Alaska journal, v4407
Page 37
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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