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Holmes R.
1960
Journal
2 Spt Barrow, Alaska
Proused lemming during the
morning & early afternoon. Lake
in the afternoon. I drove to
The beach ridge's central
marsh to check the funders. The
snow has persisted in many
places, but it is existing in snow
patches 4-6" in diameter. I estimate
that 60-65%. The ground
was actually covered. There are
drifts being polygonal and in
crevices. Lemming activity can
be seen in the snow, & where
snow has drifted across holes
there have been pegeoned by
the animals. Therefore, paths
of the funders which are being
used by lemming are easily
seen. Runways from these patches,
occasional diggings were seen.
The pros were for the most part
frozen, some up to 1" in thickness.
Bird activity was low with at
a few jaegans, 1 Snowy owl
2 Peckers + 1 Redstart seen
seen. Weather current & snow
My life - temp at 1500 - 27° F.
66.