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P. DeBenedictis
1965
20 June
Barrow, Alaska
The lead we could see lines of ducks, all before
York flying to the East. Most appeared to be
Oldsquaws from the way they flew but some
were clearly Eider or Brant; a number of species
were seen inland where they could be identified.
Found Gary Benetings carrying pest material
and heard which had and long spur display;
Aerial display of all shorebirds except Brant
? and Red Phalarope, and saw attempted cop. of
Twege and Dunlin. Spent the evening writing
Notes. Saw my 1st Least Weasel today!
21 June
Weather as yesterday but over 40 for the 1st time this
June, and the wind wild much of the day. Snow morning
and evening. Stayed around AHC in the AM working
on hemmings; went out about ½ hours behind the
Animal Flut before noon; activity not much but
lots of song of longspur, Snow Bunting and Baird's
Sandpiper, and a Semipal. Three new in.
After kennel Bob Hamilton and I went to the area
between M. And S. Salt hoggos where we have been before.
It was shocking! The off shore waterfowl migration was
all but nil and almost all the shorebirds were gone.
except Semipal. Sandpiper; the only reason we got
so many turnstones is that a flock of 8 flew by while
we were there and we were barely able to find
a dunlin! Saw aerial display of Golden Plover (1),
Pectoral (2), Semipal & Dunlin and most passerines