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P. De Benedicki
1966
Journal - 14
30 May Meade River Coal Mine, 157°25'W, 70°24'N, Alaska.
In the dense. The golden plovers are singing and
I thought I heard a scree and a spectral song.
On the way back a dark-phased Parasitic
Jaeger flew directly over me, and I heard
a Pipit and a Wagtail flying. A Sing L.B.
Dowitcher flew over and 2 others also later
came by, going towards camp. The ditch by
the village had 3 Golden Plovers and 2 Turnstones
by it when I got back, and Semipalmated Sandpiper
were singing, near here. Stuff is really coming
in now! Got back in about 1 AM, so saw
that I can barely walk now, both feet are
blistered. 3 or 4 Dodo Itchies and 3-4 golden plovers
plus 2 groups of 3-4 peep came through camp in the
tate afternoon. Heard 2 Wagtails, saw a Parasitic
Jaeger, and saw and heard a strange Sparrow,
probably a tree sparrow. In the evening went
out from 10 to 11:30 pm, SW along the Meade. I
figured out my census plot is only a quarter the
tize I thought it was. When I left, the Grouse
were feeding actively and singing, although I was
jumping some, but after 10:45 everything had
gone to sleep. Jumped one sleeping Golden
Plover and saw 7-8 birds "migrating" and
also jumped 6 Semipalmated Sandpipers. Saw a group of
? Jaegers (?species) flying N and a few geese.
Most of the migrants seen after 11. Saw a