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Holmes,R.
1964
Journal
40.
16 July Barrow, Alaska
Drift samples were processed during the morning
and then in the afternoon, vacuum + observation
data was obtained at the insect plots.
Weather was mostly overcast today with
patches of low fog.
17 July Barrow → Cape Beaufort, Alaska
Left lab at 0630. Left airport at 1030 with
Hulker, Sullwan, + Fischer. Flew west to
Cape Beaufort, hit a cloud bank, turned
around and leveled back to Barrow after
landing on a lake briefly to refuel. A
pair of swans was seen S+W of Wainwright.
1 Parasitic jaeger was seen; no other jay
seen in evidence. 1 Snow, one low
violet near Shell cliff.-2 mi inland.
A herd of 100+ caribou was seen about
half way between Wainwright + light
(Cape Beaufort). Arrived back at
Barrow at 1500. Insect samples
were picked during the afternoon +
evening. Weather at Barrow - overcast
+ cool.
18 July Barrow, Alaska
Finished Samples in the morning finished -
data. In the afternoon, a special horizontal
sample was taken at P and C - to see the
amount of variation in one pond. Weather