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Journal
July 9, 1962, Lake Skravik, Alaska;
Clear warm morning, warm enough for the mosquitoes
to be out. We censusd the plot, moving quickly through the
area due to little bird activity. After lunch, we took the
long way to ARE by circling through the marshy areas at the
south end of Lake Skravik. Observed flocks of Phalaropus,
Sabini's gulls and various numbers of Stellar's Hens, Longtail
Gages, Arctic Terns, Snowy Owls & Oldsquaws. Upon
reaching ARE, I checked the colony to find Dave still
working on it. I finished what was left later that
evening. Dr. Schulty and Dr. Connie D....... arrived
this day. On the way in, Holmes spotted a lone
Caribou to the north of the Sea wall. We couldn't get
within 3-4 Hundred yards of it.
July 10, 1962, Pt. Barrow, Alaska;
Very crisp morning with some wind from N.E. Mullen
and I went looking for Lemming to blood sample
and also, Dave wanted birds to skin this winter. It
ended with just the taking of birds as we found no
Lemming all morning. After lunch we tried for
some Lemming but finally came back and got John
Hino along with Bill Maher to go to the Duck Camp
hunting Eider. I rode with Bill Maher arriving after
Hino & Mullen had already shot 3 Oldsquaw. Moving
back to a dirt bridge SW of the Duck Camp, Dave bagged
2 King Eiders. John Hino had gotten one but it swam
into Salt lagoon #1. Before I could work on the colony,