Alaska field journal and species accounts, v4466
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7. Journal 15 June Had to speak to May Brewer about. After everyone was in airology except Holmes (who was at Skrowit), We counted snap traps and found we were short. Muller arrived about 0900 and explained that he still had some in the field. After coffee we sampled lemmings for blood in the barrel area. Five were also brought back for the colony. We returned a little before 11am. On the way out I cut through part of the Barrel area to check the live traps. One was captured and another donated by Gil Challet from the same area. During lunch, Hank Childs and I were told our trip to Wainwright to set traps, (previously planned this morning) was scheduled for about 1400. Hank & I talked to Brewer until time to leave. The trip down was uneventful. Most snow gone, most ponds still iced. 15 June Wainwright (LZIII), Alaska I showed Hank the lines and was able to set one line for him and drop the traps on the other before the plane came. The Eriophorum is starting to sprout. A few, here patches of snow. Part of lines I and II with large amounts of water. No lemmings were seen moving. The station meteorologist related an instance of several lemmings moving about 1200 near the site a little earlier. Two pomarine jaegers and one snowy owl seen. Return flight uneventful. Arrived about 1745.