Alaska Catalogue and Journal, v4423
Page 75
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P. DeBenedictis 1965 18 June Barrow, Alaska. In the afternoon went out with Mullen to the Beach Ridge to catch live hummingbirds and walked in to Arkh from there. There was little on the ridge but closer in this was quite a bit of shorebird display, and more Baird's Sandpiper than usual; longspurs with change from previously and saw a jaeger copulation. Still lots of birds on central marsh. Spent the evening at Arkh. 19 June In the morning I went out to the Beach Ridge with Dave Mullen to catch hummingbirds. There was no song, but only a few longspurs were present; didn't notice any groups of jaegers, and the only shorebird seen was a Semipalmated. The wind has not proceeded much but the wind has shifted to the W/NW and it was not as cold feeling today as usual, although it snowed slightly on two occasions. Stayed in the rest of the A.M. and in the afternoon went over towards the North area with Hamilton from about 2 to 5:30. The area hasn't changed much from before except in bird activity. The only song heard was longspurs and snowbunting except a burst of shorebird noise; this was more varied than usual. There were two hummingbirds along the N side of Family Lagoon; and more farther inland; the ice on S. Salt Lagoon is beginning to