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MacLean
1966
from wino eddies on a small pool, so I
collected enough to '1/2 fill a 4 dram vial
to use in caloric determinations.
Niko and I walked [illegible] about
a mile up a drainage system,
mainly basking in it all. Looked at
flowers and birds, collected 3
large bumblebees (probably all same
species) feeding on Pedicularis lanata
and loaded with yellow pollen. A
loose association of 4 red-backs looked
like early flocking activity. Saw
several of Stellar's Eiders - no PP. No
prettords, very few phalaropes, no
knot nests, only two pairs of baird's.
Back at the vessel found a
golden plover nest (4 eggs) and
photographed the bird on and off the
nest. Collected more Tipulids, then
returned. Picked up a feeding of 7
prettord and a of lemming (!) from
the village dump on the way in.
The Lemmus was running across tundra
fully exposed, and appeared lost. Eskimo
peiss were hunting lemmings 100m. away,
and may have chased this one out
of [illegible] it's home range.
They were duly impressed when