Field notes: Alaska, v4401
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M, Brock Journal 1957 June 5 Innarn River ± 30 miles SW Barow Northern Alaska Eskimos, camped on the Innarn. They had two sled loads of mainly white-fronted geese and brant. After arriving at this site, we saw close to 10 jaegers, one a long tailed jaeger. Other birds seen at this location were Glaucous-winged and Sabine's gulls, white fronted geese, black brant, Stellar eider, pectoral sandpiper, red phalaropes, Alaska ptarmigan, pintails, old squaws. Although very little sign of lemmings has been noticed at Barow, signs were much more noticeable at Innarn; runways were prominent and droppings appeared to be fresh and grass clippings could be found. Arrival at the Innarn was about 1:15 PM. A spectacled eider and terns were also seen here. Both edges of the Innarn were still frozen over. After looking at the terrain for lemming signs and also checking bird life, we departed at about 4:30. We followed the stream about two miles down stream to some sand dunes where fox burrows were very abundant. Here a ground squirrel was found dead next to a steel trap that had been set out by the eskimos. We then started back north. Approximately two miles from the River