Field notes: Alaska, v4401
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E.M.Brock 1958 Glaucous Gull 2 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