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Childs
1955
Journal
June 24 Point Bazaar, Alaska
Arrived by Wien airline at 200.
June 25 got acquainted with location of live trapping
plot and transect 1 & 2. Set out transect 3 in
the evening.
June 26 Ran transects 2 & 3 plus live trapping plot. Heavy rain
all day. Got a good catch in transect 3 - 4 Lemmings
June 27 Ran live traps in the morning and started mapping
live trap plot #1. Ran transect #3 and completed
transect #2. Finished mapping and removed
live traps from #1. Ran #3 at 2000.
June 28 Set out stakes for live plot 2 and transect 4
in a.m. Ceased work with Frank in p.m.
Frank went to Uniat at 1900. Maher, McNab, and
Dwane to Point after supper. Concluded
transect 3 at 2300. Found Boas gull dead on
beach.
June 29 Set traps in transect 4 and live trap plot #2
at 1300 and 1400 respectively. McNab & Maher
trapped a Jaeger (B) after supper on the
nest.
June 30 Ran live trap plot 2 and transect 4.
July 1 Ran traplines and mapped live plot 2. Collected
a golden plover, 1 year bird.
July 2 Set out #3 but did not open traps. Ran #2.
Prepared for the Meade River trip.
July 3 Went to Point for a Wien beer picnic with the
group from ARL and the nurses from Barrow
Hospital. Barrow biggy wheel. At the pace, boy!
Look!