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E.M.Brock
1958
Glaucous Gull
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June 27 Atkasuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska
One boat trip up the Mead River
which took about six hours round trip
and covered about five miles upstream,
we saw only one gull.
June 28 Two gulls seen singly during the
course of the day.
June 29 Two gulls seen singly flying along
the river.
June 30 On a walk taken to the old Atkasuk
Village (about three miles North) and back,
we saw three gulls, all just flying by.
July 13 Barrow, Alaska
One gull seen flying
July 14 One gull seen flying over tundra
July 16 Pitt Point, Alaska
No unusual behavior observed, but
gulls are seen far more often than
at Barrow. Several were seen on the
plane trip to Pitt. Today, four separate
individuals were seen flying over the tundra
while a group of eight was seen flying
overhead in a north easterly direction
July 17 On L.V.T. trip, saw four gulls feeding on
large object which probably was a caribou carcass.
July 18 While I was checking the trapsites in the
morning, I saw 26 gulls seated on the
tundra near Transect #1. This were