Alaska field journal and species accounts, v4466
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26. Journal 15 July. they mixed themselves up and got on the boat only TV A, B and set these instead. After Lagoon returned, I took Hank to the live plot so he could stay the night in the wagon there. A fog was in at this time and a cold wind was continuing. I wrote notes and hit the hay. 16 July. Barrow, Alaska Steve Holland and I worked in the colony until 1400. Today is weigh day which involves a large amount of time. We obtained a large amount of wood shavings and sawdust from the shop about 1030. The temp. this morning was about 27°F. It was drizzling off and on, and the water froze on the windows and steps. Hank Childs reported that he nearly froze his funny off in the wagon last night. He caught 3 lemmings in the live plots. One was caught twice and one juvenile died. Holmes found birds bedded on their nests and very few adult insects were seen. He took a quara-sample (vacuum) late and did find some. I worked on the data sheets, comparing experiments in the metabolic cages grass experiments. A fog came in about 1700. 17 July Barrow, Alaska Steve Holland and I started on the colony and worked until 1000. I worked on colony notes and bottled some insects I got from Holmes. Childs was picked up for lunch by [illegible] Lagoon at 1130. Today is cool but not as much drizzle in air as yesterday. After lunch, Holland and I finished the metabolic cages