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Maclcan
1966
exploring, looking, taking a few feeding
observations - even caught one
bumblebee for Hurd. Fog came in
in the evening and knocked visibility
way down so we came in. Stopped
to let off Eora and have some tea,
then came in.
30 June
Barrow, Alaska
Pitelka's Departure Day. Spent
the morning around the lab for last
minute instructions, discussion, etc. After
lunch went out with entire crew to check
tanglefoot traps - they are doing great, so
we'll continue these and add another
series of 6. Niko then took off on his
own while the remaining 3 walked
through Micro-Mer marsh towards
Drum area. The fog was rapidly
closing in, making visibility poor. Found
no pectorals, and not much of anything
else. After a bit of searching located
the sanderling nest with 4 sitting
very tightly. Rewarded her efforts by
leaving her undisturbed, and returned
to Wedde. On the way verified
Wesow's unfortunate report that baird
nests by Micro-Mer have been lost
to jaeger predation. This could