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F.M. Brock
1958
Journal
August 2 Barrow, Alaska
Checked triplines VII and VIII in morning
and afternoon and not even a bird had
been caught. Processed lemmings all day.
Many some had broken leg bones. On second
tought, it seems plausible that many
of the legs could be broken while the lemmings
were in the frozen state. Legs may protrude,
and with the amount of handling that
is involved before they reach the lab, it
is possible that leg bones could easily be
broken.
August 3 Triplines VII and VIII checked just once
today.
August 4 Checked triplines VII and VIII once
today and picked up the two line. Only a
few longspurs caught. Set out the
two triplines at transects V and VI
Processed lemmings during the day.
August 5 Triplines V and VI checked in morning
and evening no lemmings caught.
A pair of snowy owls were seen at the
mouth of Volachley Slough yesterday and they
were seen again on the same ground
today. A pair of buff-breasted sandpipers
were shot on the return trip to the lab. They
were seen near Fish Lake near the
dump area. One of those was prepared as