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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.