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25
Journal
Sullivan J.
1962 Pitt Point, Alaska
29 June (cont). Saw no owls today; 1 pomarine, and 1
parasitic jaeger again. A stormy petrel was
seen about ½ mile down the winter water
haul road from the station. We flew
across the road - giving the "croaking"
chicking" part of call. Nothing at all
in the traps this evening. Pectoral
sandpipers are present here - in small
flocks (4-10 individuals). A pair of
turnstones (ruddy) seen near the start
of line I. Semipalmated displaying (giving
the electric motor call in flight) only
occasionally. Red-backed sandpipers heard
once in awhile. No golden plovers seen
Today. One Baird's sandpiper - by the
module. Ridgway's phalarope common - and
still paired.
30 June Pitt Point, Alaska
Clear, with scattered clouds this morning.
Temperature: 46°. 1 Lemmus, a couple of
longspurs and a phalarope taken in the
trap lines. Collected one of the turnstones
for a skin. Went out to the dry lake
where the gulls were seen from the
plane on the way into the station.
Most of them (8 of 12 or so that were
present) flew off when I came over the