Alaska field notes, v4427
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Hund 1952 R. Barns, Alaska Sampling Notes July 5. Around tundra pools and marshy areas or anywhere there is considerable amount of standing water the adults midges are in great evidence both on the wing and resting still on vegetation or surface of the pools. In meter plot area not so many in evidence probably owing to the lack of large amounts of standing water. Longipalp pair that was around the front near polygon appeared to be cattail flies (esp. Ephydrid + Anthomyiid + Sphaerida). A single male was observed to visit me off the cans away from those at each meter plot and feed upon the accumulating spiders + probably Collembola July 6. out th. Point-North. Investigated Bunting feeding sites for food they were carrying to young. Discerned that principal food source at least for several pairs was at edge (shore) of Eelom Bogom. There were very large numbers of the Ectinosoptera-like chironomids ±100 per one-quarter of sq. meter also about 1 carabid per sq. meter, and an occasional Saldid (= + probably not in diet of the Bunting). (For additional data on Stomach analysis of birds taken this date at the Mewuke pt. Some Buntings were observed feeding on the low willow shrubs + apparently taking sawflies,