Alaska field notes, v4467
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Sullivan J. Barrow, Alaska Journal June 26 Holmer and I expected to fly to Wales today, but the trip was postponed till Wednesday. Other people have to be flown out. Mullen and Chamberlain are to leave after lunch for Wainwright to run the snap-trap line. Counted insects this morning. After lunch put up a pectoral s. Apparently molt has begun in the pectorals. Counted more insects. 1830-2000 checked snap trap line V + IV - no lemmings. Fog had moved in covering central marsh. June 27 0750-1000 Since Holmer and I are scheduled to leave for Wales tomorrow, I made the center walk this morning. Activity was much lower than last week (June 21). The weather was odd: The sky over the Barrow area was bright blue, The sun burned down, winds of 15 mph or so rushed across the Tundra. On the horizon in all directions were gray clouds. Barrow was in a break in the cloud cover. Part of the arctic ocean are now clear; ice seems to stick around the shore. After the center, I drove the weasel around a small lake and observed flocks of old squaw (resp. accounts). A pregnant lemming was captured alive and given to Mullen. This afternoon Mullen and I searched from Voth area to Central Marsh for lemmings - result: