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m Brock
1957
Journal
A.R.K. Pt. Barow, Alaska
May 31 dried brown portion and discard it and proceed
to eat the remaining basal green part of
the plant.
June 1 Chester brought in one more lemming.
went in a weasel with Tom Cade To
look for lemmings. Drive to village
and then about four miles west of
the village and back, no lemmings
a lemming sign was seen. Tom
shot a golden plover and a red-backed
sandpiper for specimens. Many
caterpillar cocoons found on tundra.
A white fronted goshawk was seen in
flight. Also seen was a yellow warbler.
yesterday Tom shot a myrtle warbler
just south of the camp. I have not
yet seen a live lemming in the
field, yet.
June 2 went into the field with John Shuman
and Jack Campbell and Leo ? We went
to the point at Barow - Pt. Barow -
to check some of Johns instruments. While
there about five golden plovers in a
grays flew overhead. Also at the point
we saw several hundred [illegible] birds
in various sized flocks going in an
easterly direction. These ducks turned out