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P. DeBeaul
1965
12 June
Barrow, Alaska
The morning around the ARH with Bob Hamilton;
there was little activity even though the
Tundra lice noticeably emerged; Further,
after noon Dr. P. Hellea gave Bob and I a
lift to the Beaul Ridge and we walked along
it to Family Lagoon and then around to
the Usik area to the west side of Family Lagoon
and back to ARH. The Usik Area was very much
free of snows and there were good #s of jaegers
and shorebirds here and along the west side
of Family Lagoon. We saw a gull harrumming
and little Owl activity but jaegers & gulls
doing a good job. Birds didn't appear to be
communing in at all. Got back about 6:30 and
quit evening writing notes discussing
the feeding dates we are (setting). In addition
to the birds listed I thought I saw a Bluethroat
at the NW corte of Family Lagoon but couldn't get adjacent
looked at it. Elsewhere—the jaegers were evenly
and openly distributed and we saw only 6
shorebirds on the Beach Ridge.
13 June— Didn't get out until about 11 and walked into the
Beaul area c. ¼ mile behind the arrival lot. There
is more vegetation appearing and the Tundra and
quite a bit of water under its snows. There were Baird's
sandpipers in the area for the 12