Alaska field notes, v4439
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Remsen, J.V. 1972 Journal) Fred Cole Ocean off NARL: 1915-1940; clear; ocean open; 10mph E Loon (sp) 1 → E Common Eider 75 → W King Eider 800 → W eider (sp) 200 → W Oldsquaw 1 → E Ruddy Turnstone 1 → E (½ mi from shore) Glaucous Gull 5 → E Sabine's Gull 6 → E Black-legged Kittiwake 20 → E Long-tailed Jaeger 1 → W Thick-billed Murre 2 (1→E, 1→W) Lemmings: 4 at site 1; 2 captured and given to Fred Cole Predators: nothing new Longspurs: Feeding records 1000-1200, 1430-1630. Coded feeding records on IBM forms 0830-1000, 2000-2100. Shorebirds: Very large flock (250 - counted by 10's) at Britton Ponds of 99% juvenile (buffy-breasted) Semipalmated Sandpipers. Only one was seen to be banded despite a thorough search - it appeared (not seen clearly) to have a pink band on one leg and aluminum on the other - indicating this year's juvenile. One Ruddy Turnstone seen flying ½ mile from shore. 2 Hudsonian Godwits at Britton Pond (S.A.) Migration: see ocean list.