sandpipers he saw this morning.
This was not successful but we saw a flock of 15-
27 Phalaropes, 3+ Arctic + 2 Red-thro. Loons and 4 ad.4
one with 4 chicks, Spectacled (at least!) Eiders, so the
day ended pretty well. Still lots of eiders going past