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CHILD'S
1951
July 3 Point Barrow, Alaska
out the nest young from the surrounding
clumps of mosses & lichens! The young did not
struggle or call while being banded although
they wanted being placed on their backs.
The adults called from nearby. The & was
brooding them whom first seen & returned to
them while Gil went for the bands. The
wind being so strong may have been the
cause. We limped back to camp with the
missing logic.
Frank started the watch of the nesting
longspurs 5 of ARL in the p.m while Gil
& I worked on accumulated specimens.
July 4 The morning started with a bang. I got up
at the most ungodly hour of 0615, got chow
and relieved Frank on the longspur watch.
During the morning a Redpoll & a flock of 30
Brant flew over. In the afternoon Gil
relieved me and treated on my
lance as an icicle and gauger
shooter in the arm of Morpheno. Rose
got a Pacific loon last night, swimming out
to get it which makes him a better man
than Dan.
July 5 It was a most unpleasant morning so we slept-
at least we were sure it was snow so we did
not go out to check. I set out traps in