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Verbeek
1966
Journal 29
the Beach Ridge. There was one Turnstone scolding me, Two
pair of Semipalm and a pair of Bandits. Opposite the FAA station,
along the lagoon where two pair of Red-backs. Also checked two
longspurs nests there.
In the afternoon I went to the Drum Area where I found
two more Bandit nests (18, 19) and a Red-back (11). Hiked as far
as the hammocks S of Elson lagoon, which are occupied
by two pairs of G. Player. Checked the Sandernberg on the way
up and down. Got home at 16:10, cold, after 3½ hours in the
wind. Wish the sun would shine for a chance.
In the evening I said to Steve that I was going to find
another Bandit nest, and so I did (#20). The
A short trip from 01:10 to 01:30 produced another Semipalm
nest (#11)
3 July.
Strong wind from the N.E. to E. No sun all day.
After last night's party, the show got underway rather late this
morning. Tom went to pick up his trap from his TAT while
I started to census the plot. At the N. end I found a Golder
Player nest (#4) and a Redback nest (13). There was almost no Pectoral
activity. Only saw 1 q. (probably saw her twice in two different places
at the N. end of the plot. There was also less activity of other
shorebird species. The 20th was a mild day while ever since the
weather has been rather cold. The gharanop situation was like
the last census.
When Tom got back from checking lines XIII & XIV he lost one
track of the weasel at the S. end of it's plot. We hiked back thru
central marsh from the old CRREL trail straight to camp. On this