Field notes: Alaska, v4401
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E.M. Brock 1958 Journal August 7 Cape Simpson, Alaska No recent lemming sign present. No juegues, owls, foxes were to be seen, yet. Due to the hasty departure this morning, I had no time to retrieve the traplines. As mentioned I was supposed to go to Cape Simpson tomorrow; But this mornings Jim Hardins quoted Map as saying that, if I did not catch today's plane there would probably not be another chance. Therefore, I have only one trapline with me. This trapline was set out in the afternoon on the east side (shoreline) of the large fresh water drinking lake just west of the site. Zero point zero stake was at the south end and was located by a U.S.G.S. landmarker of 7.15 feet. The line runs in a N-S direction parallel to one side of the lake. A walk was taken in a southeast direction for about two miles along the shore. Many buff-breasted sandpipers were once again noticed. Also seen were julls, suddy turnstones, old sparrows, pintails, red phalaropes) dowitchers, loons, longspurs, snow buntings, spectral sandpipers, semi-palmated (a Birds) sandpipers. Two fox (white) dead stools were collected from animals