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of ca. 100+ glaucous gulls along bank and
floating on open water of Voth slough.
Snowy Owls still at cake-eater. Groups
of 3 - 20 red phalaropes feeding in
ocean, next to shore, in circle patterns.
That's all.
11 September
Barrow, Alaska
large numbers of Old Squaws seen
flying South, very low over ocean, ca
1/8 to 1/4 mi. out. Frequent lone glaucous
gulls flying along shoreline.
12 September
Barrow, Alaska
Hemming hunting, again as before.
Colour (ca. 30°). Fewer gulls, but in
same place. Same jaegers, etc..
14 September
Barrow, Alaska
Failure to regulate temperature in
animal house causes death of 1/2 of
dlemmings. Went out with Kris Motes
(working for USC - Gentle's replacement
an ARUS) to try to replenish colony.
Weekends have been a/o - 10° - 25°
20° today. Grounds was now frozen
solid. Could no longer stamp dlemmings
out of burrows. Hunted two hours
in Voth Area......... not a damn
dlemming. Crossed Central Marsh - not
too much sign there. Saw flock of ca.