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Maclea
1966
Braun following. Went to second valley,
then down to bird cliffs. Vegetation
is very rich and still in good bloom-
although getting to the later things
(forger-me-not [=Myostis alpestris]),
Epilobium, some composites). Uplands
had abundant water pipits - nothing
else. Pipits were very vocal.
Bird cliffs were about as
before, except kittiwakes are still on
eggs and young chicks. Kittiwakes
nets are on lower half of the
cliffs, on fairly substantial nests of
glass. Not as close together as
dense parts of Murre colonies but
still close and clumped in distribution.
Found a black guillemot that came
out of a narrow cave as if scared
off a nest, but did not find nest. Did
find a horned puffin nest cd. 30 feet
up, in a cavity cd. 4 ft. deep. Too
dark for pictures so went back over
the mountain to camp. Checked traps-
1 mouse, then to bed.
5 August
Cape Thompson to Barrow, Alaska
Up for breakfast and trap
check - 4 more mice - then loaded
boat on the weasel and drove