Alaska journal, v4407
Page 83
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CHILD 1951 Aug 6 East Oundlik, 110 mi. SSE Barrow, Alaska was on the lake. A group of 10 yellow-billed Loons were flushed and further on a pair of Pacific Loons. A pair of Pintails flew over. Otherwise the bird-life was very scarce except for a few tree and Savannah Sparrows near the windsock. It was interesting to see where ice wedges of permafrost had caused the banks to break away along the bluff to the west north of the lake. Ground Squirrel burrows were seen only a few feet above this solid ice mass. We set the remaining traps near the wind sock at the south end of the lake. One animal was seen and messy runways of scats were present there. The weather was fine today, just enough wind to keep the mosquitoes down but quite warm. Aug 7 We were all packed ready for the plane to arrive early this morning so we spent the morning hunting in close to camp in order to be ready when the plane buzzed the camp. We found a sheep in very bad shape in a trap foot in the first trap line. Two juvenile Bluethroats were seen several times in the same area but it was impossible to collect them. I did get one later on up on the hill in the drainage ditch, much to my surprise and an albino, very young juvenile Redpoll in the same area. Five Stormsja