Alaska field notes, v4438
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JPMycos 1980 Journal Grid 3, NALL, Barrow, Alaska 21 June On grid 3 0000-0600 and 1000-1200. Pectoral activity increasing further, with both 8P and 89 continuing to arrive. The weather through the night was warm - 38°F--, wendy, and with sporadic showers out of the south. Returned to grid at 2300 to track an unbanded 9 muletao - 21 tracking wind remained through 0600 of 22 June. Temperature when I left the laboratory was 34°C, (854) wind ~10 mph, 100% clouds. 22 June 2345-0545 tracked 9 muletao. See 9 muletao sp accent. Fog moved in ~0330 + simultaneously part bird activity ceased. Birds reoccurred @~0445 with Calipina and Calidris lapponica, beginning display. Fog moved out as wind came up at 0515. See C. muletao re afternoon of 22 June. 23 June 0000 reached Grid 3 for another tracking session. 98% clouds 37°F wind <5mph. Slight rain, intermittent through evening. Remained w/ Redhead from 0000-0700. See muletao sp accent. 2320 came back out for yet another session. and 24 June Stayed through the wee hrs again. ~34°, absolutely no wind and at the most only a thin line of fog on the horizon. Then moved on by hrs, unfortunately Tracking 9 redhead again 1558->1900. Temp 38°F, no wind, 10 clouds. BALMY. Potentilla is blooming now; the Ranunculus niveus is beginning to show signs of fading. Pediculus lanata brulling out all over. Salix pulchra at in full catkin. Carex agyrathis, Dipontia fiscularis, Eriophorum russeolum all greening strongly. ¡Llega el verano! 25 June Up at 0130 to work on notes. Fog rolled in at 0230. The return of normal Barrow weather? Mid + lati June have been spectacularly benign. By 0800 the fog cleared with a 10 mph NE wind. Temp 33°. I tracked a pectoral 9, Redhead, from 0923->1400. Tex Sordahl took her from 1400-1750. Then took over from 1750->2250. The late afternoon was clean, a high cirrus cover of 15%. Windnata NE wind at 15mph from NE. Temp = 39°F