Alaska field journal and species accounts, v4466
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Journal July19 (cont') intervals she would fuddle on her letter either clearing or just resting. once she did go for water. She didn't seem disturbed due to my presence even though she did know I was there. I weighed the nine pups about an hour after all had been dropped. July20, Pt. Barrow, Alaska; It rained the night of the 19th but had stopped by early morning. Rain started when we went to check traps or stopped when we got back. I spot up a Golden Plover chick after doing the routine work on the sky on the "back porch" of Aviology. Mullen and John Hines are not in yet. Mober left with the float plane and will be back Saturday. Worked on the colony until dinner, after dinner we collected traps. I finished the colony right after dinner. July21, Pt. Barrow, Alaska; A cool day. Started on the Colony first thing waking on it until lunch. About 14:00, Sullivan left to set lines V, VI, VII, VIII in central Marsh. I forgot to tell him (Sullivan) that F.A.P. wanted V & VI moved to one side until today, and now it is too late. We will move them next time. There were weasel track freshly run across VII & VIII. We'll have to find out who's been going into the Marsh recently. Did some more work on the colony after dinner.