Alaska field notes, v4467
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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