Alaska journal, v4407
Page 77
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CHILDS 1951 Aug 3 East Ounalik, 110 mi SSE Barrow, Alaska preserved leaves and what appeared to be Sequoia cones. Specimens were saved for Arnold's group of paleobotanists. More than once something jumped into the stream as I approached and although I could never see the animal, I feel sure that frogs are present. Pike are present in the stream and I got a small fry for Boelke. Jaegers pass over regularly but there is no concentration of them. The Parasitic Jaeger appears to be slightly more common than the Long-tail. Glaucous Gulls are common, a group of 10 was flushed near camp feeding in the dump and in the grass. Two Rose were with them; these birds are very many and I have not been able to approach them at all. Tree Sparrows and Red polls are common in the willows along the streams along with an occasional Wagtall but the latter do not seem to be as abundant as when we first arrived. Mayer has been getting some interesting figures on weight data of the specimens of sequoias. I will never forgive him for thinking I cut a Ptarmigan or two when I shot 2 with