Field notes: Alaska, v4401

Brock, Elbert M.

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E. M. Brock 1957-1958 Alaska Catalogue #368-995 #1033-1357 Journal 1957 1958 Species Accounts

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E. M. Brock 1957-1958 Alaska Catalogue 1957 #368-995

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E.M. Brock 1957 Catalogue May 30 flat skin Barrow Village, Alaska 368 ♀ Lemmus sub T.L=109 wt.=29.7 U.H.=1mm; bridge no scars flat skin 369 ♀ Lemmus sub T.L=117 wt.=29.7 U.H=1mm; gap? no scars May 29 flat skin 370 ♂ Lemmus sub T.L.=111 wt.=25.1 T=9; ep- flat skin 371 ♀ Lemmus ad T.h=130 wt.=46.5 U.H=2; gap no scars flat skin 372 ♀ Lemmus ad T.h=131 wt.=48.1 U.H=2; scars at least 5 (3/2); gap May 28 flat skin 373 ♀ Lemmus sub? Th=99 wt. 25.5 U.H=1 gap? no scars May 31 flat skin 374 ♂ Lemmus ad TL=134 wt. 50.7 T=? floc?; ep+; sem vesic large flat skin 375 ♀ Lemmus ad TL=130 wt.=41.1 U.H=1.5 large gap, large nipples, scars questionable. June 1 flat skin 376 ♂ Lemmus ad TL=127 wt. 33.4 T=10; ep- June 2 Pt. Barrow near Barrow Construction Camp, Alaska 377 ♂ King Eider 2016 grams Testis=30. May 30 Mead River near Nigisa Ktu'vik River 60 S Barrow, Alaska 378 ♂ Lagopus lagopus wt. 694.7 Testes 15.5 x 11.2

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E.M.Brock 1957 Catalogue 2 June 4 Wainright, Northern Alaska study skin ARL 379 S2x ad Lemmons TL 146- Wt 14- Tastes UH 20-9 Vplug ap t 9-68.1 g Bridge Gap Emb op+ Scars T=14 Rausch 380 m sub " 107 31.9 9 op- Skino 380 m sub " 126 35.6 10 ap+ all these animals go 382m jwr " 81 11.6 4 ep- to Rausch 383 ad " 141 45.1 U.H= no Gap mpa 384m sub " 111 23.0 4- lenya 2/0? No 385fsub " 112 27.0 1.5 no Gap O O No 386m sub " 102 20.9 8- 387 m sub " 119 30.0 10 + 388 fsub " 110 26.3 1 no Bridge O O No 389 mad " 181 73.9 12 + June 5 390 ad " 152 69.3 12 + Rausch 391 fsub? " 138 37.2 1 no Bridge O O No 392 m sub " 129 37.4 11 + 393 mad? " 141 56.8 11 + 394 mad? " 133 46.5 11 +? 395 fsub " 113 27.4 1 No Gap O O No 396 mad " 149 56.7 13 + 397f jwr? " 105 21.2 1 No Gap O O No 398 fsub " 122 33.0 1 No Bridge O O No June 10 At Wasuck, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska plot skin Tran I 399 m sub " 1.0 112 31.9 11 -? study skin Tran II ARL 400 mad Durostonyx 0.8 135 65.4 9 + 135-12-17-6=65.4 June 19 Mobin study skin ARL 401 mad Dicero - 124 48.9 8 -

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M. Brock 1957 Catalogue June 9 Atkasuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska 402 Clutch of 4 pintail eggs (incomplete clutch) 403 Clutch of 5 longspur eggs June 12 404 Incomplete clutch of 1 red phalarope egg 405 Clutch of 4 black-necked starn eggs June 14 406 Clutch of 4 pectoral sandpiper eggs Sex sp. Trg site TL wt. Tester Vplay Brity smb Scars lact U.H. op+ group June 15 study skin ARL 407 ♀ ad Dicros Tran VII 0.8 132 63.2 7 - 132-9-19-6-63.2 June 19 408 Red pole nest and incomplete clutch of one egg June 20 ARL 409 & Red pole wt. 15.0 Brood, pated parent largest ovum 7mm June 23 Barrow, Northern Alaska Raised in captivity Died Dec. 1953 Prepared June 1957 ARL 410 ♂ Mustela riposa 166-17-21-10-34.9g June 21 Doctor Island, 5 miles SE Pt Barrow, Northern Alaska (collected by Pete Savitz) 411 ♂ Sabine Gull wt 174.4g Testes 8x11 June 25 Nigisaktwiki River near Mead River 60°3' Barrow, Northern Alaska Captured by Pete Savitz on May 17-28 killed on June 25 ARL 412 ♂ Citellus pangi 419-120-65-12-740.3g Testes=8mm June 26 Barrow, Northern Alaska 413 ♀ sub Lemmus - 129 29.2 5 No Cap 8 13mm - No June 26? study skin 414 ♂ ad " - 157 58.0 13 + June 6 Wainright, Northern Alaska 415 ♂ sub " - 113 32.6 8 - skull not saved 416 ♂ ad " - 145 41.3 2.5 No Gap 0 3/1, No

1957 M Brock Catalogue 4 1957 June 6 Wainwright, Northern Alaska skull not saved Sex sp trap site T.L. wt. Testes UH V plus gap ± Bridge gap Emb Scans Last 417 ♂ ad Lemmus - 142 47.9 8 - 418 ♂ ad " - 142 47.9 12 + skint skull not saved 419 ♀ sub " - 135 32.5 2 No Bone broken 0 0 No 420 ♀ sub " - 116 32.2 / No Bridge 0 0 No 421 ♀ ad " - 141 53.3 2 No Gap 0 0 No 422 ♀ sub? " - 111 23.7 1 No Gap 0 0 No 423 ♀ ad " - 145 61.0 2.5 No Gap 0 3/6 No 424 ♂ ad " - 137 43.7 10 +? 425 ♀ ad " - 136 40.8 1 No Bridge 0 0 No Read skull missing Skin not saved Poor condit. 426 ♂ sub " - 99 33.5 7 - 427 ♀ sub " - about 29.7 2 No Gap 0 2/3? large without nipplie head 1/25 short,? 428 ♀ ad " - 136 38.0 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 429 ♂ ad " - 147 55.2 12 + 430 ♂ ad " - 151 69.0 12 + 431 ♀ jwr " - 96 17.1 1 No Bridge 0 0 No noseull of four 432 ♀ sub? " - 103 20.6 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 433 ♂ ad " - 165 85.5 13 + June 27 Barrow, Northern Alaska 434 ♂ ad " - 147 60.0 10 + 435 ♂ sub " - 118 30.1 9 - 436 ♀ sub? " - 128 33.6 12 + 437 ♂ ad " - 143 46.2 12 + June 28 438 ♂ sub " T I 118 40.5 9 - 439 ♀ sub " T II 115 38.2 6 No Gap 1/6 0 No 0.8 11mm

M. Brock 5 1957 Catalogue June 28 Barrow, Northern Alaska Sex sp trap site T.H. wt Testes di H V plug Bridge gap Embry scars Lact 440 ♀ sub Lemmus II 2.6 127 53.1 2.5 No Gap 2/7 10mm 0 No June 30 441 ♂ sub " - 129 32.6 10 + 442 ♂ sub " II 2.6 129 38.4 11 + 443 ♀ sub " II 2.6 120 39.9 3 No Gap 3/13 9mm 0 No June 7 Wainright, Northern Alaska 444 ♂sub Lemmus - 115 32.6 9 - 445 ♀ sub? " - 103 23.9 1.5 No Gap? 0 0 No 446 ♀ juv " - 91 12.8 2 No Gap? 0 0 No 447 ♂ ad? " - 127 46.4 10 + July 2 Barrow, Northern Alaska injected heart removed 448 ♀ad Lemmus V 4.8 135 47.7 2.5 No Gap 5/3 7mm 2/5 Prominent Yes 449 ♀ ad " - 142 50.8 1.5 No Gap D 3/7? No July 3 450 ♂ad " VI 8.0 130 45.0 10 + July 2 451 ♂ Longspur T = 5 x 7 July 3 Nigisaktvik River near Mead River ± 60mi S of Barrow, Alaska Captured by Betty Seavall on may 28 killed July 3 452 ♀ Citellus parygi 354-87-55-10-559 grams July 6 Barrow, Northern Alaska 453 ♂ Ruddy Turnstone wt 106.1g T = 5 x 2 Arenaria ✓ July 7 454 ♀ Red-backed Sandpiper Calidris alpina largest ovum 2mm 455 ♂ Semi-palmated plover wt. 46.2g Charadrius semipalmatus T = 2.5 x 7 mm born about June 28 stony skin + skull 456 ♂ Lemmus 63-8-13-3-4.9g Died July 7

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M. Brock 1957 Catalogue L 6 July 8 studyskin tskd 457 Barrow, Northern Alaska Born about June 20 Died July 8 ♀ Lemmus 64-8-14-3-4, 3g Sep 3p Trap site T.H. wt Testes U.H. Vplus Bldg Embry years Last July 6 458 ♂ ad Lemmus IX 7.0 155 96.5 12 + 459 ♀ ad " IX 10,0 129 63.9 11 Yes Gap 5 2 network No No July 7 460 ♂ ad " X 2.6 75.6 12 + July 8 461 ♂ ad " X 2.4 136 72.4 13 + July 9? ARL 462 ♂ Yellow-billed Loon wt 7.5 lbs approx length bill to tail 31 inches T 15 x 4 July 10 463 ♂ ad Lemmus III A 1.4 137 82.0 12 + 464 ♂ ad " III A 4.6 155 86.4 11 + 465 ♂ ad " III.A 6.4 142 62.5 10 + 466 ♂ ad " III A 2.2 130 57.3 10 + SR will, sensor not saved broken Barrow Village, Northern Alaska 467 ♀ ad Lemmus - 139 62.0 10 + July 11 Barrow, Northern Alaska 468 ♂ ad Lemmus III B 0.4 137 82.0 12 + 468 ♀ ad Lemmus III B 0.4 135 70.6 1.5 Yes Gap 9mm 3/5 Yes July 9 Beaufort Northern Alaska 469 ♀ Citellus panyi caught July 8, 57 killed July 9, 1957 39?-105-60-10-720gms July 12 Barrow, Northern Alaska 470? Fledglings red-backed sandpiper wt. 36.2g 471 ♂ " " " " wt. 32.7g T=2x1 July 12 Beaufort, Northern Alaska ARL 472 ♀ Citellus panyi Received July 3, 1957 killed July 12, 1957 collector unknown 399-107-60-10-626.5g

M. Brock Catalogue 1957 July 12 Barrow, Northern Alaska 473 red-backed sandpiper wt=34.6 T=2x.5 sex sp Trap T.L. wt. Testis Vpling Bridge Endo- Scar Lact. 5/7c U.H p+ Gap Sarc .5 mm July 10 Snow hunting wt.=31.9 longerorum July 13 475 ?? fledglings red-backed sandpiper wt=36.0 July 14 476 Red phalarope wt. 45.9 T=2x4 477 fledgling red-backed sandpiper wt. 32.3 T?=2x.5 July 13 Pitt Point, Northern Alaska 478 fledgling snowy owl wt 203.3 T=5x1.5 July 12 Barrow, Northern Alaska 479 ad Lemmus IIIA 152 76.7 12 + 0.0 July 14 480 ad II IV B 147 74.8 13 + 8.8 June 7 Wainright, Northern Alaska 481 ad Dicortonyx - 136 58.0 8 - study 2km 482 ad Lemmus - 140 59.6 3 No o 3/4 No? 483 ad " - 131 36.6 1 No Bridge o o No 484 ad II - 152 69.8 July 15 Barrow, Northern Alaska 485 Perdix sandpiper wt 54.6 g longerorum 1.5 486 ad Lemmus IV B 136 59.0 11 +? 1.4 July 17 487 ad II IV B No Gap 4/2 o? Yes 8.8 121 50.9 6 21mm 488 ad caught July 9 - 135 48.5 2.5 No Gap o 5/4 No died July 17 June 7 Wainright, Northern Alaska 489 ad Lemmus - 155 83.0 11 +?

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M. Brock L 8 Journal Catalogue June 7 Wainwright, Northern Alaska. sex sp trap site T.L. wt. Testes u. H. Vplus Reproduction Bridys Gap? Endo- saved Years Last 490 ? ad Lemmus - 155 60.8 3 Yes Gap O ? No July 15 90 years Beanfort, Northern Alaska Received July 3 Killed July 15 491 ♂ Citellus paryi 401- 110-62-9-633.2g June 7 Wainwright, Northern Alaska 492 ? od Lemmus - 151 73.2 2.5 No Gap O O No 493 ♂ ad Lemmus - 148 68.3 10 -? 494 ♂ sub " - 125 42.3 9 -? skin not saved rotten 495 ? od " - 139 44.8 1 No Bridge O O No 496 ? ad " - 145 52.7 2 No Gap O 3/7 No skin only 497 ? sub " - /// 26.3 2 No Gap O O No skin only 498 ♂ sub " - 107 25.1 1.5 No Gap? O O No 499 ♂ ad " - 123 46.6 10 + skin rotten; skull not saved 500 ? sub " - 118 25.5 1 No Bridge O O No 501 ? sub " - 115 29.1 1 No Bridge ♂ O No July 18 Barrow, Northern Alaska ✓ 502 ♂? Bairds Sandpiper wt 36.0 ✓ ✓ 503 ♂ Red Phalarope wt. 45.1 T = 5 x 1.5 ✓ June 20 skin only 504 ♂ ad Lemmus - 145 82.4 12 + 505 ? ad " c - 132 63.2 6 /10 Gap 6/3 O No 9mm 506 ? sub " - 120 53.2 1.5 No Bridgy 2/5 o No 5mm 507 ? sub " - 130 46.6 2 No Gap 2/7 o No 5mm 508 ? od " - 131 55.7 2.5 No Gap 4/2 O No 10mm July 19 study skin known age 1 month old + steel 509 ♂ Lemmus IV B 77 10.5 4.5 - studying ARL 510 ♂ Jr? Lemmus 3.2 91 17.4 6 -

M. Brock 1957 Catalogue July 18 Barrow, Northern Alaska 5/1A?: Juvenile Red-backed sandpiper wt.=34.4 July 20 5/2A?: Juvenile Red phalarope July 19 5/3A Snow buntings wt 36.3 T=4x2.5 Sex ep. T.L. wt. Tester Vpling Bridge U.H. ep+ Gap Embd. Scars Lact. June 6 Wainright, Northern Alaska 5/11 f ad Lemmus - 120 32.5 2 No Gap 0 0 No 5/12 ?sub " - 105 24.4 7 - 5/13 ?ad " - 122 33.8 10 - 5/14 ?ad " - 147 66.3 11 + July 18 Barrow Northern Alaska 5/15 f? Juvenile red-backed sandpiper wt.=43.0 July 21 5/16 Golden Plover wt. 2/12.0 T=1.5x4.0 June 6 Wainright, Northern Alaska skin only 5/17 f ad Lemmus - 145 59.8 2 No Broken 0 0 No 5/18 ?ad " - 136 42.3 2 No Bridge 0 0 No 5/19 ?ad " - 150 73.8 11 + skin only 5/20 f sub " - 117 30.7 1 No Broken 0 0 No 5/21 ?sub " - 120 28.8 7 - 5/22 ?ad " - 153 69.3 11 + 5/23 ?sub " - 108 23.0 7 - Kjn rottcn # Broken Skull not saved 5/24 f sub " - 113 33.5 1 No Broken 0 0 No Skin & skull not saved 5/25 ?jwr " - 72 7.6 3 - July 22 Barrow, Northern Alaska 5/26 Red phalarope juvenile wt.=19.3 T=.5x2

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E.M.Brock 1957 Catalogue July 22 Barrow, Northern Alaska 527 ? Juvenile Red Phalarope wt=23.4 528 ? Juvenile Red-backed sandpiper wt=41.4 June 6 skin only 529 f sub skin only 530 f sub skin only 531 f sub skin only 532 f ad skin only 533 f sub 534 f sub 535 f sub 536 f sub July 23 Barrow, Northern Alaska 537 ? Juvenile red phalarope wt=27.1 538 ? Juvenile Pectoral sandpiper (?) wt=32.7 539 ? " " " (7) wt=30.7 June 24 caught by hand at XI 4.5 540 f juv? Lemmus 6 skin only 541 f juv known age VIII 2.4 542 f ad 543 f Pectoral sandpiper wt=73.4 July 23 Cape Beaufort, Northern Alaska 540-550? Received 7-3-57 544 f Citellus parryi June 6 Wainwright, Northern Alaska skin only 545 f ad Lemmus 546 f ad "

M.Brock 1957 Catalogue June 6 Wainright, Northern Alaska skin only 547 sub Lemmus - 124 41.3 10 - skin only 548 ad " - 135 42.9 2 No Gap O O No 549 ad " - 134 44.3 2 No Bridge O O No 550 ? jun? " - 102 20.2 1 No Bridge O O No 551 sub " - //0 24.8 1 No Bridge O O No skin only 552 ad " - 130 53.8 2 NO Bridge? O O No 553 sub " - 98 17.6 5 - 554 ? sub " - 103 25.3 7 - skin only 555 ad " - 133 39.2 8 - skin only 556 ? sub " - /06 22.5 2 No Bridge O O No July 25 Barow, Northern Alaska 557 juvenile Citellus canis mother from near Rinn (Born 6-16-57 Died 7-25-57 #557) T=5mm 245-73-46-10-/63.8g July 29 study skin Born July 13 Died July 29 + steel 558 Lemmus 68-8-15-5-6g? 559 ad Lemmus VI/0.0 152 77.4 // + July 30 560 ad " VI/9.8 142 71.7 // + June 21 Barow, Northern Alaska 561 ? sub " - 130 38.0 4 No Gap 3/3 O No 14mm 562 ? sub " - //6 30.6 6 No Gap 2/3 O No //mm 563 ? sub " - 136 40.9 // + June 7 Wainright, Northern Alaska No skin No skull 564 ad " - 148 64.8 ? No ? at least O No 4 5mm No skin or skull 565 ? sub " - 120 27.7 1 No Bridge O O No No skin or skull 566 ? sub " - 107 29.7 1 No Bridge? O O No No skin no skull 567 ? sub " - 130 40.0 9 -

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M. Brock Catalogue 1957 June 7 Wainight, Northern Alaska No skin No skull 568 f sub Lemmus - 111 26.0 1 No Bridge 0 0 No Skin only 569 f sub " - 115 36.5 1 No Broken 0 0 No July 28 Barrow, Northern Alaska Found July 28 probably died much earlier 570 ? Fledgling red phalanger wt 4.1 g June 6 Wainight, Northern Alaska 571 f ad Lemmus - 145 58.7 2 No Cup 5/3 0 No Skin only 572 ad " - 147 74.1 12 + 573 ad " - 155 80.5 11 + 574 ad " - 152 92.8 12 + Skin only 575 ad " - 142 59.0 12 + No skin No skull 576 sub " - 100 18.9 5 - No skin No skull 577 sub " - 122 41.4 9 - Skin only 578 ad " - 153 82.9 13 + 579 sub " - 122 34.8 9 - No skin No skull 580 ad " - 131 39.9 2, 2, No skin No skull 581 f sub " - 115 29.7 4 No? Gap 0 O No No skin No skull 582 sub " - 116 34.4 8 - Noshin No skull 583 f sub " - 130 40.4 4 Yes Bridge² 0 0 No No skull 584 sub " - 110 25.1 6 - No skull Noshin 585 sub " - 123 36.5 11 - No skin No skull 586 sub " - 106 23.1 6 - July 31 Barrow, Northern Alaska study skin + shed 587 Lemmus Born July 13 Died July 31 67-7-15-4-5.6 18 days old Aug 2 588 jwr? Lemmus F 6.8 93 20.0 5 -

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1. Brock Catalogue 1957 June 6 Wainwright Northern Alaska Sex SP Trap site T.H. wt. Testes U.H. V plug ± Bridge Gap Emb Scars Loc 589 ♂ad Lemmus - 162 94.3 13 + No skin No skull 590 ♀ad " - 153 69.2 2.5 No Gap 0 5/5 No No skin No skull 591 ♀sub " - 105 26.7 1 No Bridge 0 0 No Skin only 592 ♂sub " - 115 32.7 10 - No skin No skull 593 ♂ad? " - 131 39.6 8 - No skin No skull 594 ♂juv? " - 98 19.0 6 - 595 ♂ad " - 147 66.4 12 + No skin No skull 596 ♂juv? " - 96 17.2 3 - Skin only 597 ♀ad " - 134 42.4 2 No Broken 0 0 No 598 ♀sub " - 105 24.3 1.5 Yes Bridge 0 0 No No skin No skull 599 ♂sub " - 96 22.0 7 - 600 ♀ad " - 141 56.8 2.5 No Gap 0 4/8?? No No skin No skull 601 ♀juv? " - 92 19.5 1 No Bridge 0 0 No July 30 Barrow, Northern Alaska ARL 602 ♂ Juvenile Golden Plover wt 82.6 T=1x2.5 √ June 6 Wainwright, Northern Alaska No skin No skull 603 ♂juv? Lemmus - 91 11.5 Rotten Skin only 604 ♂ad " - 145 54.2 10 + 605 ♀ad " - 141 49.3 1 No Bridge 0 0 No No skin No skull 606 ♀sub " - 104 31.9 1 No Bridge? 0 0 No Skin only 607 ♂ad " - 123 40.0 9 - Skin only 608 ♀ad " - 130 46.8 1 No Bridge 0 0 No No skin No skull 609 ♂sub " - 115 37.2 9 ±? Skin only 610 ♂sub " - 127 34.3 8 - 611 ♀ad " - 135 50.0 1 No Broken 0 0 No 612 ♀ad " - 146 57.1 3 No Gap? 0 0 No

M. Brock 1957 Catalogue L 14 June 6 Wainwright, Northern Alaska sex sp Trap site T.L. wt. Testes U.H. Vplng p± Bridge Emb Scaro Lact Gap 613 ♀ sub Lemmus - 106 25.3 1 No Broken 0 0 No 614 ♀ ad " - 125 45.6 2.5 No Bridge 0 0 No skin only 615 ♂ ad n - 122 34.0 1 No Bridge 0 0 No skin only 616 ♀ ad n - 144 60.2 3 No Bridge? 0 0 No Noshin Noskull 617 ♂ sub n - 182 20.2 5 - 618 ♀ ad " - 132 41.6 2 No Bridge 0 0 No 619 ♂ ad " - 140 60.9 // 2? Noshin Noskull 620 ♂ sub " - 105 25.1 7.5 - Noshin Noskull 621 ♀ ad H - 130 45.1 1 No Gap 0 0 No 622 ♀ ad " - 150 58.5 1.5 No Gap 0 4/2 No Noshin Noskull 623 ♀ ad " - 138 57.5 3 No Gap 0 0 No No skin Noskull 624 ♀ ad " - 132 50.2 3 No Gap 0 0 No Noshin Noskull 625 ♂ ad " - 129 50.2 // - Noshin Noskull 626 ♀ ad " - 135 48.8 1 Yes Gap 0 0 No June 19 Barrow, Northern Alaska 627 ♂ sub " - 115 32.5 8 - 628 ♀ sub " - 128 31.4 1 No Bridge 0 0 No uly 27 629 ♀ ad " - 144 47.3 1 No Broken 0 0 No Aug 4 nodetecte tme reserved 630 ♀ ad " - 145 50.8 4 No Gap 2/6 0 No Aug 6 631 ♂ sub " H 107 107 25.7 8 - 8.2 632 ♂ jwr? " - 80 12.0 5 - studyskin Known age D n July '3 Died Aug 4 633 ♂ jwr II - 82 //,3 3 8-//,-16-7-//,3g skull

M. Brock Catalogue 15 1957 Aug 10 Wainight, Northern Alaska 634 ♂ Semipalmated sandpiper wt: 22g T=1/2 x 1.5 Aug 8 skull only 635 ? Mustela erminea Aug 13 636 ♂ Doubled Gadwit wt: 100.6g T=3x1 Aug 15 Mouth of Pitmegea River, Northern Alaska 637 ♀ European Whatear wt=25.3g 638 ♀ "" "" wt = 30.0g 639 ♀ "" wt = 27.5g 640 ♂ Lagophus mutus wt = 500.0g T=5x3 Aug 19 Barrow Northern Alaska skull study skin + skel 641 ♀ Lemmus Born July 13, Died Aug 19 95-15-18-9-10.0g 37 days old Aug 15 Pt. Barrow, Northern Alaska 642 ♂ Arctic Tern wt=99.6g T=3x1.5 Aug 19 Barrow, Northern Alaska +skel study skin 643 ♀ Lemmus Born July 13, Died Aug 19 96-12-18-8-/3.9g 37 day old Sex sp Trap T.H. wt. Testes V plug Bridge Emb Skin Lact. site U.H. op Gap 644 ♀ ad Lemmus - 124 40.3 2 No Gap 0 0 No Aug 15 St. Barrow, Northern Alaska 645 ♂ Arctic tern wt 102.8g T=2x3 Aug 20 Cape Beaufort, Northern Alaska Caught 7-3-57 Brought to Barrow 646 ♂ Citellus parrryi 369-105-61-15-682 grams T=7mm Aug 7 Wainight, Northern Alaska 647 ♂ sub Lemmus caught hand 110 29.2 4 - Aug 8 skin daily 648 ♂ sub " TI 1.4 118 29.2 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 649 ♂ ad " TI 2.4 142 67.0 11 +

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E.M. Brock 1957 Catalogue 16 L Aug 8 Wainwright, Northern Alaska Sex sp. Trap site T.L. wt. Testes U.H. Up/lay up Δ Bridge Gap Embr Scars Lact. 650 f sub Lemmus T I 3,2 107 23.1 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 651 ad " T I 4,4 147 66.6 10 + skin only 652 δ juv? 1 T I 5,4 102 25.9 3 - 653 f juv? " T.I. 5,6 101 22.5 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 654 f sub " T I 1,2 120 35.0 2 No Gap 0 3/2 No 655 f adf " T I 1,2 126 58.6 5 No Gap 4/13 0 No 26mm 656 f sub " T I 1,2 122 36.7 2 No Gap 0 3/3 No Aug 21 Cape Beaufort, Northern Alaska Received 7-3-57 Killed Aug 21 Testes x 10mm 657 δ Citellus ptygii 396 -109-60-13-8 76.8 gmo. Aug 22 Barrow, Northern Alaska 658 f sub Lemmus T II B 5.8 1/8 36.1 1 No Gap 0 3/1 No T III B 659 f sub " 9,6 108 26.1 5 - Aug 8 Wainwright, Northern Alaska 660 juv? f Lemmus T II 0,4 94 15.8 1 No Bridge 0 0 No T II 661 sub f " 1,2 1/9 23.1 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 662 sub δ " 3,2 120 30.0 3 - 663 ad f " T II 5,8 126 47.0 2 No Gap 0 1/3 Yes 664 sub f " T II 7,2 109 25.6 1 No Gap 0 0 No 665 ad ad " T II 8,0 138 53.7 8 + 666 sub δ " T II 8,8 1/0 26.0 3 - 667 sub δ " T II 9,2 1/0 28.0 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 668 jfsub " T II 9,2 112 17.9 3 - 669 f sub " T II 9,2 112 24.5 1 No Broken 0 0 No 670 δ sub " T II 10.0 1/1 25.8 3 - 671 f sub " T I 0.0 1/4 28.5 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 672 fsub " T I 0,6 1/0 28.5 1 No Bridge 0 θ No

M. Brock 1957 Catalogue 17 Aug 8 Wainwright, Northern Alaska Sep sp Trap T.L. wt. Testes Vpling Bridge Embry Scars Lact site U.H. 673 ad Lemmus TI 164 81.0 // + TI 5.8 674 ad " TI 138 61.0 3 No Gap 1/4 0 Yes TI 5.8 6mm 675 ad " TI 156 74.5 5 ? Gap 0 3/3 Yes TI 6.0 626 f sub " TI 104 21.0 / No Bridge 0 0 No TI 6.0 677 f jr? " TI 106 25.5 / No Bridge 0 0 No TI 6.8 678 a sub " TI 106 22.8 2 - TI 9.6 679 ad " TI 162 101. / No Gap 0 4/4? Yes TI 1,2 mental 680 f jr? " TI 112 33.7 3 - TI 6.0 681 ad " TII 142 50.9 / No Gap 0 3/3? No TII 2.0 Aug 9 682 f sub TI 135 45.7 2 No Gap 1/5 0 No 0.8 6mm 683 a sub TI 115 30.7 2 - TI 5.8 684 f sub TI 111 27.0 / No Bridge 0 0 No TI 6.8 685 f sub TI 110 24.2 / No Bridge 0 0 No TI 9,6 686 f sub TI 110 26.9 / No Bridge 0 0 No TI 0.0 687 f sub TI 111 29.2 / No Bridge? 0 4/ No TI 1,2 688 a sub TI 112 26.7 3 TI 2.8 689 a sub TI 116 28.1 2 TI 2.8 690 f sub TI 113 27.3 / No Bridge 0 0 No TI 3,2 691 f sub TI 111 28.5 / No Bridge 0 0 No TI 4,0 692 ad TI 104 57.1 3 No Gap 0 Present? No TI 5.8 693 f sub TI 108 24.3 / No Bridge 0 0 No TI 5.8 694 f sub TI 107 21.0 / No Bridge 0 0 No TI 5.8 695 f sub TI 113 28.2 3 No Gap 1/4 0 No TI 5.8 4mm 696 f sub TI 111 27.8 / No Bridge 0 0 No TI 5,8 697 f sub TI 108 25.2 / No Bridge 0 0 No TI 6.0

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M. Broch 1957 Catalogue Aug 9 Wainwright, Northern Alaska sex sp. trap site T.L. wt. Testis Vphry g± Bridge Emb Scars Lost 698 ♀ ad Lemmus TI 130 59.6 U.H. 7 No Gap O 4/2 Yes 6,0 TI 699 ♀ arb " 131 50.4 3 No Gap O 3/2 Yes 6,4 TI 700 ♂ sub " 120 30.9 3 - 6,6 TI 701 jw? ♂ 104 20.8 3 - 6.8 TI 702 ♀ ad " 118 28.3 ? #7? ? ? ? ? 7,6 TII 703 ♀ ad " 148 61.3 2 No Gap O 3?/6 No 2,0 TII 704 ♀ jw? " 95 18.5 1 No Bridge O O No 2,8 TI 705 ♂ sub " 105 22.5 3 - 4,0 TII 706 ♂ sub " 120 27.7 3 - 4.2 TII 707 ♂ sub " 113 24.6 3 - 8.0 TII 708 ♂ sub " 111 28.1 3 - 8.0 TII 709 ♂ sub " 107 26.1 3 - 8,8 TII 710 ♀ ad " 140 59.0 2 No Gap O 2?/5? Yes 9,2 TI wg 10 711 ♀ arb " 109 26.1 1 No Bridge O O No O,2 TI 712 ♀ sub " 105 24.5 1 No Bridge O O No 1,2 TI 713 ♂ ad " 156 96.4 11 + 2,2 TI 714 ♀ sub " 115 26.0 1 No Bridge O O No 2,8 TI 715 ♀ sub " 112 23.7 1 No Bridge O O No 5,4 TI 716 ♂ sub " 118 29.5 3 - 5,8 TI 717 ♀ ad ♀ 150 75.9 3 No Gap O 5/5 Yes 6,0 TI 718 ♀ ad ♀♀ 145 55.7 2 No Gap O 2/4 No 7,0 TI 719 ♀ sub ♀♀ 120 29.0 1 No Bridge O O No 9,8 TII 720 ♂ sub? " 96 16.7 3 - O,4 TII 721 ♀ sub " 115 27.0 1 No Bridge O O No 1,2 TII 722 ♀ arb? " 150 70.8 4 No Gap O 3/4 No 2,8 TII 723 ♂ sub " 122 32.8 3 - 4,2

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M. Brock 1957 Catalogue 19 Aug 10 Wainwright, Northern Alaska sex sp. T.I. wt. Testos U.H. Vpling gp= Bridge Gap Emb Scarce lact 724 ad Lemmus TII 132 43.7 8 + 7.4 725 sub .. TII 112 27.8 3 - 7.8 726 ad .. TI 146 64.8 3 No Gap O Indist- Yes rect 727 sub .. TI 117 27.1 4 - 8.6 TI 728 sub .. 9.6 114 23.8 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 729 sub .. TII 116 27.5 3 - 4.2 Aug 11 730 emb .. TIII 0.8 115 30.0 3 - 731 ad .. TII 144 67.7 2 No Gap O 3/5 Yes 1.6 732 sub .. TIII 117 30.8 3 - 1.8 733 sub .. TIII 115 30.5 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 2.0 TIII 734 ad .. 3.2 161 94.5 2 No Gap O Present Yes indist 735 sub .. TIII 118 30.7 3 - 3.2 736 sub .. TIII 110 33.3 1 No Broken 0 0 No 3.4 TIII 737 sub .. 3.8 111 27.4 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 738 ad .. TIII 164 85.5 5 No Gap O 3/3 Yes 4.8 TIII 739 sub .. 4.6 110 23.8 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 740 sub .. TIII 108 24.2 3 - 4.6 TIII 741 sub .. 4.6 123 32.5 5 - TIII 742 sub .. 5.0 120 29.0 3 - TIII 743 sub .. TIII 113 28.5 4 - 5.0 744 sub .. TIII 125 35.1 2 - 5.0 745 ad .. TIII 158 88.3 9 + 5.2 TIII 746 sub .. 5.2 117 25.2 3 - 747 ad .. TIII 151 107.0 5 No Gap O Yes 5.6 9/2 29mm 748 ad .. TIII 154 71.2 6 No Gap O 3/4 No 5.6

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E. M. Brock 1957 Catalogue 20 Aug 11 Wainwright, Northern Alaska Sex sp. Truss T.I. w.t. Testes U.H. V.plus up I Bridge Gap Emb-Sons Lact 749 ♀ sub Lemmus TIII 5.8 118 30.6 1 No Bri. 0 0 No 750 ♀ sub " TIII 6.2 118 32.3 1 No Bri 0 0 No 751 ♂ ad " TIII 6.4 168 90.0 9 + 752♀ sub .. TIII 3.8 142 66.7 3 No Gap 0 4/3 Yes 753♂sub .. TIII 7.2 121 32.0 3 - 754♀sub " TIII 8.0 130 45.2 2 No Gap 0 2/5 Yes 755♂sub " TIII 9.2 120 30.2 3 - 756 ♀ sub " TIV 0.0 125 33.2 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 757♂sub " TIV 0.0 118 27.2 3 - 758♂sub " TIII 0.4 115 24.6 4 - 759♀sub .. TIV 0.4 126 34.4 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 760♂sub " TIV 0.8 122 28.3 4 - 761 ♀ sub .. TIII 0.8 115 29.9 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 762♂sub .. TIII 1.2 118 29.3 3 - 763♂ad .. TIII 1.8 152 64.6 10 + 764♂ad .. TIII 3.2 161 57.0 10 + 765♂sub " TIV 4.2 124 31.8 3 - 766 ♀ sub ~ TIV 4.2 126 34.1 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 767♀sub .. TIV 5.0 128 46.7 5 No Gap 0 5/3 Yes 768♂sub .. TII 5.6 111 21.6 3 - 769 ♀ sub? .. TIV 5.6 132 53.7 2 NO Gap 0 1/5 Yes 770♀ ad .. TIV 5.6 132 59.4 5 No Gap 1/4 0 Yes 771♀sub .. TIV 5.8 130 35.4 2 No Bridge? 0 4/2 NO 772♀sub .. TIII 6.0 131 48.8 2 No Gap 0 2/4 Yes 773 ♀ ad .. TIII 6.2 133 50.6 1 No Gap 0 3/2 Yes 774♂sub .. IV 8.2 122 29.2 3 -

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M. Brock 1957 Catalogue L 21 Aug 11 Wainright, Northern Alaska Sex sp. Trap T.L. wt. Testes Vplus Bridge Embry Scars defect Type x/IV U.H. + 775 ♀ sub Lemmus 8.6 117 27.8 2 - 776 ♂sub " 9.0 112 28.6 3 - 777♂sub " IV 9.4 118 26.6 3 - 778♀ sub " II 9.4 116 29.6 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 779 ♀ad " III 3.2 160 72.9 10 + 780 ♀sub " IV 7.4 118 30.0 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 781♀ sub " IV 0.4 127 34.1 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 782 ♂sub " IV 4.0 106 20.6 3 - 783♂sub " IV 4.4 120 29.2 3 - 784♀ ad .. IV 7.2 156 76.7 2 No Gap 0 ½ Yes Aug 22 Barrow, Northern Alaska 785♂sub Lemmus caged 128 38.8 9 + Aug 24 786 ♀sub Lemmus IIIA 121 33.2 3 No Gap 3/2 0 No IV 0.6 8mm Aug 12 Wainright, Northern Alaska 787♂sub Lemmus IV 0.8 120 34.2 4 - III 0.8 788 ♂sub " III 1.0 120 35.1 3 - 789♀ sub " III 1.4 120 30.8 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 790♂ad " III 1.4 155 85.5 11 + 791 ♂sub " III 1.4 118 81.8 2 - 792 ♀sub " III 2.0 116 30.8 2 - 793♀sub " III 2.8 124 35.3 2 No Bridge 0 0 No 794♀ ad " IV 3.0 155 85.7 2 No Gap 0 ½? Yes 795 ♀ad " IV 4.0 148 65.2 4 No Gap 0 indistinct No 796 ♀sub " III 4.2 93 14.2 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 797♀ sub " III 4.4 113 30.0 1 No Bridge 0 0 No

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M. Brock 1957 Catalogue 22 Aug 12 Wainright, Northern Alaska Sex sp Trg T.H. wt Tester Vplog Bridge Emb Sana Lost s.s. s.p. 798 ♂ sub Lemmus III 112 30.6 2 - 4.6 799 ♀ sub " III 121 40.2 2 No Broken 0 1/4 Yes 4.6 800 ♀ sub " III 105 24.0 1 No Broken 0 0 No 4.6 801 ♀ sub " IV 114 28.7 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 5.2 802 ♂ ad " III 153 80.6 9 □ 5.6 803 ♀ sub " III 127 45.0 2 No Gap 0 4/1 Yes 6.2 804 ♀ ad " III 149 100.0 5 No Gap 5/3 0 Yes 6.4 26mm 805 ♀ ad " III 143 63.1 2 No Gap 0 3/4 No 6.4 806 ♀ sub " III 118 29.3 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 7.2 807 ♀ sub " III 120 38.4 4 No Gap 2/2 0 Yes 7.4 5.2? 808 ♀ sub " III 120 32.7 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 7.8 809 ♀ sub " III 115 27.5 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 8.0 810 ♀ sub " III 130 40.7 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 8.4 811 ♂ sub " IV 114 27.0 3 - 9.4 812 ♀ sub " III 116 28.8 1 No Gap 0 0 No 0.0 813 ♂ sub " III 110 22.4 3 - 0.0 814 ♂ ad? " IV 128 37.5 4 - 0.4 815 ♂ sub " IV 102 18.9 4 - 0.4 816 ♀ ad " IV 150 71.5 4 No Gap 0 4/? Yes 0.6 817 ♂ sub " IV 117 28.2 3 - 0.8 818 ♀ sub " IV 113 26.9 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 0.8 819 ♂ ad " IV 122 34.4 5 - 1.6 820 ♂ sub " IV 121 31.3 4 - 1.6 821 ♂ sub. " IV 119 29.9 4 - 1.8 822 ♀ sub " IV 114 29.9 1 No Gap 0 0 No 4.2 823 ♂ sub " IV 118 29.0 3 - 4.4

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M. Brock 1957 Catalogue 23 Aug 12 Wainwright, Northern Alaska Sex sp. Trap site T.H. wt. Testes L H. Vag ap t Ridge Gup Emb. Scars Lust 824 ♀ ad Lemmus IV 5.0 134 50.8 2 No Gap 0 1/5 No 825 ♀ sub .. IV 5.0 100 18.2 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 826 ♂ sub .. IV 5.4 119 30.1 3 - 827 ♀ ad .. IV 5.6 134 49.3 2 No Gap 0 3/5 Yes 828 ♀ sub .. IV 7.0 1#1 46.5 5 No Gap 0 5/1 No 829 ♂ sub .. IV 7.4 121 31.5 3 - 830 ♀ ad .. IV 8.6 152 77.2 3 No Gap 0 3/4 Yes 831 ♂ sub .. IV 8.8 115 27.7 3 - 832 ♂ sub .. IV 9.4 127 34.0 5 - 833 ♀ Ad .. III 0.8 161 76.5 2 No gap 0 Ind No 834 ♀ Ad .. III 1.4 144 61.2 2 No gap 0 7/3 Yes 835 ♀ sub .. III 5.6 124 36.9 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 836 ♀ sub .. III 6.4 113 24.5 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 837 ♂ sub .. III 7.2 121 33.3 3 - 838 ♀ ad .. III 7.4 145 67.2 3 No Gap 0 4/2 Yes 839 ♂ sub .. IV 7.4 121 35.3 3 - 840 ♀ sub .. IV 0.4 122 37.7 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 841 ♀ sub .. IV 0.8 103 2#4 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 842 ♀ sub .. IV 4.0 100 18.1 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 843 ♂ sub .. IV 4.0 115 24.1 3 - 844 ♂ sub .. IV 8.0 115 28.4 3 - Aug 13 845 ♀ ad .. III 0.8 140 56.1 2 No Gap 0 3/4 Yes 846 ♀ sub .. III 4.0 118 32.5 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 847 ♂ sub .. III 6.8 107 26.9 2 - 848 ♀ sub .. III 7.4 120 33.2 1 No Gap 0 0 No

E.Mi Brock 1957 Catalogue 24 L Aug 13 Wainright, Northern Alaska Sex sp. Trap site T.L. wt. Testes U.H. V plus up ? 849 ♂ sub Lemmus 0.0 112 21.8 3 - 850 ♂ sub II 5.8 118 22.1 3 - 851 ♂ sub II 8.6 119 31.3 3 - Aug 25 Barrow, Northern Alaska 851B ♂ sub Lemmus 8.6 100 26.3 7 - ? greenstone tract saved 852 ♀ sub II 9.6 115 38.0 3 No Gap 2/1 one 16mm Results No Aug 26 853 ♂ ad II IX 7.0 118 45.5 10 + 854 ♂ sub II X 5.8 97 19.7 4 - 855 ♀ ad II X 9.8 125 46.5 5 No Gap 1/3 0 No 15mm Aug 13 Wainright, Northern Alaska Reproductive tract removed 856 ♀ ad Lemmus III 0.0 154 85.3 2 No Gap 0 3 3/3 No III 857 ♂ sub II 1.0 115 28.1 3 - III 858 ♂ sub? II 1.4 108 25.5 3 - III 859 ♂ sub II 2.8 115 29.5 7 - 860 ♀ sub II 3.6 113 31.2 1 No Bridge 0 0 No III 861 ♂ ad II 3.8 144 99.5 10 + III 862 ♀ sub II 4.0 107 31.0 1 No Bridge 0 0 No III 863 ♂ ad II 4.6 142 67.7 9 +? Aug 26 Barrow Northern Alaska No skin No skull 864 ♀ ad II eaged 144 50.4 2 No Gap 0 intact No eaged Aug 27 Noski noski 865 ♂ sub? II - 139 51.4 10 + 866 ♂ sub II IX 6.8 107 28.3 5 - 867 ♂ sub II 8.0 111 28.8 7 + ? 868 ♂ ad II IX 10.0 127 47.7 9 -

E. M. Brock 1957 Catalogue Aug 13 Wright, Northern Alaska Sex sp Trap site T.H. wt. testes u.H. Vagus Gap Emb Scan Last 869 ? ad Lemmus III/IV 148 14.0 2 No Gap 0 5 3? No 870 f sub ." 112 28.7 1 No Bridge? 0 0 As 871 f sub .. 113 29.0 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 872 ?sub .. 115 33.0 3 - 873 9sub ." 118 30.0 3 - 874 f sub .. 113 28.5 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 875 ? sub .. 120 38.4 4 - 876 f sub .. 121 32.2 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 877 f sub ." 115 28.1 1 No Bridge? 0 0 No 878 9sub .. 121 31.8 3 - 879 f sub .. 118 23.0 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 880 ?sub .. 115 28.1 2 - 881 ? ad .. 135 42.3 3 - 882 f ad ." 142 50.7 1 No Gap 0 1/4 Yes 883 f ad? .. 136 54.0 2 No Gap 0 2/4 Yes skim only 884 ?sub .. 115 28.8 3 - 885 f ad? .. 139 49.4 2 No Gap 0 5% No 886 f sub ." 120 31.5 1 No Bridge? 0 0 No 9km only 887 f sub .. 115 25.4 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 888 ?sub .. 119 27.5 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 889 ?sub .. 120 31.6 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 890 f sub .. 121 29.5 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 891 ?sub ." 115 28.2 2 - 892 f sub .. 125 30.8 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 893 fsub " 114 24.4 2 No Bridge 0 0 No 894 ?sub .. 114 27.4 3 -

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E.M. Brock 1957 Catalogue 26 Aug 13 Wainwright, Northern Alaska sex sp. Trog s.to T.h. wt Testes d.Hi Vpling ap + Bridge Gap Emb Scars Duct 895 ♀ sub Lemmus III //5 29.0 3 - 896 ♂sub " IV //8 30.0 3 - 897 ♀sub .. /20 30.8 1 No Bridge 0 0 No Reproductive Tract saved 898 ♀ad .. 145 67.2 3 No Gap 9/5 4/0 NO 899 ♀sub .. /20 27.5 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 900 ♀sub .. //1 27.1 1 No Bridge 0 0 No 901 ♂sub " 122 36.0 3 - 902 ♂sub . . ↓ //1 25.5 3 — June 26 Pitt Point, Alaska 903 ♀Ad Lenn - 145 54.6 2.5 0 gap 0 0 - 904 ♂AD - 150 77.6 12.5 + 905 ♂ AD - 145 73.5 11.0 + June 30/906 ♀ SA 2-9.0 129 42.3 2 - gap 5(2,3) - No 7mm June 30/907 ♂ A 2-9.8 152 70.2 11 + July 2/ 908 ♀ SA 2-4.2 126 39.7 2 No gap 0 0 No June 30/909 ♀ A 1-5.6 142 71.0 No gap 7(3,4) 0 yes 15mm July 1/ 910 ♀ A 2-9.8 150 82.0 No gap 7(2,3) 0 No 12mm June 30/911 ♀ A 1-7.4 150 74.7 No gap 6(1,5) +2 embryos 17mm area- tearb. No 9/12 SNIPPED -June 26/ 913 ♂ A 1-1.6 160 89 13 + June 30/ 914 ♂ A 2-8.0 152 83 11.5 + June 28/ 915 ♂ A 1-7.4 150 80.3 12.0 + June 30/916 ♀ A 1-10.0 150 87.2 No Gap 7(2,5) 1emb 17mm as resb No June 28/ 917 ♀ A 1-9.8 140 70.0 - NO Gap 7(5,2) 0 yes- 15mm July 26/ 9/8 ♀ SA 1-9.8 111 31.8 2 - Gap 0 0 No July 1/ 9/8 A 2-4.2 155 87.5 11.0 + July 29/ 9/9 ♀ A/SA 1-5.6 126 51.9 2 NO Gap 7(2,5) 0 No 3.5mm

F.M. Brock 1957 Catalogue Pitt Point, Alaska Wainwright Northern Alaska Sex Species Trap Line T/IL wt Testis UH Vplug ep + Br gap Furb Scars Loc jun 29, 920 q A Lemmus - 147 54.1 2 0 Gap 0 6(3,3) Yes No skin No skull jun 28, 921 q A Lemmus 1-0.6 136 51.4 2.5 0 gap 0 0 No jun 28, 922 q A " 1-3.2 150 93.6 0 gap 8(4,4) 0 Yes 17mm jun 28, 923 q A " 1-1.4 132 61.3 0 gap 5(3,2) 0 No 13mm Wg 30 ARJ Barow Northern Alaska tusk known age Born June 22 Killed Aug 30 old +skel A1L 924 q Lemmus 1/2-8-19-9-2 8.0-68ly Aug 30 Atkarsuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska study skin Caught June 18 Killed Aug 30 ARL 925 f Microtus oeconomus 1/1 - 26-18-12-32.2 qad Microt oec - 141 32.2 1 No Gap 0 0 No June 6 Wainwright, Northern Alaska 926 A Lemmus 152 83.6 14 + 927 q A " 130 44.2 3 No B? 0 0 No 928 fA ". 145 53.6 2.0 No B 0 0 No 929 fA ". 146 50.0 3.0 No gap 0 0 No 930 A ". 131 42.0 10.0 +? No skin or skull 731 fSA " 125 39.6 2.0 No B 3/3 0 No 3mm 932 q A " 150 56.8 2.0 No C 0 4/3 No 933 fAH ". 136 37.0 3.0 0 C 0 0 No 934 AS ". 116 34.2 10.0 -? 935 fA " 140 48.2 2.0 No B? 0 0 No 436 A ". 135 42.3 10.0 + 937 AS ". 125 39.5 10.0 -? 938 A ". 141 52.4 11.0 + 939 f S ". 120 34.2 2.0 No B 0 0 No 940 AS 119 31.0 8.0 - 941 AS 115 32.8 7.0 -

E.M.Brock 1957 Catalogue Wainwright, northern Alaska 28 6 June sex sp Trap s. ft. TL w.t. Teeth, U.H. Vigley cp & Body Gup Emb Scam Lect 942 ? S Lemmus 125 41,2 2,0 No G o o No 943 ? S " 103 31,5 1,0 No G? o o No 944 ? S " 125 40,0 1,0 No G? o o No 945 ?S " 126 35,7 11,0 -? - 946 ? A " 156 56,0 1,0 No [B] o o No 947 ? A " 138 43,8 2,0 No B? o o No 948 ? A " 130 41,5 2.0 No B o o No 949 ? S " 128 30,5 8,0 - 5 June No skinor skull 950 ? S " 125 35,0 1.0 No? ? pelvis crushed o o No 951 ? A " 135 33,5 1.0 No B o o No 952 ? S " 120 38,1 1,0 No B o o No 953 ? S " 127 35,5 1,0 No B o o No 954 ? A " 155 57,9 2.0 No G o 2/4 No 955 ? S " 124 35,0 1,0 No B? o o No 956 ? S " 108 20,3 1.0 No ? o o No 957 ? S " 125 39,9 1,0 No B o o No July 958 ? A Pitt Point 152 82,7 2.0 No broken 8/3 Yes no trot saved! 959 ? A Lemmus 137 69,5 7.0 No G 7mm Yes July Pitt Point 155S 140 ? 960 ? A Lemmus 155 86,0 14,0 + 961 ? A " 140 58,6 10.0 + 962 ? A " 140 28,9 3,0 No G 4/4 o Yes 6mm 3/5 963 ? A " 150 82,1 3.0 No G broken 6mm o. Yes 964 ? A " 146 70,0 3,0 No 5/11 findst Yes 965 ? J " 80 10.0 1,0 No B o o No 966 ? J " 82 8,8 1,0 No B o o No

M Brock 29 Catalogue 1957 Pitt Point, Northern alaska July 6 Sex sp Trap TL wt. Testes Vulva Bridge Emb Scars Last site U.H Gap site 967 ♀ A Lemmus 142 77.4 3.10 No broken 5/1 0 Yes 968 ♀ A .. 135 76.6 3.10 No G 4/7 9 mm 0 Yes 969 ♀ A .. 145 72.8 - No G 5/2 31 mm 0 Yes 970 ♂ A .. 145 80.8 3.10 No G 6/2 indist Yes 971 ♂ A .. 132 41.6 12.0 + No skin or skull 972 ♀ S .. 125 46.16 4.10 No G 0 2/4 Yes 973 ♀ A .. 135 55.7 3.10 No G 3/3 15 mm 0 Yes 974 ♀ A .. 150 71.3 2.10 No G 4/4 indist Yes 975 ♂ A .. 145 77.1 12.0 + 976 ♂ S .. 125 48.9 10.0 + 977 ♀ S .. 125 42.1 2.10 No G 2/5 3 mm 3/4 Yes 978 ♀ A .. 150 72.9 5.10 No G 0 4/3 Yes 979 ♀ A .. 140 71.2 2.10 No G 0 indist Yes July 980 ♀ A Barrow, Alaska 140 70.5 2.10 No G 6/4 11 mm 0 Yes 981 ♂ J Lemmus 66 6.2 2.5 - 982 ♀ J .. 70 6.6 1.10 No B 0 0 No 983 ♂ J .. 66 6.6 2.5 - 984 ♂ J .. 66 6.3 2.0 - 985 ♀ J .. 71 6.5 1.10 No B 0 0 No 986 ♂ J .. 70 6.3 3.0 - 987 ♂ J .. 67 6.3 2.5 - 988 ♀ J .. 69 5.5 1.10 No B 0 0 No 989 ♀ J .. 70 6.6 1.10 No B 0 0 No Avg 31 (Pitt Point?) Northern alaska study skin Barrow ARL study skin 990 ♀ A Lemmus Caged animal 153 65.1 No No G 0 3/3 No ARL study skin caged 991 ♂ A .. animal Mrs caged 992 ♂ A .. animal study skin

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M. Brack L 30 Catalogue 1957 Sept 1 Cape Beanfort, Northern Alaska ARL 993 ♀ Citellus panyi KILLED Sept. 1, 1957 collector unknown 397-102-59-10-485.5g 8? scars Aug 31 Colville River near Umiat, Northern Alaska collected by Tom Cude killed Aug. 31 ARL 994 ♀ Citellus panyi 405-113-63-12-643g Sept 3 Barrow, Northern Alaska study skin ARL 995 ♀ Lemmus 152-18-20-10-56.2g

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E. M. Brock 1957-1958 Alaska Catalogue 1958 #1033-1357

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Catalogue Barrow, Alaska 1958 E. M. Brock

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E.M.Brock Catalogue 1958 ondon June 2 Skull only /033 Uniat, Alaska ? Canis lupus (killed previous to this date) Found dead Kiled winter of 57-58 + 22, 1957 Wainright, Alaska sp Trap TL wt. Tis Gap UH V Emb Scars Last End Hard Rump s/s c Bridge up /sp scars Score 1034 f hem - 120 40.5 B 2 - 0 0 - - - - 1035 m " - 120 43.0 5 - - - - - - 1036 m - 117 32.5 3 - - - - - - 1037 m - 117 39.5 3 - - - - - - 1038 f A - 122 40.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - - - 1039f " - 130 57.5 G 2 - 0 3/1? - - - - Noshkin Noshull /1040 m " - 132 46.5 3 - - - - - - Nosh.k.n Noshall 1041 m " - 115 36.0 7 - - - - - - " 1042m " - 125 36.5 3 - - - - - - " 1043f " - 135 48.0 G 2 - 0 3/0? - - - - " 1044f " - 107 25.0 Broken 1 - 0 0 - - - - " 1045m " - 122 36.0 3 - - - - - - " 1046 f " - 115 38.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - - - " 1047 m " - 125 46.0 ? ? - - - - - - " 1048f " - 110 29.0 broken? 7 - 0 0 - - - - " 1049f " - 110 32.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - - " 1050 m " - 113 29.0 3 - - - - - - " 1051m " - 134 42.5 3 - - - - - - " 1052m " - 117 28.5 ? ? - - - - - - " 1053f " - 125 39.0 B - - 0 0 - - - - " 1054f " - 117 33.5 G? 1 - 0 0 - - - - " 1055f " - 120 32.0 B? 1 - 0 0 - - - - pt. 25,1957 .1056 f " - 110 34.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - +

E. M. Brock Catalogue 1958 *25, 1957 Wainwright Alaska ♂ sp. Trap site TL wt. Tes cup Bridge UN or ep V Emb Scars Lact End of Tail Head Scars Rump Scars Noskin or skull 1057 ♀ ♀lem - 162 36.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - - 1058 ♀ " - 122 47.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - Notskin or skull 1059 ♀ " - 36.0 Broken 1 - 0 0 - - - 1060 ♀ " - 122 48.0 G 1 - 0 0 - - - Noskin or skull 1061 ♂ " - 107 28.0 3 - - - - 1062 ♀ " - 131 42.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - +? 1063 ♀ " - 118 30.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - - Notskin or skull 1064 ♂ " - 107 34.0 3 - - - - Notskin or skull 1065 ♂ " - 120 37.0 6 - - - - Notskin or skull 1066 ♂ " - 129 46.0 3 - - - - Notskin or skull 1067 ♂ " - 117 36.0 3 - - - - 1068A ♀ " - 131 50.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - - Notskin or skull 1067 ♀ " - 123 37.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - - 1068 ♂ " - 66.0 6 - - - - 1069 ♂ " - 142 64.0 6 - - - - 1070 ♀ " - 121 47.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - Notskin or skull 1071 ♀ " - 44.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - Notskin or skull 1072 ♀ " - 127 43.0 G? 1 - 0 0 - - - 1073 ♂ " - 111 22.0 9 - - - - Notskin or skull 1074 ♀ " - 115 33.5 Broken 1 - 0 0 - - - 1075 ♂ " - 115 39.0 3 - - - - 1076♂ " - 122 45.5 G 2 - 0 2/4 1077 ♀ " - 135 45.0 G 2 - 0 6/2 Notskin or skull 1078 ♀ " - 115 38.0 G 1 - 0 - - - Notskin or skull 1079 ♂ " - 126 39.0 4 - Ag 1080 ♀ " - 107 25.0 Broken 1 - 0 0 - - -

M. Brock 1958 Catalogue Sept 25, 1957 Wainwright, Alaska f Sp. Trap site TL wt. Tes. Cap Bridge UH Y sp ping Emb Scars hact End of Tail Head Scars Rump Scars o skin or skull 1081 ? Lem - /// 29.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - - - o skin or skull 1082 ? Lem - 125 45.5 Broken 2 - 0 4/2 - - - - 1083 α " - 141 73.5 4 - - - - - - - - 1084 ? " - - - G 2 - 0 4/3 - - - - 1085 ζ " - //5 33.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - - - o skin or skull 1086 ? " - 125 32.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - - - o skin or skull 1087 ? " - //8 40.5 G 1 - 0 0 - - - - o skull a skin 1088 ζ " - 131 48.5 G 2 - 0 4/5? - - - - 1089 α " - 132 43,5 3 - - - - + ? June 3, 1958 Barrow (village), Alaska study skin + skeleton 1090 ζ juv. Alopeus lagopus (juv) (collector unknown) 309-55-51-20-3/7 gr. June 10 1958 Wainwright, Alaska study skin 1091 δDx TI 5.2 129 54.9 9 - - - - June 11 skull only found-date of death unknown 1092 ? Vulpes fulva layer, poll 2mm Collected by Joe Aueqanna 1093 ζ Great blue heron wt 2064 grams June 18 Barrow, Alaska T=11x5 1094 α Red Phalarope wt = 44.0gr June 17 Barrow Village, Alaska 1095 δ Lem - 151 55.0 11 + - - - June 18 No skull 1096 δ Lem - 148 67.0 12 + - - - June 19 1097 δ Lem - //26 42.5 11 + - - - June 21 Barrow, Alaska 1098 α Semipalmated sandpiper wt = 22.5

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M. Brock 1958 Catalogue June 20 Barrow, Alaska 1099 ♀ Red phalarope wt. = 67.5 gr. June 21 T=14x5 1100 ♂ Red phalarope wt. = 56.0 gr. June 22 T=8x4 1101 ♂ Baird's sandpiper wt. = 34.5 gr. 1102 ♀ Red phalarope wt. = 57.0 gr. hardest toll 14mm 1103 ♀ Dowitchen wt. = 123.0 gr. Barrow Village, Alaska June 23 study skin ♂ sp Trap site T.L. wt. Tes Gp Bridge Wl of Eps V play Emb scars Lact End of Tail Heat Scars Rump Scars 1104 ♂ Lem — 149 66.0 11 + — — — June 25 Atkasuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska 1105 ♂ Yellow wagtail wt. = 17.5 gr. June 28 T=7x3 1106 ♂ Northern phalarope 2 Blood patches wt = 37.0 gr study skin 1107 ♂ Mic II 177 63.5 10 + ♂ Occ I.2 — — — June 29 T=5x3 1108 ♂ Savannah sparrow wt. = 19.0 gr. largest toll = 1mm 1109 ♀ Savannah sparrow wt. = 18.5 gr T=7x6 1110 ♂ Redpoll wt. = 13.5 gr 1111 ♀ Redpoll wt = 14.0 gr. study skin June 30 1112 ♂ D.c TII 136 55.0 7 + study skin 1113 ♂ D.c TI 140 62.0 7 + T=10x7 1114 ♂ Savannah sparrow wt. = 19.0 gr. T=7x6 1115 ♂ Redpoll wt. = 14.5 gr. July 1 study skin III 1116 ♂ Dic 7.8 117 43.0 7 — — — —

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E.M.Brock 1958 Oct.25,1957 Wainwright, Alaska ♂♀ sp Trap T.L. wt. Tes. Uth V Emb Scars Lact End Head Rump site Bridge ♀sp play of tail Scars Scars 1117 ♂ Lem - 117 33.5 3 - 1118 ♀ . - 122 34.5 B 1-0 0 -- 1119 ♀ " - 136 48.0 G 2-0 0 -- 1120 ♀ " - 122 41.0 B 1 - O 0 -- ly 6 1958 Barrow, Alaska 1121 ♂ Lem - 142 56.5 10 + Oct.25,1957 Wainwright, Alaska 1122 ♀ Lem - 117 36.5 B 1 - 0 O -- 1123 ♀ " - 121 38.0 B 1-0 0 -- 1124 ♂ . - 121 37.0 3 - 1125 ♂ . - 130 42.0 3 - 1126 ♂ " - 131 40.5 5 - +? 1127 ♀ " - 137 51.0 Cc 2-0 5/2 ? -- 1128 ♂ " - 132 43.0 4 - 1129 ♂ . - 129 37.5 3 - Oct.30 1957 Barrow, Alaska 1130 ♀ Lem - 118 25.5 B 1-0 0 -- Jan.22,1958 ♂ skeleton known Age Born August 13, 1957 1131 ♂ Lem - 104 26.5 8 -- skeleton Known Age Born August 13, 1957 1132 ♀ " - 120 24.0 10 t? Oct.27 1957 1133 ♂ " - 106 29.5 5 - Nov.10,1957 1134 ♀ . - 105 25.0 B 1-0 0 -- Nov 26,1957 1135 ♀ " - 112 22.0 B 1 - O 0 --

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M. Brock 1958 L Catalogue u. 19, 1958 Barrow, Alaska ? sp trap site T.L. wt. res cap bridge un n sp V pkg Emb Scars lact End of Tail Head Scars Rump Scars 1136 ? Lem - 119 28.5 G 1 - 0 0 - - - - me 27, 1958 1137 ? Lem - 125 35.5 6 - - - - p.t. 30 1957 Wainwright, Alaska 1138 ? Lem - 130 36.5 4 - - - - 1139 ? Lem - 122 36.0 4 - - - - uly 12 1958 Barrow, Alaska 1140 ? Snow bunting juvenile 17 grams Nov 1957 1141 ? Lem - 120 42.5 3 - - - - nahoskin skull 1142 " - 112 30.0 ? ? rotten - - - Rotten Noskin skull 1143 ? - - 46.5 5 - - - Rotten 1144 ? " - 102 27.5 9 - Rotten 1145 ? " - - 35.0 3 - skin Noskill Rotten 1146 ? " - 105 25.5 9 - " 1147 ? " - - 38.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - - skull + skull 1148 ? " - 120 39.0 5 - " 1149 ? " - 107 28.5 G? 1 - 0 0 - - - - skin + skull 1150 ? " - 146 52.5 G 1 - 0 Present - - - - " 1151 ? " - 102 27.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - - " 1152 ? " - 112 30.5 Pno lum 1 - 0 0 - - - - 1153 ? " - 115 37.0 2 - skin + skull 1154 ? " - 117 39.5 4 - - - - " 1155 ? " - \ 29.0 Broken 1 - 0 0 - - - - skin + skull 1156 ? " - 117 34.0 4 -

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M. Brock 1958 Catalogue July 14 Barrow, Alaska 1157 Red Poll T=3.4y wt 14.5gs 1158 Ruddy Turnstone T=4K1 wt 97.0gs. 1159 Sootal Sandpiper full=1mm wt. 64.0gs. f SP Trap T.h. wt. Tcs U.H V Emb Scars Last ct Head Rump Site Avg. Plug Nov 1957 Wainwright Alaska 1160 Lem - 122 34.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - - 1161 ... - 130 48.0 5 - - - - - - 1162 " - 100 20.0 3 - Partially chewed on - - kinnor skull- Rotten " 1163 " - 111 29.0 4 - " " " - - 1164 " - 128 40.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - - 1165 " - 111 33.0 3 - - - - - - Noskinaskull Rotten- 1166 " - 118 32.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - - - " 1167 " - 123 36.0 G? 1 - 0 0 - - - - 1168 " - 130 37.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - - - 1169 " - 112 29.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - - - " 1170 " - 117 31.5 3 - - - - - - " 1171 " - 109 26.0 3 - - - - - - " 1172 " - 110 24.0 3 - Partially chewed on - - 1173 ? - 120 37.0 Broken 1 - 0 0 - - - - " 1174 " - 118 40.5 4 - - - - - - " 1175 ? " - Not measured? 35,0 - ? Partially eaten, possibly a male all smashed but gonads and rea and eaten kinner skull 1176 ? " - 112 29.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - - - 1177 " - 119 33.5 3 - - - - - - " 1178 " - 125 42.0 Broken 1 - 0 0 - - - - " 1179 " - 122 41.5 3 - - - - - - " 1180 ? " - 115 29.0 B 1 - Partially chewed on - - " 1181 " - 127 44.0 3 - - - - -

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E. M. Brock 1958 Catalogue Nov. 1957 Wainwright, Alaska | || Trap Site | T.L. | wt. | Tes &p Bridge | U.H. sp. | V Plug | Emb | Scars | Lact | End of Tail | Head Scars | Rump Scars | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1182 | ♂ | Sem | - | 120 | 34.0 | 3 | - | | | | - | - | | 1183 | ♀ | " | - | 115 | 30.0 | B | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | | Kin or skull 1184 | ♂ | " | - | 115 | 34.5 | B | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | | " 1185 | ♂ | " | - | 115 | 32.5 | 4 | - | | | | - | - | | " 1186 | ♂ | " | - | 115 | 32.0 | 3 | - | | | | - | - | | 1187 | ♀ | " | - | 109 | 31.0 | B | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | | 1188 | ♀ | " | - | 133 | 55.5 Broken | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | | 1189 | ♀ | " | - | 140 | 61.5 | G | 1 | - | 0 | 2/2 | - | - | | " 1190 | ♀ | " | - | 117 | 39.5 | B | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | | 1191 | ♀ | " | - | 118 | 34.5 | B | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | | " 1192 | ♀ | " | - | 120 | 37.0 Broken | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | | " 1193 | ♂ | " | - | 125 | 42.0 | 7 | -? | | | | - | - | 121 1957 Wainwright, Alaska | || TI | | | | | | | | | | | |---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1194 | ♀ | Sem | T I 0.0 | 116 | 39.0 | B | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | | 1195 | ♀ | " | TI 0.0 | 108 | 33.0 | B | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | | 1196 | ♂ | " | T I 0.4 | 117 | 37.0 | 3 | - | | | | - | - | | 1197 | ♂ | " | TI 2.0 | 122 | 38.0 | 3 | - | | | | - | - | | 1198 | ♀ | " | T I 2.2 | 117 | 33.0 | B | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | | 1199 | ♀ | " | TI 4.0 | 132 | 56.0 | G | 1 | - | 0 | 3/2 | - | - | | 1200 | ♀ | " | TI 4.2 | 127 | 40.5 | B? | 1 | - | 0 | 4/1 | - | - | | 1201 | ♀ | " | T I 5.6 | 113 | 35.0 Broken | 1 | - | 0 | 0 | - | - | | 1202 | ♂ | " | TI 7.0 | 117 | 34.0 | 3 | - | | | | - | - | | 1203 | ♂ | " | T I 7.4 | 122 | 42.5 | 3 | - | | | | - | - | | 1204 | ♂ | " | TI 8.2 | 122 | 40.0 | 3 | - | | | | - | - | | 1205 | ♀ | " | T I 8.6 | 130 | 46.5 | G | 9 | - | 0 | 3/2 | - | - | | 1206 | ♂ | " | TI 9.2 | 122 | 38.5 | 3 | - | | | | - | - |

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M. Brock 1958 Catalogue Sept 21, 1957 Wainwright, Alaska f S Trap T.L. wt. Tos UH V Emb Scars Lact End Head Rump S.fte Bridge plug of Tail Scars Scars 1207 dem TI - 9.6 120 39.0 5 ly 23 1958 Pt. Barrow, Alaska T=1225 Bought at "Duck Camp" collected by estmoe 1208 Thick-billed murre 892 grams pt. 21, 1957 Wainwright, Alaska 1209 TI 0.2 104 32.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - 1210 TI 0.4 112 32.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - - 1211 TI 0.4 115 32.5 2 - - - - study skin TI 1212 1,2 137 61.0 G 2 - 0 present - - - study skin TI 1213 2.0 129 45.0 3 - - - - 1214 TI 3.8 125 40.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - July 27 1958 1 mi. N of Pt. Barrow, Alaska length tol= 3mm collected by Charles Edwardson Jr. 1215 Pigeon? Guillomot 405 grams f. 21, 1957 Wainwright, Alaska 1216 TI 4.0 119 43.5 3 - - - 1217 TI 8.8 120 40.5 3 - - - 1218 TI 9.8 122 38.0 3 - - - '22, 1957 1219 TI 0.0 122 48.0 G 1 - 0 0 - - - 1220 TI 0.6 119 35.0 3 - - - 1221 TI 0.8 118 41.0 3 - - - 1222 TI 1.0 115 35.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - 1223 TI 1.6 115 36.0 3 - - - 1224 TI 2.4 122 40.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - 1225 TI 3.4 118 42.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - 1226 TI 3.4 119 41.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - - 1227 TI 4.0 126 46.0 3 - - -

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M. Brock 1958 Catalogue L Sept 22, 1957 Wainwright Alaska ♂♀ Trap T.L. wt. Tes Gap UH V Emb Scar Lact End of Head Rump S, tc Bridge plug tail Scan Scan 1228 ♂lem TII 123 40.0 B - - - - 1229 ♀ II TI 4.8 - 33.5 Q? 1 - 0 0 - - - 1230 ♂ II TI 5.0 120 41.5 4 - - (o) - - - 1231 ♂ II TI 5.0 122 41.0 3 - - - 1 - 1232 ♂ II TI 1.8 126 41.5 3 - - - - 1233 ♀ II TI 4.0 117 36.5 Broken 1 - 0 0 - - - 1234 ♀ II TI 4.0 117 37.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - - 1235 ♀ II TI 4.0 119 37.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - 1236 ♀ II TI 4.4 120 44.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - 1237 ♀ TI 5.0 120 43.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - 1238 ♂ II TII 8.0 133 39.0 3 (o) - - - 1239 ♀ TI 7.8 139 51.0 G 2 - 0 3/6 - - - 1240 ♂ II TII 8.6 121 35.0 3 - - - - 1241 ♂ TI 8.8 121 38.0 3 - - - - 1242 ♀ TI 9.4 121 40.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - 1243 ♀ TI 9.4 121 40.0 B 2 - 0 0 - - - 1244 ♂ TI 9.6 125 42.5 3 - - - - 1245 ♀ TI 9.8 122 41.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - 1246 ♀ TI 9.8 125 42.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - - 1247 ♀ TI 10.0 122 44.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - Sept 31, 1958 Barrow, Alaska 1248 ♂lem TIX 9.0 132 39.0 G 2 - 0 But very + - - - Vascular Sept 22, 1957 Wainwright, Alaska 1249 ♂lem TI 0.0 118 36.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - - 1250 ♂lem TI 0.0 119 38.0 B - - - - skim skull 125 ♂ TI 0.4 116 40.5 3 - - -

M. Brock 1958 Catalogue Sept. 22, 1957 Wainwright, Alaska sp Trap T.L. wt. Tes UH Y Emb Scars Lact End Head Rump g Site Bridge cp plg of tail Scars Scans 1252 f"m TI 125 39.5 B 1 - O o - - - 1253 " TI /,2 130 43.0 B - - - - - 1254 f " TI 1,4 124 36.5 B 1 - O O - - - third of 1255 " TI 1.6 124 39.5 3 - - - - legs-left rear ++left rear 1256 f " 2,2 152 73.5 G 2 - O Present - - - - 1257 " TI 2.8 119 36.5 3 - - - - - & Rt rear 1258 " TI 2.8 118 37.0 3 - - - - - Augst 4/1958 Barrow, Alaska 1259 f Knot wt. 138.5gr Sept. 22, 1957 Wainwright, Alaska - 1260 "m TI 3.0 124 39.5 3 - - - - - 1261 f " TI 3.0 - 38.0 B 1 - O O - - - rear 1262 " TI 0,4 112 32.0 3 - - - - - 1263 " TI 1,2 121 42.5 3 - - - - - 1264 " TI 1.6 127 43.0 B 1 - O O - - +front 1265 " TI 3.0 121 37.0 3 - - - - left rear 1266 f " TI 3.0 120 38,5 B 9 - O O - - rear 1267 f " TI 4.2 122 36.0 B 9 - O O - - - - 1268 f " TI /0.0 1/9 36.0 B 1 - O O - - - - 1269 f " TI 10.0 1/7 34.5 B 1 - O O - - - +21, 1957 - 1270 f " TI 1/2 38.5 B 1 - O O - - - 4th rear 1271 f " TI 0.8 139 59.0 G Q - O Present - - - - 1272 " TI 1,4 120 40.5 3 - - - - - 1273 f " TI 1,4 1/4 40.0 B 1 - O O - - - - 1274 f " TI 2.4 130 48.0 G 1 - O 3/1 - - -

E.M. Brock 1958 Catalogue Sept 21, 1957 Wainwright, Alaska ♀♂ sp Trap T.H. wt. Tes U.H V Emb Scars Lact End Head Rump site Bridge sq. plug ot tail Scars Scars " " II 5.0 122 41.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - - - " " II 5.6 117 38.5 3 - - - - - - - " " II 5.6 112 37.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - - " " II 6.6 114 33.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - - faint 1279♂ " " " II 6.8 112 36.0 3 - - - - - - - " " II 7.0 113 33.5 3 - - - - - - - -- 1281♂ " " " II 7.6 124 42.0 3 - - - - - - - 1282♂ " " " II 9.8 112 34.5 3 - - - - - - Sept 22, 1957 1283♀ " " " " " T II 6.6 112 35.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - - - 1284♂ " " " " " T II 6.6 113 39.0 3 - - - - - - 1285♂ " " " " " T II 6.6 123 47.0 3 - - - - - - 1286♂ " " " " " T II 7.4 121 41.0 3 - - - - - - 1287♂ " " " " " T II 7.2 117 43.0 3 - - - - - - 1288♀ " " " " " T II 7.2 108 36.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - - - 1289♀ " " " " " T II 7.2 107 33.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - - 1290♂ " " " " " T II 7.8 116 38.0 3 - - - - - - skin No skull 1291♂ " " " " " T II 7.8 116 38.0 3 - - - - - - Sept 5, 1958 Barrow, Alaska 1292♀? Buff-breasted sandpiper wt = 51.0 grams 1293♀? Buff-breasted sandpiper wt = 49.5 grams Aug 22, 1957 Wainwright, Alaska 1294♂Alem T II 8.2 122 43.0 3 - - - - 1295♀ " " " " " T II 8.8 109 31.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - 1296♂ " " " " " T II 9.6 117 38.0 3 - - - - 1297♂ " " " " " T II 9.0 122 40.5 3 - - - -

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M. Brock 1958 Catalogue sept 22 1957 Wainwright, Alaska ♂ sp Trap T.k. wt. Tes Gap V Emb Scars lact End Head Runnp ♂♀ site II Bridge ap. plg tal/ Scars scars 1298 ♂ Lem TII 9.0 //2 33.0 3 - - - - 1299 ♀ " TII 9.8 //2 35.0 B / - 0 0 - - - 1300 ♂ " TII 9.8 //2 38.0 4 - - - - 1301 ♂ " TII 10.0 //2 41.5 3 - - - - Cape Simpson 50E Barrow, Alaska Aug 7, 1958 Skull only (Found dead) date of death unknown 1302 ? Aleopus lagopus Skull only ( ) date of death unknown 1303 ? " " Aug 9, 1958 1304 ? Stillt Sandpiper wt = ? 1305 ? " " wt = 61.5 1306 ? " " wt = 65.5 Aug 6, 1958 Barrow, Alaska 1307 ? Buff-breasted Sandpiper wt. = 49.0 gr. 1308 ? " " wt. = 57.0 gr. 1309 ♂ " " " wt. = 55.0 gr. Aug 22 1957 Wainwright, Alaska ♂ sp T.k. wt. Gap V Emb Scars lact End Head Runnp ♂♀ site II Bridge ap. plg tal/ Scars scars 1310 ♂ Lem TII 0.2 //2 46.5 3 - - - - 1311 ♂ " TII 1.4 //2 97.0 6 - + - - 1312 ♂ " TII 2.0 //2 98.0 6 - + - - 1313 ♂ " TII 2,2 //2 39.0 3 - - - - 1314 ♂ " TII 6.6 //2 29.0 3 - - - - 1315 ♂ " TII 7.4 //2 43.0 3 - - - - 1316 ♀ " TII 7.8 //2 60.0 G 2 - 0 Present - - - 1317 ♀ " TII 9.0 //2 33.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - 1318 ♀ " TII 9.6 //2 35.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - -

M. Brock 1958 Catalogue Aug 16 Skull only 13/19 female Delphinapterus leucas ad Skull only 1320 ? "/" collected by eskimoes collected by eskimoes jun 6. 1958 skull only 1321 female Thalictos maritimus wme" 1958 collected by eskimoe who stated it female 1322 ? Phoca vitulina collected by Weir Tagaluk Aug. 16, 1958 study skin 1323 male Dic study skin 1324 female " study skin 1325 male " Aug. 17 study skin 1326 male Dic. Aug. 18, 1958 study skin 1327 female " study skin 1328 female " study skin 1329 male " 23, 1957 Wainwright, Alaska 1330 female Sum 1331 male " 1332 male " 1333 female " 1334 male " 1335 female " 1336 male " 1337 female " 1338 male " 1339 female " Trap site T I TI 0.0 TI 0.2 T II 4.2 TI 8.4 TI 8.8 T II 2.0 TI 2.0 TI 3.4 TI 3.8 TI 4.6 TI 5.6 TI 7.8 TI 4.2 TI 4.8 TI 6.0 T.L. 117 147 105 106 95 139 103 115 130 120 117 127 122 119 141 123 119 wt. 38.0 80.5 26.0 38.5 20.0 48.5 23.0 35.5 49.0 41.0 37.0 43.5 40.5 36.0 66.0 46.0 33.5 Tes Gap Bridge 7 Gup 4 4 B G 5 B 3 3 B 3 B 3 G 3 B UH n ep 2 1.5 2 1 1 1 Present 1 V plug - 0 4/5 - 0 0 1 0 1 Emb 6 9/6 0 0 Scars ? Lact End of tail Head Scars Rump Scars - - - - - + - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

M.Brock 1958 Catalogue 23,1957 Wainwright, Alaska ♀ sp Trap site T.h. wt Tes Gap UH V Emb Scars Lact End Head Rump of Bridge on p. plng tail Scars Scars 1340 ♀dem 6.4 102 28.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - - - 1341 ♂ " 7.0 - 42.0 3 - - - - - - 1342 ♀ " 7.2 123 40.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - - 1343 ♀ " 7.2 110 36.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - - - 1344 ♂ " 8.4 120 40.0 3 - - - - - - 1345 ♀ " 8.4 117 36.0 B 1 - 0 0 - - - - 1346 ♀ " 9.2 113 36.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - +? 1347 ♂ " 9.8 121 44.5 3 - - - - - - 24,1958 Pitmegea River, Cape Sabine, Alaska 1348 ? Sorex 72-27-11-7-3.0gr Aug 25 1349 ? Loggerhead Shrike wt= 73.0 grams study skin 7 scars 1350 ♀ Micrastus 166-36-19-12-45.5gr ♀ Mic caught 166 45.5 E 1 - 0 3/4 - - - - hard 1351 ♀ micrastus 122 17.5 B 1 - 0 0 - - - - skeleton 1352 ? Wheatear wt=28.5gr Aug 26 skeleton 1353 ? Wheatear wt.=28.0gr Aug 28 T=1mm 1354 ♂ Sorex 82-26-11-7-3.0gr Aug 29 Barrow, Alaska skeleton 1355 ? Golden Plover wt = ? Aug 31 T=mm 1356 ♂ Sandpiling wt=67.5gr T=42 1357 ♂ Knot wt.=136.5gr

E. M. Brock 1957-1958 Alaska Journal 1957

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M. Brock 1957 Journal May 25 Left Oakland Airport for Seattle at daylight savings 6:45 P.M. Going by United Airlines we stopped briefly at Portland Oregon and arrived in Seattle at about standard time 10:15 PM. The plane leaving for Fairbanks Alaska left at 11:50 PM May 26 En route we set our watches back two hours. The flight was by Alaskan Airlines. We arrived in Fairbanks at about 5:00 in the morning. I have been traveling with Mr. Bill Maken who will be an independant investigator studying lepers at Pt. Barrow. En route I was introduced to Miss Helen Hood who will be working at the airport at Pt. Barrow. Weight allowance on the plane was 44 pounds from Oakland to Seattle and 66 pounds from Seattle to Ft. Barrow. The plane days are very long now so that at the time I our arrival (5:00) there was full daylight. The plane for Pt. Barrow does not leave until 8:00 Tomorrow morning so we took reservations in the Nordale Hotel and spent the day seeing Fairbanks May 27 The flight Today will be by Weir Airlines Took a taxi to airport, left Fairbanks

M. Brock 1957 Journal A.R.L. Pt. Barrow, Alaska May 27 at 8:00 in the morning. Plane made short stop at Bettie and we arrived at Pt. Barrow at about 12 noon. Flight to Brooks range and over the Brooks was clear, most of the tundra flight north of the Brooks range was overcast. Have seen many gulls flying about around Pt. Barrow. Met Mrs. Hanna who showed me a lemming (Lemmus) which she caught running about the Pt. Barrow area "about two months ago." Date was April 11 that Mrs. Hanna caught the Lemmus. Someone also reported seeing one by the airport. Made a short trip out into the tundra with Bill Boyd and Bill Maher. Did not see any sign of [illegible] lemmings workings. Many old lemming droppings were seen and old tunnels noticed May 28 Talked with Phil Sovalik this morning who informed me that the eskimo children in the village were "playing with lemmings" How many I don't know. I did tell him we wanted everyone they found. Went into the field in a weasel along with Bill Maher. We looked

M. Brock 1957 May 28 A.R.H., Pt. Barrow, Alaska for lemmings or signs of lemmings, owls, jaegers and other possible lemming predators. No signs of fresh lemming workings were found nor were any of the aforementioned animals seen. Our trip was first of all to Barrow village and then about four miles south of the village, then South east to the gas well and back to A.R.H. by following about parallel along the west side of the pipeline. About four miles South of the village and then one mile east we found some diggings which appeared to be the result of a fox which had probably followed a lemming burrow. The hole which was definitely a fox digging went down about two and a half feet and in a small side cavity was a lemmings nest consisting of dried grasses. Some lemming droppings were on the snow in the hole next to the nest. Many fox hairs had been rubbed off on the sides of the burrow. After returning to A.R.H. I found out that three Lemmings had been brought in from the village. They had been given

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E.M. Brock Journal 1957 A.R.H. Pt. Barrow, Alaska to Max Brewer who had placed them in the freezer. All three were young individuals. I thought that the three specimens were just taken for granted as being mine, but it turned out that there was a conflict of demands for lemmings. Apparently four sources have a request for lemmings. Well, after about a half days bickering I gained possession of these three lemmings which I will process as soon as possible. The disposal of lemmings brought in from the village, is still questionable. May 29 Chester reported this morning that six more lemmings had been caught and that he has them. Bill Fisher and I took a trip into the tundra moving about along beach ridge. (See Lemmings account) May 30 Chester brought in five more lemmings. Tom Cade and I processed all 14 lemmings brought in up to date. May 31 Chester brought in three more lemmings caught at the village. One lemming is alive although a hind leg is broken. The live lemming was placed in an aquarium with some tundra. The lemming started eating the sedges. It would break off the upper

m Brock 1957 Journal A.R.K. Pt. Barow, Alaska May 31 dried brown portion and discard it and proceed to eat the remaining basal green part of the plant. June 1 Chester brought in one more lemming. went in a weasel with Tom Cade To look for lemmings. Drive to village and then about four miles west of the village and back, no lemmings a lemming sign was seen. Tom shot a golden plover and a red-backed sandpiper for specimens. Many caterpillar cocoons found on tundra. A white fronted goshawk was seen in flight. Also seen was a yellow warbler. yesterday Tom shot a myrtle warbler just south of the camp. I have not yet seen a live lemming in the field, yet. June 2 went into the field with John Shuman and Jack Campbell and Leo ? We went to the point at Barow - Pt. Barow - to check some of Johns instruments. While there about five golden plovers in a grays flew overhead. Also at the point we saw several hundred [illegible] birds in various sized flocks going in an easterly direction. These ducks turned out

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M. Brock 1957 Journal A.R.h. Pt. Barow, Alaska June 2 to be king and pacific eiders. A pair of both of these ducks was shot. June 3 A male king eider was prepared as a study skin. Bird was very fat. June 4 Our male Lagopus lagopus, prepared as a study skin. Went into the field with Bill Maher along the east side of the gas well line. At about ten o'clock, when we were at the south end of beach ridge, we saw a Pomarine Jaeger flying northwest. About one-half mile further east we came upon a jaeger seated on the ground—soon it was joined by another jaeger. Turning from this point and returning to A.R.h., we obtained two jaegers about one mile south of the lab. (See sp account Stercorarius pomarinus) while at the location of the first pair of jaegers, Bill and I observed a flock of about 35 snow geese flying northwest No lemmings were seen in the field and no lemmings were brought in by Chester. Bill Maher & Tom Cade went to Wainright and upon their return reported that lemmings were abundant there. Within an hour some children caught 31 lemmings.

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M. Brock 1957 Journal A.R.H. Pt. Barrow, Alaska which Maher & Cade brought back with them June 4, June 5 Chester brought in two more lemmings from the village. A field trip in an LVT (landing vehicle track) to the Inarn River was taken today. At about 8:30 in the morning Ken Tuvac, Bill Maher, Tom Cade, "Doc" Hanna, Lowell Douglass, Bill Boyd and myself left for the Inarn. The distance traveled each way was approximately 25-30 miles. The weather was heavily overcast at Barrow and most of the journey to Inarn, clearing approximately five miles before reaching our destination. The same was true of our return trip - the overcast weather starting about 5-10 mi. away from the River. Also noticed was the fact that although snow is becoming sparse at Barrow, about five miles out of Barrow Village along the coal mine trail, snow cover was much more noticeable. Once again, though, when at the Inarn snow cover was very sparse and much melting had taken place. On the trip to the Inarn approximately four miles before reaching the river three caribou were seen. Upon arrival at the river, we met a group of

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M, Brock Journal 1957 June 5 Innarn River ± 30 miles SW Barow Northern Alaska Eskimos, camped on the Innarn. They had two sled loads of mainly white-fronted geese and brant. After arriving at this site, we saw close to 10 jaegers, one a long tailed jaeger. Other birds seen at this location were Glaucous-winged and Sabine's gulls, white fronted geese, black brant, Stellar eider, pectoral sandpiper, red phalaropes, Alaska ptarmigan, pintails, old squaws. Although very little sign of lemmings has been noticed at Barow, signs were much more noticeable at Innarn; runways were prominent and droppings appeared to be fresh and grass clippings could be found. Arrival at the Innarn was about 1:15 PM. A spectacled eider and terns were also seen here. Both edges of the Innarn were still frozen over. After looking at the terrain for lemming signs and also checking bird life, we departed at about 4:30. We followed the stream about two miles down stream to some sand dunes where fox burrows were very abundant. Here a ground squirrel was found dead next to a steel trap that had been set out by the eskimos. We then started back north. Approximately two miles from the River

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M. Brock 1957 Journal June 5 Innaw River + 30 miles SW Barrow, Northern Alaska Tom Cade spotted a lemming and caught it. Later Tom saw another lemming which he failed to catch. Approximately eight miles South of Barrow I caught a lemming which was running in the tracks the LVT had made on the way to Innaw. It was later found out that Lowell had seen a lemming running on the ground somewhere. Bill's final count on jeagers (when we returned to Barrow at about 9:30 PM) was 8 poramine, 1 longtail, 7 parasite and 9 unknown jeagers. After we returned to the lab and talked to Map, he told us that the people in Wainright had caught 400 lemmings and wanted to know whether they should stop. The first "shipment" of 200 is to come in Friday J.R.H. Ft. Barrow, Alaska June 6 Prepared for going to Mead River Trip proposed. Oiled traps baited traps June 7 Helped process most of the lemmings brought back from Wainright by Cade & Maher. Their shipment of 200 lemmings did not come in today. Prepared again for leaving for Mead River - plane had brake trouble, we will leave tomorrow (?). Chester Lampel and Frank Talbut are also going to Mead River and will go on a plane ahead of us.

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M. Brock 1957 Journal A.R.h. Pt Barrow, Alaska June 8 The first shipment of 200 lemmings from Wainwright came in this morning. Processed five of these before leaving for Mead R., Atkusuk, Mead River, Alaska Setting out Transect I area, very marshy stacks 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0 surrounded by water. Three traps placed as near as possible to each post along edge of pond. So far runways are very ill defined and little actual lemmings one is visible. I am now at stacks 6 and have still not seen a good runway or sign of lemming. At 4:45 one long tailed jaeger seen in vicinity of transect I at about 5:15 a jaeger seen around Transect I ± 2 at 6:30 3 jaegers seen near pond at end of Transect I. 6:45 Jaegers north of Transect I. The second transect was finished setting out at about 10:00 P.M. At about 8:45 a long tailed jaeger was seen flying northeast. This second transect line is not as marshy as the first and shows very little sign of any lemmings workings, at the time of year a steam has to be used in order to reach Transect 2

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M Brock Journal 1957 June 9 At Kusnik, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska Transect I and II were checked in the morning (See Transect notes) One long tailed jaguar seen seated about 100 yards north of 9.4 in transect I. After checking the traplines with a catch of one & longspurs I went to look for Transects III and IV. Transect III was found but it also is extremely marshy with many of the stakes still under water. Transect IV could not be found after at least an hours searching; there is a wide stripe of snow still on the bluff and it is believed that the line is probably under this snow layer. I will lay out a line parallel to transect III and the snow layer. Close to the area where transect IV is supposed to be and just a little west of it, a pental nest with 8 eggs in it was discovered. Since only four of the eggs were good (the rest having been destroyed) these were collected for an A.B.L. egg collection. Three jaguars were seen on the trip back to camp. On the check of traplines between 8 and 10PM in the evening five jaguars were seen; three of them over the village two over Transect I

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M. Brock Journal 1957 June 10 Atkasuk, Dead River Coal Mine, Alaska After finishing the morning run I had still not caught a single lemming. One very dead Micratus was brought in on the first day we were here by one of the eskimo boys, and given to Bill Maher. Bill told them we would give 50¢ a piece Micratus measured 162-35-19-[illegible] full off (atten) I have not yet seen a live lemming or Micratus at Atkasuk. I paid a boy 50¢ for the Micratus maybe more will be brought in now? At 10:45 while I was at Transect II a jaeger was seen in vicinity Transect I Transect number III was staked out on the south side of the very large lake north of the Atkasuk village. In the evening checks of the two traps, I and II, whereas one had a lemming while no. Two had a Deerstonyx. June 11 The Lemmus and Deerstonys were pressed for Dicus as a study skin for ARk. The Transect I & II were checked nothing in them.

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M. Brock 1957 Journal Athasuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska June 11 The afternoon was spent in searching for a locality to do some spot trapping for lemmings. I walked to the village and along the east side of the village (between the village and the Mead). In this area I found only one spot which definitely showed lemming droppings, the area being something like twenty feet in diameter. Aside from this one area, no other spots were found in today wandering. I walked about a half mile beyond (north) of the village and turned from the stream and went west, no sign of recent lemming activity was found here. Upon my return trip I discovered another longspur nest with four eggs in it just south of the village next to the fresh water stream. One of the village children boys met me with a canyings dead porarine jager came to one offering the bird, I gave the bird to Bill. His traps were set out. Traplines I and II were picked up early with the hopes that VII and VIII could be set out. In trapline I no traps had been set off and nothing had been caught. Trapset II had

M Brock Journal 1957 Athasak, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska June 11 one trap off and no animal catch. Transects VII and VIII were not set out, Also found on the walk near the Athasak village was an old Minutus nest. On the south side of the village, on the slope towards the fresh water stream a nest (looking very much like a winter lemmings nest) was found very flattened as if someone had stepped on it. Inside were four small Minutus and one large ♀ Minutus with large nipples. Apparently the four were suckling young. All were dead and flattened and the skin was sluffing so that they were not worth saving June 12 The stakes for setting up transect VIII were carried over to the new locality yesterday so that today the 300 mouse traps and other survey equipment necessary were dragged to the locality. Mouse traps were set out on transect VII and then transect VIII was stacked and set with traps. Later a walker was taken with Bill to the bluff area in the horseshoe bend of the Mead River ESE of the village. Here a black-bellied plover nest with four eggs was found. We watched geasers feeding on the

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M. Brock 1957 Journal Athawk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska June 12 stomachs of caribou left in the tundra by the eskimos. No sign of new lemming workings were found and up to date a live lemming has not been seen by me in the field at Athawak. Three northern phalopes were shot by me and will be prepared as study skins. These birds were on a pond adjacent to the coal mine shaft. Perhaps it should be mentioned that on Monday the 9th, some people came over from the village seeking our assistance since one of the old men in the village was very sick. Bill and I went over to look at him. He could not see us or hear anyone. He was apparently very uncomfortable and in pain. We learned from his wife (through Chester Langley) that he'd been passing black wine and that this "affliction" had started that morning. We did what little we could and told them to get the man into town (Barrow) on tomorrow's (tuesday's) plane. The man's illness grew more serious and he passed away during that night. Relatives flew in the next day and Reverend Waites also came for the burial. In the evening the two tragelins

M. Brock Journal 1957 June 12 were checked, no. VII + VIII, one red phalanger was the only catch. June 13 Traplines III + IV were checked in the morning; nothis was caught. Ten spot traps were put out in an area just to the south of the east end of the 'air strip' when Bill Maher returned from his trip into the field, he produced a live Dicoronyx which he had caught just a short distance east of the village. He stated that the animal did not move and that he had not even noticed it until he saw it on its back and producing a chattering noise. It was brought back to camp and put in a pot to keep alive. Traps were checked in the evening with no animals trapped. June 14 The Dicoronyx was dead this morning. It made an awful lot of noise in the pen during the night trying to get out. It also ate up all its lettuce, the cotton that had been placed in with it was entirely wet. Traplines VII + VIII were checked this morning but no catch was made. Four eggs from Bextrol Sandpaper nest were collected near Trapline VII. Bill & I took a trip across the river. I located trapline

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Brock 1957 June 14 Journal Alkosuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska Tr. VI. This trapline apparently was staked every 20 feet only for the first 200 feet, became thereafter, the stakes appear only at the 100 foot marks. A red poles rest was found in the willows near stake nine. Small land snails were found in the moist areas, Cineridella beetles and trichoptera were also seen. Checked traps in evenings - nothing cought. June 15 Transsects VII + VIII were checked and picked up. Traps carried to Transsects III & IV. Transsect V under snow, transsect II only half staked. After figure new stakes should have been the traps were started. One Dicrostonyx was taken in Transsect VIII. The evening check on VII and VI yielded no animals. June 16 No Lemmings caught in the morning run of transsects III & IV but in transsect II one trap was off and had some Lemmus hairs in it. Also along this line one trap was missing. In the evening check of the traps, the only thing taken was a St longspur in Transsect II

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M. Brock 1957 Journal June 17 Atkasuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska Transects III and IV were checked in the morning and the only catch was a longspur in line IV. A walk was taken south west of the wargian in hopes of placing some spot traps. No good localities were found. One Pomarine jaeger nest was discovered. I have still not seen a live lemming in the field at Atkasuk. June 18 Checked transects III and IV this morning and also picked up the traps and then rowed across the Mead to set out the last line, transect VI. While setting out the traps near stacker one I caught a microtus alive. Bill Maher went back to Barrow today. June 19 Checked trapline VI in the morning, no animals caught. Collected the red pole nest and one egg since it had been unattended. Egg was cold, nest wet from rain and snow. Light snow flurries in the morning. The microtus caught yesterday is still alive. A longspur nest with a newly hatched young was found near the coal mine (see account) and a pintail nest with 9 eggs

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M. Brock 1957 Journal June 19 Atkasak, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska Forty snap traps were set out ( to do some spot trapping) about 100 yards east of stack 0.0 of transect II. Checked traplines in the evenings. Only catch was a ? longspur, June 20 Traplines checked in the mornings, only thing caught was a semi palmated parrypiper. Nothing was caught in the spot trapping that was done; these traps were left out until tomorrow. Took a walk south of the coal mine and back around transect II. The day was very overcast; no jaegers were seen. The only thing to be caught in the trapline in the evening check was a red pole which was prepared as a study skin. In my stay at Atkasak I only saw the one vicrortus alive in the field; no lemmings were seen by me in the field. As an added note, I hope that transects VII and VIII will not be bothered by the eskimos. They are about a mile away from the camp village but are very prominently stacked and clearly visible since the stacks protrude about a foot above the surface of the ground.

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M. Brock Journal 1957 Athanasz, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska June 21 All forty snap traps (spot check) were picked up with no catch. Transect V picked up in the morning with no catch waited nearly all day for the plane June 22 Barrow, Northern Alaska Cleaned up desk back at lab. Blew out skulls of numerous lemmings which had been put into water and left; they were macerating and fermenting and many labs adjacent to ours were effected by this oversight in someones part. Arranged some of the live lemmings found in various cages in the lab. June 23 Put up a skin of a least weasel raised in 1953 by Daniel Thompson. The weasel was raised to maturity, did of malnutrition and was preserved in alcohol. wrote letters and cleaned up things from Mead River June 24 Brought in more aquaria to separate as many pairs of live lemmings as possible at the bottom of one ill arranged, three occupant aquarium found a litter of 6 young. Two of the adult

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M. Brock 1957 Journal June 24 Barrow, Northern Alaska lemmings were removed from this cage. According to a label at the cage the animals were weighted on June 17 but I could not figure out which animal was which. But therefore the youngs were not observed on that date and must have been born there after; yet they look old enough to be more then one day old therefore the birthdate was established as about June 20. Due to actual known age weight of second litter I believe this date would better be June 22. the [illegible] as many lemmings were paired as possible, the rest put in separate cages. The multitude of flat skins that were set out to dry were packed away. One sabine's gull was prepared as a study skin. The treads of the 300 traps soon to be used at Barrow, were once again smear with peanut butter, bacon fat and clove oil mixture. June 25 Drove out, by myself, in a vehicle along the east side of the gas line looking for transects I did II. After reaching the locality I drove around for an hour looking for the lines; I was unable to find the lines at the locality marked on the maps. After returning to

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M. Brock 1957 Journal June 25 Barrow, Northern Alaska The lab I later went out with Bill Maher who knew where the lines were located. The lines were found and will be changed on the map.* We then drove over to Volschlag slough and Marsh plot and found lines IV, VI, VII and VIII. Had the traps along to be placed out but a continual rain during the day made it undesirable to place out traps. A ground squirrel was prepared as a study skin.* Map probably correct as is marked. June 26 Most of the day was spent skinning out lemmings from Wainright and taken data on them. June 27 Morning was spent processing some more of the Wainright lemmings. Transects I and II were set out in the afternoon and then some more lemmings were processed. June 28 Transects I and II were checked with a catch of one lemmus in each. Forage utilization checks were also taken on both traplines I and II. More lemming, were processed today. An evening check of traplines one lemmings was taken in transect II. Just snowy owl was seen this evening.

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M. Brock Journal 1957 June 29 Barow, Northern Alaska Haylines I and II were checked in the morning and evenings without a catch being recorded. Transect I had one trap missing. Utilization checks were made on transects VII and VIII. In making the utilization checks for I, II and VII I was seeing clippings under 'prior activity', all old clippings, whether they were standing or not [that is old clippings lying in the ground] For all other utilization checks I will only record clipping as prior activity if it is a cut grass blade which has a very short dead portion and a basal portion which is green. [Transects I, II + VII rechecked 7-16-57 (see notes)] I am still seeing one litter of 6 lemmings, and caught adult lemmus and one Microtus. June 30 Processed a few lemmings, packed dried skins in towels, put away skulls, then some more skulls. I + II picked up July 1 Set out haylines IV and VI and also took utilization count on both of these transects yesterday, for the first time it was noticed the the ice in the ocean was breaking up beyond the

M. Brock 1957 Journal July 1 Barrow, Northern Alaska pressure ridge. This was the first sign of any ice breaking. Previous to June 30 the ice was frozen for about the first two miles from shore and with the pressure ridge located at this limit. Beyond this point ice was perhaps a mile more of ice. So yesterday the ice beyond the pressure ridge began to break. Today, July 1, was a sunny day. At 6700 today there was not the slightest remains of ice on the ocean. On the very distant horizon a few ice bergs could be seen. Apparently nearly everyone had missed the breakups which someone stated occurred about 1300 or 1700. July 2 made morning and evening checks of traplines V and VI made a utilization check of Transect IX. Drove to both and looking for traplines. Apparently the army has moved in on the area and most of the location is highly restricted with signs every where telling warning people of the fact.

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M Broek 1957 Journal July 2 Barrow, Northern Alaska A restricted area (and buildings) has been placed, either partially on top of, or immediately north of the Votha area. I retreated to await permission. I tried to get to lines IV and X by approaching from south side. It was impossible to cross the narrow strip of water at the south side of the lake... I later tried to approach the lines from the north through the garbage dumps which is just north of the line - this approach proved impossible. Finally concluded that the only way to get at them was from the other side of the gas line. July 3 Processed a few specimens. Went out to check traplines and ran out of gas (cause was incorrect). Therefore first check was at about 4:00. Drove over to Voth area with Tom Swolka since he has been going there regularly to read graphs and knows the restricted areas. Max and I had a talk with some people concerned with the area and found it was possible to continue our study about the area (not too close)

M. Brock 1957 Journal July 4 Barrow, Northern Alaska All of ARk went on an LVT trip to the Port Rogers Monument. Before leaving I checked my traps, nothing caught. On the LVT trip saw two well developed phalarope (red) chicks following their mother. Two longspur chicks were seen, each at a different locality, hopping along the ground. I saw one Lemming on the 12 mile trip to the monument and of the 38 other people on the LVT, two other lemmings were reported as being seen. On the way back one lemming was reported as been seen. July 5 A Leillus gemyi was prepared as a study skin Animal caught by Pete Savolito on May 28 or 29 1957 near Meade River. Bill Maher was with Pete at the time. Animal kept alive and brought back to lab. Gave birth to 4 youngon 6-17-57 all of which had died by 6-22-57. Three animals were saved for Dargith Dayup who killed this one on July 3. Since we did not get back from the monument until very late, I was unable to pick up the traplines IV and II on July 4. The traplines were picked up this morning with no traps missing and no catch on either line,

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M. Brock 1957 Journal Barrow, Northern Alaska July 5 Traps lines IX and X were placed out in the afternoon. July 6 Transects IX and X were checked in the morning and afternoon. A utilization check was made on transect X. A ruddy turnstone was prepared as a study skin. July 7 Checked transects IX and X in mornings and afternoons. Although it had rained heavily last night only 10 traps were off altogether. Drew up forms for utilization check recordings. Put up study skins of red-backed sandpiper and semi-palmated plover. Prepared skin + skeleton of very young brown age lemming (see 'raising of youngs'). July 8 Made utilization checks of lines III A + III B although there seems to be some confusion as to which is which. Another of the litter of lemmings died. It was weighed, measured and skin and skull saved. Other lemmings also processed. Traps IX and X were checked in mornings and evenings. Lines returned. July 9 Transects III A and III B were set out. During the two hours while I was setting out these lines, I kept watching a snowy owl perched on the treacherous ground.

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E.M. Brock 1957 Journal July 9 Banow, Northern Alaska about 200 yards south of these two transects. After finishing the lines I went to check the location and soon saw Two owls but no nest (see sp account) Spent at least three hours watching the owls. Put up a skin of a yellow-billed loon which had been wounded in the wings and brought in from the point by Carl B. Everson and Dr. Geza Teleki. Apparently the bird had been wounded some time previous and Everson and Teleki caught it on the ground. July 10 Today seems to be the first day that the mosquitos are bothersome. While checking lines III A and B in the morning I was very much annoyed by them. Ten birds were carried in the two trap lines, five of them fledglings. Four other traps were off with feathers caught under the wire. One trap was missing. A utilization check was taken on transect IV B. Tom Cade came back; I took him over to the trap lines and to show him the snowy owls which were seen again in about the same location.

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M. Brock 1957 Journal July 11 Barrow, Northern Alaska Traps III A and IV B were checked in the morning and afternoon. A forage utilization check was made on transect IV A. The two snowowl were once again seen in the area but no nest could be found. One ground squirrel study skin was prepared and several lemmings pressed. July 12 Transects III A + IV B checked in morning and afternoon and both lines were picked up in the afternoon. Prepared study skins of three fledglings red-backed sandpipers that told been caught in the trap traps. Also prepared study skin of ground squirrel and a snow buntings. July 13 Transects IVA and IV B laid out in the afternoon. Another litter of six young was discovered in one of the square that have lemmings in them. The little was born to a female which has been alone for about two weeks (see "litter of young") One fledgling red-backed sandpiper prepared as study skin.

E.M. Brock 1957 Journal July 14 Barow, Northern Alaska Transects IV A and IV B checked in morning and evening. Four young snowy owls have been shipped to A.Pik...Three arrived alive yesterday the fourth was prepared as a study skin today. A fledgling red-backed sandpiper and red phalarope were also prepared as study skins. July 15 Tom Cade went to Point Izey, so now it has fallen upon me to feed two gyrfalcons, three snowy owls and a multitude of lemmings. Checked traps in transects IV A & IV B in mornings and evenings. A utilization check was made for both transect XI and XII. One piedral sandpiper prepared as study skin and several lemmings processed July 16 Checked Transects IV A & IV B and still no lemmus had been caught in Transect IV and and therefore transect was left out. Rechecked transect I & II and VII for "prior activity" signs. When I first stated making utilization checks I entered (for those three lines) under

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E.M.Brock 1957 Journal July 16 Barrow, Northern Alaska "prior activity" all old clippings found loose on the ground not just standing, old clippings. For all other transects prior activity was noted by old droppings and/or cut grass with a shot (1-2cm) dead area at the clipped end. Today (July 16) I checked lines I, II and VII for prior clipping activity and corrected them accordingly on the utilization records. The new litters of lemmings from July 13 was checked and a little data recorded (see "Lemming") July 17 Transect II A + IV B checked once again in morning and evening; nothing has yet been taken in line IV A but another lemming was caught in line IV B. A few lemmings were processed and a ground squirrel skin prepared. Wainright lemmings were processed. July 18 Transects IV A + IV B checked in morning and evening, and still no lemmings have been caught in transect IV A; therefore traps were left out. Lemmings were processed. Heads of 100 traps were smeared to ready traps.

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M.Brock 1957 Journal July 19 Barrow, Northern Alaska Transects IVA and IV B were checked in the morning. Nothing has yet been caught in TIVA so it was left out but TVB was picked up. A very large number of geese were seen during the course of the day - approximately 50 seen, t Traps XI and XII were set out today and both these areas are extremely inundated; at places the water went over my shoepacks. Line XI is nearly entirely under water, while line XII has a few stakes on wet ground. In many of the water areas the grass is so tall that the traps set on the tops of the grass standing above the water, other traps are floating. All in all there is a very good growth of grass in the both slough area. Various bird skins were prepared and some lemmings processed July 20. Transects IVA, XI and XII were all checked in morning and evening and 220 lemmings were caught in the traps. One live female lemming was caught by hand.

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M. Brock 1957 Journal Barrow, northern Alaska July 20 very close to the end of line IV A. Some bird skins prepared and several lemmings processed. July 21 Transects IV A, XI and XII were checked in morning and evening A couple of bird skins were prepared July 22 Transects XI and XII checked in morning and evening; Transect IV A checked in morning and since it has been out for nine days now, it was picked up. No lemmings had yet been caught in trapline IV A. Lemmings were processed during the day July 23 Transects XI and XII checked in mornings and evening. Lemmings were processed. July 24 Transects XI and XII were picked up today although no lemmings had been caught in either trapline. The traps had been left out for nine checks The area is extremely wet, many (most) of the stakes standing in water. Traps were moved to Central Marsh when the last two of the traplines were set out. Traps placed at Transects VII and VIII

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M. Brock 1957 Journal Barrow, Northern Alaska July 24 Lemmings were processed. July 25 Transects VII and VIII checked in morning and evening. A very large number of juvenile longspins were cought in both lines. Lemmings were processed during the rest of the day. July 26 Transects VII and VIII run in morning and evenings with many longspins once again being caught. Lemmings were processed during the rest of the day. July 27 Transects VII and VIII run in morning and evening. More longspins cought. Some skinning done during course of the day. July 28 Checked traplines VII and VIII in the morning which have now been left out for seven checks. Line VII has still not caught a lemming. Both lines were picked up. Lines V and VI too were set out which will now start the second run of all these lines. July 29 Checked trapline V and VI in (morning check was not possible) morning again caught many longspins. While checking the traplines in the morning

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E.M.Brock 1957 Journal Barrow, Northern Alaska July 29 and looking north, I could notice large flocks (100-300) of ducks flying in a westerly direction. There seemed to be a continuous stream of them, one groups following another - always at least one group in sight. Upon returning to the lab, I told Dr Miller (S.F. Academy) about the ducks (he is trying to establish whether radar has any effect on ducks in flight). He mentioned that he had already seen a few. Dr Miller and I went to the airport where Dr. Miller has a small radar screen which he is permitted to point [illegible] in a desired direction. We were at the location for about three hours during which we observed at least 25 groups of ducks varying from 100 to approximately 400 ducks per group, all flying around the point (where the Koreans would shoot at them) and west. Although there had been reports of large groups coming by previous days today, Dr. Miller stated that today's amount probably exceeded previous days.

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M. Brock 1957 Journal Barrow, Northern Alaska July 30 The traps were not checked last night and when the two transects V and VI were checked this morning 1 lemming one juvenile golden plover, two juvenile red-backed sandpipers and 88 juvenile longspurs were caught; the combined weight of the catch was 6 lbs. Frozen lemmings were processed during the rest of the day. The evening check of the traplines yielded very few birds and very few traps had been set off. I am still raising and feeding lemmings in the lab. Two litters are still going one with only one remaining young and the other with five remaining young. July 31 Transects V and VI checked in morning and evening. Lemmings processed during rest of the day Aug 1 Transect V and VI checked in mornings and picked up. Transects I and II set out in afternoon. Known age lemmings taken care of and one prepared as a study skin since it died yesterday.

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M. Brock Journal 1957 Barrow, Northern Alaska Aug 2 Hares I and II ran in mornings and evenings. Lemmings were processed. Aug 3 Hares I and II ran in morning and evenings. Lemmings from Wainright were processed Aug 4 Hares I and II checked in mornings and evenings. Lemmings from Wainright were processed. Aug 5 Hares I and II checked in mornings and evenings. Lemmings were processed. Aug 6 Checked Hares I and II and picked them up in the mornings. Processed lemmings during the day and prepared for leaving for Wainright tomorrow. Ingridh Dayup shall feed the lemmings that are being raised for Kenowa age skeletons Aug 7 I was ready to leave at 8:00 in the morning for Wainright. The plane was supposed to leave at 9:00. We left Barrow about 10:00. Since there were two other people beside the pilot and myself, most of my equipment and traps had to stay behind.

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August 6, 1957 Dear Tom: I have finished running traplines I, II,V and VI for the second time. Therefore transects the rest of the transects could probably best be run in the following order: TTTA &TTTB, IVA & IVB IX & X XI & XII VII & VIII The locations for finding these transects are on the large map in the back of my folder which is in the locker cabinet I shall be back on the 21rst. [? Brock].

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E. M. Brock 1957 Journal Wainwright, Northern Alaska Aug 7 I do not remember looking at my watch when we arrived at Wainwright but it was somewhere around 11:30. We landed on the beach and I left the plane to look for the schoolhouse. I found Mr. Crawford at the schoolhouse who showed me my room. He remarked that the 200 lemmings were waiting for shipment back to Barow. Although I did not have my transect location map with one I remembered approximately where they were supposed to be located in relation to the cemetery. The cemetery is visible from my room. I took a walk over to the area and found transect I which is very messed up with a confusion of stakes. After figuring out approximately which was the end of the line I walked to the beach. I looked around them for about fifteen minutes and walked back to transect I and later found transect II and followed it the length of the trapline. After finding the first two transects I walked in the direction of T III + IV and found them. I also walked the length of both of these transects.

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M. Brock 1957 Journal Aug 7 Wainwright, Northern Alaska and while I was passing Stake 4.8 of line III a lemming ran by and was caught by hand and killed. This was the only lemming seen by my During my entire walk about the Transect. On three other occasions I heard [illegible] in the undergrowth which may have been lemmings running away. On one other occasion I heard squeeking which sounded like two lemmings fighting, once again I didn't find anything when I looked. There is a striking difference in the amount of lemming activity signs here at Wainwright as compared with Barrow. Although I saw only the one live lemming, runways which appear heavily used are abundant. Clippings and fresh droppings are also abundant Nearly all the time I was out in the field there was at least one jaeger in view. In all I saw perhaps 40-50 jaegers during my walk - some may have been repeated observations. All three jaegers were seen. Just from today's observations no one type of jaeger is more abundant than the others.

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M. Brock 1957 Journal Wainwright, Northern Alaska Aug 7 Mr Crawford repeated at least five times the fact that every time he tells the village kids he wants lemmings they run off south of the village to collect specimens and that our traplines (Crawford talking) are in the wrong place being roughly N.E. of the village. He seems to believe that the lemmings are more abundant south of the village. I will try and look through the area. Spent the afternoon walking about a mile up and down the beach while waiting for my equipment to come in on the second flight. The plane finally came about 4/600 with traps, food, dissecting tools and sleeping bag. All this equipment was lugged up to the school house. Max Brewer had included a ten pound can of frozen strawberries. When I gave half of these to Mr Crawford he was most delighted. After eating and getting somewhat organized I set out the two traplines - transect I + II - at about 2000.

M. Brock 1957 Journal Aug 8 Wainight, Northern Alaska Traps I and II checked at 0900 and 28 lemmings taken from the traps (see harvest data) On way back to village I found a partial skeleton of a weasel, the skull was collected. Looked a walk about a mile west along the beach at Wainight, walked back and over tundra south to the lagoon, then walked about a mile east along that beach and then walked back to village over the tundra. Although a lot of the walking was along the beach, during the entire walk only four lemmings were seen running away. On my first walk west along the beach I dashed into some old abandoned houses and found several artifacts. The avian population takes a real beating from the Eskimo children. Their main sport seems to be shooting at birds. In order of most often observed means of killing a bird the followings have been observed: sling shoots, bow and arrow, throwing stones (dirt) tree-top B-B gun and 22.

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M. Brock 1957 Journal Aug 8 Wainight, Northern Alaska Transsects I and II were checked at 2030 with a smaller catch of lemmings then in the morning. The plane came in again today with my shotgun and personal belongings Aug 9 Traps checked at 0900 with a very large catch of lemmings once again. (See Thomeet notes) Plane came in again today and brought the Coleman stove, Two lemmings were seen morning during the morning check of the traps. Took a walk along beach and over tundra to Administrators cabin out at the point about 3.5 miles from Wainight No lemmings were seen during the walk. Transsect checked in evening - no lemmings at all caught in transect II while transect I only had a few. Aug 10 Traps I and II checked at 0900 Once again a fair amount of lemmings caught Yesterday a small amount of rain fell. Today it has been raining lightly all day - may set off some traps

M. Black 1957 Journal Wainwright, Northern Alaska Aug 10 During the last three days I have had an extremely bad cold which has made tasks difficult. At five in the afternoon checking I laid II and retrieved them so that I could get III and IV placed out. Very few lemmings were caught in traplines I and II. A lemming was seen running less than a foot away from stake D.O of transect I. In all four lemmings were seen scurrying about as I picked up the two lines and set the other two out. I am sure that the catches in line II and III are going to be very large due to the fact that nearly every trap placed out was near a fresh lemming runaway or hole. Intermittent rains during the day, a study skin of a semi-palmated sandpiper was preserved today. A big difference in the number of animals caught during the night hours as compared with the lonely daylight hours has been noticed. I wonder whether its possible since

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M. Brock 1957 Journal Aug 10 Wainwright, Northern Alaska the nights are becoming much more dark now, whether the lemmings are now tending to be more active at night, this difference in the number of lemmings caught was not noticed at Barow (of course, the lemmings were much fewer) Aug 11 Trapezine #II and III checked at 0900 this morning. The total catch for both lines was 50 (see transect data) Have been trying to collect I bird I can't identify - I believe it's either a snowbunting or a godwit. It has a very long bill, is larger than a red-backed sandpiper and has a definite white rump patch. I believe it's one of the above birds in a molting stage. I have seen four of them now. Took a walk about two miles east along the beach then walked up into the tundra and back to the village by way of the tundra. During this whole walk four lemmings were seen. Evening check of the traplines resulted very few lemmings caught.

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F.M. Brock 1957 Journal Wainwright, Northern Alaska Aug 12 Once again the morning catch of lemmings in traps lines III and IV was very high - 46 being taken in both lines (see transect data) Took a walk about 3/4 of a mile west along the beach looked at some old abandoned buildings and found more artifact walked across the tundra south to the lagoon, walked along the beach there and then back to the village over the tundra that Mr Crawford described as the area where the kids catch all their lemmings. This area does not look and different from our transect area. In my entire walk only 3-4 lemmings were seen. Jaegers are still plentiful - all three kinds - about 25 being seen per day. Took a walk about a mile east along the beach, found a mammoth tooth (could find no other sign of the animal) on the beach. Walked onto the tundra and back to the village. In all saw about four lemmings again. Evening catch of lemmings once again very small.

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E.M.Brock 1957 Journal Wainwright, Northern Alaska Aug 13 As has previously happened, todays morning catch was extremely large 41 for both lines III and IV. Took a walk about a mile and a half west along the tundra, turned south for a half mile and walked back to the village about 500 yards away from Crawford's school building (when I'm staying) I finally saw the Dovitchups again and this time we able to obtain one which was prepared as a study skin. I have been taking a .410 shotgun into the field with me every time I go out. Four lemmings were seen on this walk. Traps were checked starting at 1930 and at the same time I picked them up. Very few lemmings were caught in this evening check finished retrieving traps at about 2100. Saw three lemmings while retrieving the traps. I will leave Wainwright tomorrow. no snowy owls were seen on my stay at Wainwright and about 25 gargers were seen per day. In reference to the one Dovostory.

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M. Brock 1957 Journal Aug 13 Wainight, Northern Alaska which was found in the first shipment of 200 lemmings from the Crawfolds at Wainight to Barrow; I was asking the Crawfolds whether they were aware of the fact that there were two kinds of lemmings, and finally Mrs. Crawford said she did recall seeing the "one different one", as I described it. She recalled that the little boy that caught it wanted to know about it at the time. Therefore the Dicrostonyx did rather definitely come from Wainight. Aug 14 Packed and was waiting for the plane that would take me to the Pitmeza at 0930. Went to talk to Horner Bodfish (Wainight Weir employee) to get him to send some of my jink back to Barrow. He confirmed one plane was making two trips, I would leave in afternoon. Bill Maker arrived from his Koolok trip and was flown back to Barrow on the first trip. I told him of the pet young jaeger Waldo Bodfish had and wanted to give away and

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M. Brock 1957 Journal Aug 14 Wainwright, Northern Alaska He went and got it. My plane came at about 1400 and took me to Pt. Layoff to the Pitmeaga River to join Henry Childs for a week. Pitmeaga River, Cape Sabine, Northern Alaska After Pete Merry (pilot) landed at the Pitmeaga, Ward Solomon, Childs eskimo companion got ready to leave. After they had I looked about the area settled my equipment and had dinner. I checked trapline in the evening with Childs. Saw many jaegers (all three types) Glaucous Gulls in front of camp site. Longspurs are also common. Aug 15 Checked traplines with Childs in the morning. Walked over to a "lithosol" area where wheatears were seen and I am shot (see up account). A duck Chauk was also seen, returned to camp after walking out to the Cape (Sabine). Prepared two of the wheatears as study skins. Aug 16 Took a walk out to the various "lithosol" areas and not a wheat ear could be found. Yesterday

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Mr. Brock 1957 Journal Aug 16 Pitmegea River, Pope Sabine, Alaska at least a dozen were seen. Childs Could not find anymore wheatears today either. Yesterday a willow ptarmigan was shot as well as several wheatears. Today the ptarmigan and on wheater were prepared as study skins. Took a walk to the mouth of the Pitmegea river and about 1.5 miles west along the beach cord then back across the tundra to camp. No wheatears were seen and very little other bird life noticed aside from longspurs, glaucous gulls, jaegers (parasitic, Pomarine & longtailed) and various loons always flying high overhead. Lates a short walk was taken up the Pitmegea River for about a mile along the beach and a short ways onto the Tundra and back to camp. Again very few birds were seen. Weather has been much more windy today than yesterday. Aug 17 Weather still quite windy. Childs and I took a walk about 1.5 miles SW over the tundra looking for various birds - very little was seen.

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M. Brock 1957 Journal Aug 17 Pitmegea River, Cape Sabine, Northern Alaska Yesterday I also helped Childs pick up his traplines. He has now completed what he intended to at the Pitmegea. Spent a good part of the day dismantling the camp since there was a possibility that the plane might come in today. To our surprise the plane did arrive at 2200. Pete Merry was going sleep with us and we will start early tomor- row morning. Some things were loaded into the plane Aug 18 At 600 the plane was loaded and just Pete took the plane and these various things to the nearest "Liz" station to be flown back to Barrow via the Deewlines. He returned and all the rest of the equipment was loaded. We took off about 0800 and flew to Cape Lisburne and to Cape Hope. At Cape Hope a very large rookery of birds was seen and photographed. Probably mostly murres, kittiwits, gulls and other birds which left the cliffs like snow falling to the ground. On the way to Cape Hope three separate groups of caribou were seen numbering 9, 17 and 3. The flight was continued to

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M. Brook 1957 Journal Aug 18 Pitmegea River, Cape Sabine, Northern Alaska Cape Thompson where another large bird rookery was observed. A group of three caribou was seen shortly east of the cape. We circled this cape and started flying back were between this point and Cape Sabine two groups of caribou were seen inland numbering 10 and 25 animals. Also seen was one caribou by itself at another location. Near the Pitmegea a group of about 25 caribou was seen. We barely made it back to Pt Lay with one wing tank empty and the other with the middle bonning on empty. We refueled at Pt Lay with 35 gallons of gas took off flew past Day Cape and along the coast over Wainright and landed at Barrow at about 1400. Unpacked the rest of the day. Aug 19 Barrow, Northern Alaska Most of bird and mammal specimens packed for shipment back to states. Caged lemings taken care of and new letters recorded in notebook most of day spent straighting up.

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J.M. Brodie 1957 Journal Barrow, Northern Alaska Aug 19 During the course of the day a party of three people from A.R.L. John O'Sullivan, Jerry Brown, and George Rosenfield returned from a trip about three miles south of the gas well where they caught a golden eagle alive. The bird must be sick. Guessed age 1 about a year, it is not a full grown bird. They claimed the bird flew, but weakly. They caught it and brought it back - it was placed in a small warijan in back of A.R.L. A live lemming was thrown in with the bird. The rodent was immediately noticed by the bird but the bird did not react. With every move of the mouse the bird seemed to react until after about 4-5 minutes of waiting the bird pounced with a lightening fast movement with one foot into the lemming and started tearing it apart. A few lemmings are processed. Aug 20 An Arctic tern and a ground squirrel were procured as skins. The ground squirrel is one of Ingrid Dayne's which was captured earlier in the season and kept alive until today. It was originally caught at Cape Beaufort on July 3, 1957

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M. Brock 1957 Journal Banow, Northern Alaska Aug 20 Four traplines were placed out today for a second run for this season, they are III A + III B and IV A + IV B Aug 21 Ran the four traplines in the morning and evenings. Processed lemmings. Aug 22 Ran the four transects in the mornings and the evenings. Hank Childs and I processed over a hundred lemmings today. Bill Maker was at Pitt Point today and has been here now for several days. Therefore, when Frank Pitelko's letter requesting seal samples from Pitt Point, was received today, a phone call was made to Bill to collect the samples while he was there. This was done by Bill Maker who picked the samples while it was "raining, wind blowing and he got very wet" Aug 23 Traplines III A + III B and IV A + IV B were run in the morning and evening. Time did not allow retrieving the traplines in the evening. Over a hundred lemmings were

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M. Brock 1957 Journal Barrow, Northern Alaska Aug 23 processed by Henry Childs and myself Aug 24 Retrieved traplines III A and III B and IV A and IV B. Processed over a hundred lemmings working in cooperation with Henry Childs. Set out traplines ZX and X in the evening during which time a snowy owl was seen a short distance north of the transects. Also observed at this time was the large flocks of ducks that are once again flying west over the Point. These large groups of ducks have not been noticed since before my trips to Wainwright when the movement ceased. It has also been noticed that within the last week or possibly last two weeks, Snowchicks and Turnstones have become quite common where before Turnstones were only seen rarely and Snowchicks only at Bread River (earlier in the season). During the night another litter of lemmings was born to the caged lemmings I have in the

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M. Brock 1957 Journal Barrow, Northern Alaska Aug 24 lab. I am not sure what I shall do with all the fitters when it is time to leave Barrow. Aug 25 Traplines VII and IX were checked in the morning and evening. Lemmings were processed in cooperation with Henry Child so that we processed about a hundred lemmings Aug 26 Checked traplines in morning and evening and processed lemmings during the day. Hank Childs left Barrow today for home. Aug 28 Traplines VII and X picked up in the morning. Lemmings processed during the day. Traplines XII and XIII set out in central marsh area is extremely wet and does not look like it will yield any catches. I am not going to run XI and XII because they are very well under water and it appears to be more inundated then earlier in the season. According to Dr. Royal Shanko apparently this area is wetter this season then usual. Aug 27 Checked Traplines VII and IX Processed lemmings all day.

M. Brock 1957 Journal Barrow, Northern Alaska Aug 29 Checked trapline VII and VIII in the morning and evening and found absolutely nothing. The area is extremely wet and spongy. Finally, finished processing the backlog of lemmings. Packed soil specimens which were collected yesterday. Aug 30 Traps checked in the morning, No evening check was made. More lemmings found in the freezer; these were Wainright specimens from the beginning of the season. Also some from Pitt Point collected by Bill Maker. More [illegible] packed for shipping. After processing all left over lemmings, I prepared a study skin of a know-age lemming and 1 a Microtus caught earlier in the season at Mead River. Aug 31 Traplines were checked in the morning, traps were not checked in the evening. Various things cleaned up about the cub. Sept 1 Traplines VII and VIII picked up in the morning, no lemmings had been caught in either one of the lines. Both lines were extremely,

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M. Brock Journal 1957 Banow, northern Alaska Sept 1 wet (inundated). (see transect data for VIII) Various lemming and ground squirrel study skins prepared. Sept 2 Packing and cleaning the lab. Phil Zarollik went out hunting and shoot a moose near the gas well. Hide and head of the animal will probably be deposited at A.R.K. Sept 3 More packing and cleaning of the lab. Bill Mather and I went to the point and dug for artifacts - many were uncovered and brought back to the lab. Sept 4 Prepared to leave on plane, and our (Bill and myself) schedule was all upset when the plane arrived on time and we weren't quite ready. Left Banow at about 1230 by Weir airlines. Bill Mather was left off at Unriat. Plane arrived at Fairbanks shortly after 1600. Flight from Fairbanks to Seattle will be at 2200 by Pan American Sept 5 Left Fairbanks a few minutes after the scheduled departure and arrived in Seattle a little too late to make the plane scheduled for Oakland. Therefore instead of getting

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E.M.Brock 1957 Journal Berkeley, California Sept 5 the 0750 plane out of Seattle I had to wait until 4210 for the next plane. Arrived in Oakland at 1700 by United airline. I flew Pan American from Fairbanks to Seattle.

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1957 No. Predatory Birds seen/day Atkzake, Mend Rim Coal Mine, Alaska June 18 5 jeagers June 19 4 June 20 0 Banow, Northern Alaska July 1 3 jeagers July 5 & 0 July 6 & 0 " 8 4 3 jeagers; 1 snowy owl " 9 5 3 jeagers; 2 snowy owls 10 4 2 jeagers; 2 snowy owls 15 3 2 " ; 1 " " 16 14 13 jeagers; 1 snowy owl 17 5 18 4 19 +50 " 2 snowy owl

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E.M.Brock 1958 Journal May 30 Seattle, Washington Traveling in the company of Mr. William Mahn, I took a United airline flight out of Oakland, California at 7 P.M. Our arrival in Seattle was about 10 PM May 31 Fairbanks, Alaska A Pan American flight leaving Washington at 1:AM was taken and we arrived at Fairbanks at about 7 in the morning. Hotel reservations were made and after walking around town met a friend of Bills'; a Mr. Charles Genant - a Chemistry teacher at the University of Alaska. He and his wife, Hannah, had us over to their house for the rest of the day. June 1 Mr. and Mrs Genant took us on a picnic along the Nenana Road nearly all the way to Nenana. The flora in the area is really all of black and white spruce, cottonwood, aspen and willow June 2 Unniat, Alaska Before loading the plane, we made arrangements for a stopover at Unniat since it was known that the dump at Unniat was a good source of skeletal material of large mammals. We left Fairbanks at 0900 and arrived at Unniat at

M. Brock 1958 June 2 Unriat, Alaska about 1/00. Here we were met by a Mr. Harold Griffin, who, along with his wife and one helper, waits for Wein. They are the only persons at the village. He seemed extremely enthusiastic about our guest and regretted the fact that he did not have previous knowledge of our wants. He stated that he, himself, had killed 43 wolves in and about Unriat, a couple of wolverine and a couple of white fox - Of course, many caribou and some moose were also taken. With his aid, as to location, we gathered up 8 wolf skulls and one skeleton and one wolverine skull and two partial skeletons, one white fox skull, a moose skull and a separate set of moose antlers. While at Unriat, we observed two separate herds of caribou each of about 20 in number. On another occasion Harold went out and shot two; while watching him skin out the animals, I broke off pieces of the antlers which were in the velvet. They are extremely vascular and very easily broken. Harold stated that the caribous enjoy chewing on this vascular, chewy material. Most of the snow was clear from the ground. June 3 Left Unriat by plane at about 1/00 after

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M. Brock 1958 Journal June 3 Barrow, Alaska spending the morning looking for more skeletal material. Arrived at Barrow about 1200. Unpacked and got settled in lab. June 4 Along with Bill Mahr, took a weed to about one mile south of gas well and back. Tundra still very much covered with snow - saw some trapline stakes which stuck out of snow. Judging by lack of predators, lack of lemmings sign and lack of lemmings, so far, there is very little activity at present. No signs of lemming activity were noticeable in any of the exposed areas. Snow buntings, longspurs and red-backed sandpipers were common while observations were also made of two glaucous gulls flying by and two pararine jaegers seen at a great distance. A dead king eider was found out on the tundra. The head and neck were missing and a slight scar visible in the chest June 5 Made arrangements for a trip to Wainwright next Monday to do trapping there. Obtained 300+ traps and applied to the trade of such a scripture of

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M. Brock 1958 June 5 Barrow, Alaska peanut butter, bacon grease and clove oil. June 6 Processed lemmings all day. These were lemmings collected by the eskimos at Wainwright. It seems that the eskimo children have learned that the best way to slow down a lemming is to break its skull, thusly the vast majority of the skulls are crushed. In such circumstances, as to when the skull is really crushed flat, I have taken upon myself to discard both skull and skin, recording all the essential data in the catalogue though. When skin and skull not saved it is noted by the catalogue no. Also, in other situations, the skins are so badly torn that they are not worth keeping, or, once again, the skin is slipping and the carcass is rotten and only the data on paper is kept. These are all of course, frozen specimens. June 7 Continued to process lemmings June 8 Processed a few more lemmings. Put up skin of a juvenile arctic fox (Vulpes lagops) which was brought in from the village by Jim Harding on June 3. Packed for Wainwright June 9 Wainwright, Alaska Prepared to go to Wainwright. Plane was to leave at 0900 but we didn't get started until 0930. Flew by bush plane with Frank Gregory as pilot. Nice day.

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M. Brock 1958 Journal June 9 Wainwright, Alaska for flying and with a strong tail wind made it to Wainwright in 40 minutes. The Arctic Ocean is still frozen for 1-2 miles from the shore out, and on the flight, four seals were seen on the ice, two singly and two as a pair. One of the single ones was flushed so that it disappeared into an ice hole. The snow cover at Wainwright is much less then that at Barrow at this time. Being unable to land on the beach by the village, we had to land "out by the point" on a beach about 2-3 miles from the village. Transportation for myself and my equipment was by dog sled back to the village. But, Horner Bodfish insisted on collecting five dollars for this trip. Before coming to Wainwright I had heard the story of the lemmings dying out last fall from Max Brewer, but now Hugh Crawford (school teacher at who's home I am staying) told the same story. Our last year trapping showed a very high lemming population in the late summer. Apparently soon after this, in the early fall, there was a heavy snowstorm which covered the ground with plenty

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E.M. Brock 1958 Journal June 9 Wainwright, Alaska of snow. Then the sun came out again and melted the snow and the cold weather then froze the water thus giving an icy coating to the tundra. Then according to Mr. Crawford (and Brown) there was a large lemmings die off from being exposed to the open. "Dead lemmings were everywhere" From looking at the tundra today, I would say there was certainly little sign of lemmings activity. Robert Rausch who had been here a few days ago returned to Banow with the same comment. The three hundred snap traps were placed out on transects I and II. Very little sign of lemming activity was noticed and only one Brunnich jaeger (passing through) was seen flying NW. [Mr. Crawford just came into the room - he sure likes to talk] Weather was very windy and cold today. June 10 The A.R.A. clothing types an individual the moment he steps out of the plane at Wainwright. Constantly, all day long, little eskimo boys will come up to me asking "you buy mice" or "you buy lemmings" or "you buy jaeger".

M. Brock 1958 June 10 Journal Wainwright, Alaska A check of the traplines this morning yielded six birds and one Dicrostonyx. Five Canadian jays were seen and one parasitic, longspur and snowbunting were not noted. The pectoral and semi-palmated sandpipers seem to be going through courtship displays. There is a large amount of loose hay on the tundra due to lemmings activity and also large amounts of hay an exposed in the melting snow and ice sheets. Birds seen today: Arctic terns, pectoral sandpipers, semi-palmated sandpiper, yellow- billed loons, longspurs, snowbunting, canadian jaygers, parasitic jayer and phalaropes, golden plover and some old squaws. June 11 Checked traps in morning and nothing taken, not even birds. Walked over to search for transects III + IV. These were difficult to find since quite a few stakes of each transect are under water or covered by snow. One annoying point: Murl Solomon (arkins working for ARL) ran a couple of transects in the very late part of last fall. In doing so he left many traps by transects

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E.M. Brock 1958 Journal June 11 Warmwright, Alaska I and FF and left out all the traps at tonest 12th. Therefore those traps will have to be picked up first some are still set, many have rotten lemmings carcasses in them from last fall, some have birds, many of the others can be seen under water while the rest are probably still covered by snow. Merl did mention to me before I left Barrow that it had snowed and he therefore had left the traps out in the field! During my morning walk, about seven jaegers were seen in all, one at a time, flying overhead, only one seemed to be hunting. Also noticed were two jaegers seated on mounds on the tundra, At about 1700, to my surprise, Bill Mahr came in the door. He came to compare Warmwright tundra with Jessau tundra. He had taken a weasel trip to the Snow and upon his return stated that there was little lemmings sign there. Also there is little fresh lemming sign at Winwright but (and I have mentioned in my notes already) the large amount of hay on the ground is a sign of large winter activity. Traps lines checked in the evenings with a catch of one longspurs. In all about a dozen jaeger seen today.

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M. Brock 1958 June 12 Journal Wainwright, Alaska Along with Bill Mahr, checked the two transects this morning. Once again nothing taken except two longspurs. Reproductive information is being, and has been, collected for all birds caught in the sna/traps. About four jaegers were noticed while checking the traplines. Traps left out by Mel Solomon at transect three were retrieved. Much of this transsect as well as IV is still under snow or else surrounded by water. Took walk along tundra about a mile west of village - only three jaegers seen during walk. Retrieved traplines I and II and set out-traplines III and IV which are about one-third covered by snow. While doing this two pomarine jaegers were seen flying NW while at a later time eight pomarine jaegers were noted at one time all seemingly hunting in the area. In all about 15 jaegers were seen today. Met old man in village who had about a dozen red phalaropes on a string; he claimed that they taste very good and he was going to eat them.

M. Brock 1958 June 13 Journal Wainwright, Alaska Checked Transects III and IV, only thing caught was one female longspur. Bill Maker left for Barrow Today. Mr. Crawford also (then is going to move to Barrow and will teach there next semester) Took a careful walk out on the ocean ice to the eskimo garbage deposits in hopes of finding discarded skulls - none were found. Two days ago I retrieved a fox skull (perhaps red fox) from refuse deposit on tundra about 1,5 mile west of Wainwright (See notes also June 15) Took a walk back to the three old houses a short distance west of the village, to see if I could retrieve anymore artifacts. About a dozen various implements were found on my trip there two days ago. On my return to the village, an old eskimo fellow called to me "you want to see duck?" I said yes, and asked what kind? He replied he'd never seen one like it - I became curious. We went to his house and he brought out a great blue heron. After admiring it, I offered him two dollars for it which he gladly accepted. He claimed he shot it by "the

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F.M.Brock 1958 Journal June 13 Wainwright, Alaska "lagoon" about 5 miles west of the village. The man's name is Joe Avelogan [illegible] (Spelling given to me by Waldo Bodfish) He stated that it was shot day before yesterday. Traps checked in the evening with a catch of one longspur. June 14 Traps checked in the morning and the only take was two red phalaropes. The day is extremely foggy. Setting out for transects III and IV, I suddenly discovered myself at transect I. Two razor-billed jaegers were seen during the morning trapline check. Walked west along a small exposed patch of beach for about two miles, then went down to thundra and headed back to village. On way back discovered snowy owl caught in steel trap (see account) Walked over to dumps area to look for any possible skulls - found none. Picked up some eskimo artifacts along beach ridge. Only three pomarine jaegers were seen on this walk. Not a single thing was caught in the evening run of the traps.

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M. Brock 1958 June 15 Wainwright, Alaska The morning check of the traps totaled only three birds. The ice and snow which is receding rapidly is retrieving more traps left behind by Solomen, these were retrieved. Only two poramine jaegers seen during the trap check. On my walk up and down the exposed (from snow) part of the beach only two poramine jaegers were noticed. For my entire stay here and with all the walking I've done over the tundra about five dead lemmings is all that I have found. The evening check of the trapline yielded no catch. The traps were picked up and brought in. Two poramine jaegers were seen while checking the traps. June 16 with Barow, Alaska Wated for plane to arrive. Packed in morning and loaded traps and equipment on Homer Bodfish's sled which then took me to the plane. The plane arrived at 1000. Homer, once again charged for the trip, $4.00 this time. About six seal were seen on the ice during the trip home. Arrived at

M. Brock 1958 June 16 Journal Banow, Alaska Banow at 1200. Ate lunch, put up study skin of Dirostryx caught at Wainwright and cleaned fox skull. The fox skull which was found at Wainright on June 11 (see note June 13) is much larger than the white fox skull we have at the lab. It is therefore assumed to be a red fox. It was found, without a skeleton, just skull near the Wainwright garbage dump about 1.5 miles west of the village. The muscles on the skull were still somewhat fresh so that it was probably an animal killed last winter. June 17 Spread peanut butter, bacon grease and clove oil mixture on the three hundred and twenty five traps again because some of the traps were mixed in with Dral Solomon's traps which were set out last fall. Took a weasel trip through Central Marsh and along the edge of most of it. Saw three gulls, two jaegers, many phalaropes. Observed one large group of steller eiders with about 18 males and 10 females in it; also saw two other groups of Steller eiders one which may have been the same as the first group in a different locality. The other group of Steller

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E.M. Brock 1958 June 17 Barrow, Alaska numbered twelve and also had a pintail among them. One pair of spectacled eiders was observed as well as three pacific loons on a pond in Central Marsh. June 18 Spent most of day preparing skin of the great blue heron obtained at Wainwright. A weasel trip [illegible] was made on the tundra towards transects I and II. During the two hours only one jaeger was seen. Many phalaropes Baird's sandpipers and spectral, longspurs snow buntings and a pair of pintails were seen! Tom Cale arrived at noon today. June 19 All the snap traps available were 'buttered' with peanut butter mixture. With Tom's assistance transects I and II, and IV and VI were placed out. Two snowy owls were seen. Checked transects I, II, IV and VI in the mornings and placed out transects IX and X with Tom's help. It has been noticed that of the many lemming nests that are being found in the localized heavily used areas (judged by amount of hay on ground), many of the nests contain dead animals inside. In nearly every instance were a dead lemming is found

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M. Brock 1958 Journal June 20 Barrow, Alaska in a nest; weasel droppings are found on the outside. (see op account of Lemmus) a tabulated chart for listing Lemmus nests and any predator signs has been started; much time was spent in the field checking nests. Checked Transects I, II, V, VI, VII and VIII in the afternoon. June 21. Tom and Bill and myself went with John Cantlin into the field where John helped us to identify some of the more common plants (grasses). Also looked for more Lemmus nests. Ran all six traps just once today. I have not yet seen a live Lemmus at Barrow. June 22 Prepared study skins of two red phalarope and a semi palmated sandpiper. Checked the six traplines just once today. While checking transect I I made it a point to check a longspur nest noticed on the line yesterday. The three eggs there yesterday were gone today and for droppings were found in the nest (see op account fx). June 23 Prepared several study skins. Retrieved all six traplines in the evening. Saw a fox hunting on the tundra. Observed a snowy owl. Prepared to go to Dead Bird tomorrow

E.M.Brock 1958 Journal June 24 Barrow, Alaska This morning went out in a weasel with Pete Savolik & Tom Cade to an area just north of Transect IX which shows high winter lemming usage judging by the presence of hay and lemming nests. We set out the soil transect for Schultz. While we were there Pete spotted a least weasel which we chased and then dug out of the tundra. It was caught alive and brought back to the lab (see account) Caught up on field note writings. Prepared during the day to leave for Mead River which we did not do because the weather was overcast. Bill Maker made an offer of 2-3 dollars for seal skulls and notified the Barrow village people. Day before yesterday four seal skulls were brought in and today two. June 25 Atkanik, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska Left Barrow at about 0900 and arrived at Mead River about 1030. Bobby Fisher was the pilot and the flight was made with Tom Cade. Saw a group of six caribou while on our way to Mead River. Noticed "spotty" locations of lemming activity as we flew over the tundra. The vegetation here at Mead River is at least

M. Brock 1958 June 25 Utqasuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska two weeks ahead of Barrow with all the grasses and willows as nice green and with many flowers in bloom. The plane left and we checked our belongings and found to see what we had. There was to be two flights into Mead and we were expecting our meat supply to come in on the second flight since we had checked our food and not found any meat. No meat was on the plane on the second flight nor any mosquito repellent which is badly needed. Very little lemming activity signs present here. Traps VI, VII, VIII were set out in the afternoon. While setting out VII we saw four caribou pass by about a half mile away. A few minutes later we heard some rifle shots. One of the two men at the village (there are 10 people there now, 6 are children) had shot one of the calves. After finishing our trapline, we went to Barigo with this fellow. For five pounds of coffee and about two pounds of sugar we secured the hind quarters of this calf caribou. Many nest were observed - golden plover, phalarope and pintail. A yellow wagtail was shot and prepared as a study skin.

M. Brock 1958 June 25 Athabaska, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska After a caribou meat dinner, notes were written. June 26 After a caribou and egg breakfast, we checked the three traplines. Not a single animal was caught, not even a bird. Two jaegers were seen (one parasitic, one long-tail), two gulls, golden plover, snow buntings, long spurs, a small sandpiper (either Baird or semi- palmated - Tom thinks it might be a western) Old squawks, pintails, loons, forestal sandpipers and red phalaropes. A walk was taken about one mile up the Mead River and then over onto the tundra and back. Four gulls and three jaegers were the only predatory birds seen. After a caribou dinner in the evening Tom checked traplines III and IV and I rowed across the river to check II. None of the three lines had any catch. While checking line IV I found a Micotus nest with three dead Micotus in it just as we have been finding dead demmingo at Barrow. The Micotus nest was located on the ground in among the willows. Two other nests were found which did not have dead rodents in them / they may have been nests from year before last. June 27 At about 1045 we got in our boat and motored about 5 miles up the Mead River

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M. Brock 1958 June 27 Atkasuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska until we broke a sheering pin and decided we could not go any further. There are many shallow areas and bars the whole length of the river and it is not easily traveled with a motor. Two more sheering pins were broken on the way back and a good portion of the return trip was by oars. [illegible] location about four miles up from Atkasuk we stopped and looked at the area. Along most of the stream willows are quite dominant and at this area the red pols were very abundant. One caisson could be seen off in the distance. A few bluffs are found along this stretch of the stream but no penguins were seen. During our entire trip which lasted about six hours, the only predatory birds seen were 2 parasitic jjaegers and two long-tail jaegers. One gull was also seen. In the three areas we stopped at there was no sign of any lemming activity at any of them. Later in the day I checked transect VII and VIII while Tom rowed across the stream to check VI. The four long-spines in transect VII were the only catch for the three lines. On my way to the transects I noticed two white birds seated on

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M. Brock 1958 Journal June 27 Atteusuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska one of the lakes on the way to the hios. One turned out to be a saline gull on a nest (see spec.) while 200 feet away was an arctic tern on a nest (see spec.) June 28 Walk taken out on tundra and a northern phalarope was collected. It turned out to be a male (T=7x3) and had two large brood patches. It was prepared as a study skin. Jon and I took traps and set out Insect 1, walked over to transects VII and VIII and retrieved them, walked over to transect III and set it out. Stakes for transect IV could not be found. They were not found last year but at that time the area was covered with snow. Transect IV therefore layed out parallel to III and at the base of the bluff. We returned to the warigan ate some [illegible] and then went over the river to retrieve trapline V. Here we recovered our first catch an adult Micratus oconomus in one of the traps. The traps were retrieved and move to transect II which was set out. A walk was taken in the [illegible] evening. The Micratus was processed and prepared

E.M. Brock 1958 Journal June 28 Athaskan, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska as a study skin. June 29 Checked traps once today - I checked III and IV and Tom checked I and II. Only a few longspins were caught. Took a walk along the river next to the village were the banks are covered with willows. When I started to look closely at the birds among the willows, I found the the savannah sparrows were quite common. Two were shot and prepared as specimens. Later I walked through this area again and collected two red polls which were later prepared as specimens. During the course of these walks and the checking of traplines, two gulls and one jaezer were seen. Found three more lemming nests (maybe Microtus) but all were empty in this case and did not contain dead animals. These may have been last years nest. June 30 Traps checked once today and finally two male Picrotongs were taken in trapline II. All the other lines revealed nothing but longspins. A dowitcher nest with four eggs found near transect II Tom and I took a walk downstream

M. Brock 1958 June 30 Journal Atkasuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska to the area just across from the old Atkasuk village about three miles north from the coal mine. There ground squirrels and much ground squirrel activity seen in this area. During the entire trip only three julls were seen and three jaegers. On the beach were many caribon tracks as well as wolf and fox tracks. A yellow wagtail nest was found in the area. Also more lemming nests were found, although most of them are empty some still contain the remains of dead animals. Dan has been keeping a record of the number of nest with dead animals. Both Dicostonyx prepared as study skins A red poll and a savannah sparrow, both collected yesterday, were prepared as a study skin. Because two Picastonyx was caught in trancet II yesterday, transects I and II were checked this morning. No mammals were caught. The Weir plane made its weekly trip in today, so we loaded some of our material on the plane in expectation of tomorrow's departure.

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McBrock 1958 Journal July 1 Atkasuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska During a short walk out into the tundra one ptarmigan was seen. The snowshoe hares were checked. All traplines were retrieved today with a catch of one Dicrostonyx in transect III; it was processed and prepared as a study skin. July 2 Barrow, Northern Alaska Cleaned weasels and prepared for flight out of Mead River. Plane arrived at about 9000 and arrived at Barrow was at about 1200 July 3 An attempt was made at setting out two traplines in the Voik area. Tom and I drove to the area and then the motor on the weasel stopped and would not start again. Fortunately, other A.R.H. personnel in the area gave us a ride back to the station July 4 Cleaned up work in lab. Skinned a few lemmings. Planned for trapping at Pitt Point at a later date. July 5 Skinned lemmings. Set out transects IIIA and IIIB. Permit-butler 200 new traps July 6 Checked traps in Yarning - no catch. Rode over tundra with Tom Cole and Jim Myers. Looked at transects IVA + IVB which are

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M. Brock 1958 Journal July 6 Barrow, Alaska dry enough to run. Also looked at transects XI and XII which are extremely wet and probably useless to run. Then drove over to Marsh Slew and circled it. We were looking for eiders and did not find any until our journey brought us to the can dump behind the construction camp where we saw 9 female stellars and one male stellar eider. There were extremely few birds on the tundra - no plovers were seen, no gulls, ools or snow buntings; about three longspurs were seen, very few Bairds sandpipers, about three dunlins and one pectoral sandpiper. Two long-tailed jaegers and nine parasites were seen though. Mays checked in evenings with a few birds being caught in III A. July 7 Processed one lemming which was brought in from Barrow Village. Ran traplines III A and IV B in the morning and afternoon. Made forage utilization checks of transects IX and X. July 8 Processed lemmings most of the day. Took in transects III A and III B and set out transects IV A and IV B. July 9 Checked transects in morning and

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R.M. Brock Journal 1958 July 9 Barrow, Alaska afternoon, not a lemming or bird caught in the lines. Finished taken soil and vegetation samples for Schultz. Picked up pellets from stakes 5 and 12 of the selected plots and also clipped new growth of plot 12. Arnold Schultz arrived today and he was driven about the tundra and given a brief familiarization with the tundra. July 10 Processed lemmings in the morning and made forage utilization checks of transect I and II. Checked traplines IV A and IV B in afternoon and not a single animal caught likewise only two traps set off. Also made utilization checks for these two lines Schultz went along and took samples of soil in the afternoon. July 11 Processed several lemmings. Ran a forage utilization check of lines III A and III B. Retrieved traps from transects IV A and IV B and took them over to Central Marsh and set out traplines VII and VIII. Not a single mammal or bird was caught in either transect

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M. Brock 1958 July 11 Barrow, Alaska IVA or IVB. No traps were ever missing and very few traps were sprays (some sprays by themselves) and there were no second runways present. The habitat at VII and VIII is much the same with only an extremely few runways present and these are old ones. No other sign of lemmings noticed. Lines VII and VIII are also quite wet. I suspect that no lemmings will be caught at those lines either. No lemmings have been caught or seen at Barrow this year summer (by the lemmings project workers) I was in the field from 1300 to 1700 and saw one parasite jaeger in the both area and then four jaegers in a group in Central Marsh and that was all the jaegers. Extremely few other birds were seen: about four dunlins, 2 phalaropes, one sandpiper, 3-4 longspurs and 1-2 snow buntings July 12 Traplines VII and VIII checked in morning and afternoon and not a single bird or lemmings caught. Area very wet and spongy when stepped on. Many times when walking along the line I would break through the organic layer and stand on permafrost. Utilization checks made of transects VII and VIII

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E.M. Brack 1958 July 12 Barrow, Alaska Seven white laboratory mice were been kept in an aquarium in the lab. Yesterday four were found dead all very close together and one was 75% eaten. It was assumed to be just a plain case of cannibalism although three of the mice were not touched. Lettuce and grass were available as food. Today the remaining three were found next to death just barely able to move. Some dog biscuit pellets were laid next to them and they just managed to partake. The three survived - Conclusion: the lettuce and grass, although eaten, is not sufficient in itself to keep the white lab mice alive and they will starve. July 13 Prepared study skin of juvenile snow buntings brought in yesterday. Made forage utilization checks of transects I & II. Ran traplines III and IV only once today and not a thing taken. Pete Sovalik shoot and brought in a bearded seal today. It weighed 207 lbs. I tried to obtain the skin & skull for M.V.Z. but the skull was very much damaged and, also, some physiologist are looking for brain tissue and mutilate all skulls they lay.

E.M.Brock 1958 Journal July 13 Barrow, Alaska their hands on. The procedure when seals are taken (according to Man Brewer) is that the skin goes to one Eskimo and the meat to another, therefore the skin was accounted for. But another skin will perhaps be obtained at another time. July 14 Processed lemmings. These were lemmings frozen from last fall. These lemmings were dead lemmings, from the fall die off no telling how long they had lain on the tundra. Also, no telling how long after they were picked up, it was until the Eskimos put them in an ice cellar. Also many of these people's ice cellars are not good and don't freeze thoroughly. It all boils down to the fact that these lemmings which were shipped to Barrow on February 17, 1958 are optimally rotten. Therefore most of the skulls and skins are not being saved. It was noticed that several [illegible] of the lemmings had been chewed on, not as if by jaegers or owls or foxes but rats cannibalism! Retrieved traplines VII + VIII in the late afternoon. Only one pectoral sandpiper caught; this was the only animal caught in both lines for the three days. Shot

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M. Brock Journal 1958 July 14 Barrow, Alaska a reddly Turnstone by the oil drum dump in back of Barow camp. Also saw a pair of Red pells there and shot one and prepared it as a study skin. The sandpiper and the turnstone were also prepared as study skins. July 15 Pitt Point, Alaska waited for plane departure from Barrow to Pitt Point. Left Barow at about 1300 along with Tim Myers. In a very short time, by bush plane, we were at Pitt Point, which is about 100 miles southeast of Barrow. We were greeted by Ed Londone and Jack Bittman and signed in at the camp. It was noticed right away that the forage here seemed to be much greener then at Barrow. Transect I and II were found and trigling wen set out at both. No recent lemming signs were noticed. It is doubtful whether any lemmings will be taken. One pair of parasitic jaegus wer seen. Several gulls were noticed. A walk was also taken to the beach. Birds noticed so far were parasitic jaegus, glaucous gulls, red phalarope, red backed

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E.M.Brock 1958 July 15 Pitt Point, Alaska sandpipers longspurs snow buntings and semi-palmed sandpigeon. In a discussion with the men at the station, it was learned that they had seen a pair of crown cranes shortly inland. Only one man stated that he had seen one live lemming this year. The extreme interest and enthusiasm of the men at the site for knowledge of the birds and mammals about the area surprises me. July 16 Checked both traplines in the mornings and evenings, the only catch for both lines was two longspurs and a snow bunting. Eight gulls were noticed at that time flying overhead in a northeast direction. From the end of the second trapline a large circle was made in the way back. In the afternoon a walk was taken about 1.5-2.0 miles west along the ocean beach and then back to the station by way of the tundra. It was on the tundra about 1.5 west of the station when about 200 caribou were feeding. No recent lemming sign has been found anywhere. In order to make the trip to Pitt Point possible, Map Brewer had arranged

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E. M. Brock 1958 Journal July 16 Pitt Point, Alaska it so that we would come up to Pitt to sample the drinking water. Therefore today we filled sample bottles of drinking water from two different lakes. Tomorrow, an L.V.T. trip to a winter water supply lake 10 miles away, will be made. July 17 Checked traplines in the morning and not a thing caught. Left station site at about 1030 in an L.V.T. with "Gus" driving and a passenger, Jack Bittman. Tim and I were to go to the winter water supply lakes to take water samples. We traveled along the coast [illegible] in a westerly direction until we reached the old eskimo village site. Shortly beyond these houses, we came upon some lakes covered with about 500-600 flightless, smolting pintails. We turned inland and headed for the two large lakes. After we sampled one lake we headed for the other. In between these two lakes we came across a [illegible] sabine gull colony of about twenty nests plus one arctic tern nest and one Pacific loon nest. These were located on an island in a large Arctophila lake. (see page 2) Looked at more lemming nests found and still no dead lemmings visible.

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F.M. Brock 1958 Journal July 17 Pitt Point, Alaska While at the two large lakes a group of about 100-200 caribou could be seen in the distance to the west. On the trip back caribou were constantly seen in small groups. A large group also passed by the L.V.T. I should have also mentioned previously in reference to the Sabine gull colony that there was also present a ducks nest which had two freshly destroyed eggs in it. Once again, it seems, that there is a great percidity of birds here just as there is at Barrow this year. This is also accentuated by the fact that so few birds are being cought in the snap traps. Trape lines checked in the evening - no catch. July 18 Traplines checked in the morning and two longspurs caught in transect I. Took walk went along the beach trying not to go too far from camp since a plane was supposed to be in today to pick up Tim and take him to the mouth of the Colville. I was to go along and then come back to Pitt Point. Retrieved traplines with an evening catch of one bird. Therefore no lemmings were taken in three days trapping.

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E.M. Brock 1958 Journal July 18 Pitt Point, Alaska No plane came in today since an extremely heavy blanket of fog limited visibility most of the day. July 19 I had expected to leave Pitt Point today. For the majority of the day, the airstrip and surrounding area were in heavy fog. The fog quickly comes and goes but most of the time it is present. One definite bush plane came in, in the morning. Later in the day a transport and bush plane tried to land on the airstrip. I was out at the beach at the time and could hear them flying low overhead but could not see them. Even though they flew low they could not find the airstrip and had to go back to Banow. In the evening, Bobby Fisher, flying for A.R.h. in a new A.R.h. plane tried to find the airstrip in a gray dense fog and failed to do so. He could be heard flying back and forth overhead but was never seen, and soon had to give up and return to Banow. So, today, with its waiting and remaining close to camp in expectation of a possible departure, has been a total loss. July 20 No definite time was given for the arrival

E. M. Brock 1958 July 20 Pitt Point, Alaska of the A.R.K. plane and therefore the little "tundra research" that could be done, led to be limited to the immediate camp area where a quick dash could be made for the plane if it were to come in to the airstrip. Dobby Fisher, flying for A.R.K., arrived overhead around 1300 with a float plane. The weather was still extremely foggy. By radio communication we found out that he landed on "a lake about 2 miles south of the site. After much searching, hiking and wading, we found the plane. It turned out that there was only room for one, so Tim left; Arnold Schulz arrived on the plane and we transported his equipment back to the base. In the evening we took three square foot soil samples from each of two staked areas near transit I. The tops of these 24 stakes are black. July 21 Another wasted day of waiting for a plane. Extremely bad fog conditions made it impossible for planes to land during most of the day. In the evening "Bug" Shields, flying for Wein, brought in a bush plane and we thought we were going to leave. After repeated phone calls to Barow and Cape Simpson

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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

E.M. Brock 1958 Journal July 23 Barrow, Alaska new sign. No fresh grass clippings were noticed. Some of the white nests were opened but did not have dead lemmings in them. Processed more of the Wainwright lemmings collected in November of 1957. Once again many are in a state of condition often noted as "rotten" It was also noticed that many of the animals, presumably found dead on the tundra by the eskimo children, have their skulls broken tail four feet broken and hanging by the skin alone (?) Also some of the lemmings have been eaten upon presumably by other lemmings. July 24 Processed more of the Wainwright lemmings Trap traps cannot be set out since there are only 150 traps available. One line had to be left behind at Pitt Point since it was too bulky and would not fit in the place at that time. They were supposed to be placed on the second flight that day of the truck plane. But, when we landed at Barrow, returning from Pitt Point, we hit the runway a little too hard and the tail wheel and the struts and the guide cables all broke. The plane was put out of commission.

E.M. Brock 1958 Journal July 25 Barow, Alaska Skinned Lemmings meat of the day. I processed those lemmings that were taken by merl Solomon in late September of 1957. He caught 85 and 95 Lemming respectively from two trqilines. These lemmings are, of course, in much better condition than those processed yesterday and, therefore, all skins are being saved. Made a trip to the "Duck Camp" along with Adam Lewitt to act as an interpreter. I made a count of the composition of their duck kill: 299 or king eiders, 25 or Pacific eiders, 6 or spectacled eiders, 1 or Pintail, 2 red-throated loons and about 5 thick billed murres, one of which I bought for a dollar. All of these birds have been killed within the week and are hanging on racks & awaiting to be hauled to the village. July 26 Prepared study skin of the thick-billed murre bought yesterday at the duck camp. Processed lemmings all day, prepared two as study skins. July 27 Processed a few lemmings. Prepared study skin of a pigeon guillemot brought in from the duck camp. A young boy, Charles

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M. Brock 1958 Journal July 27 Barrow, Alaska Edwardson Jr. brought the bird to the lab and stated that he had shot it this morning out from the point about one mile north. He said the bird had been flying overhead. I paid him a dollar for the bird. July 28 With Tom's assistance, traplines I, II, III and IV were set out. Processed Wainwright lemmings all day. July 29 Checked all four transects in the morning and afternoon. No lemmings caught only a few birds. Processed Wainwright lemmings. July 30 All four traplines were checked in morning and afternoon - only a few birds caught. Processed Wainwright lemmings. July 31 Check the four traplines in the morning and caught a female Lemmus in trapline IX at stake 9,0 Processed lemmings during the day. With Tom's assistance, I retrieved traplines I and II and III and IV. Line checked at some time and only a few more bird taken. Traplines VII and VIII set out. August 1 Checked trapline in the morning. Processed lemmings during the day. I still [illegible] cannot

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E. M. Brock 1958 Journal August 1 Barrow, Alaska explain why the majority of lemmings being processed have broken leg bones. When I was processing the lemmings which had been picked up on the tundra after the Wainwright die-off, I assumed that the children picking up the lemmings were breaking the leg bones for want of something to do. I make a point of this because about 75% of the animals processed have had broken legs - either one leg, two, three or all four. But now I have been processing the lemmings caught in the Wainwright traps and collected by Murl Solomon, and still about 75% of the lemmings have a leg bone broken. Starting with catalogue number 1255 I am keeping a record of the leg bones broken (see catalogue). Checked traps in afternoon still no lemmings. Shot a bird which looked unfamiliar but turned out to be a knot in fall plumage. It was prepared as a study skin. Frank Dalbut went out to the shore with a hand net to scoop up some candlefish which were passing by very close to the shore in large schools. He claims they taste very good.

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

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M. Brock 1958 Journal August 5 Barrow, Alaska a sturdy skin, the other will be prepared tomorrow. The sex of the bird could not be ascertained. Wainwright lemmings were processed during the day. August 6 Trqplines I and II checked only once today, only birds caught. It is very surprising to suddenly notice many buff-breasted sandpipers, migrating through. August 7 was the first time that I had seen one (see report). Two buff-breasted sandpipers a young red-back sandpiper and several longspurs were among the birds taken in the trapline. Prepared another study skin of a buff-breasted sandpiper, saved three others to be skinned. Processed lemmings all day. August 7 Cape Simpson Alaska I was prepared for a trip to Cape Simpson which was scheduled for tomorrow morning so was taken most unaware and unprepared when told that the plane was ready to leave this morning. Arrived at the cape at about 1000. I took a short walk before lunch. Birds seem to be very abundant—Many phalaropes, daintier snail sandpipers and buff-breasted, arctic terns gulls, loons, longspurs and snow buntings

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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

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M.Brock 1958 Journal Aug 7 Euge Simpson, Alaska One skull was found all by itself while the other was a carcass, too putrid to see; only the skull was kept on it also. No jaegers or owls were seen The day has been very foggy Aug 8 Today is extremely windy but also very foggy. The wind is from the east and there is a large flight of sidler ducks constantly passing by the cape, all going west. Trip line checked in the morning only one longspun taken. Old runways are extremely abundant and most of the traps were placed in runways. While out in the tundra, about one mile north of the site, I saw what I first thought was a wolf. Because of the fog I never was too sure but noticed a white collar and white tipped tail. Back at the site I was told there was a "wild" dog by that description loose in the area. Another U.S.G.S landmark was also located. Whereas most landmarks are buried and placed so as to form precise stationary localities, I was very much impressed by the fact that frost action had lifted and tilted this marker so that it was loose and

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E. M. Brock 1958 Journal Aug 8 Cape Simpson, Alaska could be lifted in the air. In the afternoon a walk was taken out towards the spit, walking north of about 2-3 miles. Several old ice cells are located there and some burial boxes (coffins). Three groups of drant were seen resting on the Tundra. Several more groups of idlers were seen flying overhead, going west. A few small groups of pintails also seen on the tundra. One parasitic jaeger was seen, several snowswitches, many muddy turnstones and many red phalaropes. Three longspurs removed in evening check of traps. I have been rooming with Charles Edwardson who has been providing me with some very good smoked whitefish and smoked Salmon. Aug 9 One longspur taken in morning check of trapline. Took five bottles of water samples from the drinking supply lake just west of the site. These will be analyzed back at the lab. Walked about one mile N W of site. Much old lemming sign but none new. Took walk along beach about Two miles S E. Found an extensive ice scratcher for "colling" reeds, no jaegers or owls seen.

F.M. Brock 1958 Journal Aug 9 Cape Simpson, Alaska I kept watching three small sandpipers about camp and could not figure out what they were; so shot one—looks very much like a pectoral and red backed sandpiper combined (probably of course in fall plumage) I will have to check it out back at the lab. In the evening the other two individuals were shot—bill is black and long but legs are yellow. The legs are also very long. Aug 10 In morning went for a walk for about a mile in a N W direction, checked trapline in morning, only longs seen taken. In the afternoon took a walk for about a mile south along the shore. While at this locality I saw one of the site personnel, Philip Wilcox, boating along the water in a boat with an outboard. He beached by me and asked whether I would like to go in the boat further south along the shore; we went about 3-4 miles along shore and beached. Here he took me to some "tar pits" about a quarter mile from the shore. At the location I took photographs of some caribou which had bogged down in the tar pools. Today has been an extremely hot and clear day.

M. Brock 1958 Journal Aug 10 Cape Simpson, Alaska Traps checked in the evening and retrieved. Only two more longspurs taken. No lemmings taken during the three day run. Aug 11 Barrow, Alaska Left Cape Simpson at about 1000. Clear day but not as warm as yesterday. Back at lab, I tried to identify the three birds that had been brought back and the only conclusion is that they are still sandpipers I retrieved the two terns by Beach Ridge (V + VI). These had been left out during my absence since I was unable to retrieve them before leaving. Apparently, two ptarmigan which were seen today near the lines, had died off of the bird catches in the traps, see for species. Many traps were missing and many traps had only bird remains in them. There was no trap that contained an untouched specimen. Two snowy owls were seen a distance north of the transect Aug 12 Prepared study skins of the three still sandpipers collected at Cape Simpson and the three buff-crested sandpipers collected Aug 6 at Barrow.

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M. Brock 1958 Journal Aug 13 Barrow, Alaska Prepared to go to Wainwright but did not make it. Processed lemmings Aug 14 Checked and counted out 300 + trips to take to Wainwright. Processed a few lemmings Aug 15 Left for Wainwright, Alaska Left for Wainwright about 10:00 with Porter Eckhert as pilot. Circled beach several times because of extreme fog. Flew about and landed about 1200. I got settled in the school house after meeting the new school teacher Wilson Eckles, his wife and four children. Mr. Eckles is a tremendous change for the better since H. Crawford. Walked up and down beach waiting plane to return from Karale with Bill Mahr and Merl Solomon, the cutter who will stay with me and help run the lines. I also walked about on the tundra during my walking until the plane arrived (about 1800). I did not see any lemmings (or new sign), jayeggs or olds. While I was walking on the beach, I observed four separate groups of people (natives) walking the beach gathering beach coal for burning - the largest pieces are at the most five inches across. Two groups

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M. Brock 1958 Journal Aug 15 Wainwright, Alaska encountered one old lady with a small bucket and three for four small children all gathering individual small pieces of coal. The other two gatherers were men who carried sacks. Also observed was the return of a hunting party. They landed at the beach with their canoes loaded with 13 butchered caribou. When Merl Solomon arrived, he brought with him a set of 53 traps which Bill had been using, giving me four traplines. Merl also brought along a large portion of fresh caribou meat - fortunate since I was given only a small supply of meat. With Merl's help, we set out the four traplines. No new lemmings sign to be seen. A group of dowitchers and longspurs were about, one snowy owl and a flight of brant(?) seen going by. No jaegers in the area. One group of ducks seen flying east over the shoreline, then later while I was at sunset I a group of brant flew over my head (coming from the south) flew out to the shore and also flew east. In the afternoon took a walk to

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M. Brock 1958 Aug 16 Journal Wainwright, Alaska the "point" about 2-3 miles west along the shore. When starting for the walk I first watched an ornith return with another group of natives who had been caribou hunting; they had gotten 25 caribous. During the walk saw two more large (100-200) groups of [illegible] flying east along the shore in the evening, back at the village another group observed flying east. During walk observed terns diving into water near shore and come up with fish. Also observed that grass on the tundra seems to be extremely tall (e.g. eaten by lemmings) In many locations grass is over two feet tall. Other localities it reaches up to my knees. Petwite is lush and abundant. Some of the tall grass is restricted to troughs but this is not true of all locations. When I returned to camp everyone was shouting "beluga, beluga" and running about in preparation to go hunt them (See p sect.) The skulls of the two individual obtained by the natives were given to me upon my request. A good portion of the evening was spent cleaning the

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E.M.Brock 1958 Journal Aug 16 Wainwright, Alaska skulls. Evening check of the trapline yielded three lemmings all Dicostomys. Where are the Lemmings? No jaegers seen yet. One snowy owl seen this morning! Aug 17 Traps checked in the morning - no lemmings. While checking the traps, I observed another group of about 100 brant(?) coming from the south, reaching the shore and turning and flying east. I took a walk for a one mile west on the tundra and back; no lemming signs, no jaegers, no foxes, no snowy owls. In the evening all Dicostomys taken in traplines. Attended the very interesting evening church service in the Village Aug 18 Checked traplines in morning and made utilization checks of all four lines. Took measurements of all dimensions of Waldo Bodfish's somiak as requested by Marshall Schalk back at A.R.H. Bought a polar bear skull which I saw lying on a rock in front of one of the eskimo houses. I paid him three dollars for it and he told me it was a female killed in February of

E.M.Brock 1958 Aug 18 Journal Wainwright, Alaska This year, Merl Solomon who was with me at the time told me that this eskimo had told him (in the native tongue) that they were expecting me to pay for the beluga skull I obtained the other day. I knew that M.V.I.Z. was going to remember me, there are several seal skulls about the village that could also be bought. It seems like now-a-days everything has a price on it, partially due to Robert Ranch. In the morning several geese I hadn't seen flying west Aug 19 Following are the dimensions of Waldo Bodfish's umiak and side view This umiak consisted of nine yupik skins, but an umiak usually constructed of 8 or 9 yupik skins. Mr. Wilam Eekie (schoolteacher) claims that at Noorvik (near Kotzebue) the eskimos use yupik skins. In a long talk with Byron James (Wainwright resident), I found out that the large cabin at the spitte by the Wainwright Inlet (Lagoon,) which was supposed to have originally been built by Admundsen, was later sold to Captain John Becklin who apparently made frequent trips to the Arctic. Becklin, according to James, was

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E. M. Brock 1958 Journal Aug 19 Wainwright, Alaska also the person who constructed the large building near the shore at Wainwright. It is the James building and is used as a theater and is the one that appears as if it will slide off the bluff any day. The four trawlers were checked in the morning and retrieved. No Demersus was cought but seven Dicerongs were obtained. During my Wainwright stay, only one snowy owl was seen off at a distance. One long tailed jaeger was reported by Mel. I took short walks about Wainwright and along the shore, not going too far, since there was a slight possibility that a plane might come today. Aug 20 Several more people seen collecting coal from the beach where heavy waves have deposited it. Learned from Byron James that the "beach coal" is an extremely hot coal, much more so than the coal from the mines. There are three coal mines along the Kusk which are visited at times and coal collected from them. Bought the skull of a harbor seal which had been collected more or less recently by Weir Reagovanna Jagelute out towards Day Cape." The seal, which I saw before they butchered it, was about four feet long and probably would have weighed between 150 to 200 lbs. All the estimates seem to

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I.M. Brock 1958 Journal Aug 20 Wainwright, Alaska call Phoca vitulina the "spotted seal" I paid Wai $3.00 for the skull. During a walk I took the day before yesterday I came upon an old eskimo site about 1.5 or 2 miles SW of the Village. Here I found a pair of labrets, a net gauge, and a netting needle as well as two handles and spear points. The plane arrived at 1030 but was going to Pt Lay and to Hank Child at the Pitmegea and therefore did not return until 1500. When it landed, Ed Klyth was on the plane returning from the Pitmegea; there were also two native ladies and a baby venturing to go to Barrow. It turned out that Peter Lockhart took Ed, the old eskimo lady and her baby and me. The weather as usual was extremely foggy and it was very interesting to listen GCA lead use into the airstrip; talking constantly to Parker giving him his location. During the remainder of the day got settled in lab. Aug 21 Barrow, Alaska Arranged specimens about lab. Noel Solomon returned today with the rest of my equipment. The polar bear skull, two beluga skulls and seal skull arrived at the lab. Spent a good part of the day cleaning up these skulls. Processed and made study skin of one

M. Brock 1958 Journal Aug 21 Wainwright, Alaska Dicrastorys taken at Wainwright. Aug 22 While having a talk with Royal Sharke today I found out that while he was at the Fifth River, where it joins Mancha River near the U.S. - Canadian border, he observed what he thought was probably a population high for Microtus minoris. He stated the the Micrines were Microtus and most likely, he thought, minoris His observations were somewhat restricted to an island where he was camped at the junction of the aforementioned rivers. He states that the mice may have been restricted to this island. Prepared study skins and took data from the seven Dicrastorys obtained at Wainwright recently. Processed more of last year's Wainwright Lemmus Aug 23 Processed Lemmings all day. Set out traps at transect III A and III B. Four lines of traps returned yesterday from Wainwright. It had not been possible to bring traps back to Baner before this date. Aug 24 In the morning I was flown off to the Pitmegea River at Cape Sabine where Hank Child is staying. Flew with Max Britton, Max Brewer and Bobby Fischer as pilot. We left Banor at 1300. Saw several snowy owls on the way (see specch.) At 1330 we passed

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M. Brock 1958 Aug 24 Pitmegea River, Cape Sabine, Alaska over the Kadak. At 1345 we passed over the Utakuk; shortly thereafter we saw a golden eagle in flight. Between the small river before the Kokalic and the Kokalic River we saw a melanistic wolf. Also seen was one long tailed jaeger. Airspeed was about 130-135 miles per hour. At 1435 we passed over the Kukoporak River and at 1450 we saw a grizzly bear. At 1500 we landed at Lis A for refueling. We landed at the Pitmegea at about 1545. I stayed at the Pitmegea with Jim Hardin while Hank went on with Britton, Brewer and Fisher to Kotzebue. I was to be picked up day after tomorrow. That afternoon I took a walk to the beach and west along the beach for about a mile and then back to camp over the tundra. At one location I turned over a rock and caught a shrew running out from under it. This animal was prepared as a stretch skin Aug 25 Took a walk upstream along the Pitmegea for about 2-3 miles. On this walk caught two Mice by hand and saw several more running about on the tundra. Also shot one whistler and one shrike.

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E. M. Brock 1958 Journal Aug 26 Pitmegea River, Cape Sabine, Alaska Waited for plane, which did not come today Because I was expecting the plane I did not go far from the camp nor did I prepare any study skins. Collected one wheatear near camp. Aug 27 Waited for plane, which did not come today, nor much accomplished. Aug 28 Waited for plane but decided to start preparing study skins as I had given up expecting the plane. Prepared the shrike and a Microtus Caught a live shrew in tent. Plane came while I was preparing study skins. Dis- smantled camp, cached a large portion for a future flight. Flew back to Barrow Aug 29 Barrow, Alaska Prepared study skin of Microtus shrew and prepared a skeleton of one of the wheatears. Picked up traps III A and III B which have been out since the 23rd - six days. On the 24th, the day after the traps had been set out, I was wisked off to the Pitmegea and therefore the traps have not been checked over since they were put out - six days ago. Only one trap was missing and only about eight traps were off from both lines. Seven birds were taken from both lines. No lemmings Since only one trap was missing and only

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E.M.Brock 1958 Journal Aug 29 Barrow, Alaska a very few traps had been set off, the sun was considered good and the trap retrieved. Transect II A and II B were set out Transects XI and XII checked and found to be much drier and should be run, time permitting. Aug 30 Caught up on field notes. Prepared skeleton of "Pitmigea" wheatear and a golden plover. Checked transect II A and II B in morning and evening. Not a single bird or lemming taken. Aug 31 Prepared study skin of a sanderling. Packed material to be sent to M.V.Z. Started on cleaning lab. Sept 1 Prepared study skin of sknot collected ysterday Continued to pack material for tentative departure tomorrow.

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E. M. Brock 1957-1958 Alaska Species Accounts

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Species Accounts 1957 E.M. Brock

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Species Accounts Barrow, Alaska 1958 E. M. Brock

M. Brock 1958 Pacific Loon June 17 Barow, Alaska Three loons noticed swimming about in pond in Central Marsh. Assumed to be Pacific because of grayish back of the head and also black and white bars on the back. June 25 Atkasuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska Pair of loons seen on lake east of hamlets VII and VIII. July 17 Pitt Point, Alaska During K.V.T. Trip to winter water supply lakes about five miles southwest of Pitt point, where we were to take water samples, we came across a Sabine gull colony which also included one Arctic Tern nest and one Pacific Loon nest. The loon nest was placed on the very edge (directly next to the water) of an island of about 150' x 50'. The island contained eleven occupied Sabine nests, and nine vacated Sabine nests plus one Arctic Tern nest with an egg. The loon nest, composed of matted grasses, contained one egg. The only reason we were able to get to the island was due to the fact that we need the K.V.T. to drive us directly parallel to the small island. The grassy Arctophila watse surrounding the island

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M.Brock 1958 July 17 Pacific Loon 2 Pitt Point, Alaska was about 10" deep. The island was about 200 to 300 feet from the nearest shore. As we approached the island, the loon insisted on staying on the nest until we were about 200 feet from her. Also on the island was a duck's nest which contained two fresh eggs, which had very recently been broken (but not eaten).

M. Brock 1958 June 13 Great Blue Heron Wainwright, Alaska While I was walking through the village one of the eskimos called to me "Do you want to see a duck?" I said 'yes' being curious. He then added, 'I've never seen one like it.' I became interested and went to his hut. He went in and came out with a great blue heron, holding it by the head and laughing. After I overcame my surprise, I admired it and offered him two dollars for it. He gladly accepted the money and gave me the bird. He stated his name as Joe Aveoganna and said he had shot the bird 'day before yesterday' by the lagoon about five miles west of the village. I took the bird and placed it in an ice cellar to later take to Barrow. The bird was fresh when obtained and when prepared as a study skin back at the lab the bird seemed to be in good condition inside, so that the date the man gave me was probably correct. The bird turned out to be a female with the ovary measuring 25 mm x 8 mm, with the largest follicle being 2 mm. The bird was by no means thin yet did not have any excessive fat on it. The stomach was cut open for examination. Inside

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M. Brock 1958 June 13 2 Great Blue Heron Wainwright, Alaska was a ball of hair one inch in diameter two balls .5 inch in diameter and about a dozen small balls of hair about 1/4 inch in diameter. After these balls of hair were dried the very characteristic red lemming coloration was noticed. Also in the stomach was a large wad of grass (probably a sedge) plus several chironomids. Also there was the remains of two small fish vertebrate - most likely sticklebacks.

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M. Brock 1957 Pintail Athasuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska June 9 Four pintail eggs were collected from a nest which apparently originally had 6 or 8 eggs in it. Several of the eggs had been broken. The nest was located about one mile north of the waiigan. June 19 I went to look at the pintail nest Bill had told me about. It is about 100 yards SE of the coal mine. After the female flushed, 9 blue-green eggs were seen. The nest was made of down.

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M. Brock 1958 Pintail June 25 Atkasook, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska A nest was discovered just north of transect VII. The nest contained eight eggs. The female went waddling through the willows (were the nest was located) with her tail dragging behind in a distraction display. July 17 Pitt Point, Alaska While on an L.V.T. trip to the two very large lakes southwest of Pitt Point, we came across approximately 600 pintails, mostly flightless, molting birds. These birds were seen in a marshy area about four miles south west of Pitt Point. Most birds were on a pond while some were in grassy water areas. Some were just barely able to fly while the majority could not get off the water. July 25 Banow, Alaska They follow a census of the ducks hanging racks at the duck camp; all were shot this week: 299 King eiders, 25 Pacific eiders, 69 spectacled eiders, 2 red-throated loons, one pintail and about five thick billed murres. August 2 Female pintail followed by six ducklings seen in dumps area behind (south) Banow camp.

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E.M.Brock 1957 Stellar's Eider Barnow, Northern Alaska July 18 While in Voth area, I observed four parasitic "jaegers" dive bombing an area. From where I was located I could not tell what their target was. When I approached the area, the jaegers left the vicinity and then I observed a female stellar eider "limping" away. After a little investigation, I discovered the duck's nest with four light green eggs. The nest was constructed of dark downy feathers. July 20 Nest mentioned above looked at and all four eggs are still unhatched, July 23 Above mentioned nest checked today. One very dark brown duckling was in the nest with the broken egg still lying in the nest. The other three eggs were still unhatched. The female eider stood close by eyeing me.

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M. Brock 1958 Stellars Eiders June 17 Banow, Alaska A large group of Stellars Eiders seen on a pond in Central Marsh. The group consisted of 18 males and 10 females. Later two more groups of [illegible] stellars were seen. One of these groups numbered about twelve and had a male pintail sniped in the group. June 20 Large group of stellars numbering about 25 in size seen in Central Marsh. Both males and females were present and much pairing was noticed. June 22 One pair stellars seen near dump area in back of Construction camp. July 6 One male and nine females observed in oil can dump area behind A.R.k. building.

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M. Brock 1958 Spectacled Eider June 17 Barow, Alaska One pair was noticed on pond in central marsh. June 20 One pair noticed in Central Marsh - seemed to want to stay in the area. July 25 The following is a census of ducks shot this week and found hanging on racks at the "duck camp": 299 ? King eiders, 25 ? Pacific eiders, 6 ? spectacled eiders, 2 red-throated loons, one ? Pintail and about five thick-billed murres

E.M. Brock 1958 King Eiders July 25 Banow, Alaska The following list is a census of ducks shot this week by people at the duck camp: 299 or King eiders, 25 or Pacific eiders, 6 & Spectacled eiders, 1 red-throated loons, one or Pintail and five thick-billed murres. This is a count of the ducks present at the camp today. The eskimos are always removing some back to Banow Village so that this is not a summarization of a weeks kill but just a total of ducks present in the camp when I counted them and they were probably all killed within the week. Aug 8 Cape Simpson, Alaska Today is extremely windy and foggy. The wind is from the east and there have been large flocks of ducks (except which eiders I don't know) passing by the cape all morning.

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E.M. Brock 1958 July 25 Pacific Eider Barrow, Alaska The following list is a census of ducks shot this week and hanging on the racks at the "duck camp": 299 ♂ Ring eiders, 25 ♂ Pacific eiders, 6 ♀ spectacled eiders, 2 red-throated divers, one ♂ Pintail and [illegible] 5 thick-billed murres.

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M. Brock 1958 June 25 Atkasuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska Not having any meat delivered on the plane to feed us for the next week, we started seeking food while setting out our traps. On a pond east of traverse VII and VIII we shot two old squaw with one shot, one was crippled so that it started to drift to shore with the wind. The other, also crippled, was able to flap its way along the water and then dive - never to rise again. Then before the first duck reached shore it also dove and never again came up. Thus we lost both birds. July 8 Very many groups of sizes 10 to 30, seen along beach of ocean. Area along beach referred to was from Button Monor to Construction Camp theater. July 17 Pitt Point, Alaska Old squaws have not been too numerous here but an occasionally seen in small groups out on the Tundra. July 19 Four groups of old squaw seen flying east very low along the coast today. The groups numbered 7, 7, 4 and 4. It has been a very foggy day today. Aug 8 Cape Simpson, Alaska About two dozen seen on large flat water pond just west of the site.

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E.M.Brock 1957 Gyr falcon Barrow, Northern Alaska Aug 21 while I was coming back from checking the traplines in the Voth area and passing by the south inlet of "Middle Salt Lagoon" a pair of hawks was seen flying overhead and darting after one another. They flew out over the lagoon inlet and there dove upon one another. Already at this point with my binoculars I could tell they were gyrfalcons. Then they flew west overhead once again and over towards some telephone poles 1000 feet from the lagoon. One landed on a pole while the other kept "playfully" darting at it. Then the second bird landed on another pole. I could then approach the birds to within less than 100 feet while still remaining in my weasel. Positive identification was made at this point. The first thing I thought of was collecting them so not having any firearms I hurried back to ALI when I returned about 20 minutes later (1130) they were so- where to be seen. Aug 27 On my way to check traplines B and X, three gyrfalcons were seen about 5 miles northeast of these two transects flying

E.M.Brock 1957 2 Gyr falcons Aug 27 Barrow, Northern Alaska about the two buildings that met this location, and landings on the tall poles that stand at this site. I immediately returned to the lab for a gun. Tom Cade followed me out to the location to see the birds. Only one was seen on the second visit sitting or the top of a pole. As we approached it flew and disappeared southward. Aug 28 One gyrfalcon seen flying from and descended above and disappear in flight in a southerly direction.

E.M Brock 1957 Black bellied Plover Athasuke Mead River Coal Mine Alaska June 12 while in the vicinity of the bluff area within the sharp Roseshoe bend of the Mead River just ESE of the village, Bill and I saw a pair of Black-bellied plovers; as we approached them they separated but one went into a broken-wins act and started limping away. We then started looking for a nest but under the circum- stances could not find it. We walked away and creptled down to wait for the birds to return to the nest, this they refused to do, but they did remain within the area. At one time one of them came back and walked about the area but did not sit down. After about three-quarters of an hour, Bill and I gave up the waiting and started walking about. I walked over to the area where the bird had walked. After walking about, I luckily spotted the nest. Four eggs (larger than a golden plover egg, by later comparison) a dark greenish color and heavily spotted with brown black markings. At the time we were looking at the nest the one bird was about 100 yards away flat on its "belly" flapping its wings up and down as if crippled

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M. Brock 1957 Golden Plover Athasek, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska June 12 A pair of [illegible] golden plovers have been seen in the vicinity of the village for the last few days now. About a 200 yards west of the last building in the village there is a moist open area were the birds have been seen, a nest may be about somewhere. Bill brought in four eggs that he found in a golden plover nest; the eggs are sharply tapered and a dirty white with heavy brown-black irregular markings on them. June 16 A pair of golden plovers have been seen to the west of transect III nearly every time I've been there. They run about, voicing their objection to my presence. No doubt a nest is in the locality. July 2 Barrow, Northern Alaska Nest with four un-hatched eggs found near stack nine transect IX. Found only after female was seen complaining and "dipping" away. July 7 Eggs mentioned July 2 still not hatched July 8 Eggs not yet hatched July 11 Nest of four un-hatched eggs found just west of stack nine in transect III B

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M. Brock 1958 Golden Plover June 25 Atkasak, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska while setting out transect KKF a golden plover was noticed which stayed in the area. Walking over to the bird I noticed that it went into a "ejjpling display". A nest ? with four eggs in it was discovered. Aug 29 Barrow, Alaska One subadult taken in a trap on transect III A

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E. M. Brock 1958 Ruddy Turnstone June 23 Barrow, Alaska Observed a fox rob a turnstone nest and eat the eggs (see fox sp. act.) Nest ~~located~~ on a high polygon in a mossy lichen environment. July 14 Turnstone shot in back of lab and prepared as study skin. Aug 7 Cape Simpson, Alaska Many turnstones present in this vicinity Aug 8 On a walk out towards the spite, I saw about two dozen turnstones during the course of the three hours.

E.M. Brock 1958 Knot Aug 1 Banow, Alaska When this bird was first seen in the field on the shore of Fresh Water Lake, the most prominent feature of its fall plumage was the striking scale pattern on the back. The bird was collected and prepared as a study skin. Aug 31 Two more of the same birds in their apparent fall plumage noted on the ocean shoreline running about the shore along with the sandpipers which seem to have arrived just recently. One knot was collected - the other was also shot but flew away.

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E.M.Brock 1958 Aug 31 Sanderlings Barrow, Alaska These birds were noticed as being present for the first time today and very abundant swimming back and forth along the ocean shoreline. One was collected and prepared as a study skin.

E.M. Brock 1958 Semi-palmated Sandpiper Wainwright, Alaska June 10 Pair of birds were observed going through actions which were probably courtship displays. One bird would hold both wings straight in the air while walking about. June 14 Nest discovered with two eggs in it while female went into distraction display of limp wings and ruffled feathers and dragging tail. In its distraction attempt it approached to a distance of less than four feet from where I was standing.

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M. Brock 1958 Bairds Sandpiper July 17 Pitt Point, Alaska Nest shown to him and I by people staying at the point. Nest was directly outside the buildings. It contained four eggs and [illegible] we were told that they have been in the nest for at least two weeks.

E. M. Brock 1957 Pectoral Sandpiper Atkasuke, Head River Co., Alaska June 14 While I was checking Transect VII and was close to stack 2, I saw a pectoral sandpiper go into the broken wing act. After about three quarters of an hour searching I finally discovered the nest. During my searching the bird continually went through it broken wing act and rapidly walking away in the opposite direction. At the same time, though, the bird would take time out to preen, feed and scratch itself, thus not continually keeping up her act. The nest contained four medium sized, pear shaped, greenish colored (with dark brown splotches) eggs arranged in a circle with the tapered end in. The nest was located on fairly dry sphagnum surrounded by Eriophorum grass. The nest was composed entirely of willow leaves just laid down. Eggs were collected June 30 Barrow, Northern Alaska nest with four eggs found '1/2 north of Transects V and VI. Nest is on beach edge none of the eggs have hatched yet July 1 All eggs still intact. Females goes into broken wing act and dragging tail each time I approach. July 2 All 4 eggs still unhatched

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M Brock 2 1957 Pectoral Sand piper July 3 Barrow, Northern Alaska all four eggs in nest June 30 still unhatched July 4 all four eggs still unhatched July 5 all four eggs still unhatched July 16 nest empty - birds hatched and gone

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E.M. Brock 1958 Pectoral Sandpiper June 10 Wainwright, Alaska watched pectoral sandpiper going through motions which were probably courtship displays. Birds first of all seem to be chasing one another then on ground the wings are lifted straight up into the air and held there while the bird walks about. July 14 Nearly the only bird to appear in any number in the tundra is the pectoral sandpiper. Aside from a couple of red phalaropes now and then, there is a great paucity of birds. One pectoral trapped in a snaptrap at transect #11 was prepared as a study skin. July 19 Pitt Point, Alaska Although not too common at this locality, several have been seen.

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E.M.Brock 157 Red-backed Sandpiper July 7 Barow, northern Alaska While I was on the way to check traps IX and E two separate sets of chicks were seen follow the parent bird. Both were groups of four chicks. In one group, they were accompanied by both parents. The chicks upon becoming frightened immediately lowered themselves into the grass and become quiet. Parent birds acted annoyed but did not display a broken wing act. July 10 Three fledglings were accidently trapped in transects III A + IIB in this morning's check of the lines.

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M. Brock 1958 Red-backed Sandpipers June 4 Barow, Alaska Today begins the first day available to check the tundra after my arrival at Barow yesterday, I have noticed that the dunlins are one of the few birds common on this date. The tundra here at Barow is still well covered with snow. July 8 Two fledgling chicks seen tumbling over the tundra after adult was noticed in process of guiding me away. Actually I would have run over them with the weasel if I hadn't noticed the adult. July 9 Three fledgling chicks seen tumbling over tundra in both area, nearly same locality of yesterday's observations: July 16 Pitt Point Alaska Adult noticed leading one chick Aug 29 Barow, Alaska One subadult removed today from trap in transect H B

E.M.Brock 1958 Aug 9 Cape Simpson, Alaska In the morning saw three birds near the camp which I could not recognize. The bill which was black seemed extremely long. These three birds seemed to remain in a group of three, all the time feeding in the water. They seemed to have long legs. They appeared like dunlins in full plumage and yet they would appear to look like pectoral sandpipers. I therefore decided to collect a bird. The other two remained in the area. In the evening I decided to collect the other two birds since I had decided that it was not one of the birds seen previously at Barrow. My equipment for preparing study skins was left at Barrow so that the birds would have to be prepared at the lab. There were only 3 birds seen. Aug 11 Barrow, Alaska One of these same birds noticed in the field, a whitish eye stripe is a prominent field characteristic. About 3 or 4 seen here associated with pectoral sandpipers. Aug 28 Received information from Tim Ingles as follows: July 24 at mouth of west arm of Colville River (Niklille) 'N.K.L.K'

E.M. Brock 1958 Aug. 28 Stilt (?) Sandpiper Banow, Alaska July 24: Four seen in fall plumage July 26: Four seen " " plus two in summer plumage with barring on breast. Aug 4: In same location two in fall plumage, later five in fall plumage Jim claimed that the specimens I collected [illegible] were the same as he had seen and described at the Coleville (see previous note)

E. M. Brock 1958 Buff-breasted Sandpiper June 14 Barrow, Alaska Bill Maker, on this date, shot and prepared a study skin of a Buff-breasted sandpiper. August 4 Saw one Buff-breasted Sandpiper today for the first time near the mouth of Wolschlag Slough. August 5 Saw two buff breasted sandpipers in dumps area behind A.R.H. near fresh lake. Both were collected and prepared as study skins. August 6 While going out to check traplines, shot another buff-breasted Sandpiper. Then started to notice that they were suddenly extremely common. Then, when checking the traplines, found that two had been taken in the traps. August 4 was the first day I started noticing them. In all about a dozen of these birds were seen today. Aug 7 Cape Simpson, Alaska Many buff-breasted sandpipers are being seen at this locality also. Aug 11 Barrow, Alaska These Sandpipers are still present at Barrow. Several were seen when I went out to retrieve the traplines.

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E.M. Brock 1958 Dowitchers June 22 Barrow, Alaska Observed for the first time this season in Central Marsh. One individual collected. Two other single individuals observed. A small group of five seen feeding. June 23 A group of eight seen feeding in pond in Central Marsh. June 30 Atkasuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska Bird scared from nest went into a crippled distress act with much chipping. nest five feet from large pool in stream which is located in a large trough. Much tall grass in the area with a willow bush in the immediate surroundings. The willows form a dense canopy covering over the nest. Nest composed of grass and dead willow leaves and had four dark green eggs spotted with brown. Surprising how much the eggs look like phalarope or sandpiper eggs. My sudden approach apparently caused the bird to depose on two of the eggs, July 1 Eggs of yesterdays nest looked at in morning and afternoon today. They have not hatched yet.

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E.M. Brock 1958 Doritchers 2 August 7 Cape Simpson, Alaska Many more doritches present here then there were at Barrow. August 16 Wainwright, Alaska Two small groups, I don't four individuals, all in fall plumage, seen near Transit I Aug 29 Barow, Alaska Approximately six doritchers seen in the field today. They were in groups of two or three

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M. Brock 1958 Northern Phalarope June 27 Anchorage, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska Pair noticed in grassy pond near Sabine gull nest and Arctic tern nest. Large pond about 10 inches deep and very grassy tall growth in pond. Other birds present were dowitchers, old gulls, red phalaropes, golden plovers and small sandpipers, either Baird's or semipalmated. June 28 A phalarope shot near Worigan. It was a male with testes measuring 7 x 3 mm yet it had two large brood patches. It was prepared as a study skin.

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J.M. Brock Red Phalarope 1 1957 June 12 Atkeasuk, Dead River Coal Mine, Alaska A nest was discovered only after it was too late and two of the eggs had been destroyed by me in some fashion. The nest was located between some Eriophorum tussocks near stake 7.8 in transect number VIII. Of the three eggs in the nest one was still in good condition. This egg was collected for the A.R.H. egg collection. The egg was pear shaped, dark green and spotted with many brown-black marks July 1 Banow, within Alaska Nest with 4 incubated eggs found very near to stake 2.6 of line V Was found when male (O? dull colored) was flushed and flew directly out over musk flat and landed far off in the distance. No distraction display of any sort. One of the four eggs is turned in reverse with the tapered end pointing out! July 2 Nest was looked at is morning but bird was not flushed or seen and eggs seemed cold. All four eggs had the tapered end in to the center. In the evening the phalarope was seen sitting on its nest

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M Brock 1957 Red Phalarope 2 July 3 Barrow, Northern Alaska All four eggs are still unatched in desert mentioned July 1 July 4 All four eggs still unatched went on trip to Post-Rogers Monument with A.R.L. people and saw an adult, and two well developed chicks following for the adult. This was about half way to the monument. July 5 The four eggs mentioned July 1 are still unatched July 9 For the first time the phalaropes have been noticed flocking. While I was near transect III A+B a group of about 50-75 was seen flying back and forth and landing on a small pond, taking off again and coming back to the pond and feeding July 12 A male followed by four very young chicks was observed just south north of Transect D-B in marshy grass area. July 20 Up to this date I have been catching many red-backed sandpiper juveniles in my traps but today I caught the first juvenile red phalarope July 21 Another red phalarope juvenile trapped July 22 Whereas before July 20, no juveniles red phalaropes had been caught, today caught two in snap traps.

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M. Brock 1957 Red Phalarope 3 July 28 Barrow, Northern Alaska While I was setting out line IV, I checked the location where the nest was located which was mentioned July 1. Naturally the nest was empty but about two inches away from the nest was a very young dead chick, probably 2-3 days old No doubt it is a red phalarope chick and if so it died quite a few days previous to today when found. July 29 Although I have not observed any flocks of red phalaropes recently, Dr. Johnson (Maine Oceanography) reported seeing large groups of phalaropes out at the point today.

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E.M. Brock 1958 Red Phalarope June 11 Wainwright, Alaska The phalaropes are very common and abundant but at Wainwright whereas I hadn't seen any at Barrow at the time I left. The testes were measured on a phalarope caught in a snap trap yesterday. One testis was 7mm and the other 10mm. June 14 Testes measurements of one male phalarope caught in a snap trap today were 12mm x 7mm and 11 x 7. An egg measuring 7mm and several large follicles, the largest 4mm, were observed in a ? phalarope caught in a snap trap. June 15 A female phalarope from a snap trap showed no ruptured follicles, no brood patch and had a measurement of 2mm for the largest follicle. June 17 Barrow, Alaska Phalaropes noticed in large flocks in Central Marsh today. Bill Mekar states he had not noticed flocking yesterday. Also he points out (a fact I also observed today) that the females greatly outnumber the males. June 18 Very few groups noticed today, the ones seen were small groups and a few that were

M. Brock 1958 2 Red Phalarope June 18 Barrow, Alaska paired. Actually the latter consisted of three paired series and these three males were the only males seen today while about two dozen females were noticed. One of the males, an extremely white one, it seemed, was shot for a study skin. June 20 Mole caught in snap trap: T = 14 x 6 June 22 Two study skins of phalaropes prepared. June 25 Athasuke, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska ? Nest discovered just south of transect VIII. Female flushed from nest revealing four eggs. She then went into the "cuddled act." June 26 Another phalarope nest found with three eggs in it. This nest was about 15 feet from a pool whereas most other nests always seem to be directly at the edge of a pool. The nest was covered by a slight grass canopy - tips of the grass overhanging the nest and was lined with lickers and sedges. June 27 Another phalarope nest with three eggs found about three hundred yards west of transect VIII Once again, the grasses formed sort of a canopy covering over the nest. July 16 Pitt Point, Alaska Adult noticed leading very young chick about tundra.

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E. M. Brock 1958 3 Red Phalarope Aug 28 Pitmegea River, Cape Sabine, Alaska These birds nested regularly at the Pitmegea during my four day stay.

M. Brock 1957 Stercorarius pomarinus A.R.H. Barow, Northem Alaska June 4 Saw my first jaeger flying overhead in a northwesterly direction while at the southern end of beach ridge. Bird continued in a straight flight until it disappeared in the horizon. About a half mile east of the last location a jaeger was seen seated on the ground. As we watched, another jaeger approached very close to the seated one and then flew away and landed about five hundred yards away. After teen minutes, the first jaeger took flight and landed about 100 feet from the other bird. These two birds were observed for about a half an hour without anything happening. On the way back to A.R.H. (about one mile south of A.R.H.) Bill shot two jaegers which were flying overhead in a S.E direction. Therefore, in all, five jaegers seen today. June 5 On the trip to the Innan River and back which took all day 8 AM-9 PM eight pomarine jaegers were seen June 9 Atkasute, Mead River Coal Mine Alaska at 3:30 a pomarine was seen flying over Trueset

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E.M. Brock 1957 2 Stercorarius pomarinus Atkasuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska June 9 at 4:45 2 pomarines were seen circling the Atkasuk village June 17 A nest was discovered on an island surrounded by shallow water just west of the first large lake south of the coal mine. At first a pair of jaegers were noticed, then I noticed both birds going into the broken wing act. I walked towards the area where I first saw the birds take off from. Both birds took flight and made vocal complaints about my presence, then they started "dive-bombing" me, coming very close to my head. It just so happened that at the same time they were disturbed by a dark phase jaeger which they both warded off. There were two eggs on the nest - dark green with dark brown markings. After I had retreated about 300 yards from the nest, the birds returned to it. On my return to the warigan, as I passed by the coal mine, two jaegers flying just after a dark phase jaeger, were seen overhead. They flew to the locality forementioned and were therefore probably the same birds.

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E.M Brock 1957 June 28 Stercorarius panarinus Banow, Northern Alaska Three panarine jager, were observed "dive bombing" a snowy owl (see owl notes). One especially scared its talons to the owl every time it dove. The jager never did come close enough to the owl which was peached on the ground. July 19 While I was in the vicinity of transects XI and XII I saw a large group of about thirty birds flying west at a point maybe a mile north- west of the gas well. The birds were large and dark and could not have been anything but jagers. Later while setting out transects XI & XII I observed approximately 20 birds flying near me, sitting about or flying in the distance. I believe they were a mixture of the three kinds of jagers.

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E. M. Brock 1958 June 10 Pomarine jaeger Wainwright, Alaska During the course of the day, most of which was spent in the field, 2 pomarine jaegers were seen flying overhead goin NW; two were seen staying in the area hunting and one solitay one seen flyin north. In the afternoon (about 1900) a group of eight pomarins were seen flyin east. June 11 During the course of the day one pomarine was seen huntin in the area, two other flyin high in a NW direction and one flyin low in a Westerly direction June 12 While retrievin traplines I and II, I noticed at one time eight gomarine huntin in the vicinity at one time – all were well apart from one another. They then headed in a NW direction. In all about 15 jaegers were seen today. June 14 Two pomarine jaegers noticed while chickin trapline in mornings. Two more seen on afternoon walk. All in all there are very few jaegers present around Wainwright. June 17 Barow, Alaska Two Pomarins observed hunting but not settling in the area.

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H. Brock 1958 2 Pomarine Jaeger June 18 Barrow, Alaska Only one pomarine jaeger seen on a two hour trip out onto the tundra June 22. While returning from checking the traplines, Tom and I noticed a loose group of 12 jaegers flying in an easterly direction There were not all in one bunch but scattered about singly. Aug 20 Wainright, Alaska not a one was seen during my weeks'stay at this village. Aug 28 Pitmegea River, Cape Sabrio, Alaska No pominaries were seen during my four days stay at the Pitmegea

M. Brock 1957 July 8 Stercorarius parasiticus Barrow, northern Alaska When going out to check trapline X in the afternoon, I noticed as I approached the trapline a dark phase parasitic jaeger flying back and forth over the trapline. It would fly away for a distance and then return but never land - maybe due to my presence. When I checked the trapline a bird had been caught and in a trap at 5.4 which had been so completely eaten I was not sure what the bird was (maybe a longspur). Then in a trap at stake 6.6 a longspur had been caught and was nearly completely eaten. The only conclusion seems to be that it was probably this jaeger that I saw that had eaten the two birds. A longspur & in a trap at stake 8.4 and a lemming at 2.4 were untouched. July 18 When I was approaching transects IVA + B this morning I noticed four parasitic jaegers diving continuously at something on the ground fly up and dive at the ground. They were located about 1/2 mile north of Transect TK. When I approached that area they flew away and

M. Brock 1957 Stecorarius parasitius July 18 Barrow, Northern Alaska I started searching the area. After a while I saw a duck "limping" away and after looking for a couple of minutes I found a feathery nest with four light green, unhatched eggs. I believe the bird was a female Steller's eider. This duck seemed to be the only possible thing the jaegers could have been living at. July 28 A parasitic jaeger was seen flying about Traps line VIII as I approached the line. It stayed within the vicinity until I finished about half the transect. This line, as well do line VII, have been catching a large number of juvenile longspurs. On today's check four traps had freshly eaten birds in them with just a few pieces of meat remaining and another four traps were missing. I assume, therefore, that the jaeger had been at work on the line.

M. Brock 1958 Parasitic jaeger June 4 Barrow, Alaska After arriving at Barrow yesterday, I made my first trip out on the tundra today. Two jaegers seen [illegible] at a great distance were identified as parasitic by Bill Maher June 10 Walnwright, Alaska During the course of the day only one parasitic jaeger was seen and it seemed to stay in the area and hunt. June 25 Atkasuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska A pair was observed near transect VII and VIII. They stayed in the area all during the time the trip lines were being placed out. A nest may be present in the area. Another parasitic was observed later flying by the wagon. June 26 Two parasites seen separately, while checking triplines this morning. Two more seen in afternoon. June June 27 On a boat trip up the Mead River for about five miles and back which took us about six hours, we saw only two parasitic jaegers June 29 One jaeger seen flying over transect IV July 6 Barrow Alaska A group of mine parasitic seen near Volschlag Slough. When on ground seemingly pecking at insects! July 11 One jaeger seen at the Roth area and then

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E. M. Brock 1958 2 Parasitic jaeger July 11 Barrow, Alaska a group of four jaegers seen in Central marsh hunting together. They were off at a distance and I was setting traps and without any binoculars by think these were parasites pair. July 12 Jim Myers report seeing one jaeger out at the point. July 15 Pilot Point, Alaska a pair seen a short distance in back of the camp. Both were seated on a mound but later when the mound was investigated nothing unusual was noticed. One was a dark phased individual. July 16 In the morning three parasites seen of which two were in the dark phase. During the day about eight jaegers (parasitic) were seen; no unusual activity observed. July 17 On an L.V.T. trip to get water samples from two lakes about five miles south west of the station, approximately a half dozen parasites were noticed. Aug 8 Cape Simpson, Alaska Finally, one parasitic jaeger seen today Aug 20 Wainwright, Alaska not one seen during my weeks stay at this village. Aug 28 Pitmegea River, Cape Sabine, Alaska About five seen every day at the Pitmegea.

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M, Brock 1957 Stercorarius longicaudus At Kusuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Northern Alaska June 8 While setting out transect No I I saw a long tailed jaeger flying overhead. Another individual was seen in flight leading in a north east direction. Both of these individuals flew towards me so that they came within 20-30 feet of me. June 9 Long tailed jaeger seen at 10:30 seated about 100 yards north of stacks 9,4 of transect I Parrow Northern Alaska July 16 when going out to check transects IV A and IV B, I noticed a group of 13 long tailed and parasitic jaegers flying high overhead nearly directly over the two transects. They were all gathered together at the time I first saw them but quickly dispersed all going in different directions. This is the first occasion &on which I've seen jedges in a group like this. July 26 A long tail jaeger has been noticed flying in the vicinity of traplines VII and VIII It was noticed hovering in the area today and seen flying about the area yesterday

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M. Brock 1958 long-tailed jaeger June 26 Atkasuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska Long-tailed jaeger seen for first time flying slowly by - was not hunting, yet only delins in area. June 27 Two long-tailed jaegers seen flying about in area about four miles SE of Atkasuk. July 6 Barrow, Alaska Two long-tailed jaegers seen in Central Marsh. One had the very typical very long tail while its companion seemed to be immature and lacked a fully developed long tail. July 12 Jim Myers reports seeing three pair longtails at the point. July 17 Pitt Point, Alaska One pair of longtails observed flying by about three miles south west of station. Aug 18 Wainwright, Alaska The first jaeger seen at Wainwright on this trip was a longtail seen over Traveler II in the evening. The jaeger was reported by Brad Solomon. Aug 20 Left Wainwright today. The only predator bird I saw during my one weeks stay, was one snowy owl at a distance.

M. Brock 1957 Glaucons-winged Gull Larus glaucescens A.R.H. Pt. Barrow, Alaska May 27 First seen today while arriving at Barrow. A group of 3-5 were seen flying over the Pt. Barrow area. May 28 A group of about 15-20 were seen sitting and standing beyond the camp area, just south of the construction camp areas were A.R.H is located. As pointed out by Maketa all were located not on the tundra but rather on the surface of the frozen lake near our camp and also that all of the birds were adults May 30 A congregation of about 40-50 gulls observed on the ground and in the air immediately south of the A.R.H. Upon investigation, nothing I could find no reason for their gathering there.

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M. Brock 1958 Glaucons Gull June 4 Barrow, Alaska On a weasel trip out to the gas well and one mile beyond, two gulls were seen flying separately. Today was the first day of observation at Barrow since my arrival here yesterday. June 11 Wainwright, Alaska One solitary gull seen flying by in an easterly direction. This is the first gull I have seen since arriving at Wainwright on the 9th. June 14 One gull seen flying east out over the ocean ice. June 17 Barrow, Village On a weasel trip to central marsh, observed a gull in the distance (with binoculars) tearing at an object on the ground and lifting it. This could have been a lemming but at this distance it was not possible to tell. Two other gulls were seen flying overhead without stopping or hunting. These were all that were seen in a three hours trip on the tundra. June 22 Two gulls were seen separately, flying by overhead. June 25 Atkasuk, Medel River Coal Mine, Alaska Two Gulls were seen flying past warigan. June 26 Four Gulls seen separately during course of the days.

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

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E.McBROCK 3 1958 Glaucons Gull July 17 Pitt Point, Alaska not feeding on anything but just sittins my presence flushed them, whereupon they all flew off to the north. July 19 Today was a very foggy day, and Dennis a walk on the beach about three gulls were seen, each one independently flying low along the coast line. July 28 Barrow, Alaska A group of 200-250 gulls seen seated on tundra just NE of transects I and II; another group of 50-100 in the large lake south of Barrow and next to the garbage dump. July 29 Same group of about 200 gulls seen by lakes NE of transect I and II July 30 Same group of gulls seen in same locality on shore of two large lakes just NE of transects I and II. July 31 Same group of 200-300 gulls still present by the two lakes Aug 8 Cape Simpson, Alaska About a dozen gulls seen today. The reason they are around is probably connected with the abundant supply of garbage on the beach. Aug 16 Wainwright, Alaska Few gulls, about four, seen during course of the days.

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E.M. Brock 1958 4 Glaucous Gull Aug 20 Wainwright, Alaska During my stay at Wainwright the gulls were common, but not abundant. About 4-5 seen every day. Aug 24 Pittmegea River, Cape Sabine, Alaska A large number of gulls (25-50) is constantly present in the camp area, I believe mainly attracted by the garbage that Mr. Childs has thrown on the beach.

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M. Brock 1958 Sabine Gull June 27 Attasuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska In a pond about a half a mile SE of transects VII and VIII, two white birds could be seen seated on snoods. Upon closer inspection it turned out to be a sabine gull on a nest and, about 200 feet away, an arctic tern on a nest; see arctic tern sp. account. The pond was a large one about 700 feet in diameter and for the most part 10 inches deep with a rich growth of grass throughout the pond. Just about in the middle of the pond were several mossy islands varying from a foot to three feet in diameters. One of these isolated "islands" was located the sabine gull's nest with its two eggs. The nest was a small depression in the moss and lined with grasses. Upon my approach to the nest the gull started diving at me. I used my shotgun, holding it at arms length, toward of its attacks. Twice the bird hit the gun. It would always approach me with a loud complaining squawk and hover directly over my head showing the light red inside of its mouth as it complained. While looking at the nest, I let down my guard and received a strong

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E.M.Brock 1958 2 Sabine Gull June 27 Atkasuak, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska blow on the head from the body of the bird. In direct contrast to the gulls behavior, the tern just flew about high above me not voicing any complaints when I looked at its nest. The area was filled with birds - dowitchers, northern phalaropes and oldsquaws in the pond and golden plovers and small sandpipers along the shore. July 17 Pitt Point, Alaska Today Jim and I were given an LVT trip to the two very large lakes about five miles south west of the point for the purpose of taking water samples since these lakes form the winter water supply. At a locality in between the two lakes we came upon a nesting colony of Sabine gulls. On an island, about 150 feet by 50 feet, located along the side of an Arctophila pond (about 200 to 300 feet from the shoreline) was a Sabine colony composed of about forty Sabine gulls plus one Arctic Tern with its nest and one Pacific Loon with its nest. Although the loon and tern nests were in close proximity to the tern nests, they were on the edge of the island. Both loon and tern nests had one egg and

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E. M. Brock 1958 3 Sabine Gull July 17 Pitt Point, Alaska were being incubated. Of the sabine gull ests, five contained two eggs, five contained one egg, one contained one pipping egg and nine were nests that were empty and probably vacated. Two very young chicks were also noticed. The island was a mossy, spongy wet island surrounded for the most part by water about 10" deep and densely covered with Arctophila. Our approach to the island was with the L.V.T., which took parallel to the island and caused quite an uproar among the gulls. Also found on the island was a duck's nest with two eggs that had been destroyed and were still fresh. The eggs had not been eaten, just broken.

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F.M. Brock 1958 Arctic Tern June 27 Atkausuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska A nest was discovered on a small mossy island about 200 feet from the shore of a pond about a half mile SE of transects VII and VIII. About 200 feet from this nest was the nest of a Sabine gull (see space account). The tern's nest was very much like the gulls' nest, consisting of a depression in the mossy island and lined with a few blades of grass. The nest had one small greenish egg spotted with brown. In contrast to the Sabine gulls' action, the tern flew about high above me not voicing any complaint while I looked at its nest. Within the area were northern and red phalaropes, oldsquaws, dowitchers, golden plovers and small sandpipers (either Baird's or semi-palmated). July 17 Pitt Point, Alaska Tern nest found on island (about 150'x50') in a lake about four miles SW of Pitt Point or else about five miles east of Drew Point. This island was also occupied by 20 Sabine gull nests (see space account) and one Pacific loon nest. The large island was surrounded by deep (perhaps 10") grassy water extending out about 200

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E.M. Brock 1958 2 Arctic Tern July 17 Pitt Point, Alaska to 300 feet from shore. We drove up to the island in an H.V.T. The nest had one egg in it. Also on the island was a duck's nest with two fresh eggs very recently broken. Aug 16 Wainwright, Alaska watched terns flying overhead by shore, dive, hit the water near the shore and come up with fish.

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E. M. Brock 1957 June 28 Snowy Owl Barrow, Northern Alaska On my way out to check Transects I and II I saw a white spot to the west of the two lakes NE of Transects I and II. The owl was seated and being "dive bombed" by four common jaegers. A great number of shore birds also were in the immediate vicinity of the owl. After remaining in this location for about 10 minutes it flew fifty yards towards the lake and perched once again on the ground. Its flight was slow and close to the ground. One jaeger followed. After five minutes here it once again moved on about fifty more yards and perched on the ground. Here the jaeger dove on the owl again and again each time bearing its claws to the owl but never quite coming close enough. On most occasions the owl would "duck" the approaches of the jaeger. After about five minutes of these actions the owl flew to the other end across of the lake and perched on the ground. June 29 Owl near perched on ground about 1/2 mile north of O stake transect V. Sitting on top of the remaining few snow patches

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E.M. Brock 1957 June 29 Snowy Owl 2 Benow, Northern Alaska When it flew due to my approach, it kept over the snow patches which follows track ridge and landed once again on the snowy area. This time it was very near to State Tract V. This may be the same owl seen yesterday. While this owl was in flight it was noticed that it was carrying something large. I investigated the area when I first saw the bird and found feathers, and just the digestive tract of a bird. From the feather it looks like a female pintail < Bill later stated it to be a Stellar Eider anyway it is a duck. Just like yesterday, today I again noticed that the owl is constantly followed by a whole flock of shorebirds. Upon closer investigation I found them to be about 50 spectral sandpipers some phalaropes. All the birds will perch about 50 feet from the owl or else fly back and forth always landing again close to the owl. When the owl moved all the birds got up and also moved. The owl was not seen to feed on its catch but all the time just sat there first gazing in one direction then jerking its head in another direction and "staring" again July 8 Owl seen flying and landing in very distant area SW of the Voth area

E. M. Brock 3 1957 Snowy Owl July 8 Barrow, Northern Alaska not much could be told about the bird since it was at a great distance while I was setting out transects. July 9 III A and B an owl was seen about 200 yards south of the transect. It sat there for at least two hours while I set out my traps. After I finished with the traps I went to check for a possible nest - the bird flew about 500 yards east and landed. Nothing was seen were the bird had been, when I now looked at the owl sitting on a mound, I noticed another sitting about 100 yards away from the first. One owl has many dark feathers in its plumage and is smaller than the second which is completely white. When I went to the new location both birds flew but not very far, I continued looking for a nest and flushing the birds for at least three hours. The two birds always remained with the immediate area outlined by the gasoline, both area and just a short distance west of transects XI XII. I will look again for a nest. July 10 In evening, check of traplines III A + B I again spotted the owl but this

E. M. Brock 1957 Snowy Owls 4 July 10 Banow, Northern Alaska Time much further west but still in same general area. Because they were too far away, no attempt was made to approach them. July 11 Both owls once again observed in vicinity of Voth area. When first seen one owl was about 500 yards west of Transsects VII A + B. July 14 Four snowy owls were shipped to A.R.H. from Pitt Point - only three survived the trip, the fourth was prepared as a study skin. Mark would like to keep these birds alive "in display" According to Bill Mahan, who was at Pitt Point recently. The snowy owls were very abundant there. But now comes the report (how valid, I'm not sure) that lemmings are becoming more scarce and that fledglings snowy owls have been found dead along side "several nests" July 15 Saw snowy owl flying east over Voth area, continue east and then fly south. July 16 While in area of marsh plot, I saw a snowy owl about 300 yards north of Transsect VII seated on ground and

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E.M.Brock 1957 Snowy Owl 5 July 16 Barrow, Northern Alaska even from this distance I could once again notice many shorebirds in a flock flying back and forth over the area where the owl was located. (see notes June 29) July 19 While I was setting out transects XI + XII a snowy owl was seated 500 yards west of transect XI and remained there during my entire stay. I later checked the area and could find nothing but an owl mound and an owl feather. On my return trip as I passed the large salt water lagoon an owl was flushed from a mound just west of the large lake (garbage lake) This may very likely have been another owl. Aug 3 When I approached transect I to check the traplines in the evening, a snowy owl was perched on the large mound located 50 feet from stake 0.0 I that transect. It flushed and flew to a mound at approximately the mid-way point of transect II. As I continued my check of the line and around the bird it once again flushed and flew

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E.M. Brock 1957 Snowy Owl 6 Barrow, northern Alaska Aug 3 to a mound about 500 yards west of the transect Aug 24 while I was setting out traplines X and X in the evening a snowy owl was observed flying low to the ground and landing about 500 yards north of these two transects.

E.M. Brock 1958 June 14 Wainwright, Alaska Saw a snowy owl perched on large mound about a mile and a half west of the village. Upon closer investigation it was found that the owl was caught in a still trap. Upon my approach, the characteristic chinking of the beak was displayed while an attempt at flying was also made. The trap would be lifted in the air but the drag log at the end of the chain prevented escape. After looking at the bird for a few minutes and taking photographs, I released the trap with my foot. The bird, not yet realizing that it was free [illegible] sat and looked while I backed away. Then, with a burst of energy, it lifted up and flew off in a westerly direction without stopping. I noticed more set still traps on two other mounds within this immediate area - each trap set at the very peak of the mound. Why they should want to trap snowy owls, I don't know. June 19 Barrow, Alaska After placing out the traps at transects F and II and leaving the area, we noticed a snowy owl on a mound about 1/2 mile north of the aforementioned lines,

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F.M. Brock 1958 June 19 Barrow, Alaska Upon an approach the owl flew away; it did not stay within the area. No behavior was seen which would indicate that it was staying. A short while later in Central Marsh another snowy owl was seen on a mound. Many small shore birds were constantly circling the owl. June 21 An old owl pellet was picked up on a mound about 200 yards south of line X. Upon investigating the pellet it was noticed that a bird band was protruding half way out (No. 27....) The rest of the shimber is hidden in the pellet which was saved as it was found. June 23 One snowy owl seen seated on mound in north end of Central Marsh. July 8 Owl seen perched on mound just north of transect FF B. While I was setting out the trapline, the owl flew about 300 yards east and land. Then as I proceeded to set the traps, the owl got up and flew off in a westerly direction. July 9 Owl seen perched across slough opposite transects FF A and FF B July 12 Don Stephens, who makes trips out to the point at frequent intervals, has reported Snowy Owl 2

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E. M. Brock 1958 July 12 Barrow, Alaska Seeing a snowy owl near the point on several occasions; again yesterday evening. I saw a snowy owl perched on the top of one of the tall telephone pole like structures in back of the laboratory. July 13 Owl mentioned yesterday, seen again today perched on tall poles by dump. July 14 Owl seen flying over fresh water lakes, coming from vicinity of tall poles. July 23 At least two different snowy owls (maybe three) seen out at the point. Don Stephens, who makes a trip to the point every day states he sees two or three every time he goes out there, He also has seen foxes. The only logical conclusion is that these animals have been attracted by and are feeding upon dead and crippled ducks left by the eskimos. July 25 Royal Shanks reports seeing a snowy owl by Volschlag trough, July 30 Owl seen about 500 yards south of turnout 1 and 4 and flushed by approaching wheel. It flew to mound directly in front of Sunset I. Then when I approached with the wheel again it flew to a mound about 100 feet from the end of turnout I. I left this site as I approached it on foot

E.M. Brock 1958 July 30 Barrows, Alaska while running the tripline. It then flew off to the east. August 1 Owl seen on mound near Shanks spelonies just east of transects VII and VIII August 2 Owl seen at north end of Central Marsh near Beach Ridge. Another seen in same area later or assumed to be same bird. August 4 Owl seen at north end of Central Marsh near Beach Ridge. A pair of owls also seen on a mound near mouth of Volschlag Slough. Another pair (different from aforementioned) seen about one miles north from mouth of Volschlag Slough. Later when this latter area was approached it was discovered that one of the owls had been feeding on an eider duck. Duck was probably a wounded duck from eskimo shooting at point. August 5 Same pair of owls seen on same mound at mouth of Volschlag Slough. Also one owl seen again at one mile north of mouth of Volschlag Slough. August 11 Two snowy owls seen about 1/4 mile north of transects V and VI August 16 Wainwright, Alaska While Neil Solman and I were setting out

E.M. Brock 1958 Snowy Owl 5 Aug 16 Wainwright Alaska trsect farm, I observed a snowy owl perched on a mound about 300 yards south of the farm. Aug 20 The owl reported Aug 16 was the only predatory bird seen during my weeks stay at Wainwright.

E.M. Brock 1957 Short-eared Owl A.R.H. Barrow, Alaska May 31 An owl was seen about one-half mile south of A.R.H. It was seen flying at about 1:15 PM in the direction of the Barrow airport. The identification was not sure at first but Tom Cade who also saw the bird, stated it to be a short eared owl

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F.M. Brock 1958 Shrike Aug 25 Pitmeza River, Cape Sabine, Alaska I took a walk from the camp site (see H. Childs journal) upstream along the Pitmeza. On the other side of the second tributary (waded knee deep), about 1.5-2 miles south of the camp, I noticed a Shrike hovering overhead then dive and perch on willow brush next to the stream. It was obtained with the help of a shotgun and later prepared as a study skin.

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M. Brock 1958 Raven Aug 28 Pitmeza River, Cape Sabine, Alaska One pair was seen every day near the sandbar by the camp and by the bluffs near camp. It was not possible to select a specimen,

E.M. Brock 1967 European Wheatear Oenanthe Oenanthe Oenanthe A.R.H. Pt. Barrow, Alaska May 29 Went into the field today with Bill Maher. At a location about two miles east of the oil well near beach ridge Bill shot and collected a wheatear. This was the only one seen. This bird seems to differ in the field, by the fact that it stands up more erectly than the longspur Aug 15 Cape Sabine North of Pitmegea River, Northern Alaska Walked about tundra for a long time without seeing any wheatears. Hank Child claims those seen today are the first he has seen here at Pitmegea. We did not see any until we were walking along a rocky bar "lithosol" area were the first wheatear was seen and shot. More another and another was seen until at least six were seen right near the lithosol area near the established campsite. I shot four of these and later prepared two as skulls, skins, Childs prepared one the other will probably be prepared later.

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F. M. Brock 1958 Wheat ear Aug 28 Pitmegea River, Cape Sabine, Alaska About four individuals seen during my four day stay at the Pitmegea. Two collected and saved as specimens

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F.M.Brock 1958 Yellow wagtail June 25 Athasek, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska Several yellow wagtail were seen flying about outside the warigan. One was shot and prepared as a study skin. June 30 Nest with four dirty brown eggs found on a walk north of the village. The nest was located inland about 100 feet from the edge of a bluff next to the Mead River. The bulk of the nest is made of grass with a thick lining of caribou hair and a few feathers. Nest placed in a recess and over-hung by blooming cascades as well as some willow and berry bushes. Dugas also nift to the nest

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E.M. Brock 1958 June 29 Savannah Sparrow Atkasuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska Upon taking a walk through the willows along the bank of the river near the village, I noticed, upon closer examination that the savannah sparrows are actually quite common in the willow bushes. Two individuals were collected and prepared as study skins. July 1 Most of the savannah sparrows had been seen only along the river in the willows. Several were noticed today in willows, far from the river proper. Whenever savannah sparrows are found the red polls are also seen. The two birds seem to occupy very closely the same habitat.

E.M.Brock 1957 Longspurs calcarius lapponicus alascensis A.R.H. Pt. Barrow, Alaska May 27 On short trips about camp, going about two miles SE of A.R.H. approximately five longspurs were noticed. May 28 Longspurs noticed on trips about four miles south of Barrow village. Maybe two more seen after turning east and going back to A.R.H. June 9 Atkasek, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska A longspur nest with five eggs in it was discovered just across the stream at the west end of the Atkasek air strip. Nest was lined with feathers. Was found when female flushed from the location June 12 Bill Maker found a longspur nest approximately 200 yards from north east of our camp. The nest had five eggs in it. I also discovered another longspur nest in the slope leading to the fuel water stream on the south side of the village. The nest had four eggs inside. June 19 I found a nest about 200 yards north of the coal mine, which had four eggs and one very newly hatched young in it. The shell from the new hatched young had apparently been discarded. When the female flushed it started a type of broken wing routine

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I.M.Brock 1957 Longspur 2 Atkasuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska June 19 "limping" along with its tail fanned out and pointedly down. June 27 Barrow, Northern Alaska Nest of four unhatched eggs found 300 feet NW of stake I transect I. Nest warm and parents staying within vicinity. June 29 Nest mentioned above was looked at in the morning and the first of the four eggs had been hatched, shells of egg removed. June 30 In the morning all four eggs had hatched All shells [illegible] had been removed from the nest. Three of the young [illegible] had feathers very slightly fluffed while the fourth must have just hatched recently. July 1 One very well grown young longspur caught and released, was caught by hand. Bird not yet able to fly. Nest was found but bird was near transect IV A longspur nest was later found at a very different locality about half way on transect five and a little north This nest had three newly hatched young plus two unhatched eggs. July 2 A longspur caught in snycetrap line II immediately, nest to the bird was a fledgling with mouth open.

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M. Brack 1957 3 Longspur July 4 Barrow, Northern Alaska Two young chicks, each at a different location were seen hopping along the ground. These were observed about half way between ARK and the Post-Rogus monument. July 16 Not mentioned June 27 now vacant July 30 A check of 300 snap traps having been left out 24 hours revealed a catch of 88 longspurs, mostly juveniles. All checks of traplines recently have been yielding large numbers of longspurs.

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E.M.Brock 1 1958 Longspurs June 4 Barrow, Alaska Today was the first day of observation of the tundra since my arrival at Barrow yesterday. The longspurs along with the snow buntings and dunlins are [illegible] the only common birds seen on a trip to the ice well. Two glamorous gulls and two prairie teagles were also noted. June 10 Wainwright, Alaska Two longspur nests were discovered today while walking about on the tundra. One nest contained 6 eggs, the other four. Testes measurements were taken of three male longspurs caught in snap traps - The measurements were 10 mm, 10 mm and 11 mm for the three birds. June 11 One male longspur caught in snap traps today. Testes measurement was 11 mm. June 12 Two female longspurs caught in snap traps in morning check. One had a large brood patch and [illegible] what appeared to be 3 ruptured follicles. The largest follicle was 7 mm. The other female did not have any apparent ruptured follicles and the largest follicles present was 2 mm. Testes measured on longspur taken in evening check of lines; testes measure 10 mm.

I.M. Brock 2 1958 Longspur June 20 Barrow, Alaska Tests of song typed longspur = 10 x 7 Another = 9 x 6. Third = 9 x 6. Also catched a female with the largest follicle = 2mm & caught in afternoon T = 12 x 7 f " " " largest fol = 2mm June 21 A longspur nest with three eggs found near transect I. June 22. A special point was made of checking the nest while running the trapline today. No bird was flushed, as it was yesterday, and two longspurs were in the vicinity. The eggs were gone from the nest and the nest was slightly disturbed. On the nest and next to the nest were fox droppings which were fresh. Two stakes further along the transect was a snap trap with a freshly eaten bird (probably Longspur) June 25 Atkasuk Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska Longspurs are abundant here at Mead River and seem to still be going through courtship behavior. June 27 A fledgling longspur was seen hopping about the ground out in front of the warden June 30 On a walk north (downstream) I saw two juvenile longspurs which were already flying. Another was young bird found

E. M. Brock 1958 Longspur 3 June 30 Atkasuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska mean turnet two was peeping, waiting to be fed. Another juvenile fledgling found dead on the beach, apparently starved. Aug 6 Jim Myers has given me a report told to him by Helmricks [illegible] adopted son? Jim Helmricks. The boy states that he shot a female(?) Longspur on the west side of the graveyard at Barrow Village on June 1, 1958. The bird was banded and the band was saved by the boy. There- fore the following number is correct as read by Mr. Myers: 54-01522

E.M. Brock 1957 Snow Bunting Plectrophenax nivalis nivalis A.R.L. Rt. Barrow, Alaska May 27 These birds were first noticed today while I was looking out of a window from the A.R. Lab. Several 4-5 were also noticed on the trips taken with Bill Boyd and Bill Maher (see journal) May 28 Snow buntings noticed in vicinity of A.R.L. they are very abundant

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E.M.Brock 1958 Snow Bunting June 4 Barrow, Alaska Yesterday I arrived at Barrow and today was the first day to make any observations. On a trip to the gas well and one mile south snow buntings, longspurs, glaucous gulls, red-backed sandpipers and two pomarine jaegers were the only birds seen. June 10 Wainwright, Alaska A nest was found in an old house. The nest contained only one egg, July 6 Barrow Alaska A nest, with six large young in it, [illegible] found in back of ARK building. Actually one of the young had fallen out of the nest, which is located by a barrel four feet off of the ground. July 17 Pitt Point, Alaska Of the few birds present at Pitt Point, snow buntings seem to be most abundant. There seems to have been a good hatch of young since many have been seen in the last few days flying about camp.

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E. M. Brock Willow Bird 1957 Athasuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska June 14 A nest with one egg in it was found in the willows across the meadow opposite the mouth of the fresh water stream near the village, that was about one foot off the ground, built in among the willow marches. Appeared to be a rebuilt nest constructed of willow seed fiber and lined with carbon hair. The bird was not seen but the nest was still warm. Since the nest is located right to one of my transects (VI stack 9) I will probably collect the eggs when the clutch is completed. June 18 While setting out the trapline today I noticed that the egg was very cold and the nest moist from light rain - the nest is very likely abandoned now. June 19 While checking the trapline this morning, I collected the nest and its one egg. June 20 A female with a brood patch was caught in trap at stack 1, 4 in transect VI. It was later prepared as a study skin.

E.M. Brock 1958 Red poll June 25 Atkasuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska Red polls have been noticed in the willows in and around the area of transect II. June 27 About four miles upstream on the Mead River were the willows line the banks in abundance, we noticed the red polls as very common. Tom and I had taken a boat trip to this vicinity from our base camp back at Atkasuk June 29 Red polls were noticed as common in the willows lining the banks of the river next to the village. Two were collected today and prepared as study skins. July 14 Barrow, Alaska One pair of red pollos in oil drum dump in back of A.R.L. One collected and prepared as study skin. Aug 25 Pitmeza River, Cape Sabine, Alaska Many red polls seen in willow brakes along tributaries into the Pitmeza

E. M. Brock 1957-1958 Alaska Species Accounts Mammals

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E. M. Brock 1957 Dicrostonyx Athaskan, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska June 10 The first Dicrostonyx was trapped today in Transect II trap 0.8. The trap had been set near some low growing willows. June 13 Bill Baker brought in a Dicrostonyx he had caught alive just east of the village. He stated that the animal did not try to run away, but lay on its back chattering. It was jerked, brought back and placed in a pot for the night. It was given cotton and lettuce. June 14 The Dicrostonyx was dead, lettuce all gone, cotton very wet. The animal was very noisy for the first part of the night in its attempts to get out. June 15 One Dicrostonyx caught in trapline VII trap no. 0.8. Trap was in a runway in a mossy area surrounded by Saghtorunum. Area relatively flat with very little willow. Three feet away was a lemming hole in an Eriogonum ground. Barrow, northern Alaska July 16 Picked out a bag of frozen lemmings dated June 7, 1957 (which had been shipped from Wainright). In all about 400 lemmings was caught at Wainright and shipped to B.R.H.

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M. Brock 1957 Dicrostonyx July 16 Barrow, Northern Alaska in two lots of two hundred. Animals for each separate date were placed in separate bags. When the bag containing lemmings caught June 7 was emptied, a Dicrostonyx was among all the Lemmus. This individual was prepared as a study skin. I cannot think how this animal could possibly have gotten mixed in by mistake from anywhere else and is therefore considered as coming from Wainwright proper.

E.M.Brock 1958 June 10 Wainwright, Alaska The only mammal caught today was one Dicrostonyx at stake 5.2 in transect I June 30 Atkasuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska Two Dicrostonyx caught at transect II in today's check. The first was taken in a trap set in a trough made by an old frost crack. Immediate area very snowy, berry bushes, Ledum, some willow, lichens, no tursocks and very little Eriophorum. This was at stake 4.2 The other at stake 7.6 was trapped in a very mossy area in a polygon trough which was relatively dry. Many tall (10") willows and tall (10") grasses, some Cassiope and some berry bushes. July 1 A subadult male Dicrostonyx was taken in a trap at stake 7.8 in transect III. The entire trapline looks like good Dicrostonyx habitat with many troughs, willow and berry bushes. Once again this individual also was not trapped near any runway. Aug 18 Wainwright, Alaska After four days of trapping with 600+ traps for Dicrostonyx have been taken but not a single Lemmus.

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E.M. Brock 1958 Aug 19 Dicrostonyx 2 Wainwright, Alaska Today, the four traplines (600+ traps) were retrieved. During the regular three day run of these traps, seven Dicrostonyx were taken but not a single Lemmus was seen or trapped.

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E.M. Brock Lemmus 1957 A.R.K., Pt. Barow, Alaska May 27 First Lemming seen (Lemmus) was the one that Mrs. Hanna caught on April 11 (in the construction camp area) and placed in an aquarium. The Lemming is still alive and in Mrs. Hanna's room. May 28 Three Lemmuns brought in from the village by Chester Lampel. All three are young ones. All were dead although Chester said he had tried to keep one alive. (See Journal) May 29 Saw Chester this morning, he reported bringing in six small Lemmings, I haven't seen them yet. On a trip on the tundra about one mile east of the god well, Bill Maker and I discovered an area which appeared to have had winter Lemming usage; there were lots of clipped grass blades and very few blades of grass that remained standing. About one-half mile east of the god well a large piece of Lemmus pelage was found on an owl mound. The pelage appeared to be a winter coat. May 30 Chester brought in five more Lemmuns from the village. Tom Cade and I processed all 14 Lemmuns brought

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M. Brock 2 Lemmurs 1957 A.R.H. Pt. Barow Alaska may 30 in up to date May 31 chester brought in three more lemmings, one of which is still alive. June 1 One more lemming brought in by Chester

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M. Brock 1957 Lemmus Data on Raising of litters

Brock 957 June 9 ?♀ = 51.5 Dull ♀ = 51.0 Redrump♀ = 55,7 June 14 ?♀ = 60.0 D♀ = 55.2 RR♀ = 62.0 June 17 ?♀ = ? D♀ = 57,2 RR♀ = 71.6 Data on 6 young discarded June 24 and born approximately June 22. (22) Litter 1 1/2 Previous information available exact individual questionable June 24 Litter of 6 found; born about June 22 all 6 alive weight 3.0gr each naked, eyes closed June 26 All 6 alive; weight 3.9 of two weighed, hairless, eyes closed; nest seems to be carefully constructed so that 6 young are lying in a hole (of smaller diameter) under the ♀ parent. side view x sect June 28 Two young weighed, one = 4.4 other 3.9. All sit still alive, hairless, eyes closed, toes still fused. Young covered with mites. Female parent stood in corner of cage and chattered (beat teeth together rapidly) June 29 All 6 still alive. Two weighed - one 4.4 the other 4.5. The reason I usually only weigh two and why I only weigh every second day is due to the fact that I do not want to disturb the female or the litter too much. If I can possibly obtain

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M. Brock 1957 Raising of Youngs Litter 10 2 June 29 A.R.L., Barow, Northern Alaska another litter I will try to obtain all information possible by checking and observing the litter more frequently even at the glance I loosing the litter, but the first litter I shall only take what information it is safe to take and try to raise the youngs to maturity for known age material. The six still have their eyes closed and two still very well fused but their bodies are well on their way to being covered by hair. The nest, as mentioned before has a "compartment" below the upper nest which is of a smaller diameter. Since the youngs are getting bigger now this smaller chamber is becoming very crowded and when I look at the nest usually only one or two youngs can be seen - the others lying below. Also, nesting material partially covers the opening to the smaller chamber making the room for the six young a very tight fit. It's hard to understand how they all suckle with such a small diameter for the bottom nest. Each time I look at the nest, the mother of the squirrel. will sit in the corner and chatter her teeth.

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E.M Brock 1957 Raising Youngs Litter 1 3 June 29 ARL Barrow, Writhin Alaska It seems that the parent spends about 75% of his time away from the nest just sits in the opposite corner of the aquarium July 2 Two young weighed today one 4.4, the other 5.0 grams. Eyes still closed, well covered with hair and toes widely separated July 5 weights on two of them were 5.0 and 6.3. They are fully haired, toes separated and their eyes are just beginning to open. When I look in the nest the young have a tendency to escape and therefore either "burrow" their way into the nestings material or else crawl out of the nest and on the ground about the nest. Two of the young were today observed stumbling out of the nest and wobbling over to some grass blades and feeding on them. Their eyes are open by just a very small slit. July 7 One of the six young was found dead in the Nest this morning. wt 4.9 g 63-8-13-3 # 456 July 8 When I checked this morning another young was found dead in the nest. Also, only three live ones can be found in the nest. f 64-8-14-3 - 4.3 g #457

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E.M Brock 1957 Raising Youngs Litter 1 4 July 8 Barrow, Northern Alaska Most of the time the mother seems to be ignoring the young - she has built another nest (depression) in the opposite corner of the aquarium and spends most of her time at that spot. When one of the young Tries to approach her at this location she nips at them. Maybe the young are not yet weaned and are starving although I have seen them starting to take food placed in the aquarium. July 9 All three still alive and very active. They are now very agile at swimming about and perhaps weaned - if I were sure would remove the P parent July 11 One young weighed today was 6.0g. All three alive and very active; one of them even built itself a crude nest. Their pelage is still a very uniform grey much like that of an adult Mevotis californius July 14 One of the young was observed suckling today, therefore are not fully weaned although they could probably be strictly weaned. July 16 One of the young was weighed today, its weight being 11.3 grams

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M. Brock 1957 Raising of youngs litter 1 5 July 18 Barrow, Northern Alaska Two of the youngs weighted today one = 11.7 g the other 10.1 grams. They are still a very grey, [illegible] color. All three still alive. It also appeared that they were still suckling. The female parent and the three youngs were all in the nest together July 19 One young individual found dead in aquarium outside of the nest* ♂ 77-9-18-7-10.5g #509 July 25 Another one of the two remaining youngs was found dead in the aquarium ♂ 82-9-15-7-9.0g =541 Aug 1 One remaining youngs weighted = 19.1 gr. It has had an extremely bad (broken?) third leg which has been very swollen for about a week and a half now. End of Litter Aug 30 The last of the litter was killed today, it seemed to have recovered from its broken leg and was in fine health but the project will close in a couple of days and therefore the lemming was killed and skin * nest had been disturbed earlier in the day by someone wanting to see the young - this may have caused the death indirectly.

M. Brock 1957 Raising of Yarns kitten 1 6 Barow, Northern Alaska Aug 30 and skull plus skeleton were saved. It was 69 days old #924 $ 112-8-19-9-28.0 End of Letter

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E.M. Brock 1957 Raising of young Litter 2 A.R.L. Barrow, Northern Alaska July 13 Litter of 6 found in a cage which has been occupied by a single female. Male was removed about two weeks ago - exact date not known. Litter must have been born last night. Although cages were checked every day the nest is extremely hard to find. The upper nest is obvious but as explained before for the other litter there is a small "jacket" built into the nest in which the young lie. In this particular situation the lower nest was completely covered over so that nothing could be noticed without removing a layer of green moss. Of two of the young weighed, the weights were 3.2 and 3.1 grams each. Their eyes are closed; they are naked and their toes are fused. Once again I don't know whether to keep an accurate record of the young or leave them alone and disturb them as little as possible. I would like to get as much information as can be obtained but the female gets so excited and moos

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M. Brock 1957 Raising 2 youngs litter 2 July 13 A.R.L. Barrow, northern Alaska to the other end of the aquarium and acts severous. These disturbances may have caused the loss of three in the first litter. July 16 All six still alive - naked (hairless), eyes closed. Only two weighed for fear of disturbing female too much. One weighed 3.9 grams the other 4.5 grams July 18 All six still alive, fully haired, a very brownish colored hair with a median dorsal dark line running over the head and only half length of the body. Two youngs were weighed one 5.0 grams the other 5.4 grams July 21 All six alive - two weighed, one 6.4 gr the other 6.7 grams. All are fully haired toes no longer fused and eyes still closed. The hair for some reason or another on these eight day old lemmings is quite brown with a short dorso-median dark line while the study skin of the 16 day old from litter one is quite grey. July 23 Two youngs weighed, one 6.5g the other 5.2g, both have eyes closed, are very brown July 25 Two youngs weighed about 6.0 g each They are very active now and their eyes are just opening. All are up and

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E.M. Brock 1957 Raising of young litter 2 3 July 25 A.R.H. Barow, Alaska running about the aquarium July 27 Young seem feeding for themselves although this does not mean that they are weaned yet. July 29 One young found dead in the nest maybe due to fact that food supply became low last night. The dead individual is much browner then any of the previous specimens from litter one. Measurement follow: f 68-8-15-5-6g #558 16 days old Two of the live young weighed one was 10.0 g the other 10.5 grams July 30 Young looked at today. Four are quite large, healthy and very active. The fifth is small, inactive, slow and will probably not live. July 31 The fifth lemmings in the litter was found dead in the nest Today it is very much smaller then its siblings. #587 f 67-7-15-4-5.6g - 18 days old Nine unweaned lemmings (eyes just begining to open) were brought in from Barrow Village. The mother was not with them. Three were already dead, a fourth was dying. Five of the living young placed in with the lactating female

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J.M. Brock 1957 4 Raising of young Litter 2 A.R.L., Barrow, Alaska July 31 of "litter two" in boxes that possibly She might accept them. All of the five young died soon afterwards. They were removed before they were eaten by the living lemmings Weights on these nine unwaned very brown-red lemmings follow: 5.7g 6.0g 6.4g 6.4g 6.1g 6.4g 5.3g 6.0g 6.2g They are fully haired toes well separated some have eyes a little open some unopen. Information does not present on whether they are all one litter Aug 1 All four weighed, all are very active agile and healthy, weights are: 10.7, 11.6, 11.8 and 12.1 grams. Aug 6 Weight of four lemmings! 12.3g 12.9g), 13.5g and 14.8 g. For some reason or another one of the young ones started dying in the afternoon. Slowly started having fits until it "wore out". All four were perfectly healthy this morning - it seemed. > 82-11-16-7-11,3g 24 days old #633 Aug 18 Upon my return from Wainright and Pitsenga only the parent F and two young ones were live

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M. Brock 1957 Raising of youngs Letter 2 5 A.R.L. Barrow, Northern Alaska Aug 19 One of two remaining youngs found dead in tubarium and partly eaten, #641 ♀ 95-15-18-9-10.0g 37 days old For some reason or another the one remaining young was in the afternoon seen going into fits and slowly died. It seems funny that no ill effects were noticed on the young ones when I "disturbed" their aggregation on the 18th. I searched the area to find out how many lemmings were still alive. Apparently they were doing alright until I disturbed them- not physically. As mentioned above one died during the night, the other this afternoon. This same situation seems very reminiscent of previous deaths among my lemmings. Perhaps they are extremely sensitive to disturbances. The only difference that I can think of is in diet - until yesterday Ingrid! has been feeding them just grass, yesterday I provided them with cabbage and lettuce; 96-12-18-8-13.9g 37 days old #643 End of Litter

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M. Brock 1957 Raising of youngs Litter 3 Aug 18 A.R.H, Barrow, northern Alaska While I was away at Wainright, Ingrid Daysup was feeding my lemmings. On August 13 she heard young in one of the Lemnia and found three new-born young. The exact date of birth is not known. On August 18 when I returned I looked at the young and weighed them. They are fully haired and their eyes are closed. Their weights are 8.9 g, 9.4 g and 10.1 grams. Until their eyes open (if this can be used as somewhat of a criterion) I shall judge their date of birth to be about Aug 7 since they are fully haired which means about more than five days besides the fact that Ingrid observed them five days ago and yet less than twelve days since the eyes are closed which seems to take about twelve days. Their weights seem to be quite high for individuals that still have their eyes closed but this may be due to the fact that they are better nourished since there are only three as opposed to litters of six in the two other situations. Aug 21 All three have their eyes open. I forgot to check on them yesterday but their

M. Brock 1957 Raising 3 youngs Litter 3 2 A.R.L. Barrow, Northern Alaska Aug 21 eyes were still close day before yesterday. Aug 24 the three young looked at and they are healthy and progressing fine Aug 30 Three healthy and active. Their weights are: 14.5g, 17.6g & 18.3g Sept 3 Mother of this group killed today #995 U.H 2, gyp, scans not noted.

R.M. Brock 1957 Raising of youngs Litter 4 1 A.R.H. Barrow, Northern Alaska Aug 24 A new litter was found today in an aquarium which has had a pair of lemings in it since July 2 when a female was brought back from Pitt Point and placed in an aquarium with a male subadult caught at Barrow on June 24. At least three new born youngs were noted- being so young that the litter may not yet have been completely dropped. Aug 25 Today only a piece of one young one could be found. My mistake was probably in not removing the male right away because it was noted that the male was chasing the female about and that they were making moves as if they were not getting along. Also as mentioned yesterday, my disturbance was at a very critical time. End of Litter

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M. Brock 1958 Lemmus June 20 Barrow, Alaska Not a single live lemming has been seen yet by me at Barrow. There are many signs on the tundra that show that the lemings were very abundant during the winter. In localized areas there are large amounts of hay and many lemming nests, some six feet apart (although this is the exception). Much clipped green grass with just a very small brown tip at the cut end is also present. It has been noticed that a large percentage of nest contain either dead lemmings, pieces of dead lemmings or lemmings hair. Also, a large percentage (really all) of the nests that have lemmings hair in them have weasel droppings next to them. In many instances the lemming's nest is very neatly lined by lemmings hair. A count has been started to see how many nests contain dead lemmings. So far, it appears that about one third of the available lemmings' nests have remains of lemmings in them and weasel droppings scattered nearly- about one foot from nest usually! June 26 Atkasuk, Dead River Coal Mine, Alaska Lemming's nests with dead lemmings in them are also being found here at Dead River. One was found this morning with

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M.Brock 1958 Lemmus 2 June 26 Athisuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska three [illegible] dead lemmings in it. Another was found yesterday by Cade. July 1 A lemming skeleton was found on the tundra today and from appearance of the skull which is broken and half missing the animal must have been eaten. Aside from the lemmins not mentioned June 26, four other nests were looked at and there did not contain dead animals. July 17 Pitt Point, Alaska No recent lemming signs at all has been noticed. The 306 traps that have been out since throwing of the 15th have caught only three birds. Very few winter lemming nests present. Of the few looked at, I have not found any with dead lemmings inside. July 18 Still no lemmings taken in traps. Several more winter nests found and looked at, but no dead lemmings found inside as at Barrow, Alaska July 23 Barrow, Alaska Royal Shanks and Don Stephens, individually reported lemmings activity out by the Point (Barrow). I went to the point along with Don today and only saw signs of where lemmings had been active during the winter. Runways, droppings

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E.M. Brock 1958 Lemmus 3 July 23 Barrow, Alaska and loose hay were present but no new grass clippings were observed. Royal Shanks also reported seeing a live lemming on the tundra near Volschlag Slough. Processed more of the lemmings picked up at Wainwright last fall, [illegible] in November. If there are animals picked up from the tundra I do not understand why many of them have their skulls broken in many pieces. Another interesting point: about 75% of them, or more, have the leg bones (tibia and ulna and radius) broken so that all four feet are hanging just by the skin. The only answer must be that when the eskimo children collect the animals and pick them up, for sake of something to do while they are looking for another animal, they [illegible] [illegible] bend the feet so that the bones break. August 7 Cape Simpson, Alaska I arrived at Cape Simpson today and have set out one line of traps. The area shows definite winter usage with many runways and burrows present in certain localities. Many of the traps have been set in runways, but no recent signs (clippings) are

M. Brock 1958 4 Lemmus August 7 Cape Simpson, Alaska present and I do not think any lemmings will be taken Aug 10 Traps were retrieved and no lemmings had been taken during the three days of trapping. About a dozen winter lemming nests were looked at during my stay at Cape Simpson. None of these had dead lemmings or lemming remains within them. Aug 11 On August 6, Karl Lindroff (apparently an entomologist) was at A.R.H. and had just come from the island of Unimak in the Aleutian chain where he stated that the lemmings (Dicrostonyx sp.) were extremely abundant. Aug 18 Wainwright, Alaska After three days of having 600+ traps out, no Lemmus has been taken but four Dicrostonyx have been trapped. Aug 19 Traps taken in today and but a single Lemmus taken but seven Dicrostonyx were trapped.

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E.M.Brock 1957 Microtus June 18 Atkasake, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska While I was placing the traps out near stake 1.0 this morning (about 11:30) a Microtus ran across the ground and into a pond of water and started swimming across. I started after it; and as I did, the Microtus dove and started swimming underwater in the shallow pool. I caught it and brought it back to the wariqan and will try to get it back to Barrow alive, June 23 Upon returning to ARL from the Mead yesterday, I placed the Microtus in its own aquarium. Today three partially eaten young were found in the cage (aquarium) Aug 30 Microtus killed today and prepared as a study skin. A pup was present but no scars could be found although she had given birth to a litter on June 23 - Specimen # 925

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M. Brock 1957 Arctic Fox Alopex lagopus A.R.h. Pt. Barrow, Alaska May 28 A burrow of a fox was found about four miles south and one mile east of Barrow village. In this case the burrow appeared to have been dug to follow a lemming nest (see journal May 28) for hairs were found lining the burrow

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E.M. Brock 1957 Interspecific Reactions 1 ARL, Barow, Northern Alaska Aug 4 A young male lemming weighing 23.0 gr and brought in from Barow Village July 31 was placed in a different aquarium than it had been in before. The Lemmus has been solitary since July 31 when it was brought in along with 9 unweaned young (see Lemmus, sp. act.) A minute after the Lemmus had been placed in this aquarium, Microtus oeconomicus weighing 31.2 grams was placed in the aquarium. The Microtus has been living solitarily in an aquarium ever since it was brought back from Nerle River where it was caught on June 18. This female Micotus gave birth to at least two young the first day it was at Barow since the next morning, remains of two new born young were found in the aquarium. Immediately after the two animals recognized one another, it appeared that the small or lemming tried to bite the Micotus on the rump. Then immediately the lemmings

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F.M.Brock 1957 Interspecific Reactions 2 Aug 4 A.R.L. Barrow, Northern Alaska started chasing the Micratus about the aquarium and on several occasions succeeded on climbing on the Micratus and attempting to copulate. This chase was allowed to go on for about five minutes during which time the Lemmus made about six attempts to copulate with the Micratus. They were then separated. A second observation a placing the same two individuals together resulted in about six more attempts at copulation in three minutes. Rest of the time spent eating and general exploration of aquarium. All some time spent Lemmus chasing Micratus about aquarium. No outward attempts of a fight were noticed.

J.M.Brock 1958 Arctic Fox June 11 Barrow, Alaska While I was at Wainright, Bill Maher told me that he had seen five fox on a weasel trip out into the tundra at Barrow. June 15 Max Brewer states that he saw a fox behind the Barrow garbage dump. June 18 David Schalk states that he saw a fox out on the tundra yesterday. June 20 Fox seen about 200 yards south of Transect X. Apparently was hunting and pawing at the ground, then walked slowly on. Always slowly walking and looking at the ground until it saw us. It then stopped and stand at us, walked a hundred feet more and stopped to look at us. Continued to walk circling the lake just west of Transect X. May have been same fox seen by Schalk since he had described it as having a large black rump patch which this one also had due to molting hair. The entire animal looked very shaggy due to the molting hairs. June 22 Yesterday while I was checking trapline I discovered a longspur nest when I accidentally flush off the female parent while checking the trapline today, I

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M.Brock 1958 Arctic fox 2 June 22 Barrow, Alaska Made a special point of looking for the nest. No bird was flushed and the eggs were gone and the nest slightly disturbed with fox droppings on the nest and next to it. The droppings also had small bones in them which looked very much like lemmings. Two stakes further on along the line a bird had been caught in a snap trap but had been eaten, probably by the fox. June 23 Don Stephens reported seeing a fox on a weasel trip to the point. A white fox was spotted about .5 mile north of transects I and II while Tom and I were going out to retrieve the traplines at about 1900. I was moving about at a fast trot constantly sniffing the ground and hunting. It was definitely a different fox from the one seen on June 20 since this one had a very nice white coat except for a small black patch on the rump. The fox would trot rapidly in one direction and then suddenly stop and go in the opposite direction or to one side as if it were searching the entire area. Occasionally it would seem to find something to eat. On one occasion it stopped and fed

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F.M. Brock 3 Arctic fox 1958 June 23 Barrow, Alaska on something, remaining there for about a minute. We pinpointed the area and headed towards it with our weasel. Arriving at the location we wandered about and found a freshly broken ruddy turnstone egg sucked empty of its contents. It was also noticed that after the fox had it this egg he stopped to defecate. This was also observed at several other stops he made. The parent turnstones were in the area when we were there and were flying about complaining. The nest was roughly constructed on a high polygon in a mossy, lichen area While in the weasel, we were able to approach the fox to within about 3-400 yards before we got out of the weasel and he saw no he ran as fast as he could in the opposite direction July 12 Timothy Dryer reported seeing a fox out near the point on a weasel trip there yesterday evening. Pitt Point, Alaska July 17 One fox seen trotting along air strip in the evening. July 23 Barrow, Alaska Don Stephens, who takes a trip to the point every day, has stated that he sees

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E.M. Brock 1958 4 Arctic fox July 23 Barrow, Alaska Foxes quite frequently out near the point. I took a trip to the point with him today and saw at least two owls but no foxes. It may very logically be that these animals are feeding upon the dead and crippled ducks left by the eskimols. Aug 7, 1958 Cape Simpson, Alaska A skull by itself was found and saved as a skull only. Later in the day a putrid dead animal was found and the skull was taken. The rest of the skeleton was discarded. Aug 11 Barrow, Alaska When I left for Cape Simpson on August 7 it was a premature departure and the traps had to be left out for transects V and VI (see journal). Upon returning from Simpson I checked the two transects. When I approached the lines two foxes were seen in the vicinity - one was on transect VI. When I stopped the weasel, the latter fox came over and circled the [illegible] vehicle. I started to check the twyline and retrieve the traps. Now the fox came to within five feet and lay down. Then he moved a short distance to a trap and smelled a dead bird. All this took place at

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E.M. Brock 1958 Aug 11 Arctic Fox Barrow, Alaska about stake number 2.0. From here the fox walked to stake 10.0 following the transect in a straight line and seemingly visiting all the traps. Then, the fox went to the vicinity of stakes 9.0 of transect X and followed the trapline to the area of stake 1.0. Upon checking the two traplines not a single bird (or lemming, if such occurred) remained in the trap. Thirty five traps showed signs of a bird having been eaten from the trap. Also 39 traps were missing - apparently having had birds in them which were carried off by the foxes.

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M.Brock 1958 June 24 Mustela nivosus Barrow, Alaska Pete Savolak, Tom Cade and I went out to the area just north of transect IX, which is an area showing high winter usage by lemmings, judging by the lay and lemming nests present. While there, Pete saw a whitish animal run past on a tall mound of dirt. We started digging in the lemming tunnelway and soon a must appeared at another opening. After some digging and chasing, we captured the brown and white animal alive. He has been brought back to the lab and been placed in an aquarium. Two longspurs (dead) were placed in the aquarium and without much hesitation he started eating these. July 7 Four days ago, on July 3, a white laboratory mouse was placed in with the weasel. It was expected, of course, that the mouse would last, at the very most, five minutes. The two animals smelled one another disinterestedly for just a short while and then parted. Today, four days later, the mouse is still alive. The mouse bothers the weasel more than vice-versa. The mouse often follows the weasel trying to sniff it. One reason for the mouse still being alive, lies in the fact that the weasel

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M. Brock 1958 Mustela visosa 2 July 7 Barrow, Alaska has been provided with a constant food supply - mostly dead birds from the traplines. July 8 The mouse is still alive. A small dish of water was placed in the cage several days ago and is very often used by the weasel. It was at first assumed that the weasel would get enough moisture from the meat it ate, but immediately after the water was placed in the cage, the weasel started using it and has been using it consistently since then. July 10 The white mouse is still alive. The last time the weasel was fed was July 7 when it was given two dead birds. Assuming that these are probably used up by now, the mouse should not live long. Once again, it is interesting about the water supply. I've noticed on three or four occasions that when the weasel runs out of water, it starts licking the glass of the aquarium it is in. When water is given to it, it immediately goes to drink and remains then for about half a minute drinking. It is very interesting to observe the weasel when it is through eating; it will push its lower jaw along the ground (like a plow) thus cleaning itself.

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E.M. Brock 1958 July 13 Barrow, Alaska While out on an A.B.L. expedition, Pete Sovalik shot a bearded seal. According to Max Brewer the skin and meat is usually divided among the eskimos working at the lab. The skull is usually broken as the head usually serves as the target when the animal is in the water. This individual weighed 207 lbs

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E.M. Brock 1958 Aug 16 White Whale Wainwright, Alaska at about 1600 when I was returning from a walk, I reached the village just as everyone was running about shouting 'beluga, beluga'. About a 1/4 mile from shore a large school of white whales were swimming by, jumping out of the water like porpoises, all heading west. Two osiaks immediately took off in pursuit with guns and harpoons. An hour later they returned having gotten two - one a very young individual. The animals were rapidly processed and the meat divided. After eating some raw 'muktuk', I asked for the skull of the two individuals, and the eskimos, being extremely friendly, gave me both skulls [illegible]. The larger individual may have been a female because of the natives started talking to me and stated as a fact that the milk of a beluga is dark green. He also stated that the young were born in the latter part of April and early May. The skulls are accessioned as #1319 and #1320. Usually they keep the skull and let the lower jaw sit in the sun to extract the oil. This is a good gun lubricant according to

M. Brock 1958 Aug 16 White Whale Warmwright, Alaska Eskimos. Also the oils and liquid fat from the body are stored in containers and kept for years - the longer the better. This liquid is then used to rub on chests or bodies of ailing people. I am told the large one was a female and that the sex of the smaller one was not determined. The group of whales that assembled may have numbered between 25 and 50. The larger, older animal was pure white and about 12 feet in length. The smaller one, a juvenile was gray and about 5-6 feet in length. The younger animals are supposed to be even darker. Photographs were taken of both to verify the coloration.

E.M.Brock 1958 Caribou 1 June 25 Atkask, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska After leaving Barrow by bush plane, I saw my first caribou for this season when we were about fifteen miles north of Mead River Coal Mine. The group consisted of six animals. While setting out transects VII and VIII, I observed two adult caribou followed by two calves trotting south about .5 mile east of me. After they traveled about a half mile more some rifle shots were heard. One of the two skinners now at the village, had shoot it and then skinned it out. Since we had not received any meat with our food supply we went to make a bargain with this fellow. For a five pound can of coffee and about two pounds of sugar (those we afford him) we received the hind quarters of this calf caribou. June 27 One lone, very white caribou seen on tundra about five miles SE of Atkask. Seen on tundra during one of our stops on a boat trip up the Mead. July 16 Pitt Point, Alaska In morning, after checking traplines saw an caribou. Tracks extremely abundant, many animals must have been in the area.

F.M.Brock 1958 July 16 Caribou 2 Pitt Point, Alaska According to the men at Pitt Point, there have recently been a large group of caribou in the area. On a walk west of camp, in the afternoon, I saw a group of over 200, about one mile west of the camp. While feeding, the group was well spread out, but when I approached they brunched and ran. Later after they had relaxed, they started feeding, and soon were very much spread out again. Later, this first group seemed to be joined by another large group of about 100 individuals. They have remained in the one area for about four hours and can be seen from the camp. On feeding, they move about very slowly. July 17 An L.K.T. trip was taken to an area five miles south west of Pitt point were we obtained water samples from two large winter water supply lakes. While there, I [illegible] noticed a large herd (100-200) of caribou grazing about 2 miles west of us. On our return trip we drove past a herd of about one hundred while many single or small groups were also seen. July 22 Flying low in a bush plane (50'-100') between Pitt Point and Cape Simpson.

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E.M.Brock 1958 Caribou 3 July 22 Pitt Point, Alaska we saw several large groups of caribou The larger groups consisted of 100-200 individuals while many small groups of 1,2 to about 25 were also seen. About 1000 caribou seen during this part of the flight. The flight after Cape Simpson (to Baranov) was at a much higher altitude with limited vision below due to a heavy fog. Aug 15 Wainwright, Alaska Flew from Baranov to Wainwright today and during the flight saw not more than 20 caribou. Groups varied from one, to three up to about eight. While at Wainwright, I watched a hunting party return and unload their oomiak of their take of 13 butchered caribou. They had been up the Kuke River. Aug 16 Another group of natives in an oomiak returned from the Kuke. This party had gotten 25 caribou. All were already butchered and skinned - the skins being on a meat pile. Aug 17 A third oomiak returned today with an untold amount of caribou.

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F.M. Brock 1958 Aug 24 Caribou Pitmegea River, Cape Saline, Alaska On flight from Barrow to Pitmegea about ten groups of 100 caribou noted. These were seen during the flight between Wainwright and Pitmegea for the most part. Smaller groups numbering anywhere from 1-100 were seen also.

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