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Holmes, R,
1961
58.
Journal
23 Aug Barrow - Drarn, Alaska
plane for a trip to The Drarn, where
Bobbie noer just taken Chamberlain
Rob Robertson. Weather was cloudy +
Snowy all the way. The Daplene
look good. The ground is more
Fussocks, than I had supposed.
Several flocks / Brant see - On
way - no flock of Stonebird seen.
Snows began falling in the evening & was
piling up along the road-ruts.
24 Aug Barrow, Alaska
½" snow on the ground. The morning and
all ponds were frozen. This morning was
½" flinch. Pond samples will taken
during the late morning & these were processed
in the afternoon. Wind 10-15 mph - with
occas. snow flurry. Most snow
was gone by 1400, but it started
snowing again at 1930. Sullivan
returned from Pow A - (1 Juv.
Phalarage seen nest near Upland ponds.
25 Aug Barrow, Alaska
Stayed in + packed specimen all
morning - drove with fallowa to
Voth's Storage to help him put
in 3 enclosures. Weather cold
(30°) - cold NE & E Wind (10-20 mph) - wind.