Alaska field notes, v4467
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48 Journal Sullivan J. 1762 Wainwright, Alaska 4 August (cont.) Still no more collared lemmings in The traps - lots of longspurs taken. A fair number of western sandpipers seen Today (±6). Juvenile red backs common. Clouded over this evening and a cold rain fell. 5 August Wainwright, Alaska More Lemmings taken - still no more Dicercotonyx (only the one juvenile taken on 3 August). Clarence Nolan received the paint for the ARL boat - but has been out on R+R. ... boat not painted yet. Brewer also sent Nolan some live traps for foxes, which he will soon set out. Nolan says the foxes start "moving around more" in the fall. Plane is to be here around supper time to pick me up - so I have the traps in by 1745. Only one Dicercotonyx taken - lots of Lemmings taken on line IV where I got most of the 15 D. in June. Possibly the brown crowded the collared out of their habitat - the tundra irregular ridge - along which line IV runs. No plane has shown up by yet. 6 August Wainwright → Barrow, Alaska Murphy and Gil (Bothnacki otter)