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Holmes R
1962
Journal
4 June Barrow, Alaska
Drove with Yapp to VoR Area + then across to
Elsa Lajom - returning via The beach ridge.
Weather was partly clear - with broken
fog lifting & the settling again. Light
Cauterly wind. 2 Sanderlings near Britta's
Area - Semipal, Semi-pal & Turnstone.
Longspurs, Dunloup - 1 Snow Owl just SOV
VoR Area. 1 Pectoral, See. Dunlin +
R. Turnstone on Elsa Bluff.
In the afternoon - returned to Britta-VoR
Area - saw 3 Sanderling (Depr. of 1
Othe - well marked bird). Semi-pal &
Dunlin - 1 Pectoral in Britta's Area.
It seems now that Dunlins are
moving out to areas That are just
becoming exposed. They can see I hear
now i most places - In Britta's
Area to VoR Area - or The slope S. & E Plot
in the next plot - 2 De open fender
near Elsa Lajom. Pectorals, not seen to
be getting established with 2-3 Semipal
mouls near Elsa + 1 in Britta's Area.
Semipal are distributed along pockets,
Salt layer & VoR Creek - but not anywhere
else. Bands - is still not present in
any numbers. No sign I precisely yet. P.G.
Plumes are here in small numbers - but