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Journal
Borrow Alesker
29 July Lines V, VI, VII and VIII, while setting out
the lines I saw two Baird's Sandpipers. Each
of them was by themselves but acting very
broody. No sign of young could be found. I
also saw a pair at Gilder. Plover acting
broody and I managed to find one young. In
the evening after the movie Pool came with
me while I ran lines XIII and XIV. He
looked for the white-rumped Sandpiper which he
wanted to photograph. He was unsuccessful but he
did find a group of four Spectacled Eiders.
When I went with him to see them we discovered
that one of them had a brood of four young.
We also discovered a pair at Arctic Lagoon which
were probably breeding.
30 July The wind was from NE 5-10mph. The day was pretty
cloudy with temperatures between 35-45°F. In the morning
I ran the tripline. After lunch I went with Pool
and photographed the white-rumped Sandpiper chicks. There
were three chicks present. Nothing unusual was seen.
A long-tailed Jaeger was heard. In the evening Steve
used the wad and ran the tripline.
31 July The day was overcast and there was some drizzle
later in the day. The temperature was about 35-40 and
the wind was from NW. In the morning I ran
the triplines. About three flocks of about 50 Kelpie
Longspurs were seen. In the afternoon I looked