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Holmes,R.
1961
Journal
24 June Barrow, Alaska
Sloped today, looking for sandpipers.
5 redlocks were collected - all that were
seen during the submerging (actual
lothe sea + mixed in collecting). The
stomach was generally empty - but
then may be due to the fact that
we may have been flushing incubating
birds - while had not been feeding
for a long period of time.
The afternoon-evening was spent in
clearing up the last insect samples &
calculating Sandpiper data. Johnson
left early in the afternoon. Weather-
Today cloudy + windy - with the clouds
moving away in the evening - so that it
was sunny + windy (15-20 mph - NE).
A fox - Alepex - was seen next to
Colepile Slough - in almost summer
geese. Also - white area after
ring remained. The animal seemed
to be hunting lemmings or other
mice
25 June Barrow, Alaska
Censused Pitelka's plot in the morning. I
went to the insect plot - in
the afternoon - where both sweepnet
Pond samples were taken. The weather