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journal
Sullivan J.
1962 Pitt Point, Alaska
30 June (cont.) mornings. Uncut grass and scarcity of runways
and burrows corroborate this.
Looked at a snow bunting nest
on the north side of an equipment
building. It was well hidden in a
pile of old metal. Willson, an equip-
ment operator, showed it to me. We
scared the mother off the nest; there
were 5 young buntings in it. They were
thickly covered by a gray wooly down,
from which yellow beaks protruded.
They huddled down in the nest when
I looked in - I would guess they were
5 or 6 days old (post-hatching).
1 July
Pitt Point, Alaska
Temp 42° this morning, sky overcast.
Longspurs and buntings were the only catch
this morning. 12 white fronted geese were
hanging around the ridge over dry lake.
2 flew around me in a large circle -
one with a high pitched voice - the other
with an old auto horn honk. Sexual
difference in voice? Peterson is of no help
here ("Kow-lyow or lyo-lyok..."). Questionable
whether or not the geese are meeting here -
Weather is getting worse - a light drizzle
began about noon, by 3 PM sea fog were