Alaska field notes, v4469
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H Verbeek 1966 Journal 6 8 June It turned out to be a fine day today. The fog lifted toward 09:00 and from there one we had slim shine all day. The wind was still from the NE. This morning I went out to the Beach Ridge - saw two Red Backs and a Semipal there. More Potentilla coming out. From there I went S.W. to the South end of Honey Bucket lake. There is a large disturbed area there, with standing water and mountains of "loam" like substance. I found a pair of Pectoral Sandpipers there and a pair of Semipals. On the way home I noticed a Snow Goose standing by itself in the meadows. I got home at 12:45. In the afternoon Pitella went to his study plot so I went along and while he checked his tray sites I went to the south and then curved eastward along Wohlschlag Slough. Hang areas had opened up there and there were quite a few sandpipers, (mainly Red Backs). Also saw Pintail and a Pomarine Jaeger there. Pitella came to get me and together we went to his study area where he had noticed an Orange or Wailer. I did not take long and we saw it again. It turned out to be a female of last season. Her stomach contained many spiders, sticks and a beetle. On our way home we saw a Red fox running across the snow. We chased it in our weasel till it reached the end of the Central Marsh where it sat down exhausted on the shore. Apparently it had a den in the shore, and since there may be pups we did not investigate more closely. The fox had a beautiful fellt and a thick round tail.