Alaska field journal and species accounts, v4466
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Journal August 2, 1962, Wainwright, Liz III; Put our gear in a quonset and had some coffee. Took all four packs out toward lines I & II. Caught a live juvenile lemming there. Mosquitoes weren't bad near I & II, but were very numerous around III & IV and in the area between the two pair of lines. There was standing water in between almost all polygons. Went back out after dinner to look for live Diicrostonyx. Nothing moved except mosquitoes. Did collect a netting of perhaps a Red-throated Loon; at least it is a loon. Some sprinkling of rain. August 3, 1962, Wainwright, Liz III; Sullivan checked traps while I looked for live Diicrostonyx. I couldn't find anything after two and a half hours of mosquitoes. Came back in. Sullivan in a little letus with trap specimens. Caught 44 lemmings, only one of which is Diicrostonyx. We wrapped them and put them in the freezer. I called ARL and Dave Muller to send another hundred paper sacks via the pilot. Pilot with one of Dr. Bohnsack's crew arrived just after lunch to take me back. Returned in time to help Dave with the colony. August 4, 1962, Ft. Barrow, Alaska; After checking colony, went blood sampling with Dave. We checked the Bees Ridge but could not find any pigs. Came back into the Barrow Area and in about three hours, collected only 5 lemmings. Dave collected some birds, including Gulls', Vectors and Semipalmated Sandpipers. A little