Field notes: Alaska, v4401
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EMBrock 1958 Journal July 21 Pitt Point, Alaska (where a stop over was to be made), "Bey" decided to wait for the weather to clear in the morning. July 22 Barrow, Alaska Got up at 0600 in hopes of leaving soon. We waited until about 1100 when conditions improved a little. We departed, and after a stop over at Cape Simpson arrived safely at Barrow. During the flight between Pitt Point and Cape Simpson, which was all flown at an altitude of 50 to 100 feet in order to see anything, approximately 1000 caribou were seen. Groups after groups of about 100 were seen grazing. Royal Shanks reports that he was out at the point and that there was a location there that looked like it might have had a population of lemmings recently. He also has reported seeing a live lemming near Wolchley Slough recently. July 23 I went with Don Stephens to the point (Barrow) where reports (from Don and Royal Shanks) stated that lemmings were present. All sign seen by me was of winter activity. Many old runways & droppings and loose hay were present, but no