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Maclean
1964
Journal
10
polygonal area around gasoline. little
activity. Cold!!
Evening - processed beasts and
wrote notes.
25 June
Barrow, Alaska
Took off early bound for the vast
uncharted interior. Spent the day on
and around Holmes' plot at Hkravik.
Saw 3 knots on foot print lake. Collected
1 (Maclean 239). Plot is on upland,
well drained tundra - noticeably different
from immediate coastal region. Vegetation-
more Poa arctica, Cassiope tetragona-
more spp. of Salix. Saw arctic fox,
c. 8-10 snowy owls, at least 2 nesting
groups of Jaegers, many Buff Breasts,
Ptarmigans, and Redbacks. No Bairs's;
feW white-rumps; 1 semi-pal. Enjoyed
getting away from noise and bustle, and
breath of Barrow area.
Collected knot, tern, 5 buff-breasts,
white-rump; not bad. Returned around
dinner time. Ate, caught a quick sleep, then
put up glaucous gull found dead on tundra.
26 June
Barrow, Alaska
A.M. - Put up terns and knot while
trying to see Bowers. Wrote field notes,
at lunch, and spent afternoon seeking