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MacLean
1966
Pitfall traps, in absence of checking,
did very well - 5 Cardios and 6
Staphyliniis. So is time to begin
working intensively on insect collecting.
Spent evening in Barrow Village.
7 August
Barrow, Alaska
Spent the morning counting and
cleaning yesterday's tanglefeet strips.
Weather worse than yesterday - cold
and foggy, with intermittent rain.
Caught up on notes from Thompson and
mailed film, waiting for weather to
improve. It didn't. Went out to
pitfall traps and found water in the
bottom of the cans, with one miserable
floating carbid. Something - probably
a local dog - has been removing
our carcasses set out to attract
beetles. Finally gave up and spent
the evening cleaning lab, writing notes,
and redoing.
8 August
Barrow, Alaska
After a bad start weather
finally began to improve. Drove
over toward Voth Area and found
cs. 60 phalaropes - aos. and
immatures on ocean & and inler
at mouth of Family lagoon. Some