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Mackan
1964
Journal
20
Golden Plovers. Collected 1 chick from
each. Observed several clutches of
Pectorals in marsh around fertilizer
plot.
In the evening put up day's chick
harvest while scheming on 2
recent arrivals, ?? . Crossed up with
stag impromptu happy hour.
Barrow, Alaska
19 July
Spent most of morning working
on another owl skull and writing
notes, then went out with Stevens on
count to live plots. Got out at Gasline Ridge, and worked area S.
and E. of ridge for afternoon. Collected
another presumed ? White-camp, and
observed feeding in marsh, and around
polygons. Saw ? with 3 juv. buff-
breasts ca. 1/2 mi. P. of nest. Another
presumed ? near end of trapline 7.
After showtime went out to check
traplines- 5+6, 7+8, and 13+14.
Impressed by possibility of using
trapline data as index of shorebird
habitat preference. Also hit upon
idea of carrying a small spring
scale with a net or some other device
to weigh chicks in the field. Coulo