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Holmes, R.
1961
Journal
25 July Barrow, Alaska
Stayed in lab all day + worked up insect sample
+ bird specimen. Weather very windy.
Sullivan returned from Cape Simpson.
26 July Barrow, Alaska
Went to Kasaiah during the morning saw
very little in the way of bird life - 2
Hawks / RB Ads - one 16, one 16, 14 + 1 chick
Prelural, 3 BP-together, 2 Parasitic jaegers. The
plot activity was poor - no birds seen.
The Eskimo camp was deserted. Weather
was sunny with a light SE breeze. In
the afternoon, specimens were processed
+ we talked with Dr. Bruce Kessel
from the Univ. of Alaska. A special
seminar by Mullet & Sullivan was conducted
in the evening.
27 July Barrow, Alaska
Notes + specimens were processed during
the morning. At 1100, I went to the
insect plots + took the pond samples.
In the afternoon, I returned to
mule the alternate plot + the
Vacuum operation. The weather was
Windy (15-25 mph) from the SE. The sun
was out until 1400 - when it became
overcast + quite cold. Notes + letter
were written in the evening.