Alaska field journal and species accounts, v4466
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98 38 1963 Journal 4 Aug. got in last night. Enjoyed his trip immensely. Had snow flurry about 2000 but still about 40°F outside. Logston due to leave for Pit Point tomorrow morning. 5 August Barrow, Alaska Left the new breakfast house from 06:30 to 07:30, I made a "supreme" effort to get there by 06:45 and he writing some notes by 07:00. It may never happen again. Holland and I started the colony by 08:00 and finished by 09:30. I looked at some slide of a burning stomach contents that had been of one species of forage. I was wondering if it were possible to pick up any gross differences between types, after lunch I worked the metabolic cages through in an hour and returned to Dane's lab to help him run through blood sugars. Logston & Stanley left for Pit Point by 09:00. Stanley should return tonight if possible. We worked on the blood until dinner and attended a seminar about radiation (solar) given by Bruce Liske. Overcast day with a slight drizzle and some fog around the airport until late in the afternoon. Hank is running the line plot. 6 August Barrow, Alaska Worked on the animal colony until 18:00 alone. Holland went to Kruaik with Dolonce for the morning. At 18:00 I picked up Hank at the line plot. Upon returning I acquired some wood shavings from the shop. The Tundra is very soggy due to the recent rains. After