Alaska journal, v4429

MacLean, Stephen F.
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Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley
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S. MacLean 1964 - 1966 Journal: 1964 Barrow, Alaska water analyses 1965 Barrow, Alaska feeding observation tables 1966 Barrow, Alaska feeding observation tables insect samples
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Maclean 1964 Journal 9 June Barrow, Alaska Arrived at 4:15 P.M. via Wien. Too late to get any gear, so the tundra will have to wait. Checked into the tundra Hilton and the luxury lab suites that have replaced aerology. Spent some time shooting it with Holmes, then racked out. 10 June Barrow, Alaska Checked out some clothes, then spent the morning surveying the Tundra with Holmes. Melt off has proceeded farther than 1.5 sight last year; the Beach Ridge is ca. 85% exposed. The lakes, marbles, and low points are pretty much covered, but it looks like it has softened up. Not much melting going on now - it's about 30°, with strong, consistent wind from N.E.. Ponos are ice over, and snow is crushed. The Lab is out of gloves and my hands are cold !!! Followed main road to AACS, then cut across to South Beach Ridge, and walked down ridge toward Micro-Met. White Bugs appear to be most abundant, and are extremely active - in chasing interspecifically (groups of 2-5) and intraspecifically (Pectoral and Bairds). Pectorals abundant (e.g., 2/3 w.r.); Bairds frequent
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Moelaa 1964 Journal 2 (1/3 w.r.). Pluvialis, Peo-backs (and near), Semi-Pal, Pannines also seen. After lunch, returned to AACS, then went out to gasoline ridge. Several Semi-Pals; Pectorals and White Rumps still common. Saw Baird's (courtship?) Display - nest with 4 eggs. Collected white-rump. Evening - still cold winds from N.E.. Bunny. Surveyed Voth area. Very quiet. Extensive Lemming cutting in localized areas. Pectorals seen displaying; most frequent on Voth Bluffs. One white-rump display. Heard semi-pal. Returned when snow started falling. Wrote field notes and put up white-rump. 11 June Barrow, Alaska Cold! Snow flurries all morning. Spent A.M. acclimatizing in rack and rearing. Prepared list of needs equipment, and tried to get aloft of it in the afternoon. Dreamed! Continued rearing, then went out with RTH. Found good activity in Drum area - Baird and Semi-Pal - no sight of White-Rump or Pectoral. Found 2 Semi-Pal nests up 4 eggs each about 100 yds. apart. Sure there are more there. Came back and worked on G.D. paper 'till 3:00 A.M.. 12 June Barrow, Alaska The kid will be happy when this damn
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MacLean 1964 Journal 3 thing is done. Spent all morning and afternoon writing. Pikelka arrives on the afternoon flight, which event Brewer celebrated in due style. After dinner went out with Holmes and Pikelka for a quick look, then returned and typed till I fell asleep on the typewriter. 13 June Barrow, Alaska Praise de Loro, I'm done, free, and graduated. Finished the thing and delivered it in person to some Fairbanks bound passengers at the air strip. Celebrated by walking back around Fresh Lake. Found two Semi-Pal rests, probably contiguous, 4 eggs each. Much activity of a calidorin species in marsh E. of Fresh Lake. Returned for dinner, then went out and spent the evening in the drum area. I seem to be somewhat lacking direction, not knowing exactly what I'm trying to do. Must attack problem systematically. 14 June The day of the big think. Spent the morning in the drum area testing the feasibility of certain methods of approaching the problem of shorebird ecology. Came back and wrote down some ideas, discussed some with Holmes, contemplated more over a pile of peat lemmings - definitely conducive to creative thought, worked
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Journal 4 Maelean 1964 out the matter with Holmes and Pitelka, and finally works out a problem that is specific enough to grasp, broad enough to be useful in more than one sense, wise enough to, if desired, at least begin direction toward a Doctoral program, and flexible enough to be dissected into component parts which can produce results alone. (What you want, fellow, isn't a problem. What you want is a tinker toy!) Problem: Niche differentiation in sympatric congeneric species of sandpipers. Hypothesis: the species of Caliparin sandpipers breeding locally may differ in: a) time budget (esp. pectoral v. others) b) resting habits c) feeding habitat d) feeding technique e) food taken. Methods: A. What's here - investigation of insect fauna, from point of view of potential bird prey. 1) Besleze funnel and/or hand picked 500 samples. 2) Vacuum for surface insects. 3) Life histories of major components of insect fauna. All this section put off into future.
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Maeba 1964 Journal B. What is taken? Stomach content analyses of all birds- ♂, ♀, and immatures should be continued at maximum rate. I am guaranteed project results will be made available. C. Observations: 1) Time spent in various activities - successively and total. 2) Feeding habits 3) Method of feeding. D. Museum - measurement of bill lengths of adults and developmental stages. Works on lemming processing while formulating ideas. 15 June. Began in morning by working through Drum area to Beach Ridge. S.P., Bairo's corner. Long-tail jaegers appearing, plus 2 parasites. 1 every turnstone. Afternoon - switches from clipboard to notebook - follows same route, but passed through Drum area more quickly. 3 Buff-Breasts in marsh, R.B., B., S.P., P. all active (also W.E.). Evening - late start, then out to Beach Ridge and around central Marsh. I can see that I over-estimated the rate of data accum- ulation greatly, but still collects good amount. Buff-Breasts and 9 other players performing
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Marion 1964 Journal b. well. 16 June Barrow, Alaska Clear, warm day. Spent the A.M. getting caught up on field notes and letters, then decided to take some slides. Spent all afternoon taking magnificent pictures, then discovered Q.D. camera wasn't working. Took another look at good Buff Breast display and Northern Phalarope. In the evening put up Pectoral Sandpiper and observed technique for stomach analysis on several Pectorals and White Rumps. Fog rolled in as we were working. Looks like it plans to stick around. 17 June Barrow, Alaska Worked on Calidris feeding activity. A.M. worked through drum area and along beach ridge in dense fog. Afternoon—followed beach ridge around bero. Very quiet. Thick fog and cold wind off of ice maybe to blame. Saw Snowy Owl flying over central marsh—first of season. Evening—processed day's Lemming kill, then went out and depleted local snow bunting supply by 2. Put these up, then quit for night. 18 June Barrow, Alaska Spent the morning and part of afternoon collecting soda, then tried to analyze results thus far. Discussed same with Pitelka and
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Maelean 1964 Journal Holmes, resulting in [illegible] critical reevaluation of method and approach. Came out with better concept of what is possible and expected. Spent rest of evening walking to see more of tundra. From gasoline ridge, crosses Voth creek as waterfall, across family creek and up to Village Slough. Follows same inland, Run back to Brownsville, inland to cemetery, across ice on So. Salt Lagoon, and back to camp at 1:30 A.M. Crossed extensive flat and gently sloping marsh, Dummocky marsh, and polygonized uplands. Found new feeding habitat - west of Voth Creek; 4 spp. feeding there simultaneously (R.B., Semi-Pal, Pectoral, Bairds). T. around 25°. Little shorebird activity. Dense Buff Breasts across Voth creek from Coke-eater. Other buff breasts in polygonized uplands began. Many 120-backs, pectoral. 19 June Barrow, Alaska Spent most of morning writing field notes, etc., then went out to see more tundra. Looked at marshy area N. of gasoline ridge and several different types of polygonized terrain. Mostly just walked and looked. Mer Piletta and Holmes near N. gasoline ridge and road in. Continuing to learn and develop feeling for tundra habitats.
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Mackea 1964 Journal 8. 20 June Barrow, Alaska Spent day observing vegetation of So. Beach Ridge, part of Central Marsh, and points West. Walked down Pitelka's plan to Wohleslag Slough, E until stopped by creek, then back West and around area between ridge and Elson Lagoon. Found large congregation of shorebirds - S.P., W.E., +Pee - W. side of Poweight - mixture of polygonal, mesic, and wet-warm-pano habitats. Evening - continues reading in literature. 21 June Barrow, Alaska Woke up feeling like South end of a Death-borne caribou! Managed to survive through lunch writing notes, then spent afternoon in field testing further refinement of sampling technique, including use of spotting scope. Birds most unco-operative - refuses to feed. Looked in polygonal area E. of Pow Site. Moderate activity, but little fessing. After dinner went up to Beach Ridge with Holmes to spot White- Crowned nests and check Buff-Breast, then returned, wrote notes, and go to bed.
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Macka 1964 Journal 9 22 June Barrow, Alaska An astounding stars..... made it to breakfast. Spent A.M. collecting feeding data W. of gas-line ridge. Not too many: 000-014 - Weather cool (ca. 38°40'), foggy. Afternoon clear, warm (ca. 42°-44°), little wind. Covered Beach Ridge, then area west. 015-04A. After dinner copied notes and processed Lemmings. 23 June. Barrow, Alaska Worked area W. of Beach Ridge and gasline. Weather clear + sunny, warm. 045-067. Afternoon - worked Beach Ridge and polygonal area W., then polygonal area behind Pow sights. Good activity on slope E. of Pow sights. Flecked ca. 15 Rectorals, 2 white-rumps, and 2 red-backs feeding together - no antagonism. After dinner went to Naliquetuk in Village. Returned at 3:00 A.M., and lit each at 4:00. 24 June Barrow, Alaska Little trouble getting up this morning! Struggled into lunch, and never stopped struggling all day. Clocks
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Maclean 1964 Journal 10 polygonal area around gasoline. little activity. Cold!! Evening - processed beasts and wrote notes. 25 June Barrow, Alaska Took off early bound for the vast uncharted interior. Spent the day on and around Holmes' plot at Hkravik. Saw 3 knots on foot print lake. Collected 1 (Maclean 239). Plot is on upland, well drained tundra - noticeably different from immediate coastal region. Vegetation- more Poa arctica, Cassiope tetragona- more spp. of Salix. Saw arctic fox, c. 8-10 snowy owls, at least 2 nesting groups of Jaegers, many Buff Breasts, Ptarmigans, and Redbacks. No Bairs's; feW white-rumps; 1 semi-pal. Enjoyed getting away from noise and bustle, and breath of Barrow area. Collected knot, tern, 5 buff-breasts, white-rump; not bad. Returned around dinner time. Ate, caught a quick sleep, then put up glaucous gull found dead on tundra. 26 June Barrow, Alaska A.M. - Put up terns and knot while trying to see Bowers. Wrote field notes, at lunch, and spent afternoon seeking
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Macka 1964 Journal 11 Finally successes in lake afternoon. Evening - foggy, but little wind. Went our with Stevens to live plot, then walks to gasoline ridge and back. Founds 2 phalarope nests (4 eggs) + Golden Plover (4 egg). 27 June Barrow, Alaska Wrote field notes, then went out with Cildos and Rich. Went up to Barrik and marsh bayons. Couldn't cross slough, so returns through camp to Voth area. Weasels continues in weasel to capture live denmings. Walks up footpin lake to reach in gasoline, then along gasoline ridge, past gas well and down gasoline ridge. Very little activity. Some birds seen - but mostly not feeding. Weather clear, sunny, mooseate breeze from N.W. Evening - put up 7 Oldsquaw slot earlier and lesser weasel. 28 June Barrow, Alaska Sleeps in, Hangs up 7 red back before lunch. Afterwards, collected feeding observations in E. Beach Ridge area. Weather clear, warm, breeze from W. First time out without packa. After dinner went out with Holmes to Gasline and Beach ridges,
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MacLean 1964 Journal 12 again to collect feeding observations. Winds from SW, calmer. Dry passable fair. 29 June Barrow, Alaska Spent entire A.M. and afternoons collecting feeding data. Found 2 beirzes rests, golden plovers, and pintail nests, woolen beach ridge and W. Mool Salt Lagoon. Weather clear, sunny, brisk wind from East. After dinner leave Hanna seminar. r. Alaskan Earthquake, then gave summary of feeding observations to date to Holmes and Ditleka. Put up white-rump, wrote notes and so to bed. 30 June Barrow, Alaska Put up white-rump, then went out observing shorebirds. Returned for lunch, then went out with camera. Got some good shots of golden plover. Returned - put up decapitated & phalarope, and ate dinner. Next put up one of days buff-breast slaughter - then went and checked hatching semi-pal rest. Quit. 1 July Barrow, Alaska Spoke to Barrower, then spent morning touring bridges. Wrote six letters to survey locations.
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Maclea 1964 Journal 13 After lunch, went out to take data and photographs. Damn camera screws up again! Helped Steve check live plots, then walked in. In the evening Richard T. Holmes, Ph.D., presents an exciting, informative, and dynamic seminar on the (breeding) ecology of shorebirds. Too late to go out, so washed clothes and wrote another letter. 2 July Barrow, Alaska Spent morning observing feeding behavior, then received instructions for remainder of season from Pitelka and Holmes. Went out into fields again, and returned just as the good doctors were departing. Midges were out in force today, and adult insects of several sorts are very much in evidence on the tundra surface. Shorebirds are now very clearly feeding on surface organisms. Evening was spent in cleaning and reorganizing lab, and straightening out specimen situation. 3 July Barrow, Alaska Put up Rose's Gull and skulking Ivory Gull, then to the fields. Collected feeding observations on W. Beach Ridge, to Voith Creek. Found Red-back nest in process
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Maclca 1964 Journal of harling, new white-rump nest. Evening - checked gasoline ridge and vicinity. Little activity. 4 July Skeletonized 3 beasts, cleaned snowy- out skull, then spent rest of day in fields. Checked W. Beach Ridge, then Central Marsh. Collected 2 king Eisers and long-tailed jaeger. Spent evening in Barrow Village at annual 4th of July celebration. 5 July Struggled out of bed at an hour which will not be mentioned, and spent remainder of day struggling. Put up yesterday's kill. Preserved grey-cheeked thrush brought in by Bohnsack. After dinner (have to admit it) went to movie - Stevens Prince. Don't regret it. 6 July Got an early start - amazing - and observed feeding birds on Beach Ridge N. of Micro Met, and area N. of ridge. Found five white-rump nest hatcheons, and flock of 18 white-rumps. Took chick and 5 adults from flock (Pitelka and Holmes will be proud!). Spent afternoon working west from there. Checked Pitelka's Plot - found 6 Buff- Breasts. Took two (ibis). Also took Baird Samo pipe chick several days old (Maclcan- 261). Weather cool and foggy.
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Macdon 1964 Journal 15 7 July Spent evening processing and putting up part of day's kill. Today I fertilize the tundra. Spent the day on Schultz's fertilizer plot assisting Steve Holland. 8 July Barrow, Alaska Finished off Monday's white-rumps, then made few quick observations before lunch. Spent afternoon leaving Chilo's seminar to S.F. State students, and assisting in entertainment of same. Listened to Bohnzack's Seminar on milk progress in evening, then checked white-rump nests. Burst of hatching has struck - amazing synchrony. Observed feeing, then returned with Steve. 9 July Barrow, Alaska Woke up and found myself fighting Chilo's colo. Spent morning writing notes and putting up loan. After lunch, finished loan, and so to the field. Another white- rump nest hatching. Colo and foggy - very little feeding activity. No broods of clicks seen, although several birds have alarm displays. A large group of parasitic jaegers has been passing through the area - could effect shorebirds
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Maclean 1964 Journal 16 mortality. 10 July Barrow, Alaska Spend Day collecting feeding observations. A.M. - beach ridge. P.M. - W. Beach Ridge and Gasline Ridge. One more white-rump rest brooding; F buff breast still sitting. Not too much activity. In the evening went out with Rick. Checked Pitelka's Plot - all quiet, no buff breasts - then continues on across Wohlslag Slough, and walks area beyond. Started back at 12:00 - and immediately through a track. Forced slough, and walked back. Made it at 1:45 A.M. 11 July Barrow, Alaska Spent day fishing from Beck. Put up Pectoral click, then to the fields for the afternoon. Cold and foggy. Last white- rump nest has hatched out. Took feeding data from micro-met to slope SE of Pow Main. In the evening put up chicks, then to the fields and area W. of Beach Ridge. 12 July Barrow, Alaska Sunday - The day of rest. Put up turnstone and skeletonized murrel. Her went out with Rick to Duck Camp and Berrik. He bought 2 eiders, and we left word to bag a yellow-billed loon if
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one flies by. Big movie night - Disney's the Living Desert. Baaf! Can't tell a Goo Damn Paronygus maniculatus from a "kangaroo rat"... 13 July Barrow, Alaska Put up Parasitic Jaeger, Henderson to put up Western Sandpiper chick from Wainwright, since specimens are probably few and far between. Went out with Joap and Miller to Uoth area and played tag with Mr. Unpik for a while. Little shorebird activity. Magnificent clear day, with a cold wind from the North. After evening repair went out to photograph ye Hundra. Couldn't resist few shots at Mrs. Hyemalis, but otherwise got (hopefully) some good vegetation pictures. Got my butt whipped at pool, then wrote acupla letters. 14 July Barrow, Alaska Spent day in R field collecting seabird data along Beach Ridge, Holmes' Marsh, and Pitelka's Plot. Not bad activity. Clear, with cold North wind. Evening - went to show (that picture should break me of the habit!).
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Maclean 1964 Journal 18 then put up trapline birds till one shot pool 'till 1:00 A.M. 15 July Barrow, Alaska Wrote notes and put up trapline still. Then went out with Stevens to Beach Ridge. Took camera and got few shots at Parasitic Jaeger, and collected some feeding data. Johnson's seminar tonight on CRPDL project - finally found out what some of these stakes are about. Then finished Parasitic Jaeger begun before seminar, and went out into field. Went to Gas-line ridge without a gun- usually the quietest spot on the tundra; tonight..... place was wild with activity. Caught 11 birds in traps; flock of white-rumps, group of Semi-Pole, and various assorted species making all kinds of noise and commotion - mostly distraction. Remains 'till 1:00 A.M. - then nursed sick weasel back to Micro-met wannigan and stayed there remainder of night. 16 July Barrow, Alaska Put in a little extra rack time, then wrote notes and letters. Spent afternoon in field around Gasline Ridge, and waded on either side. Collected 2 white-rumps
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Maclean 1964 Journal 19 from flock of ca. 5 white-rumps and 7 peotocals (Maclean 285, 289), lone ♀ giving distraction display (284), and 3 birds from flock of ca. 25 white-rumps (286, 287, 288). Found Buff-Breast near hatching, and took 1 chick. Activity good, but nothing near previous evening. Returned ano, but for one brief foray, spent evening in lab working on specimens and shooting heel slit. 17 July Barrow, Alaska Went out to Gasline Ridge to check traps and see what could be seen. Buff Breasts and chicks have left nest. Flock of white-rumps still around. Otherwise, all quiet. Saw number of broods of chicks or peas to any fee. Old Squaw has deserted. took egg - no embryo. Returned ano spent rest of day putting up 6 white-rumps, jaegers, and murrel chick. 18 July Barrow, Alaska Spent day setting traplines to keep from getting too far behind. Went with Stevens and Logsdon in morning to set 5 and 6; after lunch Logsdon decided to take a nap, so Stevens and I set 13 and 14, and 8 and 7. While en route saw ♀ Buff-Breast with chicks; likewise Brant and 2 clutches
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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
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Maclean 1964 Journal 21 '. obtain a more accurate population growth curve without need of taking chicks. Checked Pitelka's Plot and walked ridge near fertilizer plot for sign of Buff Breasts then went across to gaslie ridge and searched for Buff Breasts here. Returned to Wannigan at 3:00 A.M. and spent night here. 20 July Barrow, Alaska Made it for breakfast, then went back to bar 'till 9:00. Went out with Logsdon and one of visitors to check traps. Again walked ridge near fertilizer plot .... nothing! Started writing notes in afternoon, and passed out in chair. Woke up in time to finish notes before dinner. Took evening off to go up to Bienik. At least 10 flocks of c.a. 150-250 rio king criers plus numerous smaller flocks of criers and old squaws passed. Over. Duck camp cleaned up. Afterwards, small party (very small) with aforementioned visitors, until ... late. 21 July Barrow, Alaska Receives a letter from Dr. Pitelka, and began long overdue letter in return.
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MacLean 1964 Journal Work what little I've seen on buff-breasts. Doubt if it was a very stimulating episode. In the afternoon went out to far side of Gasline Ridge and looked for shorebirds out there. About as interesting as the buff-breasts..... nothing! No place! Dinner and put up white ramp, then went out with Logsdon to pick up traps. Saw flock of Pectorals near end of 7/8 - occasional lone Pectorals near trapline. Saw Peregrine Falcon being harassed by pair of pomegrines. Took off for next county, and never stopped. Very quiet around fertilizer plot as lines 13-14 were taken in. Saw group of 3 parasitics working drum area as we came in. Left off Logsdon, then went out to warrigan and left weed for Stevens, then walked in. 22 July Barrow, Alaska Began another day by cleaning Peregrine falcon skull and finishing 2nd Ukpek while finishing Pitelka's letter and starting letter to Holmes. Finished weighing and freezing all
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March 1964 Journal shorebirds from second trapline run to date. Afternoon was spent around Beach Ridge looking at nothing — not because I didn’t want to, just because the birds were elsewhere. Wish to hell I could find this elsewhere where the birds have been living our lately! Evening was given over to frijidity- beer, women, good conversation, etc. 23 July Barrow, Alaska Continued Holmes letter till inspiration ran out. Warmest day of year, without doubt. Couldn’t spend a day like this inside, and besides, on a day like this the birds should be really active. Ha! Went out with Stevens to Beach Ridge, then walked through low polygons to Gasline Ridge. Not bad in polygons, but Ridge looked like Horseshine, the next day. Found Pamevine Jaeger jaws, cuppula sea-backs, few mosquitoes, and not much more. Temperature was recorded at 63° on Beach Ridge, and felt like 93°! Went back to Beach Ridge and went swimming in upper Measow lake
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Maclean 1964 Journal with Bruce Leiske, then went in. In the evening Operation North Star was honored with a happy hour, which the investigators were allowed to attend as local color, provided "barcelas" left by the "normal Vinnell Dinner Tour". Somehow, Stevens and I forgot to leave, and ended up with the official party - both floating two feet off the ground. I came down when Schindler gave me some drunk to see through dinner. Well... meat of the way down. After dinner, went into the village with the brass, then came back and ran hagedorn's traplines while he lay passes out on his bed. Chance to check Voth area at 12:00 midnight. Great! Pectorals fairly active; group of adult semi-pale and occasional baisos seen. Night still clear and cool - outstanding. 24 July Barrow, Alaska Well - yesterday was summer. Back to cold, foggy weather. Wrote another paragraph on Pode Holmes' letter, then National Geographics photographer Ted Spiegle (who is a pushy
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Maclean 1964 Journal *#1;-, came into fins our about lemming project. Gag and I tried to be patient with He idiot as we oversimplify and tries to put the project into Nat'l Geographics terms. Agrees to go out with him and try to get some pictures. Mañana. Tceul 0 Sept, Stearns and I went up to Pitekka's Plot and searched for shorebird life here, then searched Holmes' Mounds, then Dow Main Polygon, then Beach Ridge, then got pisses off and went in. I think maybe they took the general sour to the turnip and let them shore birds for entertainment. They didn't miss many! Collected 4 cisco, and checked 2 Daphneine nests, then went in. First real rain of season this evening. Not much as that, but enough to keep birds down. Put up red-back, wrote notes, played ping-pong, then B.S.'ed 'till 2:00. By then the sun has come out, so went out and walked on beach until 4:00. 25 July Barrow, Alaska Up at 9:30 (amazing) and went
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MacLean 1964 Journal our to Jaap Kaalf's Ponos with Jaap, Gary, and Mr. Photographer. Spent the morning nature-faking. First Jaap prefers to be sampling his pond, then stood impatiently by as Pitelka Project assistants staged shots of lemming in runway and great lemming chase. Don't tell anyone, but we used a lab animal captured yesterday. Got deck barely in time for lunch. Mr. National Geographics asked to go out at 3:00, so I stayed in and wrote notes waiting......and waiting......and... About 4:30 I began to suspect. All was not in vain, as an Eskimo came in with two yellow- billed loons. Rich and I has left were at the duck camp, never really believing... Hear about a plane leaving tomorrow for S.W. Alaska to pick up 2 some bear cubs for Folk project. Went down and talked to May (40 min about sex, 2 min. about plan) and left without knowing much more than I knew going in. Returned- weather still miserable, so put up long-tails Jaeger, P sizer, Han packed some gear, just in case.
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Macba 1964 Journal 26 July King Salmon, Alaska Peninsula, Alaska Amazing! Waited around for Max in the morning, but when he came he didn't seem to feel like conversing, so he kin buddy helped load the plane, and at 11:00 A.M. found himself on the trip ticket. Flew to Fairbanks to) Uniat to let our Anderson party for trip down Colville collecting mice, then onto Fairbanks to let out our two P visitors. Went out to college to get a car, then into Fairbanks for lodge run, back to airport, and off for King Salmon. Flew past Mt. McKinley, and got a few brief glimpses through the clouds. Quite a chunk of land. From the air, Southern Alaska looks very much like Northern Alaska except for the trees. Still much water, little relief, and large marshy areas. The trees are largely limited to river valleys, etc.. Look like black spruce- [Picea mariana]. Landed in King Salmon about 8:30 P.M., and were met by Chuck Luna - local fish and game man. One of the bears has cleaved its way out of the box he was in, so we went down to riverbank
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Maclan 1964 Journal to transfer him, then set 12 snap traps beyond end of runway. A few burrows looked active, but no real good sign. Traps set in scrub willow area near stock. Returns to Barterpunt and, finding this closed, spent evening until 11:30 P.M. in bar. Sun went down ca. 9:00 - real night, dark, stars, etc. We'd almost forgotten what night is like. (Should have a pretty good idea by this time next year). 27 July Barrow, Alaska Got up at 4:30 A.M. in King Salmon, after sleeping in back of R.A.D. Sun rose there at 4:00. Went down to the river and took a fish and game outboarded skiff down river about 3 miles (we thought we were going up river, but... technicalities.) River here is about 220 yds. wide and 10 feet deep - the Macknee River (sp?). Dense willow groves line the river on either side, with either spruce forest or muskeg beyond that. Fro up the boat and walked along shore and then inland a bit. Wild flowers are at their peak - especially fire-
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Journal weso (Epilobium sp.). Willow groves along river, streams, and ponds - dense growth to ca. 30 ft. - mostly willows with alder and birch. Muskeg - grasses to ca. 2 ft. on moss base. Collected Canada jay, unidentified sparrow and warbler from willows around pond, then walked through spruce forest and took another jay. Steve Hollands collected plants, and 2 bumblebees for Mike Miller; Roger Hedge just walked. Returned upstream at 7:30 A.M., and checked trapline. Zilah. Surprises me a little. Ate breakfast. Hen wandered around town and surrounding area, waiting for pilots to get motivated, then left for Bristol Bay Fisheries with Fish and Game man. Another chance to see area. Collected as 07 and 3 juv. Willow Ptarmigan in roost. Arrived at Red Salmon Cannery, and walked through it. Season has just ended, and cannery was not in operation. Saw numerous Western and California Gulls along shoreline of bay, white- crowned sparrows and American
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MacLean 1964 Journal Golofinches in Albers, Arctic Ground Squirrels throughout area. Ate lunch in cannery mess hall, Then waited & while Murphy talked To owner about buying fish for animal food. No deal, so back to King Salmon. Once more saw numerous Ravens, calling in flight. Collected ground squirrel! Back at K.S.- transferred bear cubs to our cages, and took off for Barrow. Flew direct, and landed at 7:30. Moved bears to animal house, then ate dinner and wrote notes, then hit the rack. 28 July Barrow, Alaska A new record for the arctic slope - in a day.... 15 visits to the T-house (or the nearest substitute.) You might say the kid was having problems! In light of this, stayed within sprinting distance and tried to put up birds between trips. Manages to get 5 done. Not much else! 29 July Barrow, Alaska Here's hope - I'm slowing down. Spent morning putting up
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Maclean 1964 Journal noon, then, in afternoon - took a chance and leaves for the fields. Uses all my energy walking to Beach Ridge wannigan. Collapsed in a leap on a bunk. After a bit went our and looked at where shorebirds used to be, then waded through upper meadow lake trying to cut off jws. old squaws. I have severely developed infinite respect for old squaw's ability to avoid predation! Soap kaalf seminar tonight - scheduled at 8:00 - Brewers slowed up at 8:50. Poor show. Interesting seminar despite Miller's frequent interruptions. Afterwards put up 2 more king Salmon birds and fell into the rack. [What the hell is a Salmon bird ??]. 30 July Barrow, Alaska I'm razed! Sigh. Wrote two long-procrastinated letters, then put up squirrel in morning. Spent afternoon in field South of Beach Ridge wannigan. Activity better than any day in past week or so, but not too much feeding. Saw several clutches of pectorals, 1 of golas
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Noel 1964 Journal. Plowers. Found jaeger pair #2 shots by eskimos, saw 2 white rumps together- collected one. Returned for dinner and spent evening processing days bill, writing notes and letters, and listening to music. Barrow, Alaska Morning was spent in making live mount of remaining immature Ploemigan. Except for the Ostrich legs, not too bad. Again I'm looked again. After lunch, took jeep out to Pitelka's Plots. Beats leak out of a weasel. Very embarrassing - found Buff-Breast with 3 juvs, almost ready to fly. Cat crow! Also found flocking adult red-backs in dried up ponds, feeding in muck. Saw juvenile pectorals that couldn't have been more than 3 days out of egg, next to flying immature pectorals. Surprises at overlap, 'specially since white-rumps were so synchronous. Saw juvenile of Pom Targer #4 in Holmes' Marsh. Took 2 kip Ciser from passing flock. Observed feeding in Marsh and Plots, then returned to Stevens' Plots. Brought
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MacLea 1964 Journal in some of Mullen's traps and plywood squares left by Logsdon, and returned at 6:15 P.M. Tries to find Back to get vehicle for evening. No luck, so put up buffie and eider, then wrote notes. Suggested to Schindler today that we send H.S. directly from the train to Wainwright. Can't see another two week effort to get him in the field. 1 August Barrow, Alaska Upairs into the field early. Moves all of Stevens traps to other plots, then took jeep out towards gasoline ridge. Can't get as close as a weasel, but much easier, and no worry about tracks. Walker Ridge area East. Red-backs and Plaques in groups very much in evidence, plus scattered pecterals. No sign of Jaeger pair #1. took camera - Q.D. thing screwed up again. Also broke cable release and stopwatch. Good Day. Returned to Wainwright at 2:00, and ate sack lunch. By then weather had turned from bright and sunny to foggy and 36°. Great. Helped Stevens set traps, her
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Mackan 1964 Journal looked around here a while. Planned to go out after dinner, but lab schedule slide slow by Hultfve, so stayed in for that. During slow rain turned to snow, and by 5:00 there was ca. 1 inch on the ground. Took a few pictures around the lab, then went out to live plots with Stevens and Holland. Really beautiful grass sticking out over the snow - untracked, clean...... even were the barrels look almost quaint. Found a brood of red-backs no more than 3 days out of egg running across snow near AAEs. Hope those pictures turn out! Storm too passed by 10:00. Came in and wrote notes to music again. 2 August Barrow, Alaska Didn't do a damn thing today! Weather was cold and misty, with occasional periods of frozen mist. "There won't be any activity today" rationalized I, and since we didn't have a weasel - stayed in and wrote several letters, worked on skeletal material, waved good bye to hogsoon bound for the train,
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Naelean 1964 Journal 3 August wrote notes, and generally vegetated. Barrow, Alaska The day of the big trip to the interior. Steve Holland wanted to take grass and soil samples along gradient from ocean. I went along to observe birds. Left at 8:30 A.M. with sack lunches. travelled along Caboalez road and then towards Stenoavik, taking grass samples at one mile intervals. Again, little bird activity, except for occasional flocks of redbacks, and scattered pectorals. Weather - cold, dark. Occasionally friisting [illegible] = frozen mist; S.Holland]. Never got above ca. 350 all day. Ate lunch at south end of Stenoavik. By now, noticeable differences in birds. Teens fairly common; arctic loons very common (downy juv. collects); only shorebirds seen were red-backs and pectorals; owls much less abundant. Keep a particular watch for buff-breasts and white-rumps. Dio more particular watching than seeing! No buff-breasts; two white-rumps by W. side of Stenoavik (one collected). Saw few scattered black-bellied plums - collects are. Later, saw large flock of
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same. Last Hollano sample taken at about 5:00 P.M. at South end of Long Lake beyond Htroaik, about 10 miles from coast. Decided to continue beoo To South. Passed flocks of turnstones and redbacks, and 2 large flocks of Sabines. Diminuished each. Loons and Dinkail ff now extremely abundant. Reached North end of Lake Sungovook about 7:30 P.M. What the Hell! kept going South, between L. Sungovook and L. Kimouksik. Sungovook is gigantic - like reaching the ocean. Flock of ca. 150 redbacks + 30 turnstones between lakes. The polygon base were largely covered with tussacks of E. augustifolium. Hollano reports less Dupaetia in grassy meadows. Continued down narrow land bridge between two lakes, until eventually stopped by deep, ice-bottomed stream at South end of Sungovook. As we looked at the stream a boat put out from the eskimo camp at the end of a bay, crossed the ice, and came down to us - Nak! somebody and his son Danny - about 10 years old
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Maclsa 1964 Journal and doing a man's job getting the beer through the ice. They took us up to their camp of 5 tents, where we had tea and crackers. They were here fishing for whitefish and hunting caribou. Baowatler has done the caribou hunting, but a number of fish, ca. 1/2 ft. long, were drying on a line. Visited for a while, then left for home about 9:30 P.M. Followed the weasel tracks home, which made traveling much easier. Arrived home at 12:15 - pretty darn hungry and tired. Ate and fell into the rack. 4 August Barrow, Alaska Woke up somewhat later than usual with a headache. Spent the morning writing notes and starting on yesterday's birds. In the afternoon clocked out a weasel and went out to ATCS to pull Stevens' jeep out of the mud. Was planning to stay out and check Pitelka's Plot, et, but when the snow started staying on the ground, tossed off and came in. Sat out the storm in the evening putting up more birds and B.S.'up with
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March 1964 Journal Childe, back from Peters. 5 August Barrow, Alaska More lousy weather - snow every day this month. Spent morning and early afternoon finishing up Mansay's birds, then went our briefly. Nothing! Weather must be keeping things down. Redbacks are now the only birds seen flocking. Now feeding along both wet and dry margins of ponds. Pectorals are alone - the only birds commonly seen with young - feeding in open water, pond margins, and wet tundra. Bairds are rare at best, as are semi-pals. Can't figure our what happens to the white-rump ?? and immatures ... they must be somewhere, but darend't if I know! All in all, things is extremely quiet right now. In the evening - Childe's seminar plus the Maler-Pitelka film. Interesting, especially the penguin pictures. Afterward, 'story as projection machine was out, He showed AEIIS and AET films. Afterwards, welcomes Teraza back in proper fashion. 6 August Barrow, Alaska Weather finally improving.
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Macba 1964 Journal morning took weasel out to Stevens' plot and helped move traps, then went over to Voth area and looked for snowbises. Not at, for! Found a few- 2 broods of pectorals, small flock of 200-backs. After lunch went out with Ternga to Voth area to capture live lemmings and observe birds. Better. Captures 7 lemmings and saw more bird life than previous 2 weeks or so- still almost all pectoralis and 200-backs. Returned to see Hank off, then returned to fields in evening. Checked Pitelka's Plot, and found total of 9 birds- all longspurs. I checked slope of my recent embarrassment- nothing'.] Returned, wrote notes, then listened to music and read. 7 August Barrow, Alaska Up early, and wrote a letter to my draft board. Sure hope they like the letter. Wrote another letter, then went to village with Riley and Rick. Slight delay after Riley screwed up truck, but made it back just in time for last of lunch. Afterwards passed out awhile, then went into fields briefly around Stevens'
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plots. Saw..... grass, and flowers, and oil druz, and even a few lemmings. After an interesting conversation with Meguro and Iro after dinner, walked out to Stevens plot and took weasel out to corner of Beach Ridge. In Drumazza, to Wannigan, saw 1 shorebird (pectoral). Drove to CGS Shacks, saw Peregrine Falcon. Curse on myself all the way back to camp for shotgun! Returned - no birds. Some people never learn! Walked slope below CGS, Pow sight low polygon area, and W. Holmes' Morass for 1/2 hrs - saw exactly 1 shorebird. I can not believe this is normal! Last year in late August Here were many more. Where are all the young of the year ??? Walked back through drum area - saw shorebirds out, 0 shorebirds!! Gets discouraging. Barrow, Alaska 8 August after clear night, foggy again, this time with wind coming up from North. Spent day working with Tenaza, just to see what Chilco Project is all about. They sure haven't done much for a summer's work. Max called a Happy Hour in afternoon for group from AINS. Very impressive group.
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Maclan 1964 Journal Spent evening in fjords around Gasline Ridge. Saw ear-barks, phalaropes- perip. Came in when good enough from lift around 10:00 P.M. 9 August Barrow, Alaska Took some of AINA people out for big look at tundra in morning with Rich. Went out to Beach Ridge, near CRAS and tried to look at birds as they used film as fast as cameras would run. Afternoon escape alone to Pitelka's Plot - zero - then Holmes' Morass - roughly the same. Drove up close to owl, but couldn't get gun and self out hatch fast enough. Dissee - wonder of wonders- an immature white-rump, which was promptly dispatched. Also several black-bellies plovers, which weren't. Broke down and went to the movie in the evening - not too boo, either, then put up white-rump before retiring to write a letter. 10 August Barrow, Alaska Actually got something done today. Amazing. Spent morning cleaning (packing),
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Maclean 1964 Journal writing, skinning - and generally getting caught up on little things. After lunch went out with Stevens to help him move traps, then spent remains of afternoon bird watching. Saw group of shorebirds feeding near N. Meadow Lake- collected 5, inc. 2 imm. white-rumps, Then, across to Holmes' Morass. Saw Peregrine Falcon again near CGS. Collected 3 imm. buff-breasts at Leveelyn's Wair (CRBTL Project). Observed feeding, then returned. After dinner, lay down for an hour or so, and woke up at 11:00 P.M.. Got up and put up 2 buffies (#328+329), then finished cleaning two skulls and wrote notes. Beautiful weather hoy - actually worked for a while in shirt-sleeves, until it supposedly got cold around 4:00 P.M.. Today the ice finally went out - all kinds of open water now, unless the wind shifts. It is now getting almost dark for nearly 3 hours. Beautiful sunrise now - 1:45 A.M. 11 August Barrow, Alaska Decided to get refrigerator cleaned so put up odds and ends, plus those I had shot for Rick that he was letting
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go bao. Put up 6 skins ano processed A moss waiting for fog to lift, It never dio. Finally gave up and went our in spite. Effective visibility ca. 60 ft., which didn't help. Saw white- rump in polygons by Upper Measow lake, and 2loo pedoral and semi-pal before finally getting it. Observed feeding here and dayons Gaslie Bige until too dark to see. A new experience. Picked up 3 Phalaropes for Jaap on the way in. He wanted stomachs right away, and I couldn't bear the thought of ripping em up, so put up 2 before packing out at 1:30. 12 August Barrow, Alaska Spent morning finishing up yesterday's birds. Then went into Dialo. Saw 3 buff-breasts by Upper Measow Lake - collected 1. Planned to go beyond Fertilizer Plot, but saw 3 more buff-breasts by O end of Pikelka's Plot, so stopped here. Blasted buffy all over the tundra. Fog suddenly came in, and didn't see much more all day. Took it easy writing notes etc., then
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MacLean 1964 Journal to the sack early. 2nd day in a row fog has kept main from landing. kinda funny - 2 investigators trying to get out, held up by fog, were late to's tway...... fog! Barrow, Alaska Must have been more tired than I had realized. Slept late after going to bed early. Spent remainder of 4.11. waxing up or yesterday's biceps. Right after lunch leased out for field. Took Bill Beck's 2 boys along. Walked the logs off on Pitelka's Plot - no trouble after that. Again - Buff-Breasts all around C+GS + O end of P's Plot. Collected 2 - both immature. All are feeding on very dry liilan or sparse grassy form and liilan slopes. Is there a reemergence of adult insect activity??? Not much else on plot. Set 3 owl traps, then moved on past plot. Crossed Wohlslag Slough - 1 Buff-Breast Her. Searched farside of slough, then ridge by Fertilizer plot... Nothing! After dinner got a Hollands haircut, then processed day's bill and fibers Tenaga for yesterday for Willie Joe's lease. Cool and very wintry fog - but clear.
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Maclean 1964 Journal 4 August Cape Thompson, Alaska Got the word this morning that Today was the day for Thompson flight, so hurry up and wait! Spent morning packing gear, then went out and closed owl traps on beach ridge. First call: 1:30, then 2:30, then 3:00. Finally made it at 4:00, and darn near got left behind at that. Flew along the coast all the way in beautiful, clear water. Good view of camp, but flew directly over the village. Took a roll of film, then discovered that camera was acting up again. Screwed it up thoroughly trying to see exactly what's wrong. Circled over bird cliffs and landed at 6:30. The place is really something! Will save description for tomorrow. Ate dinner, then unloaded gear. Fog came in just as plane left, but went out soon after. We took over UGS jameway hut and set up mouse equipment, then walked down beach a bit. Saw Semi-palmated Sandpiper, flights of Murres, kittiwakes. Came back, B.S.'d with "permanent" summer residents, then tried to sleep while estimates got juices on bear we'd brought in.
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Mackan 1964 Journal 15 August Cape Thompson, Alaska Great night! Eskimos went until beer ran out, and then the cook, to retaliate, turned the record player on full bore at 6:30 A.M. Got up and talked him into turning it off, ate breakfast, then back to the rack. Got up at a more reasonable hour and looked for mouse sign before lunch. Absolutely zero fresh sign. Rich and I spent the afternoon walking down the coast (south) to look for sign there. As before - nothing. Saw fresh bear tracks in beach sand (3 were sights a few days back). Old Walrus carcass on the beach - what a giant among beasts! I haven't realized. The camp is on a gravel mound at the mouth of a broad valley, sloping generally to 400-800 ft. Hills. The bare cliffs are about 1 mile North of camp, and are the ocean face of the ridge forming the valley on the North. The long axis of the valley runs NW-SE. There is a ridge paralleling the ocean, beginning about 1/2 mi. South of camp, which separates the valley from a narrow coastal plateau. Will attempt to construct a map later. The area is actually part of the
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Maclean 1964 Journal foothill province, and the vegetation is very different from Barrow. The low and gentle slopes are covered by a grassy tundra growth consisting of Eriophorum and Poa. This grows to, at best, knee height. It lacks the unrestory of moss found at Barrow, but instead has a deep litter layer which cracks with every step. As at Barrow, it seems like it should be wet, but is very dry. The talus slopes of the hills south of camp are covered by prostrate willows and a few other woody plants which I don't know. Wait...... one of the others is a dwarf birch which is the dominant plant of the upper slope. This has turned red in many places, so that the entire hillslope is colored red. = Betula nana The upper valley is a bizarre tussock ("Nigger-lean") meadow of bundles of Eriophorum, about the size of basketballs. Makes it extremely difficult to walk over Later, we discover that Marshall hills and slopes to the south differ markedly in vegetation from the limestone derivatives to the north. Here, there is much more Cassiope tetragona, more species and individuals of flowering herbs, and different species of willows.
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Mackea 1964 Journal One of these grows, in favorable spots, to c.a. 3 ft. high, while the willows on shale are nowhere more than 1 ft.. There is a gravel river bed running through the valley which supports a riparian willow stand of the same spp. found on limestone. Pteranigan (willow) are abundant in these beetles. So - there we were, walking down the coast. Collects a Gossipit, which turns out to be a bar-tailed, and a pipit. Climbed the ridge, and almost got blown back into the ocean. It must have been blowing a steady 35 knots on top. Curlo jump up and be moved almost a foot by the wind. Sar and looked out a while, contemplating how close we were to Russia, then leaped back for dinner. Afterwards, walked through meadow North of camp, again in search of mouse sign. Ended up at base of bird cliffs. Fantastic! Murres all over the place, and horned Puffins numerous. It looked like a swallow colony, with birds flying in and out. We could only see a small part, so we don't know how far it extends. Watched the murres coming in for
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landings. About as often as not they would pull out just before reaching the cliffs and circle again to make another pass. I guess it is because they are at the wrong ledge, or can't find room on the ledge. The horned puffins were much less active - mostly just sitting. We saw but one [illegible] tufted puffin. Hope there are more somewhere. Sar and just watched for a few hours, then came home. Put up pipit and gooquit, wrote some notes, then quit. 16 August Cape Thompson, Alaska Decided to set a line of traps in meadow East of camp. Saw 47 Sturnus, but don't expect much. Rich went back to take pictures of murres before they all died. I decided to climb ridge North of camp which ends in bisco cliff. Collected 2 wheatears on the way up. The top of this ridge is a limestone plateau that is very rocky, and looks exactly like a Sierra alpine fell-fields. Walked out to the end of the ridge, looking down on bisco ciffs, then walked back and into next valley over. Saw fair amount of more recent mouse sign, but still not too active. Valley quickly narrows to steep
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Journal Canyon. Saw snow-bunting, several sparrows, wheatears along sides of canyon. Much equipped sign. Several possible blue-throats seen, but never got close enough to shoot. Canyon continues ca. 1/2 mi., and ends in 50 ft. long snow pack at edge of beach. From here, walked over to bird cliffs. Fantastic. Murrees along every inch of every ledge large enough to stand on; from 10 to 300 ft. above ground. Hard to estimate numbers, but, maybe, 50,000 murrees, 150 loons puffins, 1 tufted puffin seen in a coup. Most surprising of all...... murrees are just hatching. Many are on eggs, and the ground below the cliffs is littered with chicks that have fallen off. Several of these were still alive. Collected a few of the freshest; then just sat and watched birds take off and land. Often two birds would, in a territorial dispute, push each other off the ledge. This usually precipitated a real battle. As I came up 2 birds were going at it on the beach, and continues in the water. Really cute P.O.'d. Rest of the fine watched birds
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trying to elbow their way into a ledge that couldn't possibly support another bird - and often as not wake it! Murres were more active and vocal than puffins, which mostly sat quietly on the larger rocks. Didn't see any puffin nests - would like to. Finally quit and walked home for dinner. Spent evening putting up sundry skins, including raven collected on the way back from bizo cliffs. 17 August Cape Thompson, Alaska Mornings are for sleeping! In the afternoon, moved traps over to yesterday's canyon. I saw M. oceanus in old spot - surprise! Hope these get sampin. After setting traps continued on with Rick down to bizo cliffs. Discovered here's two spp. of murres Here. Slot zone, and discovered we had both common and thick-bills. Mine are all common - have to go back for thick-bills. Blue acuppla easy shots at a passing tuffee - one of about 3 seen. Took a few homers, threw the whole mess in my pack, and struggled up the hill. Checked the traps - zilch! Drove
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Macaw 1964 Jaroel The weasel back down the hill - about an 850 slope - and back. Spent the evening putting up day's till, and finally hit the rack at 3:00 A.M. Winds is still blowing - hasn't stopped since the night we arrived. Like to blow you off the top of the mountain. Makes bird chasing kinda rough. All the sea birds have to do is fold their wings over onto they blow into the ocean. Food here is tremendous - Clyde makes at least 4 pies every day for 10 of us (Clarence Dolan - Camp Manager ; Clyde Bates - cook, Aaron Roberts - Eskimo asset, Laughingwell Eirikgook - mechanic, 2 asking carpenters, 2 sails man from Ohio State working under NEC contract, and us-uns.) 18 August Cape Thompson, Alaska A little slow getting going again. Finally got caught up on notes. Put up another muroo, plus puffin for chilis, then tries to get a few more kittiwakes. Too damn windy! Refueled and peas till dinner. After repast, took weasel and Lancer back for bird cliffs. Weasel over. Laker badly on the hill, so left it and walked most of the way. Walked North a way
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Maclean 1964 Journal to see if maybe tuftless were more abundant on other cliffs. Not so, although found one cliff with almost exclusively loons. Returns to main (or closest) cliff and watches awhile. Discovered Common and thick-billed murres intermixes completely on entire cliff - often touching each other on narrow ledges. Seems strange. Would estimate c.a. 3 common per 2 thick-bills. Could see no evidence that birds know the difference. Collected loons, puffin and 3 thick-billed murres, then leaves base. That hill gets longer and steeper each day! Cleans up birds, then went out with Laughingwell to get weasel. Returned and pass a bit before passing out. 15 August Cape Thompson, Alaska Wind still blowing.... Harper, if any thing, that, and lack of transportation other than feet, causes us to sit in and finish backlog of specimens. Marina - out for more, Clarence got our message through to Barrow this A.M. - gets us out of here. Doubt if it'll do much good, but now we're obligated to stay fairly near to camp....... unless a real good trip comes up!
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Nackbar 1964 Journal 20 August Cape Thompson, Alaska Wind seems to be going down, but still ablowin'. Decides to explore the river bed up the valley, so follows the meanderings on up, checking willow groves as I went. Expected to see Ptarmigan; not a damn one. Discerned abundant fresh caribou and wolf tracks, root-barked sanspipers, red phalaropes, northern phalaropes (collected one), short-billed dowitchers. Saw white-crowned sparrows for first time here. Shot a blue-throat, and gave it a close casket burial on the spot! Wheatears and some kind of warblerish beast abundant. Follows creek about 2½ miles to end of lower valley, then circles back up a draw and homewards. Scares up a shrew-eared owl; not too much else. Returns via the kitty wakes, with no result. Spent the evening putting up skins and cleaning. 21 August Cape Thompson, Alaska Wind has moved around to South, and quieted down. They say this is the bad weather direction. Looks it. Put up one of Ptarmigan Rich
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Macbean 1964 Journal bad shot, then leases for bize cliffs. this time took telephoto lens, and used Rich's camera. First day it hasn't been sunny! When birds were frightened off the cliff, a murre egg fell and broke. Found embryo ca. 30mm - barely recognizable. Makes me wonder about synchrony - maybe a resp. of murre is dates than other (i.e. all chicks collects are one sp.), or periphery of colony (where this egg came from) is later than center, or breeding is asynchronous. Would be interesting to know. Both spp. of murres were on this ledge, so don't know which this is. Watched photographers, and took another puffin. Rich took 2 tufted puffins. Interesting thought - no puffin chicks on the grounds. But then puffins are cavity nesters. Spent evening putting up remainder of phormigans and reading. Cape Thompson, Alaska The time has come to pack up and prepare to leave, although there's no telling when the plane will come. Packers, separates, and cleaners all. No more birds
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Maclean 1964 Journal Put up, so we won't have to ship them wet. During the day a geological party from British Petroleum, too moved in via Inferior Airways. Talked with their leader - Norm Johnson, and learned much about geology, and fossils of the area. Rock of the area is upper Mississippian - mostly limestone. This is from a reef environment, and contains many fossil corals and calcinaceans. He identifies several fossils we has picked up. Didn't want to stray far, so spent the afternoon watching squirrel frogs. What an abortion! It'll take the world's dumbest squirrel.... Noozed two squirrels after dinner, then took a break at cribbage. Went out bear hunting in the woods with Riel and Marv about 11:00. Drove up by beach and sat by walrus carcass - nothing. Gave up and started back, and found one right by camp. Chased him down the beach, then lost him inland. 23 August Cape Thompson, Alaska Went down to biscoe cliff briefly to record sounds and look for tufted
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Maclean 1964 Journal Puffins, then went back to top of Crowhill (stone ridge ending in bier cliffs) to look for fossils. Returned and ate. R4-D arrived as we ate. Parked up and took off. Stopped briefly in Kotzebue to pick up Charlotte Holmgren and Pete Sovalik, then flew on to Fairbanks. Ran into Gary Sturgis and Steve Hollands in Fairbanks Airport, so had a quick beer before they depart for home. Went into Fairbanks and sampled entertainment facilities, then spent the night in the Fairbanks Hotel. 24 August Barrow, Alaska Went out to University of Alaska and saw museum and biology department before leaving for Airport. Picked up Bobby Fisher, wife, and 5 kids, Cliff and Dorna Alderfer, and misc. passengers, then took off for Barrow. Arrived c. 6:30 P.M. Unloaded, ate, then spent evening cleaning up gear and going through mail. 25 August Barrow, Alaska I have seen a lemming high! Went out with Tenaza to Voth area to look for birds and capture live lemmings. In one hour got 14
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MacLean 1964 Journal lemmings, including 7 from area of ca. 40 ft. radius. Could have had more. The entire area is crossed and recrossed by runways and burrows. With this many animals going under the snow, could be a high next summer. Saw flocks of red-backed sandpipers, plus group of 4 semi-pale. 2 imm. jaegers in Voth area - voice was surprising ... almost plover-like. Also checked Beach Ridge - Plot area - not too much. 1 flock of longspurs- 1 of snow buntings, a few owls. Same stay across Woldslag Slough. Finally driven in by darkness. In our absence tundra has turned color - now a golden brown. It is still (low, at least) surprisingly warm - ca. 45° today. 26 August Barrow, Alaska Decided to check low polygon areas as possible flocking sights. First checked Pow sight, then Holmes' Morass - no flocks seen. group of 4 red-backs, another of 5 dowitchers. Total of 10 dowitchers seen - most abundant shorebird. Two flocks of longspurs - not much else.
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Maclean 1964 Journal 27 August Barrow, Alaska I feel a cold a beaurin' in the back of mine toes. Spent the day indoors trying to kick it. Cleaned up picabox- took stomachs and heads from old birds taken by R.T. Peet Thompson. 28 August Barrow, Alaska Nice try, but it didn't work. Got the g.D. cold anyway. Went out with Keith Van Clue to his lysis meters in central Marsh and on Beach Ridge. Group of 7 Brant in central marsh. 3 Dowitchers feeding in pond margin on Atketa's Plot. Returned and helped H.S. pack up and clean lab. Now all are gone; glad I don't have to watch anymore go! Cleaned up all labs in evening, and sorted out gear to go back to stockroom. 29 August Barrow, Alaska Went out to Gasline Ridge area with Dick Nelson - an anthropologist going down to spend the winter at Wainwright. Lanning sign there, as
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Journal elsewhere, is greatly increased. Could be! Can't say as much for the bird activity. One phalarope, 4 red-backs, A semi-pels in drum area, and 2 pachodes in same, plus owls. Walked low polygon, meadow, and ridge areas with equal success - namely, little. Picked up dead dowitcher next to gas-line - apparently hit it in flight. Fairbanks, Alaska Went in to see Max about beginning work, and ensues up an R4-D bound for Alaska Science Conference. Remain here until: Barrow, Alaska Back from conference, and out to the fields, to see what are weeks time have wrought. What I have wrought is winter! Dark now at 8:00 P.M., the vegetation has lost all traces of green. Salix, esp. rotundifolia, is a bright orange. The grasses and seges are all brown or red. Skin ice is lasting well into the day. Saw a flock of snow-buntings and several glaucous gulls. Primary and retroix molt is very evident in the gulls. Set a line of 48 lemming traps
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Journal Mackan 1964 7 September Barrow, Alaska Went out with Dick Hill director of "Canadien Act" at Anvik. Found 13 lemmings in traps. Closed up line, and moved some to drier area in hopes of catching Dicrostonyx. I'm curious when change to winter pelage occurs. Saw 3 Pomarine jaegers, 1 glaucous gull, flight of 4 dowitels, and 1 phalarope. Large gulls have all departed; snow buntings still seen occasionally. Returned and processed part of lemming kill, then wrote notes. 10 September Barrow, Alaska Our "lemming snatching" with Riley Sikvayugak. Went out to Voth area. Ground has a frozen "crust", but not yet frozen solid. Sign still abundant, and lemmings easily caught. Brought in 16 for ca. 1½ hrs. work. Two immature pomarine jaegers still hanging around Voth area, gorging themselves. Large, loose flock
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Journal of ca. 100+ glaucous gulls along bank and floating on open water of Voth slough. Snowy Owls still at cake-eater. Groups of 3 - 20 red phalaropes feeding in ocean, next to shore, in circle patterns. That's all. 11 September Barrow, Alaska large numbers of Old Squaws seen flying South, very low over ocean, ca 1/8 to 1/4 mi. out. Frequent lone glaucous gulls flying along shoreline. 12 September Barrow, Alaska Hemming hunting, again as before. Colour (ca. 30°). Fewer gulls, but in same place. Same jaegers, etc.. 14 September Barrow, Alaska Failure to regulate temperature in animal house causes death of 1/2 of dlemmings. Went out with Kris Motes (working for USC - Gentle's replacement an ARUS) to try to replenish colony. Weekends have been a/o - 10° - 25° 20° today. Grounds was now frozen solid. Could no longer stamp dlemmings out of burrows. Hunted two hours in Voth Area......... not a damn dlemming. Crossed Central Marsh - not too much sign there. Saw flock of ca.
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Maclean 1964 Journal 14 Old Squaws land on S. Meadow Lake. Lake now 75% ice covered, with ice 2" thick near SW shore. Several Pomarine Jaegers - adult and juvenile - seen. Flock of crows 44 flew over. Found large 4 Dicrostonyx , 3 Lemmus in 7 traps still out. Owl still E. of Beach Ridge, offers by gasoline. 16 September Barrow, Alaska On way into village, saw several very large flocks (ca. 250 ea) of Old Squaws. One flock on water (ocean) ca. '14 miles out from village, another flying over same spot. Another flying S, closer to camp. Group of 3 Sabine gulls flying south along coast. Several Glauous gulls, also, flYing nondirectionally along coast; ca. 20 at dump in lagoon. Lagoon now ca. 80% frozen. A few 250 phalaropes along shore. 19 September Barrow, Alaska Into village - still Glauous gulls at dump and along coast; 1 flock of c.a. 100 Old Squaws on ocean out from village. Not much else. 23 September Barrow, Alaska To village again. (Anything to escape
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Maclean 1964 1964 Water Analyses Procedure for salinity determinator Prepare 1 M. AgNO3 127.50 g / 1 L distilled H2O. store in light proof bottle. shake before using. Titrate standard sea water: 5 ml. std. into 125 ml Erlenmeyer flask. add ca. 20 ml dist. H2O. add 3 drops K2CrO4 soln. titrate w/ AgNO3 soln. until inevitable rust color appears. Titrate samples similarly. Calculation: If more than one trial / sample, average values. X = S·kx ks chlorinity = (chlorinity of standard) (ml AgNO3 X) (ml AgNO3 used in Std.) Salinity = 0.030 + 1.8050 Cl Standard (Denmark) Sea Water: Chlorinity = 19.373 %o
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Maclear 1964 Inikpuk 10 December Approximate center of lake. snow depth - 7 cm. Ice thickness - 35 inches = 89 cm. water temp - < 0°C. wx - clear; -350 F. Samples taken at 1100 AST. Sea Water: 4.4 4.5 4.45 125-81 236-191 179-134.5 Surface: 9.2% 2.1 2.1 2.15 147-126 165-148 150-168.5 -2 ft.: 9.1% 2.0 2.1 2.1 150-170 212-191 253-232 -4 ft.: 9.3% 2.15 2.1 2.2 120-98.5 143-122 166-144 -6 ft.: 9.2% 2.1 2.15 2.1 187.5-166.5 200.5-189 231-210
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Maclaurin 1964 Imikpuk H2O analysis 17 December Ice thickness - 94 cm. Snow depth ≈ 3 cm. Samples taken at 1230 AST. Wx clear; -20°. Water temp: < 0°C. Sea. Sea Water: [19.373%] 4.45 4.5 142-97.5 187-142 Lower surface of ice: Cl = 9.5% 2.2 2.2 104 - 82 126 - 104 -2 ft: Cl = 9.6% 2.25 2.2 172-149.5 149-127 -4 ft: Cl = 9.7% 2.25 2.25 194.5-172 91-68.5 -5 ft. (bottom): Cl = 9.5% 2.2 2.2 114 - 92 116.5-114.5
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Maclea 1964 Imikpuk H2O Analysis 31 December Ice thickness - 109 cm. Snow depth ≈ 10 cm. Samples taken ca. 175 m. NE of pump house, at 1330 AST. Wx - Clear, temp ≈ -35°F. Water temp < 0°C. Standard Sea Water: [19,373%] 4.5 4.4 4.4 130-85 174-130 218-174 - 3 feet (bottom of ice): 10.8% Cl 2.45 2.5 2.5 113-88.5 139-114 164.5-139.5 - 5 feet: 10.5% Cl 2.4 2.4 2.4 189-165 90-66 115-191 - 7 feet: 10.7% Cl 2.45 2.45 2.4 140-115.5 165-140.5 189-165 - 8.5 feet (bottom): 10.9% Cl 2.55 2.5 2.45 91-65.5 115.5-91.5 141-116.5
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Maclean 1965 Imikpuk water analysis 22 January Ice thickness - 152 cm. Samples taken ca. 175 m. NE of pump house, at 1130 AST. Wx - blowing snow. Wind 30kts from N. Water temp - <0°C. Air temp - est - 10°F. Standard Sea Water [Cl = 19.373%]: 4.45 4.40 4.45 178.5-134 116-7.2 16.05-11.60 -5 feet (bottom of ice): Cl = 12.5% 2.85 2.85 2.9 9.95-7.1 12.85-10.0 15.8-12.9 -7 feet: Cl = 12.7% 2.9 2.9 2.9 9.8-6.9 12.8-9.9 15.85-12.95 -8 1/2 feet (bottom of lake): Cl = 12.5% 2.85 2.85 2.9 8.4-5.55 113-8.45 14.3-11.4
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MacLean 1965 Innikpuk Water Analysis 13 February Ice thickness: 162 cm. Snow depth: 15 cm. Samples taken ca. 175 m. NE of Pump House, at 0930 AST. Wx - clear, ca. -32°F, Lt. wind Water temp: < 0°C. Standard Sea Water: [Cl = 19.373%] 4.4 4.5 4.4 140-96 185-140 120-76 - 5½ ft. (bottom of ice): Cl = 14.4% 3.3 3.3 3.3 153-120 186-153 180-147 - 7½ ft.: Cl = 14.4% 3.3 3.3 3.35 87-54 202-189 114.5-111 - 8½ ft. (bottom of lake): Cl = 14.4% 3.3 3.3 3.3 116-83 149-116 110-77 Salinity = 26.0%
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Maclean 1965 Imikpuk Water Analysis 20 March Ice thickness: 173 cm. Snow Depth: 16 cm. Samples taken ca. 150 meters NE of Pump House 1000 AST Weather: clear, est -8°F, wind N at 5 kts. Water temp - <0°C. New Ag NO3 soln. made. Std. Sea Water [19.373‰ Cl]: 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.8 129-91 167-129 207-168 99-61 -5½ ft. (bottom of ice): 3.7 3.8 3.8 103-66 143-165 183-145 -6½ ft.: 3.9 3.8 3.8 126-87 173-135 92-54 -7½ ft.: 3.9 3.7 3.8 135-96 173-136 212-174
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Maclean 1965 Imikpuk Water Analysis 5 April Ice thickness - 170 cm. Snow depth - 25 cm. Samples taken ca. 125 m. ENE of Pump house. 1400 AST. Weather: overcast; temp -5°F. Water temp: <0°C. Standard Sea Water: 3.8 3.8 3.8 / 3.8 148-110 186-148 100-62 / 140-102 - 6 ft. (bottom of ice): 4.1 4.0 4.1 141-101 182-142 113-72 - 7 ft.: 4.1 4.2 4.1 / 4.1 157-116 104-62 188-147 / 100-54 - 8½ ft. (bottom of lake): 4.1 4.0 4.0 72-31 117-77 158-118
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MacLean 1965 29 April Inukpuk Water Analysis Ice Thickness - 155 cm. Samples taken ca. 150 m NE of Pump House, at 1145 AST. Weather - broken clouds, temp ca. +10° F. Water temp: < 0°C. Standard Sea Water: 3.8 3.9 3.8 123 - 8.5 163 - 12.4 128 - 90 -5.2 ft: 4.5 4.4 4.4 74 - 29 122 - 78 179 - 125 -6 1/2 ft: 4.4 4.5 4.4 83 - 39 130 - 85 177 - 133 -7 1/2 ft: 4.3 4.3 4.4 86 - 43 132 - 89 179 - 135
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S. MacLean 1964 - 1966 Journal: 1965 Barrow, Alaska feeding observation tables
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Maelan 1965 Journal 30 April Barrow, Alaska Begun summer season field notes with the arrival of the first snow buntings. Saw 3 or 7 in breeding plumage flying around Barrow Village. Made no audible sound. And a cheery sight, it was. 2 May Barrow, Alaska Walked out to Don Nasunginya's whale camp - about 1 1/2 miles straight out from village. Saw 3 or 7 snow buntings in village dump on ice near shore. Some "chipping" noises, but no song. Climbed over 25 ft. pressure ridge to reach camp on edge of shore ice. Ice extends to limit of visibility - ca. 4 miles. One whale seen ca. 200 m. out. No pursuit. Saw flock of 12 geese (wing-beat too slow for ducks) flying NE up lead. Whalers reported seeing flocks of ducks - can't get any quantitative estimate out of them. A few belugas have been seen and shot at - none killed. Weather - cold and winy. Ca. +10° F, fog caused by heavy lead smoke, waves coming onto ice. 5 May Barrow, Alaska Walked out to Vincent Nageak's
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Maclean 1965 Journal whale camp, ca. 4 miles SW of village. Lees filled with loose young ice - whaling not too good. Saw one flock of c. 25 Eiders, nothing else. 7 May Barrow, Alaska Again walks out to Vincent Wageak's camp, this time to spend the weekend. Snow buntings again seen in village dump. Found lead again closed with young ice. No birds seen. this camp, like all others I have seen, looks about like : [illegible] Uniake- proppep onice block for quick entry into wars [illegible] 8x10 wall tent - white Inside of tent: Grub -> [illegible] box coleman stove w/ coffee Usually a pineacle game here
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Maclean 1965 Journal 7 May The whaling gear consists of a brass harpoon gun, vintage 1860-70 and a hand harpoon which releases similar exploding harpoons. These supposedly explode ca. 10 sec. after the impact with the whale has triggered a fuse. In practice, they are extremely unreliable; 50% exploding would be a good average. Also around are conventional steel blades harpoons attached to inflated seal-skin pokes. These act as floors to hinder the dives of wounded whales and help prevent dead whales from sinking. There are numerous rifles around for seals, and shotguns for ducks. 8 May Barrow, Alaska Remains at whale camp, hoping young ice would move away to open up lead. No such luck. Ice underwent lateral slippage and pressure rigging, but became more tightly packed. About 1000 bowhead of medium size came up in open pond in young ice, ca. 50 m. out. Blew 8 times, then submerged. Vincent and [illegible] went out on young ice with dart gun and harpoon, but could not get close
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Maclean 1965 Journal enough. Bars! Saw other whales 200 to 400 m away, but could not pursue. Finally left one walrus alone when ice jammed solidly. May 9 Barrow, Alaska First semblance of snow bunting song heard in camp - or on top of telephone pole by T-5. Phrases short - c.a. 5 sec - but who are we to be particular?! 12 May Barrow, Alaska Pat Donnelly reported seeing block of ca. 75 Eiders circle over Honeybucker Lagoon. 13 May Barrow, Alaska Flew to Squirrel Camp on Kukpuk, River, 14 mi. from Cape Thompson, with Shepard. Saw three groups of ca. 10 caribou each near Wainwright; about 8 caribou just North of Squirrel Camp. Wounded eider near Wainwright. 2 ravens at Point Bay. Not much else alive. Melt-off was essentially zero to Beaufort Hills, not much more than 5% around squirrel camp, landed on frozen lake after a day careful look. Off bases
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Maclean 1965 Journal supplies and hauled them to camp by river, then waited for Melchior and Phelps (Univ. of Wisc.) to finish writing letters. This area will really be tremendous come summer. Nearly a complete variety of arctic habitats - river bar, low meadows, tussock meadows, ridges, cliffs - the works! From Melchior's descriptions, the variety of bird life matches this. According to his description, all of the Barrow Californians nest here - but in different habitats. Could be interesting comparisons. Hope to get down here later to have a look. 14 May Barrow, Alaska Flock of ca. 80 Eiders circled over village airstrip. 16 May Barrow, Alaska Went out to check N. Meadow Lake owl nest. Dow 4 eggs in snow cup on mound. Part of mound exposed, but area is essentially 100% snow covered. ♀ flew from nest when we were ca. 100 m. away - flew 200 m, then sat on oil drum. Did not want to overly disturb birds during
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MacLean 1965 Journal egg-laying period so drove on. Observed Copulation in this and another pair of owls. Searches Beach Ridge, CREEL areas, then went home. 17 May Barrow, Alaska Two whales caught this morning down by village, so leaves out after work. Turns out to be a crew's little size of Vincent Nageaks. Vincent said that they lacked people-power; chases several whales during the run but couldn't catch up with any. Saw first glorious gull of year by one of buttlees whales. Numerous flocks of eires. Vincent shot a ot walras few days before. Stays until 5:00 A.M.- so whales, so walras in to work. 23 May Barrow, Alaska The past week has brought the first real melt. Camp is awash, and there is a moat around +5. The tundra is beginning to emerge from the snow cover. Went our to Beach Ridge - only place with any appreciable extent of exposed tundra. Lemming sign - cut vegetation and tracks on the snow - extremely abundant. As inax
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Maelea 1965 Journal Of lemming abundance, tried walking To new area, stopping, and counting until lemming was seen. Averages 5 to 10 counts. Snowy owl now has 6 eggs. Saw short-eared owl; Fires longspurs. Longspurs mostly still in flocks. Gulls abundant and are hunting lemmings. Watched Red fox in drum area on way in. Believe it is denning in or under one of AACS huts. 24 May Barrow, Alaska Saw 2 redpolls by animal house - first I've seen at Barrow. 26 May Barrow, Alaska Out to Beach Ridge and Pitelka's Plot. Jaegers have returned in good numbers; mostly sitting quietly or flying over tundra. No interaction with owls or other jaegers. Short-eared owl still on Beach Ridge. Nesting owls now have 7 eggs. Lemmings seen abundantly. 28 May Barrow, Alaska Brief check of Beach Ridge, the an to Gasline Ridge and Pitelka's Plot areas. Short-eared owl has left Beach Ridge. Snowy Owls still
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Maclean 1965 Journal Here. Lemming sign extremely abundant on Gasline Ridge - large areas 100% cut. Animals very abundant. Pair of owls beyond N. end of traplines believed to be nesting or ready to start nesting. Saw first shorebirds of year - Golden Plovers. Much lemming sign and many lemmings seen around CREEL area of Beach Ridge. Less signs and no lemmings seen on Pitelka's Plot. 30 May Barrow, Alaska Our again to check ridges. Essentially no melt in past 3 days; ridges and mounds are only exposed tundra. Shar-ears, owl seems to have moved on - again not on Beach Ridge. Observed breeding behavior of Snowy Owls on Gasline Ridge, then located owl nest w/ 4 eggs. Continued NE along edge of Central Marsh. Found several piles of dead lemmings - piles of 34 and 50 c.a. 65 m. apart; another pile of 30 c.a. 400 m. beyond. Believes to be work of Pomerine Jaegers. Owls very evenly spaced and consistently paired.
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Maclean 1965 Journal No other nests forms. Founs recently killed and partially eaten & ptarmigan. Another (live) ♀ ptarmigan on Pitelka's Plot. No shorebirds of any kind seen. Caught a number of lemmings - they are much larger than any I've seen previously. Jaegers seem to be pairing off and have begun territorial squabbling. Making noise for first time. Still no interaction w/ owls. Arrival of shorebirds is later than I has expected. Actually, this is good, since it means we don't miss so much by arriving in early June. Longspurs are still seen mostly in flocks. Snow buntings seem to be paired. 31 May Barrow, Alaska Beach Ridge very quiet, so on to Gasline Ridge. Pretty quiet here, too! Walked length of ridge without seeing a shorebird. Owls 3 still on top of ridge above mounds where I gave distraction display yesterday. Determined definitely that new nest belongs to pair occupying W end of ridge, including big mounds at end of
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Maclan 1965 Journal traplines. Followed ridge, then shifted to South and found 3 egg owl nest back towards pipeline. Location of nests: to nest #1 ridge X #2 X #3 marked by CREEK stake Second nest still has 4 eggs. Conditions cold, windy, and foggy. Went in. 1 June - 4 June - Nome, Alaska In Nome attempting to capture lynx kittens previously located at Pilgrim Hot Springs by Harvey Wier. Warm (50°-55° F.) sunny weather for entire trip. Flew out to Springs in borrowed Super Cub and found 4 lynx has moves kits. Spent one entire night looking and even came face to face with mother, but no luck. Saw abundant ducks - pintails, greater scoop, American wigeon, shovelers. Also Northern Phalaropes, Wilson's Snipe,
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MacLean 1965 Journal [Spotter's sandpiper - 1 only] willow and rock ptarmigan, cliff and Tree swallows, tree sparrows, chickadee (grey-capped?), 2 possible Osprey nests (1 with ca. 1 lb. long fish below). Lynx tracks very abundant; also rabbit (sometimes attacks to rabbit), fox, and fresh moose tracks. Vegetation - c/o Harwood grove around 3 springs, alternating with and surrounded by dense willow thickets 5-7 ft. high. In flying around area saw abundant ptarmigan plus lesser Canadian Geese, Whistling Swans, and a few Sandhill Cranes. 5 June Barrow, Alaska Took parents out to see the tundra. Found it virtually unchanged in my absence - no noticeable new belt. Went out to Beach Ridge to observe jaegers and owls. Pair of owls is back ca. 200 m E of micro-met. One gave one dracula display for the tourists, w/ our lemming. Jaegers mostly sitting quietly; one territorial dispute. A few lemmings were seen, but not anywhere near the number seen when ground first became exposed, before arrival of
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MacLean 1965 Journal prestas. No shorebirds, and only a few longspurs and buntings. Checker owl nest #1 - still healthy, w/ 7 eggs and two lemmings. Owl nest #3 still has 3 eggs, ♀ sitting happily. Maybe that will be all. Dear least weasel by nest, still completely white! Owl nest #2 now has 7 eggs. Morkan is with sharpt stake. Looked for piles of lemmings where seen previously - no luck. No shorebirds seen in this area either. Met Dr. Pitselka and spoke briefly, then drove in past nest #1. Parents seemed impressed by turnip, lemmings, etc. Wish I could have shown them shorebirds. They were bothered by cold, which limited hiking cross-country. 6 June Barrow, Alaska Saw flock of ca. 20 curvy Turnstones flying actively around camp dump or way into town. Weather yesterday was very nice - sunny, ca. 320F., wind not too bad. Today - wind increasing and becoming uncomfortable, heavy
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Maclean 1965 Journal overcast, color. 7 June Barrow, Alaska Saw flocks of 6 c7o7 and 5 c7a + 1♀ king Eiser flying SW over camp area. Apparently have completed their task and begun "fall" migration. 10 June Barrow, Alaska Delivered parents to plane leaving South last night, then worked to clean desk of paperwork. This afternoon spoke with Brewer regarding more time for field work. His receptiveness to the idea surprised me: Even I volunteered to release time without rescuing pay. Spoke with Pitelka and he advised I press for ½ released time. I'm not sure if I have the nerve to ask for it - will find out tomorrow. Went out with Pitelka and Paul De Benedietis - new bird-type assistant. He has much birdwatching experience and seems to know the beasts very well. Should be a big help. Saw flock of ca. 18 Pomerian Jaegers - SE corner of central marsh. Another flock of ca. 20 on N. side of
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Maclean 1965 Journal mouth of Wohlslag Slough. Looks like cold, windy, miserable weather of past 4+ days may have discouraged them by making lemming hunting more difficult. Some territorial aggression within flocks indicates that they haven't give up entirely. Many (ca. 1/2) of birds sitting quietly; others standing or hunting in nearby area. Observed owl in dracula display with lemming in mouth by S. end of Beach Ridge. Checked nest- formerly 11 eggs, now 9. In same area observed (rejoice!) 2 magnificent red-backed sandpipers feeding actively on melted patch of tundra. Saw total of 9 red-backs, 3 turnstones, 1 golden plover, 1 ot pectoral. Spring has come at last. Continues to East edge of Holmes' Morass to observe owls. Observed 1 beautiful rotating dracula. Surplus of birds in area - 6 visible in 180° turn from edge of lagoon - indicates non-breeding individuals mixed with obviously breeding birds. Weather foggy, but above freezing with much less wind. Tundra
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Maclan 1965 Journal emerging rapidly. 11 June Barrow, Alaska Spoke with Brewer this afternoon regarding time for field work. Asked for '1/2 time', and he agrees. Just like that! Have to make sure I take full advantage of this unexpected opportunity! Prepared materials for field preservation of stomachs - 10% formalin injected down esophagus. Weasel broken down, so walked through drum area to west end of Beach Ridge w/ DeBenedictis. Very little seen going out through drum area. In polygons at W. end of Beach Ridge (Stevens' plots) saw 1 Semi-Pal, at least 2 Baird's', 2 red-backs, 1 turnstone, 3 red phalaropes, 1 golden plover. Just about everything seems to be showing up; even if not [yet] in great numbers. De Benedicts sighted tree sparrow. Shorebirds out in drum area on way back. 12 June Barrow, Alaska Went out with Pitelka to CRZEL area and worked from there to mouth of Wohl slag slough, then north
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Maclan 1965 Journal along edge of Holmes' Morass. Loose flock of 25+ redbacks plus several dispersed redbacks. Several pairs golden plovers. As Pitelka waited to go in, fours pair of sandliligs feeding on high grounds, 1 st pectoral, and hear bird's. In the evening discusses feeding program with entire group, making major alterations. Will attempt sequential 5 seconds feeding observations. [I will save detailed description until final method has been determined.] Melt off is continuing at a rapid rate - the rivages are ca. 66% exposed now, and even parts of Central Marsh are appearing. Barring a change in the weather, the season may catch up with itself. To remains to be seen what the delay will do to shorebird populations. Saw quick a few lamming today - most since 23-24 May when the turnara first emerges. Lamming distribution is definitely spotty; although cutting is general. 13 June Barrow, Alaska No functional weasel today, but couldn't let the Sunday go by, so
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MacLean 1965 Journal Started walking. Not too cold - ca. 35° - but about 10 mph wind from East. Through Drum area - saw sandling, few baird's, semi-pale and red-backs in moderate numbers. Semi-pale and red-backs displaying. Saw 7 gull at preferred on W. end of [illegible] Ridge. Walked to Beach Ridge, Through Volk Area, and down Gasline Ridge - saw only occasional red-backs. These seen were setting up territories - aerial displays and egg chases frequently seen. At upper Wohlslag Slough encountered loose flock of red-backs plus 1 red phalarope OT. Took feeding data of golden plovers, red-backs, and phalarope. Found 5 second observations extremely difficult to use with any accuracy. Birds were remaining in same feeding habitat; that successive 5 second observations were same as initial observation. This consistency should allow longer observation periods without endangering accuracy. Big problem in observation is nowhere but how birds feed. Saw even more lemmings today. Seen to be exposing themselves for longer periods of time. Could often hear lemming noise coming from near snow patches. Walked back across Central Marsh
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Moorean 1965 Journal and found 6 eggs + 1 pink, downy chick in first snowy owl nest. Seems strange, since owls are still courting and jaegers are not even down to territories. That early melt could have triggered owls early, creating an abnormal spread in preyitor breeding chronology. Returns home just in time for dinner. Later, discusses shore bird feeding program, and + agrees upon method, as follows: When a shorebird is sighted feeding an immediate mental note is made of location. Observer then attempts to maneuver into favorable observation position. If bird flies at this time, the character of location where bird was feeding is recorded, and observer moves on to another bird. Even the flying before detailed observation, the bird has supplied a useful datum - one observation of feeding in a certain habitat. If bird remains after observer has reached favorable [illegible] observation point, observer carefully notes feeding style (i.e.-peck, jab, probe, or mixture thereof), then begins a 30 sec. count of feeding motions. 30 sec. counts are repeated to maximum of 5 unless bird flies 10 ft.. During each 30 sec.
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MacLean 1965 Journal period observe carefully notes location. At conclusion of 5 x 30 sec. observation observer characterizes habitat for each observation, and records. If bird 10 ft. flies before 5 are completed, observe characterizes habitat for each complete observation, then begins another series on same bird or moves to another bird. Maximum of 5 series (series = set of observations ending with 5 x 30 sec. period or flight) for any one bird. If bird flies during 30 sec. observation period record. (noting time observed) if over 15 sec; discard if under 15 sec.. This method will allow quantified observation of feeding technique, which was never achieved last year. I think it will be an improvement, although only application can tell for sure. Definition of habitat will be essentially as last year, with slight changes, and new symbols in recording. This is to be worked out mañana, as none of us could stand more bickering over this whole thing now. Barrow, Alaska 14 June Morning at work, mostly on the radio for plane going to t-3, then took off in afternoon for N. Wohlslag
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Maclean 1965 Journal Sough again. Snow is continuing to melt, although it was cold and winy. Saw group of 50+ jaegers sitting on snow around SE corner of Central Marsh. Other jaegers still on Wohlslag Sough. Terrestrial seabirds around CREEK wanigan - chasing, w/ several aerial displays. Again encountered flock of seabirds close to lagoon. Collected feeding observations on these using 30 sec. method. Found it much more satisfactory- easier and more accurate. 1 Buff-Breast, 1 Saundersi, 5+6 pectoral near mouth of Sough. Collected feeding observations on all. Concentrated on field notes in evening, plus usual discussion concerning shore-bird methodology. 15 June Barrow, Alaska Weather really lousy - cold, w/ wind blowing like h---! Prepared for stomach preservation and removed stomachs from 5 doors, then went out to Gasline Ridge. New and/or blown snow has covered virtually all previously exposed humus on windward side of mounds and ridges. We're losing ground on this darn snow!
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Maclear 1965 Journal Ran first transects of traplines 1 + 2. Easy; results - nothing! Lemmings abundantly seen; saw 12 in one bare patch ca. 20 ft. diameter in 1 min.. Checked owl nests. Nest with three eggs May 30 and 5 June now has 7! Apparently she resumed laying after taking a few days off. Shorda produces interesting hatching results. In the evening went out with Hamilton to Drum Area to look at questionable peeps. Found it. Very little coloration on front of breast. Looks like possible rufous-necked. Collected it. It wasn't! Turns out to be sanderling - immediately obvious when in hands. Oh well. After Pitelka and DeBenedictis returned from Geminus!, went over shorebird notation system. At their insistence added categories for forbs and heights of dead vegetation, modified others. I disagree (and still do), believing they are adding non- functional categories that only confuse matters by increasing amount which must be recorded and analyzed. Anyway, system is now as follows: Record date, observation number Choirs observed, numbers consecutively
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Maclean 1965 Journal throughout season), and time (in one hour intervals; BP = 8:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.) then: Topography - f = flat or level ground, or gentle slope. m = mounds ch = channel between mounds lp = low polygon tp = raised polygon tc = polygon trough po = pond st = stream bank d = disturbance - used as modifier. Vegetation: 0 = bare ground + = moss + lichens only 1 = cover less than 25% 2 = cover 25-50% 3 = cover 50-75% 4 = cover 75-100% Cover expressed as graminiform cover/ forb cover, as 2/2. Understory: Um = moss Uml = moss + lichens Ub = bare
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Hoclean 1965 Journal lemming activity: C0 = no cutting C1 = small amount cutting C2 = moderate amount C3 = near total cutting CR = grubbing Height: actual average maxima, in inches, of dead vegetation / living; as 2/1. Moisture: pw = pond water sw = standing water sat = saturated w = wet d = dry Style: count of pecks, jobs, probes plus all other pertinent observations in 30 sec. period. Sample observation: sp. obs.# time top moist veg. grow forb under Lem dead a 092 5A lp sat 4/0 ml 2 1/3 14 ser job (3-8) + 2 peck.
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Maclean 1965 Journal 16 June Barrow, Alaska Got stuck with BuDocks people all day, and didn't get out to tundra until evening. Weather still lousy - ca. 28° and blowing. June 16 and the tundra is still 85% snow covered. New and drifting snow continues to cover previously exposed areas making them unavailable to birds and lemmings. Founs absolutely O along Beach Ridge and Holmes' Morass, then found pockets of activity between Brant Pt. and Wollslag Slough. Took feeding observations on flock of ca. 40 redbacks, plus turnstones, whitetump, pectoral, semi-pal, and golden plover. System seems to be working - major obstacle is getting observer off his tail-end and into the fields. 17 June Barrow, Alaska Spent day finishing off with BuDocks people, then writing notes. In the evening went to movie. Should have gone to the fields. Then, on to field notes for several hours, transcribing previous shorebird observations to new system. I wonder if it is ever possible to write enough and keep caught up... 18 June Barrow, Alaska After morning in the office went out and worked Holmes' Morass for shorebird feeding observations. Weather much
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Journal improve - ca. 38° with much less wind. Has expected an improvement in weather To bring sudden burst of shorebirds display. Didn't work out that way. This convinces me that this will simply be a lousy year for shorebirds, priso. Saw some red-back display, but not much more. Found moderately good fleeing behavior in same area as last night - near Brant Point. Two pr. Sabine's Gulls, first Yellow-Billed Loon. In the evening went to Nalakutuk in Village - really outstanding! Barrow, Alaska A good evening and day of melt have brought the tundra about to June 9 or so last year. Went out to Voth area with Pitelka to observe and collect shorebirds. Did fairly well, although even under perfect conditions heard amazingly little display. First Pectoral aerial display, plus white-rumps, red-backs, and Semi-pals. The only birds which appears to be comparatively numerous are rusty turnstones. Saw first Arctic terns and
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McLean 1965 Journal Stellar's Eiars. Collects 5 redbacks, 2 white-rumps, 2 semi-pals, 1 pectoral after feeding observations. Again saw many, many lemmings. Jaegers appear georges! Two jaeger nests w/ 1 egg each found. Also found new owl nest w/ 7 eggs by N. edge of Footprint Lake. Observed one pond in Voth Area with beautiful + continues separation of feeding species: 3 red-backs in pond water ca. 1" deep; 1 pectoral at pond edge; 2 semi-pals ca. 2ft. back from pond edge in saturated ground. 20 June Barrow, Alaska Back to colo, miserable weather. After morning at field notes, took off with Pitelka. Stopped around micro-wet- very quiet. Pair beiro's in raised polygons, pair Golden Plovers, pair redbacks. Hongbucker Lagoon owl nest is hatching- two out + 1 broken open. Egg tooth very arisen on all three. Continues on to Gastine Ridge- worse. Ran traplines #1 + 2 for shorebirds. Found nothing. Saw a few redbacks chasing, no more.
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Maclean 1965 Journal Founds a few shorebirds in area S. of Central Marsh, and observes, then to latitude of Ookpik Slough for owl check. Founds 1 new nest to fill hole, then came in. Spent the evening at the cinema - Placeria - then writing field notes. 21 June Barrow, Alaska Took off right after early lunch for aerial scan of area. To soon became evident from jaeger concentrations that denning high is a local phenomenon. Goes jaeger density to region of Bungoook Lake; Morrake density to Shamu, very sparse thereafter. Founds jaegers sparse but regular along coast to Wainwright, with local concentration at Wainwright. To Cast - numbers goes from Iko Bay to Pow; very low East of Iko Bay. Snow cover from the air was truly impressive - ca. 80%. Can't blame the shore birds for not wanting to stay! In the evening walked out through drum area to marsh N. of micro-met. This marsh has superbly
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Journal emerges from the snow cover, and is covered with standing water. Good pectoral country, going to waste. Found 2♂♂ and 1♀ pectoral there. They were trying this. 2 good ♂♀ classes, plus several aerial displays. Semi-pals common here. [Semi-pals are only Caliorine with numbers equal to last year.] Observed semi-pal and pectoral feeding in same pond. Semi-pal feeding along edge - obviously using visual cues. Pecking singly with visual search, moving and turning less, w/ "half-pecks" as if to see better. Even when jabbing- done mostly singly in loose litter with appearance of visual cues. Pectorals were probing in suspended litter- probably tactile cues. Probe rapidly around a spot, with no apparent search movements. 3-8 probes/serial. Could not have been aiming at anything in particular. Worse if pectoral has evident sensory organs or longer sensory trunk in bill than does semi- pal. Maybe able to tell by fixing and staining sections of whole bill. Have to check on this.
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Barrow, Alaska Went our to Pitelka's Plot in cold, dense ground fog. Stopped at N. end; Hamilton went NE, I cut straight across Holmes' Morass towards Elson Lagoon. Morass is still 99% snow covered, and devoid of bird life save jaegers. Area near Elson Lagoon is still opening up. Many more phalaropes here than before. Otherwise, 1 pr. goldenplovers, 1 pair pecterals, 1 pr. turnstones, few territorial and non-territorial redbacks. Collected feeding observations and found two jaeger nests. Saw pair of spectacled eiders down on pond in Morass - first I've seen close up on ground. Wrote notes during movie, then took Hamilton and DeBenedict's out to where I has seen spees. They are no longer here. Fog has disappeared, leaving beautiful clear but cool and windy weather. Found 3 jaeger nests and observed slabsbirds, then came on in. 23 June Barrow, Alaska Our with Pitelka to Voth area to collect Caliornines for breeding
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Maclean 1965 Journal phenology and feeding sets. Weather cool and windy, but not too bad after what this month has produced. Found almost nothing all afternoon. Britta's area blank; few red-backs and semi- pale, occasional pectorals & golden plovers in both low polygons. Collected 1 pectoral. All in all, not a productive afternoon! 24 June Barrow, Alaska Weasel out of commission again so worked through drum area to AACS and micro-ner marshes. The snow is still trying to melt, and it is getting to the wet stage. Much display in drum area. 1 pectoral (with no P in sight) by AACS. Did not display. Semi-pale most abundant shorebirds in this area; at least three pairs seen. Still display, both in air and on grounds. Phalaropes are increasing in numbers. Collected feeding observations out and in. Spent the evening at Chamber of Commerce meeting - supposedly Schindler's swan song, but no quorum so no elections.
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Journal 25 June Barrow, Alaska Has to play tour guide during the afternoon, so waited until evening to look for micro-met area. Finally got a good warm day with little wind - very pleasant to work in. For the first time it is possible to walk the length of Beach Ridge from micro-met to C&AS without stepping on snow (except for man-made ditches). Birds were acting most un- 25 June-ish. Hears good display of C. alpina, melanost, bairdi, pusillus, fusci collis, plus Pluvialis and longspurs. A pectoral near AACS gave good courtship chase and display, then drove away displaying red-back and white-rump. Also saw courtship chase in semipal and red-back. Saw a total of 6 displaying pectorals - most seen to date. PP are still rarely seen. Phalaropes are still increasing and acting perfectly 10th of June - paired in social flocks, with occasional competition over P. Walked up to South North end of Pikelka's Flot to look for Curlew Zanopipe - no luck. Finally walked back down the Ridge and in.
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MacLean 1965 Journal 26 June Barrow, Alaska Beautiful clear, warm weather. Drove out towards Pitelka's Plot and found Central Marsh has become Central Lake. The cold water and relatively warm air was causing a dense ground fog pouring off of every wet area; i.e.- all of central marsh and Holmes' Morass. Was really impressive, MacBethish, but knocked visibility way down. Checked for Curlew Sandpiper but couldn't see much through the fog. Walked straight across the Morass. In a little over one day it has gone from 90% snow cover to 10%, and it is really wet! The low polygons in the West end are all flooded, and the entire flar East end is under 4 to 6 inches of water. The fog pouring off of the water made observing near impossible. East edge of the morass was perfectly clear, due to the East winds which moves the fog westward (for some reason the lagoon was not fog producing). Found a convenient dry polygon and spent some time checking
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Journal for aerial flycatching sans pipes; Here were none. As temperature dropped the fog diminished, allowing some constructive work. Worked down to Lewellyn's Wier. The water is pouring through "Dam Beck" at an impressive rate, but Here is a lot of water over there! Drove in around dinner time with CREDL boys (John Dennis and Art McKee). 27 June Barrow, Alaska Our after lunch to look at ANCS- Micro-ther area. Found flock of ca. 18 (±4) Pectorals acting happy and normal..... for about June 9? Group covers ca. 3 acres, feeding in flooses tundra. Sporadic aggressive behavior, ground displays, aerial displays, and courtship chases. It appears to be beginning to isolate selves and compete for PP. This season is going to be more interesting than I had thought a week ago. Flock of 6 golden plovers + 1 black- bellied plover in same area as pectorals. All other shorebirds were well spread out and paired. Poo-back display is falling off rapidly; methinks they
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Maclean 1965 Journal are on eggs and/or are laying. Baird, semi-pal + white-rump display seen, but evidence of nesting also seen in all spp.. Hamilton and DeBenedictis have been concentrating on finding nests - 8 Calispines today, mostly semi-pal. The melt continues at a tremendous rate, and runoff streams are everywhere. Largely only protected slopes are left with snow cover. 28 June Barrow, Alaska Our in early afternoon to observe, photograph, and collect Hudsonian Gosour found in NACS marsh. Black- bellies + golden plovers and pectorals still here. Pectorals are possibly more dispersed, but not markedly changed. Observed several aggressive classes and displays among 6. Photographed Stellar's Eiders, then walked down Beach Ridge to see if birds have moved onto newly exposed grounds. They haven't. Returned to West Beach Ridge and watched baird's, then located 2-egg red-back nest. Walked back via Pectorals. In the evening went out to
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Maclan 1965 Journal traplines 1+2 with Pitelka and Hamilton. Pan sleebird transects, then putzes around area while they cleared trapline. Found Baird's left w/ 4 eggs - completely exposed orlichen covered mound on top of Gasline Ridge. Also makes jaeger near w/12 eggs E. of end of traplines. Came in ca. 10:00 to write notes. Another good melt day leaves very little snow on the tundra. Display of everything but pectoral has fallen dramatically in the past 3-4 days. All others are largely down, and some pectorals are likewise. 29 June Barrow, Alaska One of those says that Barrow sees too few of. Clear, warm, calm shirt-sleeve weather. The snow melt is now virtually complete, with only isolated patches of snow on very protected slopes and around buildings where drifts were deepest. The tundra is draining and drying at a rapid rate. This must be the fastest melt in recent years. Walked out through drum area to ANCS marsh to check on pectorals. they are further dispersed, with belavia
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Journal as before - 2 ans 3♂ chasing 1♀, moderate amount of display, mostly just feeding. Flock of plovers now c.a. 11. Interesting - two flocks in same area - one made up of non- breathers and possibly early failures the other of newly arrived birds which are beginning breeding activity and still may breed extensively. This would not be unusual down South, but very strange up here. After feeding observations on pheasants continues on to Beach Ridge to again check to see if birds have occupied ridge. On the way found a white-rump near w1 4 eggs in ANCS Marsh. Found 1 pair of red- backs on N slope of ridge, probably at egg laying stage. Pair of pheasants farther E, nothing else. Apparently ridges are not going to produce this year. Went down into Central Marsh near C& 63 and found larger flock of pheasants than ANCS, about at same breeding stage. Still social, but aggressive interaction between ♂ and frequent chases and
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Maclan 1965 Journal grounds displays. In same area - large group of golden plovers, many, many phalaropes, group of ca. 7 dowitchers. Farther out into marsh we see many gaggars. Marsh was more active than I have ever seen it. Saw unknown plover like bird which fits nothing in Peterson; about size of knot, colors like a big wheatear - very white below, uniformly grey above, a broad dark line through the eye, and some form of upper breast marking or coloration. Has a white band at the proximal end of the tail, or possibly rump. Spent the evening at Chamber of Commerce meeting getting Schindler out of office. Finally succeeded - and will now resign from the Chamber. 30 June Barrow, Alaska Paul saw mysterious plover and concurred in description so out we went to collect the beast. Pikelka got one shot just as the bird flew, but missed. Bird took off for far away lands. Did see it well enough to positively identify it
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Journal as a Mongolian Plover. Probably Easternmost and first Point Barrow records, and are of about 10 (Gabrielson and Lincoln list 7) in North America. Also observed many Western sandpipers, rufous-breasted sandpipers in Central Marsh, as well as Phalaropes, pectorals, golden plovers. Much activity in pectorals - one or raising all kinds of trouble. Went back to set traplines 9 + 10, then returned to lab to prepare for Murphy's farewell party. After dinner played softball game in the village, then returned to catch the end of the party. First rain of the year fell during ball game, and sporadically through the evening. Hamilton and De Benedictis are doing well at finding nests, and are finding both smaller clutches than normal and increases time between layings. Interesting evidence that shorebirds are having trouble finding enough food. Will be interesting to watch pectoral clutches, if we find many. MacLaa 1965
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Maclean 1965 Journal 1 July Barrow, Alaska Sacked our most of afternoon, due to lack of sleep for involves reasons last ae. Walked out through drum area after dinner while others went to flick. Founds semi-pal nest w/ 4 eggs by Jonesway bus or end of drum area. Watches another pair of semi-pals and pair of Bairds, but fails to locate nest. Checks an ANCS Pectorals - seem to be in no hurry to get on with breeding. Still largely social, with bursts of sexual activity. Checks Micro-Var red-back nest - now 4 eggs, 3 normal, 1 abnormal. White- rump nest is now empty. Damn! Mr Hamilton + DeBenedictis checking lines 9+10 and rose in. Big discussion of progress of project to date, mixed with interesting bull shit. Everyone seems to be fairly well satisfied. Have to fir storebin transsects larger. 2 July Barrow, Alaska Took our Eagle Scout over to the tundra. He is just at the super- sophisticated and witty stage - not an easy one to accommodate on a deal such as this. Refuses or is afraid to
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Maclan 1965 Journal show any initiative - such things as getting field glasses, directing attention in the field, or asking questions. For instance, I pointed out a jaeger settling brood patches over eggs. He nodded - yes, yes. After a delay, I asked if he knew what brood patches are. He said no. Yet he hasn't queries when I mention them previously. All in all, not a bad trip but a long way to go. Found jaeger nest in AACS marsh- two eggs. Clark's pectorals - seem to be less birds, and less reproductive activity. Only 1 courtship chase - 4♂ + 1♀. Continues through upper Micro-Mer marsh - found larkspur nest w/ 5 eggs. No shorebird activity. Checked Haybuck lagoon owl nest, then circles back toward micro-mer. Found golde plover nest w/ 4 eggs in polygons ca. 250 m. W. of micro-mer; jaeger nest w/ 2 eggs on S. side of gas line near wanigan. Checked red-backed nest - 4 eggs. Pleased through marsh and in. Finding many plovers nests now - much more numerous in lowlands than an early exposed ridges. Ca. 50% of
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Journal rests forms today were predated. I am sure that the least weasel is a significant lemming predator. After dinner went out to trophies 9+10 with Hamilton. Bird life fairly quiet, except for one burst of white-rump activity. AACS golden Plover flock now numbers 23, sitting quietly. 3 July Barrow, Alaska Went out through drum area and encountered Bob Bigges, Eagle Scout. Decided to explore new territory to see if shorebirds are moving in. Covered polygonal area N. of Beach Ridge—nothing. Checked two- back pair on N. slope of ridge but couldn’t fire nest. Saw three cranes in Central Marsh— one performing courtship dance. Watched, then tried to approach, but birds flew. Back to low polygons by NE corner of ridge. Found phalarope nest, 7 eggs. Pair of western sandpipers in area, but probably not nesting. Continues to slope between C+6S and POW site—zero. Same for polygons below. Last year this was a good area. Returns through polygons and Fresh Lake marsh—barren. Spent evening in town.
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Maclean 1965 Journal 4 July Barrow, Alaska Our at noon, leases in general direction of Holmes' Morass. AACS golden plovers are gone. Some pectorals are still here - ca. '1/2 of original group - and those remaining are undoubtedly non-breeders. Several classes seen, but no "booming" and no ground displays. My high hopes for these birds were not borne out. Walked down "On-the-Beach Ridge"; again failed to locate red-back nest. Did find semi-pal and red-back nests just W. of C+G.S.- 4 eggs each. Also found golden plover nest by NE corner of Pitelka's Plot - 4 eggs. Ridge and Morass very quiet. Birds seen were doing more standing around than feeding. Returned by way of Central Marsh. It is full of phalaropes of both sexes. Apparently there will be much non-breeding in phalaropes. Scattered pectorals also appears to be non-breeders. 5 July Barrow, Alaska After quick run into town to check on activities for 4th, then took Durham's old clunker of a weasel out to Holmes Morass. Dark, drizzly
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MacLean 1965 Journal weather - normal for 4th of July celebration. Found golden plover rest near CRREL warigan. Pair of red-backs + pair of turnstones acting rest-ish in same area. Paralleled slough up to Elser Lagoon - not much but phalaropes. Few shorebirds seen were mostly preening or standing. Found black brant rest w/ 4 eggs by E end of CRREL transect. Found dessicated remains of slender billed (?) shearwater. Cut across Holmes' Marass towards CRREL warigan to return. Found area (1) saturated (2) lemming cut (3) covered by lemming fecal pellets pellets furos! Lemming activity here is total, and except for a few phalaropes it is barren. Returned via Central Marsh road, nursing He lousy vessel. Spent evening in town playing softball. As usual, Village defeated Camp, 13-8. Barrow, Alaska Out with Hamilton toward Micro-Met area. Pectorals in NACS marsh further increase in number, completely social in feeding. No evidence of territoriality seen.
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MacLean 1965 Journal Flock of 25 plovers flying actively in erratic patterns in same area. Very close flock formation even on ground. Saw both parasitic and long- tailed jaegers over drum area. Walker through Central Marsh around South Meadow Lake. Numerous pecterals [illegible] in marsh - likewise social. One instance of territorial-type aggression in 707 - and this not fully developed. Checked owl nest - 3 young in nest plus 2 nearby running away. 7:40. ca. 125 m. away on mounds loafing continuously, & ca. 250m. away 3 quiet. Saw ca. 10 oldsqueaws (5, 2, 3) around periphery of South Meadow Lake. Looked for loons, but no luck. Returned via drum area. Went out to pull in traplines TID-B in evening. Apparently kids from town had been our playing games; 14 traps at one station, many others set off. No lemmings captures. Could not pass up beautiful evening, so walked up Voth Creek. Cutting tree, as many other places, is total! Saw many Phalaropes, regular (social) pecterals, occasional red neck. Flock of
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Maclan 1965 Journal 23 (±2) Dowitcles feeding in creek. Saw 3 Northern Phalaropes on way back to weasel. Ca. 100+ gulls (glorious) in Voth area. Not much else of note. Heard good pectoral loot along Voth creek as well as several red-back trills. 7 July Barrow, Alaska Magnificent, warm day. Played soccer with Bill Djundjek during lunch, and ended up our cobs from slats in the face. Blocked the slat tho'. After moderate recovery period leaves out Towards Voth Creek w/ P. Telka for to slay some peeps. Mosquitoes are supposedly our in force - worse I have ever seen at Barrow. Uncomfortable, with so off. Flock of Dowitcles feeding in creek, plus many phalaropes in complete assortment of plumages. Watched pectorals and few semi-pats along creek, then went 'inland' a bit to be sure I wasn't biasing data by limiting observations to creek area. Few birds seen supported these along creek. Returned and collected 3 pectorals for stomachs. Observed otters before being forced to return from lack of blood.
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MacLean 1965 Journal 8 July Barrow, Alaska Pitelka departure day. too bad; I enjoyed his visit this time. 3 p.m. afternoon in lab cleaning up last year's trapline slabbird kill. Enables me to reestablish identification of slabbird young - will help when birds start coming out. Preserves all stomachs and enteric records of kill. Briefly discusses remains of season, but not enough time for complete conference. Went in to plane with Pitelka and slipped our Ray Stensell's suitcase as part of his baggage. Made it without any excess baggage charge. Returned to camp lake and grabbed some chow, then wrote notes and read before packing out. 9 July Barrow, Alaska Her Mr. + Mrs. G. Dusky Ross - big time bird watchers from Penna. (claim to be 200 in nation in North American spp. seen), and friends of Dick Holmes'. Took them to lunch, then out to the tundra in miserable weather. They were primarily interested in spectacle and Stellar's Egrets. Took care of Stellar's with no problem, but no luck on Spees. Went out to Voith Area - dowitchers still there
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Moclean 1965 Journal but any restless - appear to be near departure. Flock of piedbalds, mostly 78 but significant number of 44, also restless. Found red back nest w/ 3 eggs, phalarope nest w/ 4, jaeger nest w/ 2. Continues on our toward Footprint Lake- weather getting worse. Raining too hard to do much good, so gave up and came in. Drove Ross' into town and showed them bluffs South of town as possible site to watch for alces. Rain persisted into evening, but undaunted, into Voth Area to check nests. No hatchlings, 1 4 egg semi-pal nest abandoned (parents possibly done in by either younger village hunters). 10 July Barrow, Alaska An afternoon of administrative duties left time for brief jaunt, not too productive at that, into 3. barrel area - NACS. Ball game in village - always on this one. Lost 10-8 in last inning. 11 July Barrow, Alaska Up early, for a Sunday and leaves inland towards Herodairk. A feeling of relief and exuberance overwhelms me as soon as we get away from the
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Maclean 1965 Journal trash and garbage of the immediate Barrow area. The difference in psychological climate is tremendous! Drove across Footprint Lake, then past South end of Hecavik and eventually stopped by N. end of Holmes plot. Our density here is about like camp area- found two nests with young. Photographed one nest. Hard to evaluate jaguar density, since they are everywhere spotty. Appears to be less than camp area. Reo-backs appear abundant on plot, pectorals here and there, none often seen. Saw Arctic loon nest of 2 eggs. Was greatly impressed by lack of Longspurs here. Futzers around plot, looking for place for waniigan (always thinking ahead!). Decided upon raised ground off S. end of plot, if possible. Sure would be nice. Heared over for site of St. Sabine Gull colony. Saw birds flying around, could not locate colony. Believe it has moved, although I could have been in wrong spot. Continued towards S. end of lake - not too much. Found Stella's Eider nest, and photographed it. Saw 3 eggs just SW of Footprint Lake on
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Maefan 1965 Journal way home - let us get to about 150 m. before flying. Was impressed by lack of Arctic Terns - possibly due to ice cover on lakes. Hersawik, accept for ca. 150-30m. near around perimeter, is completely ice-covered. Few loons or near, but otherwise nothing around. Also saw fewer sabines, probably because colay was not located. On way in observe large ice pile-up on beach. In one place blocks of ice 12-3 ft. thick and to 10 ft. dia. piles ca. 25 feet high. Major pile-up extends ca. 200 m. by South Salt Lagoon. Other lesser piles along beach. Biggest pile extends onto beach about 50 feet - tremendous pressure required to move that weight of ice around. Open water about 100m. our - do squaws, few Steller's Eier [illegible]. 12 Jul Barrow, Alaska Waited for visitor until 2:15, then gave up and went out to set lines V + VI and VII + VIII. VII + VIII, in central marsh, are very wet - sat. to standing water our entire length of lines - and devoid of sign. Central Marsh is now empty of birds - The change seems remarkable! Lanning right on V + VI is better - few live animals seen. Not too much more in bird life.
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Maclean 1965 Journal Traplines took entire afternoon. Went out to Voth area in evening to check nests. Found all eggs in nests to our including Cake-eater. At cake-eater watch Baird giving alarm call, then Gave up and shifted to red-backed. What- lo! a nest, with..... 3 chicks and 1 pipped egg. That most joyous day of all summers has arrived. Checked another red-back nest on the way in, and found that it, too, is hatching. Once again, The redbacks reassert their position as early nesters. Left Hamilton and DeBenedictis at ice pile-up to watch for Aleuts + Eiass, and walked in to write notes. 13 July Barrow, Alaska Out to the tundra with F. W. Prescott- claims acquaintance with Pitelka + connection with Ecological Society of America, although not a professional type. Not a bag of coot. More lousy weather - too bad. Took movies of Hamilton being dive bombed by jaegers, Hen eggs, lemmings, and Snowy-owl dicks. Continues on to Footprint Lake and collected few pre-migratory pectorals. Searches area W. of Footprint (far- Southly Voth area, or upper, upper Voth) -
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Maclaa 1965 Journal found it surprisingly empty. Saw few phalaropes, took one (Hamilton joins the ranks of the slayers) plus 1 co-back. Finally wends our weary way homeward. Spent the evening working on specimens + stomachs of today plus Heronvik trip. 14 July Barrow, Alaska Sometimes Brewer can get a guy mad. Asks me to spend an hour or so just after lunch with Mr. Kenneth Dutt, Carneige Museum. Ok, sez J. So Brewer returns from lunch with Dutt and his wife at 2:30! By the time the tour was accomplished it was too tale to bother going out so helped arrange the library and transcribes feeding observations. Told Hamilton to take the evening off and went our to run his traplines. VIII + VIII devices of birds + mice. IV + VI has 3 mice, 3 birds. Big evening, no?! Clear, but cold (below freezing) with winds blowing. Walked around Mares a bit - could not find pre-backs previously localized around CREEK wanigan - possibly latched out. Turnstones and
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MacLean 1965 Journal Golden Plovers still here. Flock of Plovers in assortment of plumages Flying around S. edge of Marass. Not much feeling seen, for sure! 15 July Barrow, Alaska A day given over entirely to administration. North Star (DEWline VIP) party plus Barrow Utilities dedication. Spent most of day trying to help Sam Taalak survive it. He made it, barely! 16 July Barrow, Alaska Spent afternoon mopping up from V.I.P. visit, then writing notes. Sometimes I late field notes! After dinner went out through drum area to Micro-Mas and back. Quiet; very quiet. Few birds at nests; no real feeding. 17 July Barrow, Alaska Out with R.B.H. to Micro-Mas and N. Marass Lake and return. Spent time watching an incubating semi-pal from two feet away and b.s.'ing. Bird joined right in the conversation with frequent clumps. Saw few pectorals, esp. back in Micro-Mat marsh; more pectorals in Central Marsh. Old squaws on N. Marass Lake. Spent evening in town for ball
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MacKen 1965 Journal gone and..... 18 July Barrow, Alaska Went out to Duck camp early To see what passes by. Weather cold, Foggy, and getting worse. Visibility was all to pot, making duck hunting and Bird watching both difficult and unproductive. Saw few flocks of Common & king ciders, several loons, Hass' all. Came back in rain, which continued all evening. Wrote a few notes, then read for remainder of evening. 19 July Barrow Alaska Rain continued so put in some extra administrative time. Paul + Bob went out late in afternoon and had weasel trouble, leaving us without transportation for evening. No loss- weather continues too rotten for constructive work. 20 July Barrow, Alaska Walked out through drum area and caught up with Bob & Paul setting trap lines 9 + 10. Helped here, then went out to help set lines 1 + 2. Found Plow nest here has latched. Only one chick seen. Too bad nest was new
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Journal Journs to give egg count. After setting Dies near S. of Gasline Ridge wanna- tilling. Gos redback and 2 phalaropes. Found 3-egg phalarope nest. Weather greatly improves, so went out to Duck Camp again. Took boat up to mouth of Wohleslag Slough and took 12 eggs. Could not get more. Birds were flying at about 1 flock/5 minutes. Common seems to fly our over water more; kings our land - although too few observations to definitely say. All birds killed were kings. Saw many (ca. 20) loons, two Murres. Olo Squaws on water by ice in Clear Lagoon. 21 July, Barrow, Alaska Out to Micro-Mes area in afternoon. We have reached that time of the season...... nothing! Tundra is now very green - with no dead grass on top of the living it is very obvious - but no Shadbirds enjoying it. Too Bad. Went into town for ball game in evening, then walked back along beach. Saw several groups of murres, few Sabines, glaucous gulls.
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Maclean 1965 Journal 22 July Barrow, Alaska Started out towards Nico. Mar, then went along North side of beach ridge and into area NE of C+G.S. Last year this was a good area, especially around hatching time. Not this year. Searches Paws site low polygons with similar results. Finally threw in the towel and came in. After dinner tried to sit through Lolita but couldn't hack it. Walked out, then waited for P.B.H. and went out to check lines I & II. Saw some eiders flying over, but not much on the ground. Flock of 12 golden plovers in Hamilton's Enigma - too restless to ger close. Flock of ca. 15 smaller birds loosely associated with Plovers - probably semi-pals. Likewise to restless to approach. Started in, and found track has separated. Managed to nurse it back at 2 mph, picking up two ulcers en route. 23 July Barrow, Alaska Mechanics broke the track before reaching the shop! So don't give us any more heat about weasels. Do
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MacLean 1965 Journal available, so spent the afternoon in writing field notes and packing box #1 of outbound books, etc.. Guess that commits me to leave. After dinner walked up to duck camp. Ran over to N. part of Holmes Morass. Saw non-breeding red-backs. Wow! 1 pr. golden plover w/ (unseen) young. 24 July Barrow, Alaska Miserable weather all afternoon. Slayer in cleaning up and B.S.'ing. Her bird watch from New York and had interesting discussion. After dinner rose into Brownville in weasel, then walked on in to devote evening to frivolity, etc.. 25 July Barrow, Alaska Never bothered going to bed - walked into camp with Eugene Brown; changed clothes and grabbed some chow, out to Binick for weapons, then back into town. Picked up James and Frank Matumeak, and finally were bound for the interior about 8:00 A.M.. Warmest, clearest, most brilliant day I have ever seen at Barrow - magnificent!
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Maclean 1965 Journal 'cept we didn't bring enough mosquito repellent. Heaved for Throawik from village, stopping at owl nests enroute. No hurry - no set plan. Saw ca. 250 glaucous gulls on South part of foot print lake. Saw flock of black bellies placed by indor as N. end of throawik. Captured jaeger with broken wing, and got face cut open handling the beast! Deserves it! Drove + walked down West side of Throawik observing and collecting shorebirds. Saw frequent broods of red-back chicks; 1 brood of phalaropes; evidence of golden gloves. No other shorebirds w/ young - and no Bairds or semi-pals seen all day. Collected 5 pectorals, 1 red-back, 2 golden plovers. Seems : every red-back seen has chicks, and my soft heart worn out. Should get enough chicks in traplines. Red-backs seen with chicks were in low, wet, flat stuff. Few seen without, are acting as if incubating, or higher, well drained tundra. Rose most of the way on top of
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Maclean 1965 Journal weasel, fighting off mosquitoes, laughs for half an hour when Frank fell off into a puddle. Met Bob and Paul right after we stopped for lunch. They followed us for awhile after, but then turned back. Saw 4 spectacles cider w/ 4 chicks about 5 miles after they turned back. Aimed for narrow neck of land on W. Side of Bungoook. Stopped at Sabine Gull colony of ca. 150 birds. Could find no nests or juveniles, but enough feathers and droppings to indicate birds have been here quite a while. Were in same spot last year. Wonder what's up. Ca. 10 terns mixed in with gulls. Likewise could find no young. Collected 7 gull - t. about 6-7 mm, no b.p.. Continued South, but stopped about half way down Bungoook when we were all falling asleep. Did fall asleep while driving home - pretty hard to do in a weasel. Picked up 2 owls for Brewer on the way home (eggh!).
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Maclean 1965 Journal Returns via village to lot of pax, and finally hit the rack about 1:00 A.M. 26 July Barrow, Alaska Hell with it; I'm not going to get up! Went out to C+G.S. to change records at 2:00, then returned to work to make up time misses in the morning. Spent the evening processing birds shot yesterday. All are non- breeding or have finished breeding. 27 July Barrow, Alaska Out to C+G.S. for records change, then continues across Woldslag Slough to bring in some owls to satisfy Brewer. Could only find one clutch of 3 between Woldslag and Okpik Slough. Took 1. I refuse to steal more than 1 from a clutch. Chased flock of ca. 15 black-bellied plovers without ever getting closer than 150 m. Went back way to East Gasline Ridge, seeing negligible shore birds. Took 1 owl, not too far from flying, here.
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Maclean 1965 Journal took 1 from each of the nests south of Gasline. Enough, Enough! Aside from a few phalaropes, nothing in the way of shorebirds the whole darn day! Frustrating. 28 July Barrow Alaska Our to C.G.S., then walked down Ditella's Plot in cold, miserable weather. Saw flock of golden plovers - feeding in wet tundra near drying pans. Black-topped ponds became evident part of tundra for first time. Checks here for holes - present in about 1/4 ponds, and not yet in great numbers. Citer larval not here in size and/or numbers yet or surface active adult insects are preferred. Tried a few Holmes surface observations without seeing any surface insects - but day not too good for them. Saw few flocking non-breeding red-backs, also on Ditella's Plot. Evening - clearing up, so went out to Duke Camp. Most people were out. Watched ducks and Murres, then went out hunting at midnight, Stayed until 4:00 A.M., - collected 50 candidates for the stew pot. Joe
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Macla 1965 Journal. Algeak fr + I got 9 with 3 shots as one flock. He was in m lagoon, we hunted from the ice, and could go after a large portion of the cripples across the ice. Saw many murres - one flight of ca. 20 seemed to be flying back and forth. 1 flock of c. 14 was a flock of Eiders low over the ice. Several black-legged kittiwakes - no flocks. 29 July Barrow, Alaska Out to C + 6.S., then went down the ridge and helped Hamilton set traplines VII and VIII in Central Marsh. Still very wet here - don't expect much. Did not see any shorebirds here. Left weasel for Paul and took other one over to North Maanow lake to check on "spectacles steller's eider" reported by Bob. Walked around ponds East of North Maanow lake without seeing the duck. In fact, without seeing anything but phalaropes. Collected two here of. In the evening went trap-checking via Holmes' Morass. Flock of golden pleves still here. VII + VIII absolutely darren - nothing seen, lamp, or trapped.
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Naela 1965 Journal 29 July One lemming seal in II + III. Saw few red-backs near lines. Jaegers at end of VI actively defending chick. Drove on to Fertilizer plot, and lo - there in line XIII - a juvenile red-backed sandpiper. Heard adult giving alarm call beyond 10.0 end of line. Walked around area observing red-backs - feeding in wet-stuff, i.e., black- topped pannes, then came in. Barrow, Alaska 30 July Rain! Wrote notes while Paul packed up for departure. After dinner went out to duck camp, and then bird watching along shore of Elson Lagoon. Alternated between ducks and shorebirds - not too very many of either. Flocks of Longspurs very much increased. The swan influx seems very general - not localizes. Loose groups of 3 or 4 to 12 Swans evenly over tundra. Tundra is now very green and lush looking. No Eriophorum moss have appeared, possibly as a result of lemmings. 1 August Barrow, Alaska Went out to (+) S. with Hamilton to change records, then went on to Fertilizer Plot to bring in lines XIII and XIV. No beasts there. Weather bad and getting worse. Looked around there,
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MacLean 1965 Journal He drove back for weasel left by R.B.H. His A.M.. Decides to go to the show for a dance this evening. How 'bout that?! 2 August Barrow, Alaska Spent the day packing and waiting for a plane to Cape Thompson. To never waste it. Typical are nobody knows nuthin' operation. Meanwhile rain starts and washes our the evening. Lit up about 9:00, so went out and walked the beach with R.B.H. looking at ice, debris, and generally contemplative. Not much variety, but plenty of each! 3 August Barrow, Alaska Plane left for Thompson this afternoon, with Bob but without the two. Plans for return are too vague; I don't want to get stuck down here. Hopefully I'll go down for an R.O.N. when we go after Bob. Spent afternoon in the office to clean up the piles of paper accumulating on my desk. After dinner drove out and parked by micro-met and started walking. Beautiful cool, partially cloudy evening. Walked towards Both Slough, then turned toward Gasline Ridge. Saw
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MacLean 1965 Journal first flying immature owl, this from our earliest nest. Birds have moved over to high polygon area W. of N. Meadow Lake. Both adults and two non-flying immatures also seen in area. Non-fliers were ca. 50 m. apart, and 100 m. from spot where flier was first seen. Continued on, paralleling gas-line, Bows very little. Two redbacks by W. end of gas-line rings, ca. 150 m. apart. No evidence of chicks nearby or association between birds. Probably non or unsuccessful breeders. Saw small (6-8 birds) very active group of smallish peeps in high polygons by S. Meadow Lake - could not get close enough to identify. And that was the extent of the shorebird activity. Returned around mid-night. At DACs saw 3 juvenile red-foxes playing on road. Approached to 50 ft. before they ran into Drum area. Followed ore for 10 minutes. Fox would run ca. 100 m., then stop to look back for 10-15 sec, then run some more. Continued this until out of sight.
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S. MacLean 1964 - 1966 1965: feeding observation tables
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SHOREBIRD FEEDING OBSERVATION SAMPLE: 9 JN / BR / a / 001 / 8P / f / sat / 1A / 5/1 / 0 15 pk, 2 ser j 10-12 ea Date Loc Sp No. Time Top Moist Veg H:L/D Cut Species: a - Calidris alpina b - C. bairdii f - C. fuscicollis p - C. pusillus m - C. melanotos T - Tryngites subruficollis Pd - Pluvialis dominica A - Arenaria interpres Ff - Phalaropus fulicarius Number: 001, 002, 003 etc. without regard to different species, places, or dates Time: In hourly intervals. 8 = time betw. 8 and 9. P. p.m. A, a.m. Topography: f - flat or gentle slope lp - low polygon rp - raised polygon tpt - polygon trough pe - pond edge d - disturbed ground, as weasel tracks, etc. s - stream bank m - mound ch - channel Moisture: pw - pond water w - wet sw - standing water d - dry (flooded tundra) sat - saturated Vegetation: 0 - bare ground 2 - 25-50% gram's + - moss and lichen only 3 - 50-75% " 1 - less than 25% graminiforms 4 - 75-100% " A - moss and/or lichen understory B - bare ground or 'muck' understory Height, living/dead: 0 (prostrate) or 1, 2, etc. (inch intervals) Cuttings: 0, 1, 2, or 3 (none, some, moderate, heavy) Style: pack (pe), jab (j) or probe (pr) Maximum observations from one individual: 30-sec. unit observation x 5 without flying additional 30x5 each time bird flies, up to 5 sites
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Maclean 1965 11 June sp. obs.# time top moist veg 3/2 under lam. ht-d/8 b 001 4P rp(d) w 2/0 uml Co 1/0 surface packing f s.w. 4/0 um C3 1/0 a 002 4P lp sat 3/0 um C2 1/0 a 003 4P lp w 3/0 um C3 1/0 surface pack-ratio. 12 June a 004 1P f w 2/? uml C2 1/0 surface a 005 2P f w 3/? uml C2 1/0 surface P.d 006 2P f w 3/? uml C3 1/0 A surface pack (30 sec.) a 007 2P lp w 3/? uml C2 1/0 surface- sat of 2-4. ca. 12sec /30 sec. Pd 008 2P lp w 2/? ml C1 1/0 surface a♂ 009 2P f sat 3/? ml C3 1/0 probe through litter - 12sec /30 sec. a 010 2P f sat 3/? ml C1 1/0 probe in loose mossy lit. - 9 30sec. a 011 2P f w 2/? ml C1 1/0 ser of 2-10 jobs - 17sec/30 sec occ.pack, a 012 2P f w 4/? ml C3 1/0 ser of rapio jobs - 17/30 sec, then continued Pd 013 2P f(d) w 2/? m Co 1/0 jab through loose turt.
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Maclean 1965 (12 June ) sp. obs.# tim top moist veg g1f mar lem ht d/l a 014 2P f sat 4/0 m C3 1/0 8 sec of 3-6 jobs a 015 3P f sat 4/0 m C3 1/0 a 016 3P f sat 4/0 m C3 1/0 12 sec of 3-5 jobs, w/ app. pack. 1 1/4 min continued deep job in 1 spot. a 017 3p f sat 4/0 m C3 1/0 ser of 3-12 jobs - 9/30 sec f sat 4/0 m C3 1/0 12 sec 3-12 jobs f sat 4/0 m C3 1/0 14 sec 3-12 jobs a 018 3P f sat 4/0 m C3 1/0 ser of 3-10 jobs into little - essentially contin. a 019 3P f sat 4/0 m C3 1/0 fp sat 4/0 m C3 1/0 job in ser of 3-6, then cont. job in place fa 020 4P f sat 4/0 m C2 1/0 ser. of job - 10 / 30 sec. f sat 4/0 m C2 1/0 16 sec job / 30 sec. f sat 4/0 m C2 1/0 17 sec job / 30 sec. a 021 4P f sat 4/0 m C2 1/0 job in ser of 3-12 - 10 / 30 sec. f sat 4/0 m C2 1/0 12 sec job / 30 sec.
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Maclean 1965 (12 June) sp obs # time top moist veg 3/4 Unar lem & d/a b 022 4P lp w 2/? ml c2 1/0 lp sat 2/? ml c0 1/0 rp w 2/? ml c0 1/0 rp w 1/? ml c0 1/0 very rapid shallow jobs. P.d. 023 4P rp w 2/? ml c0 1/0 ♂m. 024 4P lp s.w. 4/0 m c3 1/0 p 025 11A cb w 1/? ml c0 1/0 p 026 11A elp w 3/? ml c0 1/0 p lp w 3/3 ml c0 1/0 rp w 1/? ml c0 1/0 ♂m 026 12P f w 4/0 m c2 1/0 ♀p.d. 027 12P f w 4/0 m c2 1/0 lp w 1/? ml c0 1/0 lp w 3/? ml c2 1/0 ♂p.d. lp d 1/? ml c0 1/0 a 028 1P f sw 2/? m c0 1/0 a 029 1P lp w 3/? m c2 1/0 a 030 1P f sat 4/0 m c3 1/0 ♂a 031 2P f w 4/0 m c3 1/0 f w 3/0 m c3 1/0 a 032 2P lp sw 3/? m c3 1/0 a 033 2P lp w 2/? ml c0 1/0 ♂a 035 3P f w 3/? ml c2 1/0 a 036 3P lp w 3/? ml c2 1/0 a 037 3P lp sat 3/? ml c1 1/0 a 038 3P lp w 2/? ml c0 1/0
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Maclean 1965 (13 June) sp. obs# time top. moist veg 3/2 under lem. bt d/2 a 038 3P lp w 2/? ml Co ?/o a 039 3P lp sw 3/? m co ?/o P.f. 040 3P lp poro- 2/? m Co ?/o poro- sw a 041 3P f sat 3/? m Co ?/o P.f. 042 3P lp poro- 3/? m Co ?/o sw a 043 4P lp w 3/? m Co ?/o P.f. 042-b 4P lp pas 2/? m Co ?/o Pod. 4p rp dry 1/? ml Co ?/o a 044 4P f. w 3/? ml C2 ?/o a 045 5P ch sat 2/? ml C2 ?/o f 046 5P lp sat 3/? ml Co ?/o radio, rear continuous jobs b 047 5P m dry +/? ml+ - - f 048 5P lp w 1/? ml - -1/o 14 June begin 30 seconds observation period a 049 3P f w 4/0 ml C3 ?/o a 050 3P f sat 3/0 m C3 ?/o 28 ser job. bill ingras 4/5 f sat 3/0 m C3 ?/o 23 ser job. f sat 3/0 m C3 ?/o 17 ser job f sat 3/0 m C3 ?/o 20 ser job
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Maclean 1965 (14 June) sp obs# time top moist veg g/f mas lem le d½ alba 055 3P m d 2/? ml C2 ?/o 10 pk. Plower like, spars-up. m d 2/? ml C2 ?/o 14 pk. moves ca. 30 meters. Pd 056 4P f w 4/o m C2 ?/o 3 pk (1-3 /sx.) f w 4/o m C2 ?/o 2 pk f w 4/o m C2 ?/o 2 pk. alba 057 4P ch. w 3/? m C1 ?/o 7 pk ch w 3/? - C1 ?/o 12 pk. ch w 3/? m C1 ?/o 3 pk. alba 058 4P lp w 4/o m C3 ?/o 13 pk, 2shad. job. lp d + - - 7 pk. a 059 4P f w 4/o m C2 ?/o 18 ser jab, 1pk. ♂ m 060 4P f sw 4/o m C3 ?/o ch w 4/o m C2 ?/o ca. 18 jabs - more distinct flora. ♀ m 061 4P ch w 3/o m C2 ?/o 19 short, distinct ser jabs.
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Daclean 1965 (14 June) sp. obs.# time top. meist veg.-3/4 Under Lemm. ht-2/4 ♂ m 062 4P ch w 3/0 m C₂ ?/o 17 sec. jab-distinct m w 3/0 m C₂ ?/o 14 sec jab ch w 4/0 m C₂ ?/o 16 short sec jab-ca.3/set. T.S. 063 4P m d ?/? — — — ♂ m 064 4P f sat 4/0 m C₂ ?/o 10 sec jab. ch sat 4/0 m C₂ ?/o 11 sec jab. ch. sat 4/0 m C₂ ?/o 10 sec jab. ♀ m 065 4P f sat 4/0 m C₁ ?/o 15 sec jab f sat 4/0 m C₁ ?/o 16 sec jab. f sat 4/0 m C₁ ?/o f sat 4/0 m C₃ % 16 June ♂ a 066 8P f sat 4/0 m C₃ % continual jabbing 20sec, S, St... ♀ a 067 8P ch sw 4/0 m C₃ % continual jabbing-co. 45times f 068 8P f sat 3/0 m C₂ % a 069 9P f sw 4/0 m C₂ % continual jabbing f sw 4/0 m C₂ % cont. jab.
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Maclean 1965 (16 June) sp. obs.# time top moist ug g/c under lam ht d/l a 070 9P f w 3/0 m C2 % 5 sec. jab A.i. 071 9P lp sat 4/0 m C2 % peek into messy litter, tossing litter aside. AS bean movements, ♂ a 072 9P f sat 4/0 m C1 % 15 sec 3-6 jabs. a 073 9P lp sw 3/0 m C1 % A.i 074 9P lp d + ml - - peek singly f 075 9P f sat 3/0 m C0 % 15 short sec jab at base of grass bunch. f sat 3/0 m C0 % 14 short sec jab. +1 pk f sat 3/0 m C0 % 13 sec jab +1 pk f sat 3/0 m C0 % 11 sec jab +4 pk. f sat 3/0 m C0 % 12 very shallow jab +5 pk. A.i 076 9P lp sw 3/0 m C0 % steady peek + toss - 35/30 sec. lp sat 3/0 m C0 % lp sw 2/0 m C0 % messy patch in purple
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Larlean 1965 sp dos# time top moist veg%t near bm bt d/2 (16 June) a 077 9P pano p.w. 2/0 m co 2/0 11±distinct ser jab. p 078 9P lp sw 3/0 m co 1/0 Pd 079 9P lp w 4/0 m c, 1/0 2 ser of 2pks. lp w 4/0 m c, 2/0 3 pks. a 080 10P pano pw 1/0 m co 1/0 18 June Pd 081 2P lp(d) d 3/0 ml c? 1/0 12 peck qa 082 2P f w 2/0 ml c2 1/0 9 jab (1-4) /15 sec. f w 3/0 ml c2 1/0 12 jab (1-4) exploratory a 083 2P f w 2/0 ml c2 1/0 lp w 3/0 ml c, 1/0 15 jab (3-8) a 084 2P f w 4/0 m c3 1/0 13 ser jab + exp. pk. f w 4/0 m c3 1/0 14 ser jab + 2 ser probe f w 4/0 m c3 1/0 13 ser jab- some deep Pd 085 3P m d 1/0 ml co 1/0 6 peck. At least 1 success:
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Maclean 1965 (19 June) sp. ob# time top moist veg 9lf wax len ht d/l fa 096 2P po pw 4/0 m c3 % continued jab (12 sr) po pw 4/0 m c3 % 9 sr (cont) jab po pw 4/0 m c3 % 11 sr jab collected. [pw 1" deep] 07a 097 2P po pw 4/0 m c3 % 21 sr jab (3-6) po pw 4/0 m c3 % 13 sr jab (4-8) po pw 4/0 m c3 % 19 sr jab - deeper collected. (#2) p 098 2P po sat 4/0 m c3 % 10 pk. po sat 4/0 m c3 % 6 pk po sat 4/0 m c3 % 1 sr jab + 9 pk. po sat 4/0 m c3 % 9 pk. collected. p 099 3P f w 4/0 m c2 % 9 pk f d 4/0 ml c3 % 9 pk
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Maelean 1965 (19 June) sp obs# time top moist veg 9/f water lem ht d/l ♀a 100 3P f w 3/0 ml C₁ 2/0 15 jab (2-5) f sat 2/0 w Co 2/1 10 ser jab f w 3/0 ml Co 2/0 11 ser jab, 3 ser probe. probe success f d 3/0 ml Co 2/0 14 ser jab p 101 3P pai sat 2/0 w Co 2/1 ♀a 102 3P f w 3/0 w C₃ % 12 jab (3-6) po 3w 4/0 w C₂ 2% collected (#3) ♂a 103 3P lp w 2/0 ml C₃ % 5 ser jab lp sat 3/0 ml C₃ % 12 ser jab ♂m 104 4P lp w 1/0 ml Co % a 105 4P f w 3/0 ml C₂ % 12 ser jab f w 3/0 ml Co 2/0 6 ser jab / 15 sec ♀f 106 4P f w 3/0 w C₂ % 5 ser rapio jab (4-8) lp w 3/0 w C₁ % 11 ser rapio jab.
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Maclean 1965 (20 June) sp obs# time top moist veg 3/4 wax lam let % a 112 2P lp w 2/0 ml C0 % a 113 2P lp d 4/0 ml C1 % a 114 2P lp sw 3/0 ml C2 % a 114 2P lp w 2/0 ml gr % otm 115 2P po pw -3 inches deep ♂pd 116 2P f sw 4/0 m C1 2/0 f 117 2P po sw 4/0 m C1 % 21 June ♀b 118 7P rp d + rp d + rp d + lp w 4/0 m Co % lp w 4/0 m Co % m w 4/0 m Co %
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Maclan 1965 (21 June) Ph (cont.) sp obs.# time top moist veg g/f vnae lam ht d/l p 119 8P f sw 4/o m c3 1/o f sw 4/o m c3 1/o f sw 4/o m c3 1/o ♂ m 120 8P f sw 4/o m c2 2/o f sw 4/o m c2 2/o ♀ m 121 8P f sw 4/o m c1 2/o p 122 9P f sw 4/o m c3 1/o f sw 4/o m c3 1/o Pd 123 9P f sw 4/o m gr % f sw 4/o m gr % ♂ m 124 9P po pw (3"deep) probe into suspended litter p 125 9P po sw 3/o ml c3 1/o po sw 3/o ml c3 1/o po sw 3/o ml c3 1/o p 126 9P po sw 4/o m gr % 16 pk.
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Maclean 1965 (21 June) sp obs# time top moist veg 3/4 marr lem Rhd % p 126 (unt) po 8sw 4/0 m gr % ♂ m 127 10P po sw 4/0 m c3 1/0 9 probe, 4 jab po sw 4/0 m c3 1/0 p 128 10P po sw 4/0 m c3 1/0 5pk po sw 4/0 m c3 1/0 7pk - visual po sw 4/0 m c3 1/0 7pk po sw 4/0 m c3 1/0 10pk ♂ m 129 10P po sw 4/0 m c3 2/0 p 128 (cont) 10P po sw 4/0 m c3 1/0 9 pk ♀ Pd 130 10P f sat 4/0 m gr 2/0 4 probe into loose gr. f sat 4/0 m gr 2/0 4 probe into loose gr. 22 June Ai 131 3P lp w + Pp 132 3P po pw (6"deep) single, visual jabs into supp. litter Ai 133 3P lp w 1/0 muck co %
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Maelean 1965 (25 June) σa 182 10P f sat 3% willow m e2 2% 26 June a 183 4P p0 sw 2% m c3 % 19 probe p0 sw 2% m c3 % pf 184 4P p0 sw 4% m c2 % a 185 4P lp w 2% ml q5 % Pd 186 4P lp w 2% ml c2 % a 187 4P f sw 4% m c3 % 5pack 6jab (4-10) - 1 success. f sw 4% m c3 % f sw 4% m c3 % 12 jab (2-6) p0 sw 4% m c3 % 8 jab p0 sw 4% m c3 % 11 jab p0 sw 4% m c3 % 5 jab ♂ m 188 4P f sw 4% m c2 % f sw 3% m c3 % 10 jab f sw 3% m c3 % 5 jab, 1 pack
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Maelean 1965 (26 June) ♂ m 188 (cont.) f sw 4/0 m C2 1/0 8 jab f sw 4/0 m C2 1/0 27 June ♂ m 189 2P 2p sat 4/0 m C3 % 12 probe ♀ m 190 3P f sw 4/0 m C3 0/ 7 jab, 1 probe. f sw 4/0 m C3 1/0 4 jab ♂ m 191 3P f sw 4/0 m C3 0/ 1 se jab, 1 probe + Temp. peak. 0/ f sw 4/0 m C3 2 probe (5±), 1 jab (4) 0/ f sw 4/0 m C3 3 jab, 4 probe. ♀ m 192 3P f sw 4/0 m C3 2/ 6 jab f sw 4/0 m C3 0/ 13 probe. ♂ m 193 3P f sw 4/0 m C2 2/ 3 jab Pd 194 3P f sw 3/0 ml C3gr % 4 peak f sat 3/0 ml C3gr % 3 peak f sw 3/0 m C3 % 3 peak.
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Maclean 1965 28 June a 211 5P f saw 2/0 m C1 0/ 12 jab Pd 212 8P f sw 3/0 ml C1 2/ 2 peck Pm 213 9P po pw (3"deep) job into floating cutting letter 29 June 87m 214 2P f sw 4/0 m C3 0/ 4 peck f sw 4/0 m C3 0/ walk actively; peck. 87m 215 2P po sw 4/0 m C3 0/ 5 jab (4+); 7 peck Pm 216 po sw 4/0 m C3 0/ 87m 217 po sw 4/0 m C3 0/ 15 jab (1-5) po sw 4/0 m C3 0/ 12 jab (2-7) Pd 218 po sw 4/0 m C3 0/ Pm 219 f sw 4/0 m C3 0/ continuous job f sw 4/0 m C3 0/ continuous job. 87m 220 f sw 4/0 m C3 0/ continuous job f sw 4/0 m C3 0/ continuous job
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MacLean 1965 1 July b 234 f w 3/0 um Co 2/0 8 jab (2-8) f w 3/0 m Co 2/0 continuous jab p 235 f 8w 3/0 m Co 1/1 po 8w 3/0 m Co 2/1 fm 236 f w 3/0 m Cz 2/1 f w 2/0 m Co 2/0 p 237 f 8w 4/0 m Cz 2/0 fm 238 m w 2/0 ml Co 2/1 8 pecks b 239 dh w 4/0 m Cz 1/0 p 240 po sw 4/0 m Cz 0/0 2 July b 241 f w 3/0 m Co 2/0 12 pecks f w 3/0 m Co 2/0 8 peck f w 3/0 m Co 2/0 6 peck f w 3/0 m Co 2/0 8 peck b 242 m w 4/0 m Co 1/0 10 peck (jab?) m w 4/0 m Co 1/0 8 peck b 243 lp w 4/0 m Cz 1/0
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MacLean 1965 (2 July) 07m 244 f sw 4/0 m C2 2/1 (↑2" DEEP) f sw 4/0 m C3 0/ ♀ m 245 f sar 4/0 m C3 0/ 11 jab ♂ m 246 f sw 2/0 m C3 3/5 16 jab (2-5) + 4 peck ♀ m 247 po pw 3/0 m C3 0/ 8 jab (4-10) ♂ m 248 f sw 3/0 m C3 2/2 ♂ m 249 f sw 4/0 m C3 0/ 11 jab (2-8) mauri 250 f sw 3/0 m C3 1/1 po sar 3/0 m C3 0/ peck (no count) 3 July a 251 4P lp sat 3/0 m C2 2/1 4 jab m d 2/0 ml C2 2/1 continual shallow jab m d 2/0 ml C2 2/1 cont. shal. jab m w 2/0 ml C3 0/ cont shal. jab p 252 4P po sar 2/0 m C2 2/1 8 peck (2-4)
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Naclean 1965 (3 July 07m 253 AP po sat 3/0 m C2 2/0 po sat 2/0 m C0 3/0 4 July 07m 254 12P f sw 3/0 m C3 2/1 7 ser. probe (4-12) f sw 3/0 m C3 2/1 9 jab, 3 probe (3-9) into floating litter. f sw 3/0 m C3 2/1 8 probe f sw 3/0 m C3 2/1 7 probe f sw 3/0 m C3 2/1 11 probe (3-8) 07m 255 1P f sat 4/0 m C3 2/0 p 256 1P f sat 2/0 m C2 3/1 ff fm pus-pick; fus, mel-jab. p 257 1P f sat 2/0 m C2 3/1 7 peak or u.shel. jab (1-5) f sat 2/0 m C2 3/1 6 pick 07p 258 1P f sw 4/0 m C1 2/0 fm 259 1P f sw 4/0 m C1 2/0 a 260 3P f sw 3/0 m C3 % Pd 261 3P lp d 1/0 ml C2 % 5 probe.
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Maclean 1965 4 July) Pd (26/cmt) 3P lp d \'/o ml Cz % 3 jab, 1 peck, 1 probe. lp d \'/o ml Cz % 5 peck. Pd 262 4P lp w 3/o m C3 \'/1 STm 263 f sw 3/o m C3 3/3 STm 264 f sw 3/o m C3 2/2 STm 265 f sw 3/o m C3 2/2 5 July Pf 266 3P f sw 2/o m Co \'/1 a 267 3P lp w \'/o ml C3 % Pd 268 3P lp w 2/o ml C3 % 6 July lo 269 2P lp w 2/o ml C1 \'/1 12 peck Pf 270 2P f sw (4"deep) rotate peck a 271 2P f sw 3/o m C3 3/2 7 jab (2-4) f sdt 3/o m C3 4/4 STm 272 2P f sw 3/o m C3 % 8 peck f sdt 3/o m C3 \'/1 P 273 2P f sw 2/o m C3 3/2 7 peck f sw 2/o m C3 3/2 5 peck, 2 jab f sw 2/o m C3 3/2
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Maclian 1965 (6 July) ♂ m 274 2 jab / 15 sec. f sw (floating litter) C3 9 deep jab f sw (floating litter) C3 continuous jab. f sw (floating litter) C3 11 jab (5-12) f sw (floating litter) C3 9 jab (4-10) f sw (floating litter) C3 6 jab (5-15) ♀ m 275 2P f sw 3/0 m C3 1/1 7 jab, 4 pick ♀ m 276 3P f sat 2/0 m C1 3/1 Pd 277 3P f sw 3/0 m C1 2/0 f 278 3P f sw 3/0 m C3 1/1 9 shallow jab f sw 3/0 m C3 1/1 6 shal. jab f sw 3/0 m C3 1/1 6 jab (1-4) ♀ m 279 3P f sw 3/0 m C3 1/1 6 jab (2-4) ♀ m 280 4P f sw 3/0 m C2 4/2 ♂ m 281 4P f sat 2/0 m C3 0% Pd 282 4P f sat 4/0 m C3 0% 4 pick
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Maclean 1965 6 July) ♂m 283 4P ♀m 284 4P ♂m 285 10P ♂m 286 10P a 287 10P 7 July (p 288 2P all together ♂m 289 2P ♂m 290 2P ♂m 291 2P ♀m 292 2P p 293 3P ♀m 294 3P ♀m 295 3P ♂m 296 4P m sat 1/0 lp w 2/0 f w 3/0 f sat 2/0 5 peck, 6 jab f sat 3/0 jab f sw 2/0 continual jab. f sat 2/0 7 peck f sw 2/0 f sat 2/0 6 jab (4-16) f sw 2/0 2 peck. f sw 2/0 6 jab, 3 peck. f sat 3/0 15 sing. jab lp sat 1/0 f sat (litter accumulation -1") jab. f sw (litter accumulation) f sat 2/0 7 jab (4-10) m C1 0/0 m C0 1/1 m C3 1/1 m C3 0/0 m C3 1/1 m C3 1/1 m C3 1/1 m C3 2/2 m C3 2/2 m C3 1/1 m C1 0/0 m C3 1/1
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MacLean 1965 (7 July) 07m 297 4P f sat 2/0 m C3 2/2 continual job f sat 2/0 m C3 2/2 continual job - continued 4 min. - collected - 7-VII-1 08m 298 4P f sat 3/0 m C3 2/2 collected - 7-VII-2 09m 299 4P f sw 1/0 m C3 2/2 collected - 7-VII-3. a 300 4P f sat 2/0 m C3 2/2 a 301 5P f sat 1/0 m C3 1/1 job. 8 July 07m 302 1P f sw 2/0 m C3 2/2 job 08m 303 2P f sw 2/0 m C3 2/2 11 July 07m 304 10A f sw 2/0 m C3 0% 22 shallow job (1-4) 0% f sw 2/0 m C3 0% 16 shal. job (1-4) f sw 2/0 m C3 0% 12 shal. job (1-8) f sw 2/0 m C3 0% job. thick litter layer.
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Maclean 1965 (11 July) 8m 305 10A f sw 2/0 m C3 2/2 12 shallow jab (2-12) continued for 5 min. collected - #433 (abs, 1) 8m 306 1P f sdt 2/0 ml C2 2/1 a 307 f w 2/2 (sdlx) m C2 3/2 8 jab continued - continuous jab - 4 min. collected - #428. Pm 308 f w 3/0 m C2 3/2 6 jab f w 2/2 m C2 3/2 jab and peek collected - #A37. Pa 309 2P f w 4/0 m C1 3/1 f w 3/0 m C3 1/1 jab-ca 10 (4-10) f w 4/0 m C2 2/1 cont. jab (1-3) 8P 310 3P f sdt 1/0 m Co 1/0 Pm 311 3P f sw 3/0 m C1 5/4 tr sdt 1/0 m C3 0/0 t r sdt 2/0 m C2 2/2 12 July 13 July a 312 BP 8m 313 f w 4/0 m C2 3/2 po sw 2/0 m C? 4/4 collected - #431
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Marble 1965 13 July) 07m 314 f sat 'lo m C3 2/2 collected-#430 a 315 P sat 'lo m C3 0/0 dense litter-job. collected-#427. 14 July Pd 316 9P f sdt 'lo m C3 4/4 dense litter layer, block of ca. 15. 17 July 0m 317 AP lp d 'lo ml Co 0/0 3 pick 25 July Pd 318 9A lp d 2/0 ml Cz 2/2 collected-#446. 07a 319 10A lp d 3/0 ml C1 4/2 collected- (07m 320 11A f d 4/0 m C1 3/3 0m 321 11A f d 4/0 m C1 3/3 collected-#441,442 juna 322 11A f w 3/0 m C1 3/3 2, w/ 2 adults, juna 323 12P f d 3/1 m C1 3/3 2, w/ 2 adults a 324 12P f w 3/0 m C1 4/3 tr w 3/0 m C1 4/3 collected-#445. 07m 325 1P Perg w 3/0 m C2 2/2 collected-#443 0m 326 1P lp sdt 3/0 m C1 6/5 collected-#444.
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Maclean 1965 (25 July) juw.a 327 2P juw.a 328 2P juw.a 329 2P Pd 330 3P f w 3/0 m C2 4/4 lp w 3/0 ml C2 3/2 f w 3/1 ml C2 3/3 mud flats collected - #447. Pm 331 5P lp w 3/0 m C1 4/3 collected - #440. Pd 332 7P lp d 2/2 m C0 2/1 f d 3/1 m C2 3/2 27 July a 333 3P lp d 1/0 m C3 0/0 a 334 3P lp d 2/0 ml C2 2/1 pick a 335 3P lp d 2/0 ml C2 2/1 pick a 336 3P t r w 2/0 m C3 5/5 a 337 3P po w 9% muck-black a 338 3P lp d 2/0 ml C1 3/2 pick a 339 3P lp d 1/0 ml C1 2/1 a 340 3P lp d 1/0 ml C1 2/1 3peck, lp d 1/0 ml C1 2/1 1 peck a 341 4P lp d 3/0 ml C3 2/2 pick.
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S. MacLean 1964 - 1966 Journal: 1966 Barrow, Alaska feeding observation tables insect samples
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MacLean 1966 Journal 1 June Barrow, Alaska Spent most of the day in Fairbanks, then arrived at Barrow at 1935 via Air Alaska (new name - same old Wien). Tundra from Brooks Range on was 95% snow covered. Standing water in rivers, but they did not appear to be running. Snow looked wet - as if it was about freezing down below. I think we are arriving in plenty of time. Barrow weather was beautiful - clear, ca. 33°, little wind. Melt around town appears about normal. Saw a few people at the air port, then went into camp and visited there for the rest of the evening. 2 June Barrow, Alaska Weather still good. Started arranging the lab and checking our equipment, then put up a pair of birds (Robin and warbler) from POW-1. I guess I'll remember how to do it. Took a weasel out to beach ridge and Pitelka's Plot. Even the highest part of the ridge is but 25% exposed; P's plot is 95% covered. Only a few longspurs - more of them than I've seen. Those I've seen were
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Mackie 1966 with B77. Sporadic low intensity song, but no encounters. Also a few paired buntings. Went in to meet the plane. It was delayed until 11:30 P.M. (yep-same old Wien), then a C-46 lumbered onto the strip bringing Niko Verbeek and Eunice Brewer, among others. Niko's introduction to the Arctic was made complete when the truck broke down halfway back to camp, and they had to burn a cold ride in the back of a Vinnell pickup. The first evidence of peeps as I was walking in to town: heard several turnstones and one displaying red-backed snapper by the dump, then saw a turnstone. There are many glaucous gulls around, and large flocks of Eiders still going by. Groups of white-crowned sparrows and at least a pair of slate colored juncos in camp. 3 June Barrow, Alaska got Niko squared away in the morning, and after a fortuitous encounter with Dr. Brewer, Herr Director, drove our to the field.
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Maclean, 1966 Niko did well in his first experience with the weasel - there will be no worries with him, I'm sure. Stopped on Beach Ridge to listen to the magnificent sounds of Calidris alpina. There were at least two males - very active and not yet settled, plus a feeding group of 3. Longspurs were spreading out, but not yet in full song. Rose to ca. 10 ft or less, and completed 1 or 2 songs in glide. Drove across Central Marsh towards Gasoline Ridge and encountered Golden Plover which displayed very well. Obvious "change of gear" in flights as he went into the display. Two other lone Golden Plovers seen - no evidence of pairing. Gasoline Ridge about like Beach Ridge - crater is ca. 30% exposed. Rebucks and Longspurs as Beach Ridge. Tried to meet Pitelka in the evening- Wien didn't make it. Circled overhead in thick fog, then returned to FAI. 4 June Barrow, Alaska Morning - looked around camp area, then harassed are for equipment and our refrigerator. Weather is again beautiful, so
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Machin 1966 checked out the UHER to see about getting some display down on tape. After lunch and a Merle Solomon haircut went out to the tundra. Melt on beach ridge is noticeably advanced. Can you believe working on June 4 with no parka, no jacket, and sleeves rolled up? This is ridiculous - no winds, sunny - I got my face sunburned. Two pairs of red-backs are localized on Bideau Ridge, with some display. Another closer to c+gs was less stable; when flushed, flew 1/4 mile away towards AACS. Longspur display much advanced. Most completing 4 themes per glide; rising to cd. 30-40 ft.. Nothing else new. Drove over to Pitelka's Plot - now has large exposed areas along crest of ridge (west edge of plot). Entire plot maybe 5% exposed. 2 prs. of apparently localized red-backs. Saw one good chase - but birds didn't look like red-backs to me. Maybe Turnstones, but couldn't tell for sure. Drove along east edge of plot, and took a of red-back (alone) freeing off of NE corner of plot.
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Mackean 1966 Came in and analyzed first stomach of the year: Tipula lar., very fresh and still in oesophagus. Good datum. Put '"in up as skin. Went in to meet Pitelka, and when he didn't make it again gave up and went to Dora (Edwardson) and Mike Daniel's (Wien) wedding reception at the armory. 5 June Barrow, Alaska Pitelka finally made it in at 1:30 a.m. this morning. Unfortunately, with Frankie handing our vessel keys, they are not available on Sundays. Should have thought of this yesterday afternoon. Talked a while with Pitelka as fog rolled in. By afternoon it was very foggy. Went in to town and visited with Algeake. Fog became 0-0, but lifted by the time I walked home in beautiful, clear weather. 6 June Barrow, Alaska After a few morning administrative details and vessel problems headed our for survey of the area with Pitelka and Niko. Weather above freezing, but a wicked East wind blowing a steady 15 knots, and fog
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MacLean 1966 reducing visibility. First to Beach Ridge, where Baird's were seen and heard in good numbers - probably at least 3007 - plus red-backs. Melt still further advanced, and remaining snow is very soft and wet. In best area top of ridge is ca. 40% exposed. Drove across Central Marsh to Pitelka's Plot - there only a few quiet red-backs. Here - as other sites- Longspurs were quiet. Went over to Gasoline Ridge - again quieter. 2 prs. of red-backs - one good chase. On to Voth area - it has greatly opened up in the past two days. Flora across from Cake Eater is 75% exposed, with abundant activity. Apparently a group of ca. 10 red-backs was newly arrived and beginning to disperse. 2 prs. of semi-pals - both off displaying. 1 pr. Turnstones, 8 Bairdii, and 1 golden plover also in the area. Collected 3 red-backs, then drove in via gasoline road. After lunch more equipment procurement, then went over system for recording feeding observations. Prepared new instruction sheets.
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Maclea 1966 Wessel wouldn't start - wasted more time getting another, then went out to Beach Ridge with Niko to begin recording. Got some data on Bairds (pair- localized and actively feeding) and a red back (collected, SU 486). Wind has increased to a steady 18-20 knots, but still above freezing. Not too comfortable. Came in at 6:00 and talked to Univ. of Hawaii entomologists until dinner with same and Lewellyne. After dinner worked over yesterday's specimens, then went into town. Went to show with Edna and her mom - Judgements at Nuremberg - too damn long - my butt got sore! 7 June Barrow, Alaska Cold and windy again. Slow morning; slow indeed. Worked on specimen and notes, and prepared equipment for plane to Meade. After lunch Pitelka and equipment left for Meade; Niko and I left for Voth Area. Stopped by W. bank of Honeybucker Lagoon, across from FAA. Saw dispersing flock of ca. 30 redbacks, and collected feeding observations. Much activity, but no full display. Continued on to
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Maclenn 1966 Voth Area - 3 walkers Cake Eater side, Niko E. side of road. Another dispersing Group of ca. 15 redbacks here. Also 1 semi-pal, pair of turnstones, pair of golden plovers. Took feeding observations then collected semi-pal near road. Quit and came in just as Pitzelka was landing at Barrow after dropping supplies at Meade due to poor condition of strip. Finished stomachs and put up semi-pal, then returned to field after dinner. Now below freezing, with the same strong wind from the N.E. took soil cores along and collected 7 soil cores. Permafrost was just below surface, so cores were shallow. Should, I discovered, use cans to bring in cores to preserve their positional integrity. Group of ca. 60 redbacks now quite cohesive in Cake Eater area - flying actively. Vegetation, even at this early stage, is showing definite signs of activity. Saw first P willow buds on 4 June. Today saw developing Pedicularis - ca. 1 inch high. In several places
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MacLean 1966 there was noticeable growth of grass stems - several of the cores taken this evening showed 1/2 inch green at base. 8 June Barrow, Alaska Missed breakfast, darn it. No sign of Pitelka by 9:30, so walked out through Drum area to Micro-Mer, then along beach ridge towards C&GS, then in. Very quiet - small bir of baird and semi-pal Display - redbacks and Longspurs almost completely quiet. Funny. Weather is better - temperature around 35°, wind ca. 10-12 kts. from East - about a typical early summer day. Not much reason for quiet. Drum area is slow in melt - very little exposed grounds. Not much to attract shorebirds. There is no denying that the season is late. Spent the whole darn afternoon picking through yesterday's 800 samples. Discouraging business - not a tipulio in the lot, and not enough to give a semi-pal a square meal. Collembolans, nematodes, 2 small spiders, 1 Chironomis larvae, 1 stephylina larva.
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Maclean 1966 After dinner looked at stomach of orange-crowned warbler Pitelka took from his plot. Full of all sorts of goodies - all upland stuff. If a busy warbler can do it, the sandpipers sure should be able to! Went our Voth Road - weather getting colder and windier. About 32° now. Saw first white-rump in Britton's Area - 1 bird with group of red-backs. 13 red-backs - flying actively as cohesive flock - very little display activity. Best display came from pair of turnstones. Checked exposed area by W. shore of Honeybucker Lagoon - 1 turnstone and a quieter pair of red- backs. On to Cake Eater area for only activity of evening, and that wasn't much. 1 ♂ alpina was excited - chasing a ♀ and (later) a ♀, and giving ground display. 3 ♂ semi-pals were performing, but no interaction. Pair of turnstones in area, Turnstones, at least, are up this year. Hopefully - the other species are just waiting for good weather. All in all - it was another quiet night. Quit when the fog rolled in.
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Mackean 1966 9 June Barrow, Alaska Weather colder and windier, there is no doubt of it - the season is late. We need some warm weather before it is too late to recover. Out to Both Areas with Pitelka for sod samples. Intens was to take them where birds were seen feeding. Trouble was - birds weren't seen feeding. Some semi-pal activity; took 4 for stomach and breeding condition information. Watched turnstones + redbacks for a couple of feeding observations and two sod samples. Then drove in via gasoline and Beach Ridges. Not much to see there but snow. A quieter pair near wound or gasoline ridge, but not a sound. Still surprising is the low level of longspur and snow bunting activity. Birds are paired and territorial, but not doing much. Guess we'll have to remove some to see what is going on. After lunch decided to go out to bluffs by Footprint lake and slaughter birds. Only bare grounds was ridge along west side of lake. Pitelka took some 4 longspurs to check on breeding progress.
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Mackean 1966 Shorebirds — 1 pair of turnstones, 1 pr. of golden Plovers, and about 20 red-backs. It appeared that a new group had moved in or about 3 pairs of settled birds. Collected 4 and watched awhile, then came in and showered. After dinner went to town, then came back and worked on specimens — today's stomachs, etc.. 10 June Barrow, Alaska Looked at stomachs of yesterday's ♀ Longspurs — more overlap, even Tipula larvae! Should have looked at these birds before. Afterwards went out to Voth Area to check progress. Weather greatly improved — temp. > 40°, and raining quite heavily for June. this should melt some snow. Saw a ♂ pectoral with well developed throat sac across from FAA — a welcome sight. Hope more are coming soon. Redbacks in Voth area are still not sorted out; In the afternoon went ♂ with Pitelka and Nika first to N. end of P's Pilor. That was the most discouraging moment of the summer thus far.
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Maclean 1966 Little bur snow, in all directions, and hardly a sound to be heard. that whole arm of the ridge has hardly started coming out. Took some pictures, including a cocoon on the tumora, then drove over to bluffs by Elsan Lagoon. My faith was restored. Successive pairs of settled redbacks, but still scrapping over boundaries. Activity still suggestive of early June. Also a pair of Pectorals, with OT in good voice, and two white-rumps, probably a pair. Phalaropes were coming by - mostly seen in the air. And, a major event, Niko stumbled upon a turnstone nest with two eggs. And there was more: saw a pair of Spectacled Eiders fly by, pointed East. All in all, an encouraging afternoon. Also stopped to check red-fox den on Beach Ridge, w. of c. + g.s.. Definitely fresh since last year. A few scats and old ptarmigan feathers around. Then, as I looked down one entrance, fox ran out another 10 feet away and ran ca. 200 m. West down the ridge before stopping to watch. In the evening walked into town
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Maclean 1966 in warm, overcast weather. Didn't see much on the way in. Walked down the Browerville ridge towards Voth Area with Edna. Crest of ridge is mostly clear except for deep snow filled gullies running toward village lagoon. Very good Semi-pal activity here. Birds appeared mostly settled and paired, with some territorial chasing going on. Several pairs of Turnstones - one good territorial scrap out over lagoon. Have to walk this again and more actively collect data. this is, if nothing else, a good waterfowl year. Except for Steller's Eiders - everything is around in numbers. Several flights of Pintails today, and Common Eiders as well as Kings. Snow Geese, white-fronts, and brants all seen today. 11 June Barrow, Alaska Walked out through Drum Area to Beach Ridge. Drum Area is exceptionally slow in coming out this year - only scattered polygon tops are exposed. Good semi-pal activity, but of an early sort - much dispute over boundaries, display.
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Maclean 1966 Walked down Beach Ridge to Ctg.S. ♂ white rump displayed - saw very rapid chase involving two birds. Two pairs of reo-backs, pair of Semi-pals on ridge; little activity. Returned via aacs and saw Semipalmated Plover sitting quietly on disturbed polygon by Medoe River Wannigan road. In the afternoon drove our road across Beach Ridge - saw ♂ white-rump in same place - then to S. end of P's plot. Pitelka censused plot while Nito and I walked down ridge to corner by Wohlslag slough, and along N. shore of slough. Watched a very cooperative pair of baird's by South end of plot. Not much else cooperated. Saw and observed occasional reo-backs and a pair of turnstones in vicinity of CRRRL wannigan. Reo-backs were obviously not completely settled, and boundaries were still in dispute. Still not much bare ground for them to settle on. In the evening went across Wohlslag Slough to do some collecting - and a very successful evening it was. First collected a pair of turnstones - ♂ SM 492 - W/
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Maclean 1966 two ruptured follicles. Parked the wessel by large exposed area extending from Elson Lagoon ca. 150 m. inland. Great burst of turnstone activity, involving 5 birds flying and making noise at one time, close to Ukpek Slough. Semi-pals were frequent and active - but too busy worrying about sex to feed. Collected 4 of them. Semi-pals, as turnstones, were dumped in South part of exposed area. In North part, closer to Wshlsaq Slough, Red phalaropes predominated - in pairs and groups of up to eight. These were feeding actively. Collected 7 for stomach and gonad analyses. By this time weather was a little brisk, but sunny and pleasant. Finally, regretfully, came in around midnight. 12 June Barrow, Alaska Today the melt began in earnest. Warm, sunny weather - and snow should be going fast. Spent most of the day working on last night's stomachs. Director Brewer came by for a "chat", which dragged out, but was not without benefit. Late in the afternoon walked into
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MacLean 1966 town and spent the evening socializing, then walked home in more warm, clear weather. Old squaws were seen in good numbers for the first time on the way home, and sandpipers were in good voice. Made it a pleasant walk. June 13 Barrow, Alaska In the morning drove out to Coke-Ester and walked from there to village ridge collecting feeding observations. Baird's were very active - chasing in pairs and groups of up to 6 and displaying. Looked like a group recently arrived and now dispersing. Pair of Golden Plovers acted nest-ish just West of Coke-Ester. Phalaropes in good numbers - got some feeding observation. In returning to the weasel, stumbled upon a Curlew sandpiper feeding in disturbed ground on S. side of Voth road. Watched him a while, then lost him, and came in. After lunch went out to Village Ridge with Pitelka to collect. Melt off is going along rapidly, and remaining snow is all slush. Makes travel difficult. On ridge Semi-pals were less conspicuous than previous trips
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Maehan 1966 here, so Pitelka returned to Voth Area. Continued on ridge and ran into a very active group of at least 7 bairds - 7 were seen flying at once in communal chase. Covered area from Village Lagoon to Village Ridge. Collected 4 - unfortunately all 07, t = 9 + 10 mm. Found a 4 egg red-back nest near shore of village lagoon. Walked back to Voth Area and watched a 07 sandpiper displaying. Took some feeding observations, then joined Niko and walked in. In the evening drove out to Beach Ridge with Pitelka and Niko. Heard, nearly simultaneously, song of red-back, Semi-pal, baird, golden plover, and 1 each pectoral and white rump. First time this year that all have been heard. Weather was now cold - about freezing, but little wind. I stayed to collect feeding observations while the others drove on to area West of Micro-met. After the initial burst of activity things calmed down, and observations came slowly. Walked toward C + q S, but was stopped by slush in deep ditch across ridge. For the first time one can walk
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MacLean 1966 along the ridge without stepping on snow. Collected a few observations until my wet feet got cold, then walked to road and rode in on returning wedge. 14 June Barrow, Alaska Spent the morning on notes and stomachs. Pitelka brought in 5 Semi-pals and a turnstone to go with my birds. After lunch drove to Pitelka's Plot, then walked around Holmes' Marass to Elean Lagoon with Niko. The ridge is now good walking; the marass is a quagmire of water and slush. Collected a few observations on and around the plot, but hurried to spend most of the afternoon by Elean Lagoon. Red-backs and phalampes were frequent there, and we collected a good number of observations. Failed to turn up the hoped-for pectorals. Turnstones were active near the nest Niko had found earlier. As he checked this I found another w/ 4 eggs ca. 150 m. S.E., and then another w/ 4 eggs <50 m. S.E. — 3 nests within 150 m! It was getting late, so we waded straight across the Marass and managed the trip without going in above our boots.
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Maclsa 1966 Virtually the entire area is under water, the'. In walking up P's Plot saw copulating golden plovers around stake 14, on East side. Also saw frequent large bumblebees today - have to break our Hurd's net if the weather holds. Returned to the lab to find that Paul De Benedicts had come in from the Meds during the afternoon. They had sent a plane for him yesterday but he was in the field and didn't bothered to come in when he heard it land! Anyway - got to find out about that operation. No big surprises as he describes it. The birds are not as dense as I had hoped, but there are enough to work with. As we had expected, habitat distribution is more distinct than at Barrow. I'll reserve further comment until I've been there. After Dinner drove out to Beach Ridge with Paul and Nikon colb, windy weather. Not much activity at all. Walked from road crossing to Micro-ner and back. Saw 2 or pictorals North of ridge, and a few
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Our Man Hoppe PAGE 41 Private Drab Flunks the Test Arthur Hoppe "A STICK 35 inches long is to be cut so that one piece is one-fourth as long as the other," said Private Oliver Drab, 378-18-4454, frowning mightily. "How many inches long must the shorter piece be?" "Stop mumbling, Drab, and keep your eyes peeled," snapped Captain Buck Ace, swatting a mosquito with his map case. "There's Viet Cong all round us." He paused and eyed the Private suspiciously. "What do you want a stick for?" "Oh, I don't want a stick, sir. I just wished I could figure out an answer to the question." "Look, soldier, we're in a tight spot. You got some sort of plan to get us out?" asked Captain Ace hopefully. "Well, not exactly, sir. It's just that if I knew the answer to that question I wouldn't be here in the first place." "What are you talking about, Drab?" "It's a sample of the questions they asked those college kids back home, sir. Those that knew just how to saw up the stick, they got to stay. Those that didn't, they're going to get sent over here." *** "OH," SAID Captain Ace, "you're talk- ing about those draft deferment tests for college students." "Right, sir. Only I don't see why a fel- low should be sent over here just because he doesn't know exactly how to cut up a stick. Of course, I guess it wouldn't be much of a handicap if he didn't, seeing as how we don't cut up sticks much. But it wouldn't hurt if he did." The Captain permitted himself a fa- herly smile. "It really isn't a question of cutting up sticks, soldier. It's an intelli- gence test. The Government feels the more intelligent young men can better serve their country by pursuing knowledge at home. Now, doesn't that make sense?" "You bet, sir," said Private Drab en- husiastically. "It'd be an awful waste, sending them out here." "That's the right spirit, soldier," said the Captain, clapping him on the back. "Thank you, sir. Now, let's see, 35 inch- es long and one piece has got to be one- fourth the size of the other. Four into 35 . . . ." "Now what are you up to, Drab?" "Well, sir, I figure if I get the answer, it proves I'm smart. And the Government, not wanting to waste a smart fellow like me, will ship me home for the good of my country. Is it eight something, sir?" The Captain eyed him coldly. "It's sev- en, Drab. Now shut up and crawl out there to reconnoiter. Or I'll shoot you myself." *** "YOU KNOW why I'm out here?" Pri- ate Drab said later to his friend, Corporal Partz, as he thoughtfully exam- ined a bullet nick in his helmet. "It's be- cause I'm stupid." "So what else is new?" said Corporal Partz, spitting carefully over the rim of their foxhole. "Well, I always suspected as much," said Private Drab sadly. "But somehow I wish the Government wouldn't tell me so."
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PAGE 42 SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Tuesday, May 17, 1966 FHE★ SAN FRANCISCO KRON ... 4 KPIX ... 5 KGO-TV .. 7 KQED ... 9 OAKLAND KTVU ... 2 TV TODAY SAN JOSE KNTV ... 11 SALINAS KSBW-TV 8 VALLEY KCRA ... 3 KVIE ... 6 KXTV ... 10 KHSL ... 12 KOV R ... 13 If all goes according to schedule, the three television networks will cover the blast off of the Agena Rocket beginning at approximately 7 a.m. (PDT). At 9:45 a.m. the Gemini Titan Nine, with astronauts Thomas Stafford and Eugene Cernan, is scheduled to lift off from Cape Kennedy. Coverage of docking and rendezvous between the two crafts begins at 7 p.m. (In color). 5 A.M. 5:45 7 You Can Tell a Story 5:55 3 Farm News 6 A.M. 6:00 3 Rhyme and Reason 5 Summer Semester 6:15 7 Dick Tracy 6:25 4 Farm News 10 Focus on Farming 6:30 4 Profile 5 Medical Knowledge for Man 7 A.M.: Jim Dunbar 10 Summer Semester 6:55 13 Morning Headlines 7 A.M. 7:00 4, 3, 8 Today (Color) 5 KPIX Morning News 10 Weather 13 Cartoonland 7:05 10 CBS News 12 The Answer 7:25 4 Morning Report (Color) 8 Community Calendar 7:30 4, 3, 8 Today (Color) 5 CBS News 10 Diver Dan 7:35 12 News 7:45 13 Sergeant Preston 7:55 5 Editorial 8 A.M. 8:00 5 10, 12 Captain Kangaroo 1 P.M. 1:00 2 Divorce Court 4 3 The Doctors 5 8, 10, 12 Password 7 11, 13 Ben Casey 1:30 4 3 Another World 5 8, 10, 12 House Party 2 P.M. 2:00 2 Movie: "Johnny One-Eye," Pat O'Brien, Wayne Morris (1949) 4 3 You Don't Say (Color) 5 8, 10, 12 To Tell the Truth 7 11, 13 Confidential for Women 2:25 5 8, 10, 12 News 2:30 3 Movie: "Beautiful Blonde From Bashful Bend," Betty Grable (1950) (Color) 4 Match Game (Color) 5 8, 10, 12 Edge of Night 7 11, 13 A Time for Us 2:55 4 NBC News 7 11, 13 Women's News 3 P.M. 3:00 4 Breaking Point 5 8, 10, 12 The Secret Storm 7 P.M. 7:00 2 True Adventure (Color) 4 National Velvet 5 M Squad 6 What's New? 7 News: Roger Grimsby 8 Dick Van Dyke 9 The Observing Eye 10 Rifleman 11 Gidget 12 Smothers Brothers 13 Death Valley Days 7:15 7 News: Peter Jennings 7:30 2 Jackie Jensen Show 4 3 My Mother, the Car: Jerry Van Dyke (Color) 5 10, 12 Daktari! (Color) 6 Dynamics of Desegregation 7 11, 13 Combat! 8 Beverly Hillbillies 9 Books and Authors 7:40 2 Giants Warmup 7:55 2 Major League Baseball: Giants vs. Dodgers 8 P.M. 8:00 4 3 Please Don't Eat the Daisies (Color) 6 The Great Society 8 Green Acres 9 Concert
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Maelan 1966 16 June Barrow to Meade River Coal Mine (Athasuke), Alaska Awoke for breakfast, then finished the interrupted night's sleep. Spent most of morning looking at yesterday's stomachs. Phalaropes from are pond (3 birds) were full of adult Plecoptera. Baird was full of tipulid larvae - not surface stuff at all. Walked our into Drum area briefly and listened to Bairds. After lunch threw some gear together and headed for plane for Meade River. Flew in 22X with Guy Shipars. Went by way of the Post-Rogers monument and took some pictures, then another 15-20 miles down coast before turning South. Tundra near Barrow is about 10% snow covered and 65% water covered. Large lakes, as Hersowik, are still solid ice with surface melt ponds. Route missed the Inaru, so we couldn't judge snow conditions there. Saw no owls and only 3 jaegers all the way down. Meade River area is virtually snow free except for river bluffs. The grounds is not too wet, although Paul says much of the melt water has disappeared in the 3 days he was gone. Spent some time looking at
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Maclean 1966 Phil Johnson's project. They are concentrating on measuring productivity using a CO2 analyzer, with concurrent climatic observations. Their instrumentation is impressive - looks like it is ready to produce data which should be of general interest as well as of interesting application to our project here. Tunora production has just begun - very little green is showing. Several Salix spp. are in catkin, and B. reticulata is putting out fresh leaves along the bluffs. Pedicularis are appearing but not yet flowering. Ranunculus (2 spp) flowers have just appeared, as well as Eriophorum. The latter shows many flowers but little green in the leaves - generally ca. 1/2 inch at the base. Next spent some time staring at the ground to see what insects are there. Started on a dry ridge near the instrument warringer. Numerous Collembolans and frequent spiders; adult Dipterans are evident; saw a few small adult staphylinids. Grey cicadas are frequently encountered, and flying bumble bees are conspicuous. Over wet marsh saw frequent small
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Maclean 1466 Dipteran - probably as Chironomies. In the water saw an adult Dytiscid plus several unidentifies larvae and small adults. All in all - adult insects are more conspicuous (right now) here than at Barrow. This could well be reflected in bird stomachs. Walked out with Paul to his census plot. It is a good section of a very frequent tundra type here - Eriophorum tussocks with wet Carex between, interrupted by wet and drained pond basins with Carex stands. These basins look like good feeding areas for pectorals and phalaropes, and Paul says they are so used. His plot - in 80 meter squares, 5 squares x 6 squares (400x480m) - has 4 prs. Semi-pale, 1 pr. pectoral, and probably 2 prs. red-backs, plus a pr. of golden plovers along the edge. Longspurs here, as in the entire area, are regularly distributed and less dense than at Barrow. (I can detect no dialect difference, although Paul claims he can detect one. I would bet against him in a test with recordings.)
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Maclean 1966 Walked the census plot (just South of the coal mine, with the longer axis along the river bluff), then followed the ridge leading SW. Shorebird activity was not real good, although those birds seen were still performing. Saw no good activity 'till we hit the very large partially drained basin mostly west of camp. There Western snpipipers and dowitchers were active and conspicuous. Saw westerns (juice feeding on wind-blown collembolans on snow, as Paul says semi-pals frequently do. Unfortunately he has not bothered to count and time this (I think he has neglected feeding observations as a whole, although I would not attempt to tell him this.) this presents interesting energetic questions- think I'll try counting tomorrow. In circling this lake basin we saw and heard all of the local Caliowines - all still displaying. Dowitchers are very conspicuous. Semi-pals are probably the most numerous and widely distributed shorebird. Paul has a good idea of the habitat distribution of the
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birds, and this was a big help. All but Westerns appear to be about at the laying stage - a moderate amount of display, but not much actual interaction. In Westerns there was one display bout involving 5 birds, and several active chases. Later saw 3 pectorals chasing a ♀, with an active battle on the ground when it ensued, all in all - no big surprises in the shorebird department - fewer birds than I had hoped, but enough to let us know what is going on - as I'm sure Paul's notes (if not feeding observations) will reveal. As for other observations: almost no microfie sign; found a Parasitic Jaeger nest with two eggs. Dark phase ♀ and lighter ♂ both gave persistent ground distraction displays - no bombing. Black-bellied plovers along a few dry ridges - noble birds. After a good dinner went upstream and across the river with Ray & palook and his son to collect some birds for comparison of stomach contents with Barrow birds. Went about 1 mile up, around first part of the big bend. Semi-pals were spaced out closely along the bluff by the river. Territories
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MacLean 1966 included the willows along the river bank. Birds were seen displaying over there, and perched on ice blocks along river, as well as feeding on bare mud under the willows. ♂ were still defending territories actively - displaying and chasing encroaching birds. Shot 2 ♂ - both seen displaying, but both had well developed brood patches (SM 500, 501). Walked over marsh broken by frequent ponds covering river terrace. Saw 1 ♂ pectoral and 2 ♂ red-backs - not enough Caliornine activity for much study. Collected 3 ♀ and 2 ♂ Red Phalaropes. (Ray's boy lost one of the ♂ while carrying them. Others - SM 496, 497, 498, 499.) Each of the ♀ has a well developed, shelled egg in the oviduct. One looked complete, and ready to lay; others - spotting was underway, with ground cover complete. These were 2nd, 2nd, and 3rd eggs of clutches. ♂ was developing brood patches- not quite complete. Red Phalarope habitat here looked about as at Barrow. Returned to camp and processed
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MacLean 1966 birds, then wrote notes.... and so to bed. 17 June Meade River Coal Mine, Alaska Up early to try my hand at blueberry pancakes. Modesty prevents my relating the results. After writing a few more notes, took to the field with Paul, this time on the village (North) side. Opportunity for good scientific B.S. as well as habitat study. Saw turnstones in village, but they are limited to garbage dump, and are not of much use. Walked the low, marshy river terrace north of the village. Last August I had expected this to be prime habitat. My expectations were not exactly born out. In the 1 mile + of this marsh there were perhaps 8 pairs of snipes and 4 of pectorals. Also saw 2 ot and 24 dowitchers (all separate encounters), and both Northern and Red Phalaropes. As Paul has said, the vegetation and land form there will make feeding observations on some species quite difficult. I did, however, emphasise (ano
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Maclean 1966 perhaps over-emphasise) the importance of continuing to concentrate on feeding observations. He has not bothered to take timed counts on any birds, and this disturbed me. The timed counts are important, and will be more important when the birds shift more towards surface feeding. I was able to demonstrate the importance on several birds we watched today, so Hopefully he will start doing more timed observation counts. Otherwise, a very pleasant morning. Wind now blowing pretty well, but warm. Walked to end of Village Flats (so named), then along sandy ridge to large lake, and across large, gently sloping Eriophorum-Carex meadow to camp. This latter looks like Red-back area, and Paul says they are as dense here as anywhere. That was not too dense - perhaps 1 pr. per 400 m. of walking. Photographed long-tail jaegers, then returned to camp for lunch. Used the quieter part of the afternoon for an hour of sleep; then took
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Maclan 1966 for partially drained lake basin behind (west of) camp. Circled is counter clockwise. Paul took feeding observations - and I think he surprised himself at how many he got. I took pictures and participated in feeding observations. Got some (I hope) good pictures of a ♂ Willow Ptarmigan and some habitat shots; later some pictures of the Parasitic Jaegers. Also got 2 timings of a Western Gannet feeding on a snow bank: 28 and 54±6. About 1 more day of this and the snow banks will be gone. This lake basin was again the best shorebird spot in the area, with all species some where near it. Separation again appears about as at Barrow, with greater physical habitat distinction, allowing greater spatial separation of the birds. Now - why are there fewer shore birds here than we might have hoped? One reason may be the preponderance of Ericaceous plants, which birds seem to avoid. Willows are not avoided, but the heaths are. Whether this is due to low insect
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Mackson 1966 numbers or other reasons remains to be settled. Secondly - the ridges here are very sandy, almost lacking in graminifomes, and from several stare-tests, appear to be poor in insects. thus, another large part of the area is non-productive habitat. The Eriophorum tussocks are impenetrable to shorebirds - another unutilizable portion of the habitat. (Unfortunately, Paul's census plot is mainly this kind of tundra, and densities are low. He, of course, has no control over this in setting up the plot in the snow.) Methinks - for the remaining utilizable tundra, densities are not at all low. Semi-pal are by far doing best. Plectroals don't approach a good Barrow year, but they certainly exceed a bad one (as 1966!). I think a thorough nest check in the lake basin area in addition to the census plot is called for. Enough philosophizing for now. After Dinner went across and down stream with Paul, Ray Spalots and Art McKee (C.R.R.E.L.) to collect. Landed ca. 1 mile down
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Maclean 1966 in river terrace area that was, in land form, quite reminiscent of Bernard River, Banks Island, NWT, Canada. There semi-pals were down right dense, and Pectorals were better than the Camp side. Collected 5 semi-pals - all o7 (SN 502-506): 4 have well developed brood patches - other partially developed. Looks like (4) they are about done laying; zero (2) - there is a temporal pattern to incubator of the sexes. Also took 2 P Northern egg in - Phalaropes for comparison of stomachs with Red Phalaropes, and a Pair of Red Phalaropes (SN 507, 508). Funny business going on in the Reds - P has a regressed ovary and only 2 ruptured follicles evident (she was shot up - could have been more). o7 has partially developed brood patch; testes shot up. Surveyed bird populations there - found a 4 egg semi-pal nest; Ray found a pintail nest w/ 6 eggs; golden plovers acting like nest in the area. Came in and wrote notes to bed time.
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MacLean 1966 18 June Meade River Coal Mine, Alaska Good breakfast, then played with specimens and notes to get caught up. Went out to Paul's census plot to add another row, making it 6 x 6: 80 meter squares. Addition includes some good wet pans and should be a help. Walked around and photographed before coming in for lunch. After lunch rang up APL on the radio and had Ben call Max on the phone to see if we are getting a plane today. We aren't. Weather now going bad - wind blowing a steady 10 mph from the NW, and temperature and barometer falling. Hope it doesn't go to pot. Tried fitfully to sleep a while, then gave up and went out to collect feeding observations. Walked around t large lake basin west of camp and collected observations on Northern and Red Phalarope, dowitchers, pectoral, western, and semi-palmated sandpipers. Found Paul's ptarmigan nest - now 8 eggs - and another ptarmigan just west of his census plot. By this time it was darn cold! Wind up to 13-15 mph, and
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a bit unpleasant. Was happy to come in and cook dinner. Afterwards, went downstream in the boat with Ray, Phil Johnson, and Roger Burnard (with Phil's project). Phil wanted to look at the Dunes; Roger is an interested bird watcher; Ray is an interested duck eater. Went to the large Dunes below (N.E.) Village flats, about 2 miles from camp. Arctic loons and do squaws in the small melted portion of the large lake. Tundra here was the upland tussock variety, dotted with ponds. Collected a ♂ semi-pal (SU 509) feeding actively along lake margin. Brood patches only partially developed. Also took a pair of Red Phalaropes (SU 510, 511)- ♀ laid an egg on the spot (shell just beginning). Heard 1 ♂ Pectoral Gour- otherwise, not much. It is quite obvious that red-backs are too scarce for any real use. Wish I could use a sub-surface feeder for stomach contents comparisons. I would like to know when the shift to surface-active insects occurs, in light of the fact that Meade River phenology is not advanced over Barrow
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Naelson 1966 Spent some time with Phil looking at the dunes. they are obviously very active; could see blow-outs in all stages of stabilization, places where Dunes were covering tundra vegetation, buried soil horizons - all sorts of interesting things. By this time it was raining, and pretty cold and winy, so in we came. Spent the rest of the evening on notes and bird bodies, and talking with Phil. 19 June Needle River Coal Mine to Barrow, Alaska Blueberry pancakes - a good way to start any day. Went downstream with Ray, dropping trash en route. Stopped on East side of River, beyond spot of evening of 17th. Same river terrace topography. Semi-pale in area, but not as conspicuous as 17th - may be part of diurnal pattern. Black-bellied plover pair on ridge gave v. good distraction display when we were >150 m. away! Two yrs, yellow wagtails and several singing Savannah Sparrows also seen. Collected several Old Squaws for Ray's family and looked at old sod houses on dry terrace, then headed back to be in camp for 1:30 P.M. radio contact.
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Maclean 1966 the usual vague airlift story, but finally learned that a plane would stop by on the way back from Cape Thompson, that limited the afternoon to the immediate vicinity. Wents our and staked yesterday's Ptarmigan nest. It has completed molt in anterior end, but posterior 1/3, including rectrices, is still white. Interesting - one would expect closer coordination between molt and reproductive cycle. Went over to Paul's census plot and walked around, then spent a frustrating hour trying to collect the banded & wagtail. Every time a bird got close, we couldn't tell if it was banded. Finally gave in and came in to prepare for departure. Plane, with Guy Shepard, arrived at 6:15, and we arrived in Barrow about 7:00. On the return flight - ground was ca. 98% snow free, and only larger lakes have much ice. The water has noticeably disappeared. Heronvik appears ready to go - have to get down there soon. Saw no jagers or owls on the way in.
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Maclenn 1966 took a welcome shower and grabbed a quick meal, then went into town. took a walk with my field assistant down Browerville Ridge to canal in village ridge, then S, along canal. Still much Semi-pal and Baird's activity- chasing and displaying. Heard 2 red- backed trills, but no full display. Not a pied-turd - heard or seen. Did hear Savannah Sparrow in full song, and saw 2 birds. Maybe they'll v85- worth checking later. Few more random thoughts about Meade River: (1) It is a heck of a good camp, and a good place to spend a summer; (2) the place really burst forth in bloom in the time I was there. Two spp. of Ranunculus, Pedicularis, Arctostaphylos - as well as several Salixes, Eriophorum, and a Carex came into flower, and green growth became evident. The bluffs, ridges, and dunes are noticeably green now. Enough - I'll think of more tomorrow. 20 June Barrow, Alaska Spent the morning with a lady sleep, then rounding up some equipment and supplies requested by Meade River boys and looking at stomachs
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Mackson 1966 collected while I was away. Included was a ♀ C. melanotos × C. fuercicollis. Interesting looking beast, showing characteristics of both spp. After lunch went out to Uoth Area with Pitelka and Niko. ♀ hybrid has laid at least 2 eggs, and they wanted to search systematically for the nest (Probable paternity a ♂ pectoral). They gave it a good effort, but failed. I went West, towards pond area and Village Ridge. Found and stalked a golden Plover nest (#2-4eggs) that had given me trouble before, then took feeding observations. Found a group of 6 reo-backs - both ♂♂ and ♀♀, but too much going on at the time for an accurate count. It is early for this sort of thing. Phalaropes - pairs still frequent, at least in this area, this won't be a big year, but there will be nests around. Two were found while I was gone. Searched all afternoon, and finally found 1 pair of pectorals - ever got two feeding observations on the ♀. Semi-pals were quite active. Saw 2 chases involving 4 biros, and frequent displays. Biros have remained active for a long period now - possibly a function
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of high population density. Took 8 soil cores for Berlese extraction - hopefully obtaining beasts for caloric determination. Returned to camp and started there in funnels, than drank a beer before dinner. After evening repast finished up stomachs, then went out to Gasline Ridge with Tom Custer, our lemming trapper. Found a red-back nest 6 feet West of I - 0.8; a pre-staked nest. Saw a good chase of 2 or Pectorals after a 4. Heard a Dowitcher displaying, and saw 3 birds flying. Also saw a Dowitcher flying over drum area. Walked down to pond area South of ridge, but no phalaropes - in fact, not much anything. Took 12 more SOD samples, then returned and dropped these into Berlese's. Spent rest of evening on notes and reading. 21 June Barrow, Alaska Made it up for breakfast, but also made it back to the rack for a few more. Spent the rest of the morning and early afternoon on stomachs, wadset problems, and preparing the vacuum insect sampler for use. the old collecting
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Macbean 1966 system was the weak point, so designed a new one using an external net bag invaginated into the hose by suction, but held in place by collar larger than collecting aperture : [sketch of a device with a collar and a tapered opening] Got some mosquito netting and cloth to have it wads. Spent the rest of the afternoon in Upper Voth Area (across the creek, along gasoline road). Slow, very slow. Watched a pair of golden plovers. Saw 4 ♀ phalaropes flying together, and other loose groups of ♀♀ only. Thought I- they're done laying and flocking preparatory to departure. Killed 2 - both with egg in oviduct. Guess I was wrong. Looked specifically for pectorals, and saw 4 ♂♂ and 1 ♀. Sex ratio has been skewed all along. Peculiar. Not much else in the area - pair of turnstones, 1 ♂ pus. Saw some Eskimo kios (a Brown, a Toovak, and 3 unknowns), and ended up giving them a science lesson with a ♀ Phalarope (4th egg
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in ovules ) and 2 Lemmus. ( looked like resorbed or aborted embryos - 3/2 ) they had caught. kept the stomach from the phalarope, too. Finally came in after 6:00. In the evening went into town to have Maria Alyeska make 2 insect collecting bags for vacuum. Beautiful warm, calm night - the once a year variety. But wind the wind stops at Barrow - something is coming. Stayed too late, then fell into the sack, 22 June Barrow, Alaska Got 3 sack lunches and headed for the interior with Niko and Tom. Weather is cold and windy. Drove directly to North end of Ikorovik via Footprint Lake for first stop, then on to Holmes' plot. Dear! Shorebird activity was very bad. Saw 4♂ +1♀ Pectoralis below plot and a few red- backs on the plot in walking the entire length. Both species were displaying sporadically - low intensity interactions in pectoralis. Walked back to N. end of plot closer to lake and collected a few observations, a few red-backs, and a red-back nest.
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Maclean 1966 Collected them all. Drove on a bit, ate lunch, then drove some more. Discouraging - there is just not much Down there. No Baird's, 1 semi- pal, very few plovers and turnstone, occasional Phalaropes. Collected a few feeding observations, and found but more nest - a 2 egg phalarope, 07 in attendance, on South footprint lake. Collected 9 birds, then came in. After dinner lay down for a while which stretched out, then began work on today's stomachs while my laundry was washing and drying. Finally quit early on: Barrow, Alaska June 23 Weather worse. Spent the morning working on yesterday's stomachs. there are some good ones, including a phalarope with 339 Chironomus larvae, and several new unidentifiables. In the afternoon gave up on waiting for the weather to improve; packed up the vessel with the vacuum insect Sampler and headed for Voth area. And the weather got worse. Changed up the motor and played around with the devise - trying to manipulate
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it on my back. Finally - inspiration struck. Why bother with it on the back, anyway? Put it down - sample a few acres - then move a few feet and sample again. There is no real reason for widely separated samples. Took one bag full - then gave up as rain, sleet, and hail were falling and came in. Evening weather too rotten for productive field work, so went into town to see about more collecting bags. The seamstress went to the movie, so ended up playing "Snerts" and eating berry pie. 24 June Barrow, Alaska Forgot to mention - yesterday May wanted me to fly to Driftwood Camp, on the Utakok. Couldn't see much, So I turned the trip down. good thing - they had to turn back anyway. This morning there was a trip to Bettles, but again, because of weather, it wasn't worth going along. Finally finished up the Throawk stomachs, then started playing with Berlere extractions. This will be a slow and tedious process - and nor
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Maclaurin 1966 worthwhile for collembolans. Wonder if you can culture collembolans.... Wrote notes until lunch. Afterwards drove our to Central Marsh roads with Niko and Tom. Stopped by Pitzelka's Plot and walked across Plot and Holmes' Morass to Elson Lagoon, down lagoon to Wohlslag Slough, and up slough to Beach Ringe. Weather cold and windy, with occasional wet mist. Fair feeding activity, but birds were hard to approach. Watched 3 or 7 pecterals in Morass - very a sign of breeding activity. Turnstone nests 1, 2, +3 all O.k.- found no new nests. Saw copulating pair of golden plovers, and loose group of four of same, all in good plumage. Pair of Baird's along Wohlslag Slough acted like clutch not complete; 1 gave good ground display. After dinner went in to town for Valagatuk. Very enjoyable evening. Arrived home late and tired. 25 June Barrow, Alaska Missed breakfast, but I didn't sleep as late as I would have liked to! Walked our through Drum area
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Maclean 1966 with Niko. Much territorial behavior in baird's and semi-pals. Found two baird's nests that Niko had localized and a sanderling! Weather was cold, wet, and windy; Didn't mind at all coming in for lunch. After lunch and a nap, went out through drum area again with Tom. Activity as before. Found 2 baird's nests here, and 1 in beach ridge polygons, and localized several others. These, plus one Niko found this afternoon, makes 6 today! Saw very quiet group of 3 pectorals, and only 1 red-back. The close arm of beach ridge is very quiet - couldn't scare up the pairs that were earlier localized. Collected a very few feeding observations before coming in at 6:15. After evening repast went out toward Voth Area. Dropped Niko off in Britton's area to look for turnstone nests. Ran traplines 3a-3b with Tom with zero result in each line. Much semi-pal activity in Voth Area. Saw one good ground courtship - both wings raised, tail cocked, body horizontal, which resolved into
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MacLean 1966 a wild courtship flight. Other birds displaying and chasing - a lot of activity for 25 June. Crossed Voth Creek planning to do some collecting. got simultaneous feeding observations on red-back, turnstone, and pectoral but decided to go farther to collect. Actually heard a pectoral hoot twice - a rare sound of late. got into collecting territory, and found nothing! Searched both sides of gasline roads, then good marsh east of footprints lake without seeing a Calidrine. Two pairs of golden plovers and 3 F red-phalaropes! On return observed a red-back and chased a ? pectoral - probably the one seen before - without success. Finally gave up and came in, picking up Niko en route. Snow fell nearly continuously, if lightly, this evening. 3rd successive day we've had some snow. this could be related to poor activity this evening. 26 June Barrow, Alaska Spent morning on some much needed catching up with notes, and even in a moment of foolish exhuberance,
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Mackean 1966 put up a skin. Afterwards drove our Gaswell road with Tom. Weather still brisk and winy. Stopped at N. end of Footprint Lake and walked area West of road. Saw exactly 1 red back & also a pair of golden plovers. Drove out East of Lake and finally found a lone P. pectoral. He flew East, then this or another P. harassed a P. steadily for at least 15 minutes. Couldn't collect anything, so drove in. Found Niko watching a curlew sandpiper feeding v. rapidly on East side of both road, across from Cake Eater. Finally flew West and just kept going. Grabbed a quick shower and meal, then went into town for the evening. 27 June Barrow, Alaska Weather improving rapidly - the sun is out and the wind is reduced. Went out to (AACS) trap lines 9+10 with Pitelka and Tom, then wandered from there to Gasoline Ridge while they set traps. Got a few feeding observations, but we're reaching the time of year when we have to work for them. Saw one burst of Semi-pal display, and one of red back that was a little worked up over some thing. there are
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Maclenn 1966 now, I think, 3 pairs of golden plovers in polygons between family lagoon and micro - wet. Population of these has picked up markedly of late. Mike found one of these nests. Found an (I think) Old Squaw nest - only 7 eggs, the. Bird flew up in my face, then over ground and disappeared over rim of Honeybucker lagoon. After lunch went out to West end of Beach Ridge West of Micro-Mer to set our tangle foot traps - strips of masonite 10cm x 10cm - covered with sticky resin and set into soil even with surface, then covered with "quarces" of chicken wire for protection. Hopefully, surface active insects will walk onto the surface so that we can obtain relative numbers by harvesting these traps. Set our 3 in meadow funora and 3 on drier ridge funora. As we were doing this Weaver came over to kibbitz, and reported a 1 egg nest he had scried up on the way. Went to check it - a bairdi's, it is, then found a 2 egg bairdi's nest 40m, from that. Also stalked a completed golden plover nest and a 1 egg
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Maches 1966 longspur west behind micro-met. Came in for dinner, picking up Mike en route. Spent the evening at the second Nalakatuk, for Dan Nusunguya's crew. Stubbed my toe on the blankets! 28 June Barrow, Alaska Rainy, Dark weather all day. Yesterday the wind turned through 270° - ample warning that something was coming. This, plus my stubbed toe, led me to spend the day catching up on notes and stomachs and reading. 29 June Barrow, Alaska Awoke to clearing weather, and by mid-morning it was clear and warm. Restored my bum foot in the morning, then took off for high area SW of Barrow Village. Picked up Eona en route. First stop was ca. 2 miles from village, at outer edge of trash ravins. Turnstones were frequent here around scattered drums, but became much less frequent as we left the drums. Saw a good chase of 4 or 7 pectorals here, and 2 displaying 0707 1/2 mile farther. This was the last of the species. Beyond the trash area the ground becomes strikingly consistent - well drained,
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Maclean 1966 rolling uplands interrupted by broad, shallow swales of lush Carex. the upland vegetation resembles the ridges around camp - willows, scattered grass and seage clumps, much Pedicularus - all in mounds. the uplands did not support much bird life - occasional golden plovers and baird's sanpipers. Semi-pals were frequent along the banks of Nunivale Slough and its tributaries. Each swale supported one and occasionally two pairs of red-backs. Found two red-back nests in swales - 4 eggs each. Saw group of 7 black bream in the slough going out; coming back saw 3 and killed 2 for Eona's family. Heard dents overhead on two occasions. They may well be breeding there, however there is much territory to cover to find a nest. Also saw a group of 4 Dowitchers - surely ?? completed somewhere or non-breeders, as there is no Dowitcher habitat in the area. Spent the afternoon just
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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
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Mackean 1966 be a very bad year for this. there are many marauding parasitic jagers in the area, hunting constantly. After more discussion and packing Pitelka left for a pre-departure cocktail party at Brewer's that must have been a gem! After dinner Niko stayed into write notes while I drove out to traplines II + VI with Tom. Rain which began about 7:30 refused to let up - large, annoying rain drops. Looked for feeding activity in the vicinity of the traplines with little success, then checked pectorals in central marsh and came in. Forgot to mention - yesterday flying insects first became conspicuous on the tundra, and they continued today even in poor weather. Mostly Chironomids, although Muscios and mosquitoes were also seen. These were seen stuck in the tanglefoot traps. Wish we had gotten those out about a week earlier... But this sight is cheap! 1 July Barrow, Alaska Our early to traplines II and VI. Tom checked these while Niko and I looked for birds. Pectorals which
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Maclean 1966 have been in area are now partly at edge of Central Marsh and partly near SE corner of Pitelka's Plot. Collected 2- one wl greatly regressed testis, other going down. No action from these fellows. Also a flock of golden plovers in the area - at least 10. Could not get close to these. Niko and I each found a Golden Plover nest - 4 and 3 eggs. After looking around that area crossed Wohlslag Slough and drove to ridge there. Old fox den at corner of ridge is now occupied by 3-legs (red fox) and at least (and probably only) one young. Got a good look at both of these, but no Edward. Drove along edge of ridge toward Lagoon, then stopped and walked. Shorebird activity low. Shot a ♂ and ♀ phalarope (not paired). Saw a few red-backs and a pair of plover sin walking around largest lake. 2 egg loan nest by SE corner of lake - neither adult in sights. Finally quit and came in, picking up Niko en route. He reported similar success there. After lunch checked wl John
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Maches 1966 Beck regarding new masonite strips for Tanglefoot traps - without success. Went our to Voth Area - tom set lines at A-B while Niko and I walked to the west. Weather cold and windy, and bird activity again very bad. Saw a ♀ Stellar's Eider settle onto a nest. ♂ was still nearby - must be just completing the clutch. She sat tight - would not flush when we walked around the area. Crossed Village ridge to Village Lagoon. Finally found 4 Semi-pals and 2 quiet ♂ pectorals. Semi-pals were a little worked up - probably extra birds intruding or a settled pair. Collected a ♀ phalarope and a ♂ pectoral on the way back to the wedgel, then drove in. In the evening worked on today's specimens and notes, then walked into town. 2 July Barrow, Alaska Up early and drove out to Voth Area with Jackie Campbell - Univ. of Hawaii entomologist - to move her wino nets. These had been set in Britton's Area, with prevailing
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Maelan 1966 winds blowing over So. Salt Lagoon (W) and Family Lagoon and Voth Road (E.). I convinced her (easy to do - she was looking for encouragement) to move nests c. 1 mile farther up the Voth Road, to a moderately polygonal area where wind blows across fresh turnara. This means dis- and re-assembling the nest frame, but this was not much of a problem. New area has several nests to be found; marked a 4 egg long spur for her to check, semi-pal around nests was scolding us, baird's farther down the polygon. Good area - hope she appreciates it. Watched birds for a while, then returned, ate and sacked out for a while. Then, finally, picked up masonite strips and went out to change strips in tanglefoot traps. A cold, strong wind was blowing, making job a bit difficult. Tanglefoot would not squeeze out of the tube when cold, and my hands were not at their functional best. Next time - prepare the strips before going out. After dinner wrote notes and
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MacLean 1966 played with the strips a while. Counting Collembolans is going to be a real problem. Went out to Duck Camp to get Edna, then spent the evening as a party in the ARC rec room. Good, lively party. Took her home too late. 3 July Barrow, Alaska Slept late — late indeed. Tried all kinds of approaches to the matter of counting and sub-sampling tanglefoot strips. Finally decided to estimate Collembolans and count everything else, and did so for these strips. I would rather use time on counting flying insects on another set of strips than playing with darn Collembolans. Next finished up all stomachs lying around the place and washed used masonite strips. This turned out to be the biggest problem of the whole deal. Ate an early Sunday dinner, then went out to the Funora with Niko. Left him on Pitzella's Plot, then went on to South End of plot and started walking. Carried the shotgun, but nothing close would pass. Weather cool, windy, and foggy.
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MacLean 1966 Walked along east edge of P's plot and saw loose flock of ca. 20 Pectorals. Nothing in main part of Holmes' Mores, then more pectorals (ca. 50) and a flock of golden Plovers (ca. 25) along Elson Lagoon. Flock of pectorals also included 2 reo-backs and 2 semi-pals. Discovered turnstone nests #1, 2, and 3 hatched or hatching; #2+3 cups empty and birds nearby; #1-2 young out, 1 pipping, I not yet started. Characterized nest habitats for these. Watched pectorals, plovers, and flocking P red phalaropes in Marasso, then met Mike at CREEK Wanigan and drove in. 4 July Barrow, Alaska Up for early breakfast, then out to Central Marsh with Tom. Weather rapidly clearing. Parked by Wohlsaq Crossing and walked along East bank of Central Marsh Creek. For about 1/2 mile - not a single shorebird, then located flock of at least 60 pectoralis feeding in marsh. Took feeding observations and watched style as much as grass permitted, then collected 5 birds. Returned as late
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MacLean 1966 as possible for lunch, then proceeded specimens. Saved heads for later neurological work - 1/2 in formalin; 1/2 in Bouin's (to be switched to 70% EtOH). Spent late afternoon and evening in town for 4th of July celebration. Tremendous. Races and games in the afternoon. After Dinner at Eona's - ballgame between village and camp, then tug-of-wars between marrieds and singles. It all ended in a gigantic free-for-all soccer game between the marrieds and the singles. Arrived home pretty darn tired and spent the morning of 5 July Barrow, Alaska sleeping! Looked at yesterday's stomachs, then went out to the field with Tom. He set traplines VII and VIII in Central Marsh while I wandered in vicinity of Holmes' Morass. Cold wind was a-blowin', and activity was low. Walked to CEREL warigan, then East 11 Wdlslag Slough. Found another bird nest (4 eggs) W. of Lewellyn's Wier. Collected feeding observations on several species including a super-cooperative red- back, then returned to Beach Ridge
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Meelean 1966 across Holmes' Marass. Collected a ♀ pectoral from a group of 5 - brood patches refeathering - and 2 ♀ phalaropes from a group of 5. Pectorals and phalaropes were conspicuous in Marass in flexible groups. Met Tom on the ridge and drove in long enough to grease up a replacement set of tanglefoot traps. Took Jim Gessman along when we (Tom and I) went out to make the switch. I can see that a carrying rack is needed to prevent many trips between the wrase and the trap locations. Caught adult crane flies this time, as well as feathers of an juvenile longspur. Looked around local tundra with Gessman, then came in for dinner. In the evening Niko and Tom went to the movie while I lay down for a few minutes ...... and woke up at 11:00 P.M. Then did laundry and wrote notes until late rack time. 6 July Barrow, Alaska Counted tanglefoot traps in the morning while Niko and Tom went out to traplines, then wrote June Progress Report. Had to wait for
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Maclean 1966 a call from Brina Kessel, U.S.A. After lunch took weasel into Browerville to pick up her and her sister, and returned them to the lab. She is expanding the central Alaskan bird guide to include Nome, Kotzebue, and Barrow and wanted information as to what can be seen here. Gave her one of Pitelka's maps and discussed local avifauna, then went out to AACS area to look around. Found a burst of semi-pal activity just W. of pipeline—probably non- or unsuccessful breeders beginning to congregate. Much incomplete display and one ground distraction display, but no territorial aggression among 6 birds in area of <1 acre. Continued along polygonal area looking at Baird's semi-pals, and turnstones. #5 Sandpiper still incubating, as was turnstone #4. Walked up to micro-mir but could not scare up any red-backs. All in all, I don't think she was too impressed by the Barrow bird life. I suggested that she include Browerville and Village Ridge areas as the recommended bird walk, as far as people care
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MacLenn 1966 to go, and after this "you're on your own". Returned to camp and could not start truck, so had to use the wedzel again to take them into town. The tour bus had already gone to the airport so took the wedzel all the way to the waiting C-46. By this time it was foggy and raining steadily. I had missed dinner at camp by several hours, so stopped by Jan Erna's and let her and Eunice Brower take me to dinner at al's Cafe before returning to camp. Since I had kept wedzel, went our and checked traplines VII and VIII - nothing but rain-tripped traps. Returned to a warm bed. 7 July Barrow, Alaska Weather foggier and rainier. First wedzel had a separated jack, so got another and Tom left for the traplines. He was a long time in returning, and then brought word that this wedzel had quit on him. Went our to check it, and found it non-functional. Reported
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MacLean 1966 this to kenny - two in one Day. Went to Beck's shop next to raise hell about chicken wire and finally got some action on that. Had to spend most of the darn afternoon waiting on a weasel so that Tom could run his traplines. Finally, after much aggravating B.S. - we're back to 584, which is the one Tom left out by traplines IV + VI on Sunday. Gummed up 6 new tanglefoot slats, and after dinner went out to place them. Put them in pairs, oriented perpendicularly- 2 on Pitelke's Plot - ridge top, 2 in ridge swale, and 2 on Central Marsh. Central Marsh slats were accumulating animals as soon as they were placed in the grounds. Fog and rain tried to clear early in the evening, but gave up the attempt and rolled in worse than ever. Finished laying the slats at 9:30 and came in to write notes and prepare for a clear, sunny day tomorrow. 8 July Barrow, Alaska Got - amazing - an 8:00 A.M. start with Tom and Niko Hedoes for repeat look at area S.W. of Barrow Village.
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Maclean 1966 Weather looked like it might clear, and soon did leaving a beautiful day - moderate wind, bright sun, etc. The adult diptera were flying in force all day. Went beyond village dump to area where first large tributary meets Nunivak Slough to make first stop. Stopped in the middle of a burst of Semi-pal activity similar to that seen Wednesday with Dr. Kessel. Collected four birds. Also a pair of red-backs - probably with young, in the area. Bumble bees and adult tipulids were evident. Failed to catch any bees, but began a tipulid collection for caloric determination. Spent time photographic flowers, of which there are more in bloom than near camp - 2 spp. Draba, 2 spp. Saxifraga, Papaver, 2 spp. Pedicularis, 2 spp. Ranunculus, Potentilla, and more. Followed Slough, as before, to assure a landmark as we drove further. Made a short stop, then a major stop about 7 miles from Barrow. There saw and collected a 07 white- rump. Diko found a remarkable concentration of collembolans resulting
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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
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Mackean 1966 we caught it, since they were having little luck. Drove back to Barrow for a late lunch, then gooped up 12 tanglefoot slats and headed out again. Dropped Nike by set I and changed these, then drove to set II and dropped off Tom to check traplines VII and VIII while I changed slats here to synchronize the two sets. It is obvious that the catch is increasing, indicating increased food availability. From the one day run on set II, it appears that they will be more productive. Spent part of the evening processing today's specimens, then went into town. 9 July Barrow, Alaska Never two consecutive good days at Barrow. Rain, fog, cold and miserable.
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Maclean 1966 13 July Barrow, Alaska Slept late to recover from last night's late trip to the tundra, then spent the rest of the morning trying to get a functional wessel. After lunch loaded the vacuum sampler into the wessel with Mike, Tom, and Jackie Campbell and drove out to Voth Area, near her wind nets. Stopped by well vegetated polygonal area and discovered Tipula carinifera abundant on polygons. FF are wingless, and were quite conspicuous ovipositing on polygon slopes. ♂♂ (winged) tended to be more around polygon troughs - below ♀♀. Saw numerous pairs in copulation. Often a ♀♀ was surrounded by up to 6 or 7 ♂♂, frequently copulating w/ 1. Other ♀♀ were solitary. [see sp. account] Spent much time crawling after various insects. Wind stopped around this time and mosquitoes came out in force. Most abundant I have seen at Barrow, but far below inland sites. Tried the vacuum sampler without too much success. The engine kept quitting, and it didn't seem to be getting very much. Finally
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March 1966 It quit altogether and we came in and left it with Kenny Tooale for repair. Put the samples, such as they are, in Berlese funnels, then went to dinner. Spent the evening in Barrow. 14 July Barrow, Alaska Heavy rain this morning. This is shaping up as a good wet year. The funora is very wet, and also quite green. Don't know if there is a connection. In the afternoon we went out to AACS area. Tom set traplines VII and VIII while Diko and I chased the knot with young that he has found last night. Found it and got some pictures which could be sensational. Walked around some looking at flowers. This is definitely a good flower year - many species are blooming in large patches. Again - Don't know where connections are to be made. Walked up to Tanglefoot #1 and met Tom with the vessel. Changed these flats. Near Micro-mer tower noticed Pedicia hawaii 0767 abundant in wet marsh along road, and made a collection. PP were much less
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Maclean 1966 conspicuous. After an hour or so drove on to Tanglefoot II. Dropped Niko off by P's Plot en route. Changed slats, then picked up Niko on the way back in for date dinner. After evening repast went out to try for more Pedicia, but weather had turned bum - cold and foggy - and the beasts were not to be seen. Searched until my back gave out then came in with little to show for the effort. Barrow, Alaska Weather better. Spent the early morning counting yesterday's tanglefoot strips. They are really covered this time, and counting is a slow process. After a while showered and drove in to town with Merle Solomon to observe Ewa and her "Help Start" class. A lot of fun - good kids. After school walked out onto the tundra East of the village airstrip. There is a surprising amount of good unobstructed tundra here. I guess eventually people will be forced to start building houses here. Mostly old (well vegetated) polygonal ground - right
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Maclean 1966 now quite wet in the troughs. Tipula were common, but the other crane flies were rare. Most & tipulae were ovipositing. Eggs, once deposited, were not externally evident. Despite food source birds were not much in evidence here. At dinner at Algiers. Bought a ♂ Spectacled Eider from Maxie. After dinner saw Charlie off at the airport, then went to "Miss Barrow" contest and dance. 16 July Barrow, Alaska Rain fell all night and most of the morning, adding still more water to the soggy tundra. Slept through breakfast, then struggled through tanglefoot strips. Over 1,000 small adult Diptera on several strips. After lunch went out to drum area with Nika and placed do bird carcasses to attract Cardinals for caloric determinations. Spent the rest of the afternoon on bird stomachs. Traplines are doing well at producing birds this year - hope they keep it up. In the evening went out to traplines I + II with Tom, while he
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MacLean 1966 picked up the lines I looked for Pedicia in the low flats North of the ridge. Not much success. Weather again could have been too cold, but it has me wondering what the life span of an adult tipulid really is. Although food can be very abundant, in bad weather food abundance suddenly drops dramatically. Enough to be critical? I don't know - I really don't think so. After a while gave up and walked area South of ridge. Saw only a pair of plovers. Then helped Tom pick up the rest of his traps and came in. 17 July Barrow, Alaska Up to count the rest of those darn Tanglefoots, then cleaned our messy lab (especially my messy corner). Glued up another set of boards, then went to Duck Camp to pick up Edna and went our to change boards. Stopped off at pustillus nest #8 - bird still incubating. Changed tanglefoots in cold, strong wind - bird activity low. After changing site II drove across Wohl slough. Road is very
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Mackenzie 1966 muddy and difficult travelling for wessel. Checked for Den - animals either abandoned or not home. Walked along ridge without seeing much, then turned toward home. Had to clean much from wessel while Eona dug up flowers on the way back. Went to the Sunday Dinner and movie (my first of the year, and it wasn't worth it), then went out to check traplines II, III, VII, + VIII. Took Jr, Beverly, Sidman, Max, and Bobby along. Jw. alpine in VII, and 2 long spurs in VI. II + VIII are very wet, and permafrost is deep. Excess water could -> deeper active layer, & me parée. Seems that way. Drove Eona into town and picked up spectacled eider, then returned and worked on Tanglefoot slats until 4:00 A.M. to be ready for Medde trip tomorrow. 18 July Barrow, Alaska Missed breakfast. Packed for Medde, then talked with Niko about baird situation and decided to let the Medde go for a few Days while we try to figure
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Mackean 1966 our what is happening in Bairdii. Spent the afternoon at a 3-hour nest watch and saw nothing - no nest reliefs or other birds consistently in area. Shot 2 birds off nests - 1♂, 1♀. Humm.... so far, resembles Terninki. After Dinner Drove out to area of Lewellyn's wier. Dropped tom at lines III + VIII on the way. Nest West of wier (#) was empty. Searched entire area for at least 1/4 mi. radius - found only 1 cleuth of red phalaropes and evidence of turnstones - no birds. Returned to nest and found 1 adult persistently by nest cup. Watched it >1/2 hr. - nothing. Walked with tom, who had joined us, towards Elson lagoon while Nika continued watch of nest East of wier. Weather getting cold, with a good West wind. Not much activity. As usual, birds seen were too concerned over our presence to feed. Found baird nest # again - bird still sitting. Left it unmisturbed and returned to the wier. Nika had seen no nest relief, etc., on his nest so we shot the bird - a ♂ - then drove in. Paul De Benedictus arrived at Barrow
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MacLean 1966 from the Medoe. Spent some time talking our things there - all is well and proceeding normally. After midnight Mike checked nest #138 and found that a bird was sitting on it; no more tenuincki. Went out and shot it - a ♂. Presumably the mate of the ♀ removed earlier. The other nest was vacant and cold. The best explanation may be long (ca. 12 hours) incubation sessions for each member of the pair, with the non-incubating bird leaving the area rather than standing sentry duty. This could be related to the exposed nest - a sentry bird attracts attention as well as alarms the other bird. The situation, however, is far from completely revealed. 19 July Barrow Alaska Slept late, then spent morning sexing and looking at stomachs of yesterday's baird's plus trapline kills. After lunch went out into drum area in rainy, misty weather to look for baird's with young. The nest that Mike watched (# ) has hatched out - 2 young still wet. Backed off and watched it for an hour - saw only 1 adult in the area in that time.
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MacLean 1966 Continued on through Drum area without finding any birds until trapline X. Here there were too many birds to be absolutely sure. Collected 2 adults believed associating with the same clutch of young - 1 ♂ + 1 ♀. Took my eye off the juveniles to watch adults and could not relocate juveniles, damnit. Walked back through Drum area to return and found adult w/ 3 young on W. side of gas line. Collected it - a ♂. Stomachs of juvenile bird's analyzed today contained crane fly eggs w/ no trace of adults. I'm more than sure the eggs were taken after they were oviposited by the ♀ tipulid. One stomach contained orange eggs - Prionocera ? If the above is true, this follows. this evening they threw a good movie at W. Cat Ballou. After this went out to traplines II A-B with Tom. Walked South while Tom ser the lines. Redbacks were frequent along Voth Creek - all giving the alarm. I suspect the young were in the tall, lush grass of the creek. Also saw a flock of at least 2 adults. ♂ phalaropes were flying actively
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MacLean 1966 over stream - possibly activated by passing parasitic jaegers. Saw a flock of 56-60 Long tailed Jaegers, and collected one. Returned to top lines to help Tom finish setting, then returned to the lab. Spent the rest of the after evening doing a live-mourn of the jaeger. It's stomach, as those of the other jaegers I've seen, was jammed with Tipulids. The insect peak seems to be definitely passed. Even in good weather this morning, saw only a few Tipula. The tipula flights seems to have been less decisively peaked than Priocerca and Pedicia, which were very synchrous and short term. Makes one wonder about (1) timing and synchronization mechanisms; and (2) the life span of a single adult tipula. Have been seeing dead tipulids - mostly ? Tipula and Priocerca - lying on the tundra. 20 July Barrow, Alaska In keeping with my screwed up circadian rhythmicity, worked late and slept late, thereby missing a much needed breakfast.
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Machean 1966 23 July Barrow, Alaska to Meade River, Alaska Got up feeling just a little foolish! Cleaned up around lab, put away insects, etc., then took camera out to Steller's Eider nest. As feared, she had hatched out and was not to be seen. Spent the rest of the morning turning over barrels and boards in the drum area in search of carabios. I must lack the technique, because I turned a lot of drums for 10 loose carabios. Also found some Staphylinias and 2 Tipula larvae. Returned for lunch, then spoke to Dr. Brewer and was given notice for an afternoon flight to the Meade. This left the tanglefoots for Paul - but I'm supposed to be back for the next change. Threw my gear together and headed for the airport. Flew down with Guy Shepard in 46 Z. Barrow was clear and foggy, and this held until just North of the Meade. There it was broken sky. Stowed my gear and had a cup of coffee with Art McKee and Roger Burnard. They are helping the fort while Phil Johnson is away at meetings in
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Marble 1966 Helsinki, and things seem to be going very well for their project. Went out with them to measure plants for growth increment and look for insects. Saw lots of mosquitoes - not too much else. the skeeters, while not nearly as bad as Paul described, are certainly the dominant arthropods. Wonder how much they are utilized for food. Stomachs will soon reveal this. Niko and Tom came up from North of the village - ecstatic about the place. Tom stayed to squash plants while Niko and I walked toward Parasitic Jaeger nest, stopping to look for bird food periodically. Aside from mosquitoes, there's not too much. Saw zero tipulids. Jaegers were still there, reacting as before. Could not find young in deep grass, although we localized them using intensity of reaction of adults. Walked back via Paul's census plot. A pair of black bellied plovers- very alarmed, were conspicuous in the center of it. Near camp a pair of golosh plovers acted similarly. Not much else except wagtails and white-crows.
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MacLes 1966 Returned to cook Dinner - po'k chops - then took off with Nika and Roger Burnard in clear weather. Made frequent stops to crawl around assessing insect situation. As before- not much. Even where a P peafowl was seen feeding we could find only mosquitoes. Stinkers on vegetation are easily caught - presumably by shrikes as well - and may be the food right now. If so, the early part of the season is certainly limiting for breeding densities! As we walked Duke, Guy Stephano's dog, caught two Lemmus - a juv. or subadult and an adult. In neither location was sign evident. Both were in wet tussocky stuff. This stimulated use of hungry predators for killout or measure of trapping efficiency. More iole Discussion - Due to micro topographic and vegetation growth, form complexity of Medde River, Tanglefoots would be difficult to use. Why not place slats vertically, 1 ground, and let things fly in that way? Next step - why not place the
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Mackin 1966 long axis L ground to get a measure of flying insect stratification? (Don't know exactly what the latter is worth, but the thought is intriguing.) I may try these out at Barrow. Continued walking to bench along edge of large lake N W of camp. Temperature dropping fast. By lake saw congregations of snail shells; others live and eggs in lake. Semipalmated sandpipers were feeding along lake edge on wet benches. Turned toward river and saw a P pectoral acting "young-ilt"; watched her with no results. Saw pair of golden plovers with one young. Bar and watched a pair of arctic loons in the low sun, then returned for a late snack and bed. 24 July Meade River, Alaska Up for a return to blueberry pancakes - delicious. Wrote yesterday's notes, then loaded the boat with cameras, bug nets, off, Tom, Mike.... and chugged up the river to first big bend to the east. Stopped on the camp side of the river and walked the bluff. Not too much shorebird activity - a few Semi-pale. Red phalaropes,
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as yesterday, were surprisingly uncommon. Collected large bumblebees- mostly from Pedicularis capitata and Polygonum bistorta among willows along river bluff. Yellow wasptails were quite frequent. Mosquitoes too. Walked a mile or so along bluff, then turned inland. Still not much in the way of shorebirds. took a refreshing swim in a large tundra pond. Back by river bluff found a small sandy pond filled with some cart of invertebrates - mostly copulating. Collected a vial full. Returned to boat, picking up several more bumblebees, including 2 different species, on the way. Putto back to camp, snacked, then Niko and I tried for a short nap. Tom woke us up to report that village natives had seen caribou where we had been earlier, and were going up with rifles. We grabbed the camp boat and followed with camarades. Our first estimates of the herd were ca. 250; our last estimate was 3 to 4,000! they were bedded down, but 2 hunters were behind to speak them towards the hunters. We didn't want to interfere
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Machean 1966 with the hunt, and thus got no pictures. Frustrating to stand idly by doing nothing. It was truly impressive when they were or torment: spooked and started running. I can't Be middle describe the many grunts, wheezes, all those hooves and misc. other noises, the vibou was hunters chased them back and forth 2 & Dall for a while, firing madly into the untain mess. When the herd finally got &ep! away it was by camp and Roger, Burnard got into the middle of it with his camera. He shot 4 rolls of film, so we may get a picture or two after all. Spent the rest of the evening helping skin and haul caribous. Returned for a post-midnight dinner and the sack. As we were watching the caribou herd we saw two parasitic jaegers team up to bring down a passerine - probably a long spur, took about 1 minute of constant harassment in flight. One of the freshly skinned caribou carcasses attracted several bumblebees - we collected 1 large and 3 smaller ones this way. 25 July Meade River, Alaska. The final caribou tally was something
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Maclan 1966 around 25 animals. 3 of the hunters flew back to Barrow, leaving a lot of wounded and unskinned animals. Burned us up. Spent the day skinning and hauling meat and knocking off cripples to keep them from going to waste. Had a heck of a time with one bull in a lake - always on the far tside of the lake. Finally waded (chin high!) across to get him ... and, the gun misfired. Got him eventually on our last shell. Turned out to be the best (fattest) animal of the whole lot. Saw small flocks of semi-pals in wet tussocky marsh. Seemed some non-breeders; I don't know about Paul's report of feeding flocks of breeding birds. Saw non-flying juvenile pheasants on two occasions in same wet tussock-cdrex marsh. An ARL plane with Cliff Alberfer and Bob Lewellyn flew over in the morning and dropped a note saying they might return in the evening; they didn't. Not much else - dinner of caribou steaks, dishes, and the rack.
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Macewan 1966 26 July Meadow River to Barrow, Alaska the ARL plane with Cliff Alperfer arrived soon after our late breakfast, while I was packing up. Didn't really want to leave the place - it is truly pleasant. Took some meat for Jimmy Ledwitt's family, Ray Spalook, and the Algeeks. Beautiful, clear flying weather. Saw another herd of 150-200 caribou on the North side of the Inaru. No owls - no Pomerines. Saw flocking shorebirds - could not identify from the air. Ran into fog just S. of Barrow Village, and camp was cold + foggy. Spent the afternoon counting tanglefeet that Paul changed - catch is way down. Tipulias have really dropped our entirely. Cleaned and re-glued the slats, then went out to change them. Did not see much bird activity - flock of golden plovers on the North edge of Central Marsh- but it was too late to spend much time. Came in for a badly needed shower and meal, then went into town for the evening.
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MacLean 1966 27 July Barrow, Alaska Spent most of the morning sleeping off the rest of my Mepse River exhaustion - I was more tired than I had realized. Cleaned up the lab - which was left a mess (Paul must have gone to Cape Thompson in a hurry), after lunch counted and cleaned yesterday's Tanglefoot. The catch is still declining. Next went into the Drum area to look for Cardinals. The cardinals we put out produced a few, but it looks like a long haul to get the requisite gram dry weight. In the evening went out for some collecting and just plain bird watching. Saw clutch of Semipals and clutch of Golden Plovers in low polygons SW of Micro.Mes. Probably should have collected a bird from each, but I didn't. Parked by gasoline ridge and walked South. Activity low - collected 2 alpina, 2 red phalaropes, and a baird. Saw no juveniles, which I particularly wanted for stomachs. Returned around midnight and went to Drum area to re-activate Kurt Bohnsack's old milk can pit-fall traps.
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MacEdu 1966 Founs and turned 19 of them. Returned to camp for breakfast, then went back to lab and removed stomachs of this evening's shorebird collection, and finally rolled into the rack. 28 July Barrow, Alaska First check of pit-fall traps produced 3 carabids and 1 staphylinid- there is hope. It is time to start thinking about samples of Chironomus and Tipulidae larvae, too. Most of the afternoon was spent on yesterday's stomachs plus two trapline juveniles found in the icebox. The stomachs reflect the Diptera crash. After checking the Drum area pit-falls went out to Beach Ridge to see if I could find any there. Searched through Bohnsack's forest of stakes without finding any. Spent an hour watching a pair of Baird's Snippets. Twice got good distraction displays around one spot, but found nothing there and birds refused to go back while I watched. Definitely two birds together. Walked into town, then drove our (with truck mishap en route) to
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MacLean 1966 Birnik. Overcast evening, and Eider flights was slow. Saw 2 murre fly by headed South West over open water. Came in when the rain started and after a cup of hot tea headed for home. 29 July Barrow, Alaska Woke up to a rotten rainstorm. this, however, ended about 9:00. Checked the pitfalls - 1 lousy cabin- then decided to take a chance and head inland. Weather tried to clear all day and almost made it. Drove Directly to Kruavik, Saw a clutch of 3 flightless jun. phalaropes on footprints lake. Area around Holmes Kruavik plot was almost- deserted - 1 pr. golen plover on the plot; nothing seen in wet stuff below. Just beyond the plot saw a group of 4 black-bellied plovers. Saw others in flight and occasionally on the ground. Drove to the head of Sungoovak L. around 15 miles South. Lots of flowers and saw (bur could not capture) 2 bumblebees. Shorebirds - EXCEPT for red backs - were
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Maelia 1966 poor! Saw a total of 6 clutches of red backs - all with jwvs. just flying. Collected 2 adults and 2 young. Saw and collected 1 semi-pal. Not a single pectoral the whole trip! Phaldrops were flocking very actively. Collected 4 from a flying flock. Spent much of the day turning drums for cardibios. Got a total of 77- mostly from one set of cd. 15 drums. Why the congregation under these particular drums? I know not. They looked just like any others. I now have over '1/2 the needed 300 for 1gm. dry weights (assuming Holmes' weights are correct). By the time we got around to heading for home snow was falling, and for a while it remained on the ground. Cleared up some soon thereafter, however, and turned into a beautiful evening. Was very much impressed by the floral volume and diversity below Stevovik - far more than at Barrow. We walked along the North end of Sungowook - only longs purs, but many different kinds of flowers. Took Eowa home around 11:30-
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MacEden 1966 just in time to get in on another abortive NASA rocket launch. Finally stumbled home around 1:30 A.M. and fell into the rack. 30 July Barrow, Alaska Up late. Glued up tanglefoots and went out for the change 1 day late. Lots of Muscids, but not much else. I would like to switch to 6 day periods, but the glue might change in stickiness and alter the results. Better stick to 3 days as much as possible. Checked pitfall traps for beetles - found only 1/4" of water from last night's and this morning's rain. The carcasses produced only 1, and turning drums 1 other. Went to dinner at Brower's Cafe with Crystals - weather bureau people. Found out that this is within reach of being the wettest July on record. 31 July Barrow, Alaska 1 Cardiio in pitfall, but ? or carcasses and 1 other under a board. Morning rain - beautiful afternoon - rain again all evening. After bug check wrote notes, then counted and cleaned tanglefoots. Johnneumonios
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Maclean 1966 appeared in good numbers - assuming I haven't been misidentifying them before. Very small - cd. 10 mm and less. At least 3 recognizable species. Spent the rest of the day talking with Paul, back from Cape Thompson, and on some badly needed catching up on field notes. Finished day by removing stomachs from birds brought in Friday. 1 August Barrow, Alaska Cold rain all night long, and a mean looking morning, with intermittent rain. [Interject: forgot to mention yesterday - in checking for Carabids saw a large number of Muscids - didn't look like Spilogona - fully 1/2 of those seen were copulating. More evidence of synchrony in Arctic insects.] Finally got around to answering Brina Kessel and writing Pitelka, then wrote May and July Progress Reports. Somehow, that took up most of the morning. This afternoon tried to see Brewer regarding personnel shift. Looked at stomachs while waiting. As usual -
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MacLean 1966 didn't gain conference until after 5:00, and didn't learn much then. There is a chance for tomorrow. Went out for a while into Drum area. Found 1 caribou and 2 stepplines in pitfalls, but carcasses produced another 7 caribous. After Dinner went out toward gasoline ridge in cold intermittent rain. Saw very little - a baird feeding along a pond edge, semi-pale w/ young and golden plover w/ young South of Micro-ller. Came in and wrote notes and looked at stomachs for the rest of the evening. 2 August Barrow, Alaska Went out in the morning to check pitfalls - 1 caribou - then continued on to area South of Smilepuk to roll barrels. Very poor return - rolled many barrels for two caribous. After lunch glued up the tanglefoots and started ours. S. of Smilepuk found a large flock of ca. 40 Semi-pale, 3 bairds, 1 ptrothal feeding along pond margin. Collected by 2 shots into dense parts - got 8 semi-pals - 7 immatures, 1 adult. all of stomachs contained [almost] [illegible] Chironomidae larvae. Returns
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Machree 1966 trees to lab, then went ours again, past flock, to tanglefees. Baird still giving alarm by site I. Boards were quite clean this time. No bird activity evident in Central Marsh. In the evening walked our towards Birnirk, noting semi-pals along edge of Smith pole and the ocean. Reversed directions and went towards town. Again saw semi-pals by puddles and our lots of lagoons, streams, etc. into ocean. No vegetation in any of feeding places. 3 August Barrow, Alaska Spent the morning counting tanglefeet and processing semi-pal stomachs. After lunch Dr. George West of Laboratory of Zoophysiology, U.of A., showed up with Gessaman and we (West and I) had a long conversation regarding caloric work, possibility of fat extraction, and more. It appears that the best time for a trip down there will be around 20-25 August. then I can return here, accumulate more samples, etc., and stop off there for another day or so on the way south.
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Macken 1966 Tom arrived at Barrow from the Medoe and we Discussed Cape Thompson- specifically mouse trapping and mosquito trapping catching. I want to use mosquitos (as a readily available adult Dipteran) to test this discrepancy between Holmes' and my own insect weights. Will test final weights (and caloric values?) of samples treated with (following Holmes) 70% EtOH, 10% EtOH, direct oven dry, and (As U.S.A. procedure) freeze dried. After dinner did a few more stomachs, then went to social gathering at Rita Horner's. August Barrow, Alaska to Cape Thompson, Alaska Up for breakfast and lab cleaning, then rode into town with Riley to retrieve: camera left there. After conference with Director loaded traps, cages, camera equipt. etc. on truck, thence to N2146E, and after more delay took off with Joe Felsor flying and Tom riding for Cape Thompson. Good visibility below Barrow to Brooks Range. Flew over Medoe River camp, then to upper Noatak to drop supplies to U.S.g.S. there. Saw no owls or
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Maclean 1966 Pomarine jaegers. Noatak camp was pleasant - in jungle of 15 to 20 ft. willows along large river gravel bar for landing strip. Saw tree swallows flying around camp, and brief glimpse of a warblerish bird. [Forgot - lots of caribous between Barrow and Meade River.] Flew through rainstorms in Brooks Range, but broke into clear by Cape Thompson and landed in time for supper. Camp consists of cook-station leader Fidel Pamplona, mechanic Jim Christman, handyman Rondo Brower, and a buggy U.S. of Hawaii insect collector, Ed Brown. Really a strange bunch - nobody talks, and rarely is any one seen walking. After dinner set out jobbing Sherman live traps - 20 on either side of camp. Mouse sign is general but not too intense - hard to tell in this vegetation. My guess is pre-high. Tom flushed a Microtus oecanomus, but we failed to catch it. Looks promising. Next walked over Crowbill with Ron Brower, with Tom and Ed
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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
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Maclean 1966 to the base of Crowbill. Rovea around the rocks, then bedded the bear and walked up the bedcl (got soaked later trying to get around a rock.). Beautiful, sunny day. Concentrated on getting pictures, also spent most of the Day climbing up cliffs and changing lenses. Took some pictures of Murre at <15 ft., w/ 2 extension rings + 300 mm. telefoto lens — just heads in the frame. Will be interesting. After near disaster on a cliff and again on a steep snow bank returned around Crowbill and stopped to photograph pair of red foxes near den. [Didn't mention this to others to protect animals from Max' cages.] Back to camp for late lunch and trap check, then stayed by camp waiting for plane. To arrived after dinner with Felber flying and Diko riding shotgun. Time for a few words, then Felber and I were off for Barrow. Stopped by Medoe River en route to pick up (U.S. Hawaii bug-hunter) Jackie Campbell. Landed at Barrow under partial overcast and strong, cold East
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Maclean 1966 wind. Time to eat and put mice away then to bed. 6 August Barrow, Alaska Slept late, then [illegible] prepared tangle feet and loaded them into the vessel, which then declined to start. Got some help after lunch, and went out to make the change. Another decrease - there was not too much there. It is amazing how rapidly the decline took place. Things [illegible] still could pick up if the weather improves. This, however, brings up the question of how real the apparent mid-summer food abundance is if a spell of bad weather can knock the insects down like this. Secondly - in bad weather do the insects become entirely unavailable or are they just not flying, but still available on the surface. One possibility - wait for some bad weather, then till a sample for stomach contents. In this cool, windy weather bird activity was low. Saw a flock of B.P.d. feeding along N. edge of Central Marsh.
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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
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MacLean 1966 birds were feeding along the gravel of the river, a smaller number along the ocean, spinning. Shot 3 birds - all full of marine organisms - mostly a small shrimp-like beast. After disturbance all went to ocean and stayed there. Continued to Uoth Area - found fog there and negligible bird activity. Spoke with Max Brewer today, and found myself appointed speaker for Friday night's seminar. Spent the evening re-reading Holmes' and Pitelka's papers and organizing thoughts for that. 9 August Barrow, Alaska Checked stomachs on three immature birds (pectoralis) collected 6 August, then read until lunch. After- checked Pitfalls - 1 Carebia, 1 Staphylinus - then went out to change tanglefoots. Found them way, way down - nearly bare. Bird activity was similarly poor - a flock of 7 golden plovers, 3 pectoralis by Tanglefoot I, and occasional Red-backs. Weather was again wet and cold, this may relate both to insects and birds.
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MacLean 1966 19 August Barrow, Alaska Up early to run the traplines. Drove to Birnirk to pick up Eona, Max, Bobby, and Price Brower, then drove out to lines VII and VIII. Amazing- found 2 lemmings in VII, 3 longspurs in VIII. Another Lemmus in VI, plus 5 longspurs from the ridge lines. Longspur, catch has been very high this run, and the birds are quite abundant. Crossed Wolfslag Slough and drove our towards gas well. Saw scattered pectorals and red-backs - mostly in groups of 2 to 5. Actually got a couple of feeding observations. Away from the immediate coast semi-pals are definitely not seen. They were abundant in brackish ponds at Birnirk, but none were seen in lands. On return trip along East edge of Holmes' Morass saw another group of pintails - 5 this time. They are exceedingly common this year. Also two groups of 5 and 7 Bowitzers. Weather was best in a long while, and I saw a good number of small muscio flies in the air. These were
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Maclean 1966 much smaller than the ones I saw (1 Aug) earlier by the pitfall traps. So is a surface food source later than most. After lunch Tom went out to pull in two traplines. Niko and I went to our Chironomia pans - did well. Caught Tom going back in and spent the rest of the afternoon and evening sorting and counting. 20 August Barrow, Alaska Another day devoted to 'picking worms' - we've got over 12,000 small ones now. There is no doubt that the small and large chironomios are stratigraphically distinct, and clearly separate semi-pale from pectoralis and red-backs at this time. The latter two species are less easily (or less clearly) (or not!) separable. In the evening a very dense fog came in, and Wien was unable to land. 21 August Barrow, Alaska Up early, and Niko and I went to church again with Sara's family. Niko spotted Janet Gerhart fresh off the morning Wien flight,
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MacLean 1966 so after church we met her at the Top-of-the-Worlds Hotel. Walked around town getting the tour from Bobby Algede, then drove our to Birnirk. Saw a large number of Turnstones, nearly in Fall plumage along the beach and by brackish ponds at Birnirk. A moderate number of semi-pale and a few red-back immatures were at Birnirk. Still many Phalaropes along the ocean. Ate a picnic lunch, then drove our to the turnora via U.S.C.+G.S. Station. Papaver, surprisingly, was still in good bloom along the Beach Ridge. Managed to find red-backs, peckards, golden-plovers and a few Dowitthers our on the turnora. Drove to South side of Wohlslag and walked a while, then returned. Ate a late dinner at Vinnell, then spent the evening in the lab talking, and finally drove the women home to Algede, where Janet spends the night. 22 August Barrow, Alaska Had a (surprisingly) early morning talk with the Director and
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Maclean 1966 got Niko off for Medoe River - ostensibly to help with departure, but actually more to see the fall colors. Burned a ride into town, and after Breakfast at Edna's, walked over to Browerville and our Browerville Ridge. Saw more Dowitchers than anything - some pectorals and red-backs, all were feeding in exposed pond bottom situations. Continued to Village Ridge, then to Voth Area, and eventually to camp. Saw one group of ca. 6 immature Golden Plovers in Voth Area. Tundra is still quite wet, with a surprising amount of green left in it. Watched the Dowitchers feed - they were using about 1/2 of their bill length which placed them below the feeding stratum of pectorals and red-backs - but probably same type of Chironomios were taken, Bought some more ivory, etc. from jolly Jack's Emporium, then went into Barrow, had some of Beverly's Caribou stew, and delivered James to Wien tour bus. Relief! Spent the evening celebrating.
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MacLean 1966 23 August Barrow, Alaska Loaded the vessel for a full day trip, then drove into town with Tom to pick up Eona and Eurice. After stop along beach for sling-shot ammunition, drove our gasoline Racer to Voth Area. I brought along a Semi-pal with a broken wing and empty stomach to try a timeo feeding experiment. Released bird along pond edge. He showed interest in feeding, but was obviously acting abnormally. Killed it and pickled stomach after 30 minutes. Drove across Footprint lake and stopped by slo (well vegetated) polygons just west of lake. Spent an hour or so just digging up tundra, looking for tipulio larvae plus whatever else was there. Found larvae again in mossy hummocks. Also found adult Carabios down in the ground at 2 to 4 cm. These were dumped in distribution; 2 to 5 animals were found in close proximity where Carabios were found. This is probably a behavioral process, as there was no evident habitat feature which might cause dumping.
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also found Muscio (?) pupae - singly in the soil. these were saved for identification. ate lunch here, then moved on toward Skroawik. A few pectorals around and occasional reo-backs (both adults and immatures) - but not too much bird activity. Drove to lake West of Skroawik and repeated funora digging with about the same results. Collected a total of 20 Tipula larvae for the Day. the funora has definitely changed color. This was, I think, a very green year and green remains, however the brown color greatly predominates. On the way into the village turned many drums without finding a cardio. I think they must have gone into the ground, as found earlier today. These drums looked like they should have (or have had) beetles. Upon returning measured the Tipula larvae (relaxed, in water) to get a size distribution. Found average 21.9 mm (17-26). May try repeating at intervals next season to
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MacLean 1966 combine with census data to give Tipula "standing crop". Spends the rest of the evening preparing materials for trip to Fairbanks and work at the U. of A. 24 August Barrow to Fairbanks, Alaska Had to stay close in the morning for the flight which finally got away after lunch. Flew with Harvey Widler in a Cessna 180. [His pig of a girlfriend was mad because she didn't get to go.] Flew low for the first hour or so. Saw lots of caribou, one flock of ca. 25 black brants - no owls, no jaguars. Several flocks of shorebirds could not be identified. Went up above clouds, then landed at Anaktuvuk to deliver drum of white gas. It was rainy but warm in the Pass - people as friendly as ever. Only a brief stop, then off again, flying low. The hardwoods below timberline were in beautiful fall colors. It is funny that the Anaktuvuk people could move but a few miles to be at timberline with
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Maclean 1966 plenty of wood for fuel and houses, and plenty of game too. Saw several moose and buzzed a big brown bear in an open meadow. After a while went higher and flew on to down at Fairbanks after 8:00 P.M. By the time we had gotten Harvey's car, visited a few people, and either the only room available was at the Traveler's Inn at $18.00. Sorry, but I was too tired to care. 25 August Fairbanks to College, Alaska Woke feeling lousy from lack of food. After Breakfast and a few errands in town called Dr. George West at the Institute of Arctic Biology and he drove into town. Paul De Benedictis had beaten me there, and was with West. (He, too, had stayed at the Traveler's. The project Burger will suffer from that night.) Drove out to College and the new Institute building - tremendous facilities. The biology Department has one floor and the Institute another. West's lab is very well set up and equipped.
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Machen 1966 Dove right in by preparing insect material for freeze drying and starting the system. After dinner with Paul returns to the lab, connected frozen insects to the vacuum system, then spent the rest of the evening plucking and cutting up birds for fat extraction - not exactly an exciting pastime. Finished in time to drive Paul to the airport in the jeep which the Institute provided for my use. Returned to new (and much cheaper) room in Hess Hall - an old dormitory on "lower campus". 26 August College, Alaska Spent the day working with the calorimeter (a Parr Oxygen Bomb Calorimeter) to learn the technique and experiment with aculturation of samples with the standard - benzoic acid. It worked well using the Ptarmigan excrement they has available. Weighed my dried (oven dried, that is) insects and found every weight greater than Holmes'.
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Maclear 1966 Ate Dinner at Dr. West's home - very pleasant wife and two boys. Returned to the lab to begin actual measurements. After one good trial had a series of incomplete explosions which wasted several samples, damnit. 27 August College, Alaska Again - trouble with incomplete explosions. Then more trouble - the cpower went off. Called West and he came in. Suggested that I make pellets for the calorimeter to improve burning, and tried to show me the method in the dark. Also showed me what to do to put the vacuum system back in operation when the power comes back. Not much more that could be done, so walked into mixed spruce - hardwood woodland behind the building. Many slate-colored juncos and white-crowned sparrows, especially along the edges where Ethenopodium is the dominant weed, along with Epilobium. Both are now in seed. (In fact - everything is now in seed.) Weather was quite warm -
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Maclean 1966 around 80°. too hot! Drove into town to do some shopping for Harry Brower and Ed. Returned - power still off, and it remained off all evening. 28 August College, Alaska Up early, and power was back. Put vacuum system back in operation to finish drying birds, then started calorimetry using pellets. This solved the problem of incomplete explosions. Worked straight through with one meal break, and finished the last sample about 9:30 P.M. Today's results made it all worthwhile. Found Chironomus larvae of both types to be the lowest grade food; cardbip adults the most potent. Cleaned up the calorimeter, then drove out to the airport. Tom had flown down on the P4-D. (A good thing, as Wien missed the Pan-Am departure.) Talked with him and Chris Leydon, then saw them onto the plane and returned to the dorm.
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Barrow Maelean 1966 29 August College to Barrow, Alaska Spent the morning in West's lab grinding birds and beginning fat extraction. West's assistant, a real nice Chinese girl named Martha Meng, helped and agreed to weigh the final product so that I could leave today. Visited with Dr. Brina Kessel, then went through the U. of A. skin collection (not too impressive) and public museum (more impressive - very interesting). Finished up at the Lab, then catched a ride to the airport and caught the F-27 back to Barrow. Flew above the clouds all the way - didn't see a thing. Landed just after 8:00 P.M., Barrow was cold and windy, with snow on the ground. Found one of my bags missing. Went into A.R.L. to stow gear and clean up, then drove into Barrow village and spent the rest of the evening there.
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MacLean 1966 30 August Barrow, Alaska Began the job of packing for departure. Rolled all of the specimens in paper tubes and ordered a shipping box. Next began sorting and packing other gear. This job always takes much longer than expected. In the afternoon decided to go out and shut down the Tanglefoot traps. Piled into the wedgel .... and couldn't start it. All mechanic-types were working on loading the Coast Guard icebreaker for a trip to the ice islands, so we never did get it started. Went back to packing, then spent the evening in town. 31 August Barrow, Alaska
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SHOREBIRD FEEDING OBSERVATION SAMPLE: 9 JN / BR / a / 001 / 8P / f / sat / 1A/ 5/1 / 0 15 pk, 2 ser j 10-12 ea Date Loc Sp No. Time Top Moist Veg H:L/D Cut Species: a - Calidris alpina b - C. bairdii f - C. fuscicollis p - C. pusillus m - C. melanotos T - Tryngites subruficollis F d - Fluvialis dominica A - Arenaria interpres Pf - Ixalaropus fulicarius Number: 001, 002, 003 etc. without regard to different species, places, or dates Time: In hourly intervals. 8 = time betw. 8 and 9 P. p.m. A, a.m. Topography: f - flat or gentle slope lp - low polygon rp - raised polygon tp - polygon trough pe - pond edge d - disturbed ground, as weasel tracks, etc. s - stream bank m - mound ch - channel Moisture: pw - pond water w - wet sw - standing water d - dry (flooded tundra) sat - saturated. Vegetation: O - bare ground %A 2 - 25-50% gram's + - moss and lichen only 3 - 50-75% " l - less than 25% graminiforms 4 - 75-100% " A - moss and/or lichen understory B - bare ground or 'muck' understory Height, living/dead: 0 (prostrate) or 1, 2, etc. (inch intervals) Cuttings: 0, 1, 2, or 3 (none, some, moderate, heavy) Style: peck (pe), jab (j) or probe (pr) Maximum observations from one individual: 30-sec. unit observation x 5 without flying additional 30x5 each time bird flies, up to 5 sites
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Mackean 1966 Shorebird feeding observations 7 June a 001 2P f sat 3/0 A 0/3 Co jab W. of Honeybucker a 002 2P f w 4/0 A 0/3 Co a 003 2P tr w 4/0 A 0/2 Co Cake-eater a 004 3P f sat 4/0 A 0/3 C2 jab a 005 3P f w 3/0 A 0/2 Co 10 ser jab. (6-8) a 005 3P f sat 3/0 A 0/2 Co near cont. jab p 006 3P ch sw 3/0 A 0/3 Co peck a 007 3P f w 4/0 A 0/2 Co jab. next to 006. a 008 3P f w 4/0 A 0/2 C1 next to snowbank a 009 3P f sat 4/0 A 0/1 C1 jab a 010 3P f w 4/0 A 0/2 Co jab a 011 3P f w 4/0 A 0/2 C1 jab 8 June Drum Area a 012 9A f w 4/0 A 0/3 Co 6 ser jab (2-6) next to snowbank p 013 10A f sat 2/0 A 0/2 Co peck p 013 10A m(d) w 0% B -- -- peck - visual b 015 10A f w 2/0 A 0/2 Co snowbank 1 ft. b 015 10A f w 2/0 A 0/1 Co snowbank 2 ft. (small exposed spots in near total snow cover.) b 016 10A f w 3/0 A 0/2 Co snowbank edge Pd 017 10A f w 1/2 A 0/1 Co snowbank 1 ft. b 018 10A f w 1/0 A 0/1 Co (block of 5) Beach Ridge a 019 11A f w 3/0 A 0/2 Co near cont. jab f w 4/0 A 0/2 Co 13 ser. jab (4-11) f w 4/1 A 0/2 Co jab, all 5 near snow.
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Maclean 1966 [8 June] Voith Area p 021 10P f(d) sw 2/0 A 0/3 Co peak 9 June Voith Area a 022 10A f w 4/0 A 0/3 Co jab. p. 023 10A f w 4/0 A 0/3 Co peek by snowbank collected a 024 11A f w 4/0 A 0/2 Co old. jab by snowbank Footprint Lake a 025 3P f w 4/0 A 0/1 Co f 026 3P f w 4/0 A 0/1 Co a 027 3P m w 3/1 A 0/1 Co jab. collected a 028 3P f w 3/0 A 0/2 Co small exposed spot. f w 3/0 A 0/2 Co m w 2/0 A 0/2 Co part of block of A peek and jab a 029 3P ch w 4/0 A 0/2 Co ♂ a 030 4P f w 4/0 A 0/2 Co jab ch sdr 4/0 A 0/2 Co near cont. jab f sdr 4/0 A 0/2 Co 10 June Voith Area a 031 10A f w 4/0 A 0/3 Co snow bank a 032 10A f w 3/0 A 0/3 Co 8 ser. jab (2-6) ♀ a 033 11A f w 1/2 A 0/1 Co 9 ser. jab (3-8) p 034 11A f w 3/0 A 0/2 Co snow bank edge f sdr 4/0 A 0/3 Co snow bank edge ♀ a 035 11A f w 3/0 A 0/3 Co 14 ser. jab (3-6) near cont. to moss. f w 3/0 A 0/2 Co 11 ser. jab (4-10) U. sm. break in snow f sdr 4/0 A 0/3 Co near cont. jab. score?
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Laelean 1966 [10 June] P 036 11A lp w 1/2 A 0/1 Co peek - visual P 037 11A f w 3/0 A 0/3 Co snowbank edge Pa 038 11A m w 3/0 A 0/1 Co f sat 3/0 A 0/2 Co 6ser jab (3-10) Elson lagoon 4m 039 3P f sat 4/0 A 0/2 Co jab singly m w 3/0 A 0/1 Co mixed peek, jab(1-3) f sat 4/0 A 0/2 Co a 040 3P f sat 4/0 A 0/2 Co jab in series. note: 039 + 040 together; a jab long series, m. jab 1-3 at most. Pm 041 4P rp d 0/0 B Few peaks a 042 4P rp d 0/0 B Pm 043 4P f sat 4/0 A 1/3 near cont. jab f 044 4P lp w 3/1 A 0/2 f 045 4P f sw 4/0 A 0/3 f 046 4P lp w 4/0 1A 0/2 17 probe/deep jab lp w 4/0 A 0/2 16 probe/deep jab 11 June Drum area P 047 9A lp w 2/0 A 0/1 Co occasional peek Pa 048 9A f sat 3/0 A 0/2 Co Beach Ridge a 049 10A m w 2/1 A 0/1 Co f w 4/0 A 0/3 Co snowbank edge P 050 11A [illegible] 2/1 A 0/1 Co peek - moving. f sat 4/0 A 0/3 Co 5peaks. snowbank m d 3/0 A 0/2 Co f 051 1P f sat 4/0 A 0/2 Co probe/deep jab. CREEK b 052 2P m w 2/1 A 0/1 Co 15 peek (1-3) m w 2/1 A 0/1 Co 8 peek + 1 ser jab (8)
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MacLean 1966 11 June b 052 m w 3/1 A 0/2 Co peck + tal. jab. m d 3/1 A 0/2 Co cont. peck. m d 2/1 A 0/1 Co 9 jab - got tipula a 053 2P f w 4/0 A 0/2 Co a 054 3P m w 4/0 A 0/1 Sserjab(4-8) snowbank edge. 8.4 p.f. 055 3P f sw 4/0 A 0/2 Co tossing in wet litter f sw 4/0 A 0/1 Co tossing in wet litter s.p.Wallsag pp 056 9P f sw 4/0 A 0/2 Co 20 individual tossing jabs f sw 4/0 A 0/2 Co 17 tossing jabs. note: this is more a hunting than a food procuring motion collected both birds - pair. p.p. 057 10P f sat 4/0 A 0/2 Co 17 jab by snowbank pp po pw collected both 87 p 058 10P f sat 3/0 A 0/2 Co collected p 059 10P f sat 3/0 A 0/2 Co 10 peck / 15 sec. pair - collected b 060 11P f w 4/0 A 0/2 Co jab f w 4/0 A 0/2 Co deep jab f sat 4/0 A 0/4 Co jab 13 June Village Ridge b 061 2P lp d 3/0 A 0/1 collected b 062 2P m d 2/1 A 0/1 snowbank collected b 063 3P f w 2/2 A 0/3 collected Cake - Eater fsand. 064 3P lp w 3/0 A 0/2 jab singly lp w 4/0 A 0/2
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aclen 1966 [13]June 064 lp sat 3/0 A 0/2 p 065 3P lp w 2/0 A 0/1 collected 07/4 8m 066 4P f sw 4/0 A 0/2 Co f sat 4/0 A 0/2 Co Beach Ridge a 067 9P f sat 3/0 A 0/2 12 ser jab (4-10) f sat 3/0 A 0/2 PPF 068 9P f sw 4/0 A 0/2 p 069 9P f sw 4/0 A 0/2 Co peck p 070 10P f sw 3/0 A 0/3 Co Pf 071 10P po pw 14 June P's plot 8PP 072 2P f sw 4/0 A 0/3 Co 8p 073 2P ff sat 4/0 A 0/3 Co mixed peck / jab m w 1/0 A 0/1 Co 3 pecks 8p 074 2P f sat 3/6 A 0/2 Co 8 pecks / 1 ser. jab. Pd 075 2P rp w 1/0 A 0/1 Co peck rp w 1/0 A 0/1 Co PP.f. 076 2P lp w 2/0 A 0/2 Co peck 8a 077 2P f sat 4/0 A 0/2 Co 8 ser jab (4-12) a 078 3P m w 3/0 A 0/2 Co jab m w 2/1 A 0/1 Co jab ch sat 3/0 A 0/2 Co jab Pa 079 3P f w 4/0 A 0/3 Co 8 ser jab. f sat 4/0 A 0/2 Co 10 ser jab 8a 080 3P pe sat 2/0 A 0/2 Co jab 8PF 081 3P f sw 3/0 A 0/2 Co 8a 082 3P lp d 2/0 A 0/2 Co few jobs 8p 083 3P f sw 3/0 A 0/3 Co
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Laclean 1966 [20June] 67a 103 3P lp sat 0/o A 0 Co few peeks pe sat 2/o A 0/3 Co 16 jab(2-5) pe sdt 2/o A 0/3 Co P Pf 104 3P Pe Pw 1/o A 0/3 Co 67pf 105 3P Po Pw 1/o B 0/2 Co foot paddling 67pf 106 3P Pe Pw 1/o A 0/3 Co v. active f sat 3/o A f sdt 3/o A 1/3 Co pe pw 2/o A 0/3 Co Pm 107 4P Po pw 1/o A 2/2 Co Ploaring litter Po pw 1/o A 2/2 Co 67p.d. 108 9P f sw 3/o A 1/2 Co Pp.d Pm 109 10P f(d) sw 2/o A 1/3 Co P 110 10P f(d) sw 0/o B - - peek 21 June S. of Uath Pd 110 4P f sw 3/o A 1/4 Co peek Ppf 111 4P f sw 2/o A 1/2 Co collected 67m 112 5P f sat 3/o A 1/2 C.(dd) jab singly, 6li 113 5P f w 4/o A 1/3 Co 67p 114 5P Pe sat 1/o A 1/3 Co peek in litter. f sat 3/o A 1/2 Co jab (3-4) 22 June Ikroaik 67pf 115 10A pe sat 2/o A 1/3 Co tossing jabs in litter a 116 12P lp w 2/1 A 1/3 Co peek. Collected (2-7) Pm 117 1P lp w 3/o A 1/3 Co 11 ser jab, 1ser probe lp sat 3/o A 0/2 Co 14 ser jab (3-7) lp w 4/o A 0/3 Co 11 ser jab. Collected
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Lochlea 1966 [22 June] PPF 118 IP Po pw 1/0 B 1/4 Co collected PP.F. 119 IP Po pw 2/0 A 1/5 5 diving jobs Pm 120 2P f sw 2/0 A 1/2 Co job f sw 2/0 A 1/4 Co f sdr 3/0 A 1/3 Co collected Pa 121 2P Pe pw(1) 2/0 A 1/4 Co job Pm 122 3P f sdr 2/0 A 1/3 Co near cont. job-coll. a 123 3P m w 4/0 A 1/3 Co cont. job. PPF 124 3P Pe sdr 2/0 A 1/2 Co job. Collected. PF 125 4P Pe pw 1/0 B 1/3 Co collected. 24 June Holmes' Moors 3/4 P.F. 126 IP Po pw 1/0 A 1/3 Co a 127 IP Po pw 1/0 A 1/3 Co PPF 128 IP Po pw 1/0 A - - peek into litter Pd 129 IP f sw 3/0 A 1/3 Co Pm 130 IP f sw 3/0 A 1/3 Co Pm 131 IP f sw 4/0 A 1/3 Co PPF 132. 2P Pe sw 1/0 A 1/3 Co 5 peeks to litter Pe sw 1/0 A 1/4 Co 8 peek, 2 litter Pd 133 2P f sw 4/0 A 1/4 Co 3 peek f sw 4/0 A 1/4 Co 3 peek a B4 2P tr sdr 2/0 A 1/4 Co m 135 2P f w 4/0 A 1/3 Co Ai 136 2P f w 3/0 A 1/3 Co tossing - 3 times Pa 137 3P f sat 3/0 A 1/3 Co peek 3/4 Pd 138 3P f sat 2/0 A 1/3 Co Pa 139 4P tr w 2/0 A 1/2 Co peek - testing? f d 2/0 A 1/2 Co peek + jabbing.
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Maclean 1966 29 June 340 of Barrow 07a 157 4P ch w 3/1 A 2/4 Co jab b 158 5P m d 0/2 A 0/0 Co peck m d 1/2 A 1/5 Co 07a 159 6P ch w 1/2 A 0/3 Co ch w 0/1 A 0/0 Co m w 1/2 A 0/2 Co 4 ser. peck (3-5) 07a 160 10P st.b. w 0% B — — jab. collected, 30 June 07m 161 8P f sadr 3/0 A 1/4 Co near cont. probe 1 July across Wollslay a 162 9A f sadr 3/0 A 0/3 Co jab near snowbark 07m 163 10A f w 3/0 A 1/3 Co jab. collected a 164 10A f w 3/0 A 2/3 Co jab. 07m 165 10A f sadr 3/0 A 3/5 Co P.P.f. 166 11A f sadr 3/0 A 1/3 Co peck pe pwl(i) 2/0 A 3/5 Co 07p 167 11A pe pw 2/0 A 3/5 Co collected a 168 11A tr sadr 2/0 A 2/3 Co a 169 2P lp d 2/0 A 1/3 Co peck + jab a 170 2P pe pw 0/0 A — — lp w 3/0 A 2/3 Co Pd 171 2P lp w 2/0 A 1/2 Co peck - ca.4 t r w 3/0 A 2/4 Co P.P.f. 172 2P pe pw 0/0 A — — po pw 0/0 A — — collected 07m 173 3P lp w 2/0 A 2/3 Co jab. collected 2 July P 174 10A pe sadr 1/0 A 6/6 C1 peck
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Maclean 1966 3 July 87m 175 9P 2 d 4/0 A 2/3 Co f w 3/0 A 2/3 Co b 176 10P lp d 3/0 A 2/3 Co peak-ca. 15. P 177 10P lp d 3/0 A 2/3 Co peak P 178 10P lp w 3/0 A 2/3 Co peak b 179 10P lp d 3/0 A 1/3 Co peak 4 July Central Marsh 87m 180 10A 2 sat 3/0 A 2/4 Co job. collected. 5 July Holmes' Morass b 181 2P m d 1/1 A 2/3 Co peak m d 3/1 A 1/2 Co peak Ai 182 2P f sat 4/0 A 3/4 Co m 183 2P f sat 4/0 A 3/4 Co 87pf 184 3P f w 4/0 A 3/4 Co v. rapid peak f w 4/0 A 3/5 Co peak f w 3/0 A 3/4 Co 4a 185 3P lp sat 1/0 A 2/3 Co peak lp sat 2/0 A 1/2 Co peak lp w 2/0 A 2/3 Co 6 pick, 3 job score or jab. peak may be searching. lp w 2/0 A 2/3 Co 10 jobs tr w 4/0 A 2/4 Co m 186 3P f sat 3/0 A 3/4 Co 87pf 187 3P f sat 3/0 A 2/3 Co collected 25ml. 87pc 188 3P Pz sat 2/0 A 3/4 Co 7 July Drum area b 189 9P gravel 0/0 B peak or small Diptera
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Maclean 1966 8 July SW of Village P 190 9A f w 2/0 A 2/3 Co peek P 191 9A w d 2/2 A 2/3 Co peek-collected f 192 11A f w 3/0 A 1/4 Co job. collected 57m 193 2P tr w 3/0 A 2/4 Co collected 57a 194 6P po pw 0/0 B - - probe-hsao into wat 11 July 87pf. 195 5P Po pw 0/0 B surface peek-scare 12 July a 196 12A f w 3/0 A 4/5 Co 5 peek a lp w 2/0 A 2/2 Co peek a tr w 2/0 A 2/2 Co peek 13 July Votharaa P 107 1P pe sat 1/0 B 3/3 Co peek pe pw 0/0 B peek 14 July Pd 198 9P f d 0/1 A 0/0 Co peek a 199 10P lp w 2/0 A 3/4 Co peek-collected a 200 10P lp sat 3/0 A 2/3 Co a 201 10P rp d 1/0 A 1/2 Co collected 18 July Pf 202 8P f sw 2/0 A 4/5 Co 8/13 june 19 July Drum area P 203 2P pe pw 0/0 B peek 23 July Below Gasline 87pf. 204 10P Pe pw 1/0 B 5/5 Co collected 87pf 205 10P Pe pw 0/0 A - - collected P 206 11P f (d) sat 0/0 B - - job into much
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Maclean 1966 28 July Beach Ridge 29 July Iktouik a 208 2P lp d 3/1 A 4/4 Co job collected. juw.a. 209 3P tr sdr 3/0 A 5/6 Co lp sdr 4/0 A 5/6 Co slo lemming runway collected a 210 3P p sw 3/0 A 4/5 Co 87, 4, juws. juw.a 211 7P tr sw 3/0 A 5/5 Co collected a 212 8P p w 4/0 A 3/4 Co 30 July p 213 3P Pe sdr 1/0 A 5/5 Co p Pe sdr 1/0 A 5/5 Co pm 214 3P Pe sdr 1/0 A 5/5 Co sphagnum patch 1 August b 215 9P Pe sdr 0/0 B - - 2 August p 216 1P Pe sdr 3/0 A 6/6 Co collected 8 of 40 b 217 1P Pe sw 2/0 A 6/6 Co w/216 pm 218 1P Pe sw 2/0 A 6/6 Co w/216 p 219 3P pe pw 1/0 A 4/4 Co 6 August Pd 220 4P p w 3/1 A 4/4 Co peak. Blocks 18 7 August p 221 1P Pe pw 0/0 B - - job to 1 cm. 5 August a 222 4P pe sdr 0/0 A - - near cont. job.
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MacLean 1966 2 August Pd 223 4P P sat 3/0 A 4/4 Co flock 10 August Central Marsh m 224 9P P sw 3/0 A 4/4 Co collected 1 of 8. 11 August P 225 4P pe sw 0/0 B - - continual job 13 August a 226 1P pe sat 1/0 B 6/6 Co jab Pd 227 1P m d 1/2 A 2/3 Co m 228 1P Pe pw 1/0 A 8/8 Co probe in short bursts m 229 1P pe pu 1/0 B 4/4 Co job imm.a 230 1P pe pw 1/0 B 4/4 Co jab. w/ 229. 229 displaced 230. m 231 1P pe po 1/0 B 3/3 Co probe pe pw 2/0 B 4/4 Co probe imm.a 232 1P pe pu 2/0 B 4/4 Co probe t.s. 233 2P f d 2/1 A 2/3 Co peck imm.bird. followed 7 15min along fj.d. ridge m 234 2P tr sat 1/0 A 8/8 Co m 235 2P pe pw 0/0 A - - m 236 3P tr sw 1/0 A 8/8 Co tr sat % A - - probe in mass. m 237 3P f sat % A - - probe m 238 3P pe pw % A - - probe m 239 3P f sat % A - - probe m 240 3P Pe sw 2/0 B 6/6 Co imm.a. 241 4P pe sat 1/0 B 5/5 Co jab m 242 4P pe sat % B - - job in short bursts a 243 4P lp d 2/0 A 3/4 Co 4apules. jab.
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MacLedu 1966 [13August] a 244 4P t.r sat % A -- -- w/243 Birnirk imma 245 11P pe p.u % B -- -- job. collected. imma 246 11P pe sat % B -- -- job. collected. imma 247 11P pe sat % B -- -- job. collected 14 August Drum area p 248 2P pe sat % B -- -- job imma 249 2P pe p.u % B -- -- deep job part of large flock, all as above alpine standing in water; pusillus or sage. imma 250 2P pe p.u % B -- -- probe Pd 251 2P lp d 4% A 3/3 Co peak m 252 2P pe(d) sat % B -- -- job m 253 2P pe sat % B 6/6 Co job m 254 2P pe sat % B -- -- job m 255 3P pe sat % A 7/7 Co job m 256 3P pe sat % B 6/6 Co probe m 257 3P pe sat % B 4/4 Co job a [sic.] 257 3P t.r u 3% A 3/3 Co m 258 3P f s.u 2% A 7/7 Co Ai 259 3P lp d 1% A 2/2 Co peak m 260 3P pe p.u % B 5/5 Co m 261 3P pe sat % B -- -- p 262 3P pe p.u % B 6/6 Co m 263 3P pe sat % B -- -- job p 264 4P pe sat % B 4/4 Co jab m 265 4P f sat 2% A 4/4 Co imma. 266 4P pe p.u % B -- -- job
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Moeher 1966 Sod samples 7 June Uoth area - Barrow, Alaska 1) F-sdr- 3/0 A 1/2 Co permafrost 3/4" snowbank 6 inches, dense moss. 17 Collembolans 1 small spider. 2) F-w- 4/0 A - 1/4 Co permafrost 1/2" snowbank 1 ft, 19 Collembolans 1 4 mm nematode 3) F-w- 4/0 A - 1/3 Co permafrost 1/2 ind snow bank 20 feet 10 Collembolans 1 small spider 4) f-sdr- 4/0 A 1/3 Co permafrost 1 inch snow 6 feet 16 Collembolans 4 nematodes, 8-10 mm. 5) f-sdr- 4/0 A 1/4 Co permafrost 1/2 ind snow 4 ft. 2 collembolans! 6) f-w- 4/0 A 1/3 Co Permafrost 2 inches snow 15 ft. 1 Staphylinid larva (9 mm) 1 Chironomidae larva (8 mm)
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Machem 1966 P. Hall Traps 28 July 0000 - Activated 19 of Kurt Bohnsack's old traps in Drum area, just S. of water line, or high polygonal grounds. 1400 - 3 Carabios 1 Staphylinio 29 July 0900 - 1 Carabio 30 July 1400 - Zero. Found 2 additional sites. Now 21 active cans (old milk cans - dia = ) 31 July 1600 - 1 Carabio 1 August 1500 - 1 Carabio, 2 Staphylinios. 2 August 0500 - 1 Carabio, 1 Staphylinio. 3 August 1600 - Zero 6 August 1700 - 5 Carabios, 6 Staphylinios, 7 August 1600 - 1 Carabio. 8 August 1100 - 1 Staphylinio 9 August 1400 - 1 Carabio, 1 Staphylinio 10 August 1400 - 2 Staphylinios 11 August 1400 - 2 Carabios 12 August 1600 - 4 Carabios 13 August 1800 - 2 Carabios 14 August 1800 - 2 Carabios, 1 Staphylinio. 15 August 2100 - 1 Carabio. 16 August 1800 - 2 Carabios. 17 August 1500 - 1 Carabio 23 August 2000 - 2 Carabios
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Maelan 1966 Tanglefoot traps 2? June - I - 1 2 July 38 ao. Chironomios 3 spiders Collembolans "4" (very dense) I - 2 43 ao. Chironomios 5 spiders Collembolans "2" (moderate) 3 [illegible] ao. [illegible] - saved I-3 Collembolans "2" 10 ao Chironomios 8 ao Muscios 1 Spider I-4 40 ao. Chironomios 6 ao Muscios 2 spiders Collembolans "1" <200 I-5 20 ao. Chironomios 3 ao muscios 1 ao spider Collembolans "1" <200
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Maclea 1966 Tanglefoot traps (2 July) I-6 - 17 ao. Chironomios 4 ao Mucsius 3 spiders Collembolans "1" (ca. 150) 2 July - I-1 5 July 14 med. Chironomio adults 18 v.small Chironomio adults >2000 Collembolans I-2 3 ao. Tipulids - saved (ca. 10 mucsius, 21 chir.) 31 med. ao. Chironomios (all?) 1 v.small ao. Chironomio <1000 Collembolans "aotipulios" I-3 1 ao. Tipulio 25 ao. Dipters-other than> <200 Collembolans I-4. 9 ao. Mucsius 17 ao Chironomios 1 ao Tipulio 1 small spider <100 Collembolans I-5 6 ao. Mucsius 16 ao Chironomia 3? <50 collembolans
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Maclean 1966 Tanglefoot traps [5 July] I-6 8 ao Muscids 8 ao Chironomias → 1 ao Tipulio Feathers of jww. longspur 7 July - 8 July II-1: 1 day harvest of II to synchronizer 19 ao Chironomia-type 7 ao Muscio-type 2 flying 2-w inged insect - saved 1 ao tipulio <50 Collembolans II-2 40 ao. Chironomia-type 5 ao. Muscio-type 1 2 pair wings-as above - saved <50 Collembolans II-3 55 ao. Chironomids 2 2 pair wings-as above 2 Tipulios-(winger) <50 Collembolans II-4 44 ao Chironomias 1 ao Muscio 1 ao. tipulid <50 Collembolans.
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Maelean 1966 Tanglefees [8July] II-5 105 ao. Chironomios - v. small 1 ao. Muscio 1<sm. Ao. tipulia 2 ao. Tipula II-6 141 v. small ao. Chironomios 2 ao Muscios 4 ao. Tipulios (3 Pedicia, T Priacocera ?) 8 July I-1 8 ao. tipulios (1 predato- saved) 5A ao. Chironomio, sensu lata >2500 Collembolans. 25 Pedicia 1 87 tipula I-2 26 ao. Tipulios (inc. 1 large tipula.) 167 ao Chironomios 5 ao Muscios >1000 Collembolans 1 Spider I-3 4 ao. tipulios (all smaller) 86 ao. Chironomios, s.l. 7 ao. Muscios 2 spiders ± 500 Collembolans.
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Maclean Tanglefeer Pedicia? 8 July I-4 2 (Sm) ao. Crane flies 54 ao. Chironomios, s.l. 13 ao. Muscios <100 Collembolans I-5 1 v.small Crane fly - [illegible] 51 ao. Chironomios, s.l. 10 ao. Muscios <100 Collembolans I-6 113 ao. Chironomios, s.l. 17 ao. Muscios <50 Collembolans. 1 July II-1 6 sm. Crane flies 257 ao. Chironomios, s.l. 20 ao Muscios 1 spider <100 Collembolans 1 unknown - swed II-2 1 4 winged beast, as before, sauso. 4 ao. Tipulidos 319 ao. Chironomios, s.l. 25 ao. Muscios
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Macleod 1966 Tanglefees 11 July II-3: 22 ao. Tipulios 3A4 smaller ao Diptera 15 ao. Muscios 1 spider II-4: 24 ao. Tipulio 343 smaller ao. Diptera 9 ao. Muscios 2 spiders II-5: >1000 v. small (collembolan size) insects. 13 Tipulios 38 "small" Diptera 6 ao. Muscios, >1000 Collembolens II-6: >1000 v. small insects 41 Tipulios - small 31 "small" Diptera 6 ao. Muscios July- 11 July I-1: 59 ao. Tipulios 191 small Diptera 5 Muscios
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Maelen 1966 Tanglefree 11 July I-2: 96 ad. Tipulips 502 small ad. Diptera 7 ad. Muscios. I-3: 70 ad. Tipulios 211 small Diptera 6 ad. Muscios I-4: 12 ad. Tipulias. 240 sm. Diptera 12 muscios. I-5: 4 ad. Tipulias 130 sm. Diptera 10 Muscios I-6: 25 ad. Tipulias 167 sm. Diptera 21 Muscios. 14 July I-1: Under water. Location moved 5m.. 7 ad. Tipulias - (87 Pedicia) 46 sm. Dipterans. (most of board bare.
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Maclan 1966 Tanglefezo [14 July] I-2: 41 ♂ Pedicia 1 ♀ Pedicia 2 ♂ Tipula 11 ♂ Prionocera 1,106 smaller Diptera I-3: 28 ♂ Pedicia 6 ♂ Prionocera 1 ♀ Prionocera 4 ♂ Tipula 376 smaller Diptera 21 Muscios I-4: 6 ♂ Pedicia 5 ♂ Tipula 453 smaller Diptera 19 Muscios I-5: 3 ♂ Pedicia 2 ♂ Tipula 1 ♂ Prionocera 385 smaller Diptera 16 Muscios. I-6: 15 ♂ Pedicia 3 ♂ Tipula 2 ♂ Prionocera 400 sm. Diptera 16 Muscios
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Machen 1966 Tanglefree. 14 July II-1: 8 ♂ Pedicia 3 ♂ Tipula 505 sm. Diptera 13 Muscios 1 Spider II-2: 2 ♂ Pedicia 4 ♂ Tipula 406 ad diptera 13 Muscios II-3 20 ♂ Pedicia 9 ♂ Tipula 366 sm. Diptera 13 muscios 1 Spider II-4: 11 ♂ Pedicia 7 ♂ Tipula 1 ♀ Tipula 305 ad. sm. Diptera 7 muscids II-5: 15 ♂ Pedicia 1 ♀ Pedicia 3 ♂ Prionocera 1 ♀ Prionocera 91 sm. ad. diptera
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Maclise 1566 Tanglefrees [14July] (II-5) 16 Muscids II-6: 31 ♂ Pedicia 6 ♂ Prionocera 4 ♀ Prionocera 66 sm. ao. Diptera 18 muscids 2 ao. Trichoptera 17 July I-1: 11 ♂ Pedicia 5 ♂ tipula 3 ♂ Prionocera 1,189 smaller Diptera - mostly v.small 35 ao Muscids. I-2: 18 ♂ Pedicia 6 ♂ tipula 2 ♂ Prionocera 886 smaller Diptera - mostly v. small 46 Muscids. I-3: 16 ♂ Pedicia 5 ♂ Prionocera 1 ♀ Prionocera 3 ♂ Tipula 1 ♀ Tipula 392 smaller ao. Diptera 25 Muscids
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Maclea , 1966 Tanglejazz [17July] [I-3] 2 Spiders, I-4: 9 ♂ Tipula 2 ♂ Prionocera 1 Trichoptera 415 smaller Diptera 17 Muscios I-5: 6 ♂ Pedicia 2 ♂ Tipula 1 ♂ Prionocera 592 smaller Diptera 32 Muscids I-6: 7 ♂ Pedicia 5 ♂ Tipula 2 ♂ Prionocera 481 smaller ao Diptera 14 Muscids. II-1: no Tipulios 384 sm. ao. Diptera 7 Muscias II-2: 2 tipulio escapes - look like Tipula (hap) 205 sm. ao. Diptera 16 Muscios
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Maclise 1966 Tanglefoot [17 July] II-3: 7 ♂ Pedicia 2 ♂ Tipula 1 moth 4 Trichoptera 214 Sm. ao. Diptera 12 Muscios II-4: 4 ♂ Pedicia 163 Sm. ao. Diptera 4 Trichoptera 3 Muscios. II-5: 4 ♂ Pedicia 38 smaller diptera 14 Muscios II-6: 4 ♂ Prionocera 2 ♀ Prionocera 1 Trichoptera 54 smaller ao. Diptera 23 Muscios 1 Spider
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Maclaur 1966 Tanglefeer 20 July I-1: 1 ♂ Pedicia 82 sm. ao. Diptera 11 Muscios 1 Spider I-2: 1 ♂ Tipula 1 ♂ Prionocera 1 Trichoptera 81 sm. ao. Diptera 14 Muscios 1 Spider I-3: 1 ♂ Tipula 40 sm. ao. Diptera ? muscios 2 spiders I-4: 1 ♂ Tipula 57 ao. Sm. Diptera 12 Muscids I-5: 3 ♂ Pedicia 1 Tipula wing -: ♂ 76 sm. ao. Diptera 3 Muscids
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Maclaur 1966 Tanglefees [20 July] I-6: 1♂ Tipula 1♂ Pedicia 81 sm. ao. Diptera 10 Muscids 1 sm. spider II-1: 49 sm. ao. Diptera 3 muscids. II-2: 43 sm. ao. Diptera 5 muscids 1 Ten throinid II-3: 2♂ Tipula 48 sm. ao. Diptera II-4: 28 sm. ao. Diptera II-5: 4 Trichoptera 17 sm. ao. Diptera 6 Muscids II-6: 1♀ Prionocera 5 Trichoptera 12 sm. ao. Diptera 5 Muscids
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Maclean 1966 Tanglefoots 23 July I-1: 70 sm. ao. Diptera 13 Muscids 1 Spider I-2: 3 ♂ Tipula 1 ♀ Tipula 1 sm. wirgio ♀ Tipula ? save,part 81 sm. ao. Diptera 28 Muscids I-3: 1 ♂ Tipula 43 sm. ao. Diptera 20 muscids I-4: 2 ♂ Tipula 65 sm. ao. Diptera 15 muscids I-5: 1 moth 118 sm. ao. Diptera 23 muscids I-6: 1 ♂ Tipula 2 ♂ Pedicia 132 sm. ao. Diptera 9 muscids.
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Maclean 1966 Tanglefoot 23 July II-1: 115 sm. ao. Diptera 19 muscids. II-2: 1 67 Pedicia 1 4 Tipula 1 Trichoptera 85 sm. ao. Diptera 15 Muscids II-3: 67 sm. ao. Diptera 9 muscids 1 trichoptera 1 spiosr II-4: 42 sm. ao. muscids Diptera 13 muscids II-5: 22 muscids 4 sm. ao. Diptera 2000 collembolans II-6: 13 muscids 6 sm ao Diptera 1 - ao I-2 - saoao w/ 5-2.
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Maclean 1966 Tanglefoot 26 July I-1: 45 sm. ao. Diptera 12 muscids 4 spiders (small) I-2: 22 sm. ao. Diptera 18 muscids I-3: 32 sm. ao. Diptera 8 muscids I-4: 24 sm. ao. Diptera 23 muscids I-5: 44 sm. ao. Diptera 9 muscids. I-6: 48 (v.) sm. ao. Diptera II-1: tipula (?) legs - 1 set Pedicia (?) legs - 2 sets 57 (v.) sm. ao. Diptera II-2: 18 sm. ao. Diptera 3 muscids 1 spider
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Macl-za 1966 [26 July] II-3: 37 sm. ao. Diptera 5 mucios II-4: 1 larva winga tipula (abdomen gone) 22 sm. ao. Diptera 9 mucios 1 spider II-5: 5 mucios 4 sm. ao. Diptera >3000 collembolans II-6: 10 mucios 5 sm. ao. Diptera >2500 collembolans. 30 July 4 days ] I-1: 19 mucios 27 sm. ao. Diptera 2 Ichnemionios 2 Spiders I-2: ♀ Tipula 30 Mucios 14 sm. ao. Diptera 3 spiders 6 Ichnemionios
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Maches 1966 Tanglefees [30 July] I-3: 24 Muscios 13 sm. ao. Diptera 8 Ichneumonios (6 of 1 sp.; 2 of another) 1 Staphylinio beetle 1 Spider 1 ♀ Tipula I-4: 1 ♂ Tipula 25 Muscios 18 sm. ao. Diptera 1 Ichneumonio 1 Spider I-5: 23 sm. ao. Diptera 16 muscios 2 spiders I-6: 35 sm. ao. Diptera 11 Muscios 5 Ichneumonios 1 spider II-1: 33 sm. ao. Diptera 21 Ichneumonios 4 muscios
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Madison 1966 Tanglefeer I 30 July II-2: 11 Sm. ao. Diptera 5 muscios 9 (sm.) Ichnneumonios 1 spider II-3: 21 Sm. ao. Diptera 10 muscids 4 Ichnneumonios 1 spider II-4: 16 Sm. ao. Diptera 4 muscids 2 Ichnneumonios II-5: 14 Muscids Sm. ao. Diptera 5 Sm. ao. Diptera 10 Ichnneumonios > 2000 Collembolans II-6: 2 Trichoptera 18 Muscios 13 Ichnneumonios 7 Sm. ao. Diptera 2 spiders >2000 Collembolans
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Maeleen 1966 [2 August] II-1: 15 Sm. ao. Diptera 6 Mucids 17 Ichnemorios II-2: 17 Sm. ao. Diptera 9 Mucids 11 Ichnemorios II-3: 11 Sm. ao. Diptera 11 Mucids 6 Ichnemorios II-4: 8 Sm. ao. Diptera 6 Mucids 11 Ichnemorios 1 Spider 250+ Collembolans II-5: 1 ♂ Prionocera 10 Mucids 6 Ichnemorios 1 Sm. ao. Diptera 73000 Collembolans II-6: 5 Sm. ao. Diptera 5 Mucids 8 Ichnemorios >3000 Collembolans
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Maclean 1966 Tanglefoot 6 August I-1: 11 Sm. ad. Diptera [4 days] 13 Ichneumonias 1 Muscid 1 Spider c. 250 Collembolans I-2: 6 Sm. ad. Diptera 15 Ichneumonias 4 Muscids 1 Spider cd. 200 Collembolans I-3: 3 Sm. ad. Diptera 10 Ichneumonias 2 Muscids cd. 50 Collembolans I-4: 3 Sm. ad. Diptera 6 Ichneumonias 1 Muscid I-5: 6 Sm. ad. Diptera 21 Ichneumonias 10 Muscids. I-6: 3 Sm. ad. Diptera 12 Ichneumonias 6 Muscids
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MacLean 1966 Tanglefoots 6 August II-1: 3 Sm. ao. Diptera 15 (Small) Ichneumonios 1 Spider II-2: 2 Sm. ao. Diptera 11 Sm. Ichneumonios II-3: 4 Sm. ao. Diptera 4 Sm. Ichneumonios 5 Muscios 1 Spider II-4: 3 Sm. ao. Diptera 4 Ichneumonios 1 Muscio II-5: 7 Sm. ao. Diptera 5 Sm. Ichneumonios 2 Muscios II-6: 12 Sm. ao. Diptera 2 Muscios.
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MacLean 1966 Tanglefeet 5 August I-1: 2 Sm. ad. Diptera 5 Ichneumonios 1 Muscid cd. 200 Collembolans I-2: 2 Sm. ad. Diptera 1 Ichneumonios 1 Muscio cd. 200 Collembolans I-3: 5 Sm. ad. Diptera 9 Ichneumonios 2 Muscids 1 Spider 1 Chironomus larva <100 Collembolans I-4: 1 Muscid 1 Ichneumonios I-5: 1 Sm. ad. Diptera 7 Ichneumonios 2 Muscids. I-6: 1 Muscid 4 Ichneumonios
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Maelen 1966 Tanglefests 9 August II-1: 9 Small Ichneumonios 1 Muscid. II-2: 1 Sm. ad. Diptera 1 Sm. Ichneumonio 1 Sm. Spider II-3: 2 Sm. ad. Diptera 7 Ichneumonios 1 Muscid II-4: 1 Sm. ad. Diptera 5 Ichneumonios 1 Muscid 1 Spider II-5: 2 Sm. ad. Diptera 3 Ichneumonios 1 Muscid 1 Spider II-6: 2 Sm. ad. Diptera 4 Ichneumonios
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MacLean 1966 Tanglefoot 15 August (6 Days) I-1: 14 sm. ao. Diptera 15 Ichnenurians 1 Muscio 4 Sm. spiders I-2: 11 Sm. ao. Diptera 9 Ichnenurians 7 Muscios as. 250 Collembolans I-3: 1 Sm. ao. Diptera 6 Ichnenurians 2 Muscids I-4: 5 Sm. ao. Diptera 3 Ichnenurians 1 Muscio 1 Spider I-5: 1 large tipula larva! 1 Sm. ao. Dipteran 20 Sm. Ichnenurians 11 Muscids 1 sm. Spider
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Mackean 1966 Tanglefeer [15 August] I-6: 1 Staphylinia apula 8 Sm. ao. Diptera 8 Ichnuemonios 7 Muscids 1 Spider II-1: 11 Sm. ao. Diptera 11 Ichnuemonios (small) 1 Muscid II-2: 1 Tipula pupa (empty - just care?) 3 Sm. ao. Diptera 4 Ichnuemonios 1 Muscid 1 Sm. spider II-3: 3 Sm. ao. Diptera 11 Ichnuemonios 1 Muscid 3 Sm. spiders II-4: 1 ao. ♂ Tipula 12 Sm. ao. Diptera 7 Ichnuemonios 3 Muscids 3 Spiders
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Machida 1966 Tanglefeet [15 August] II-5: 4 Sm. ad. Diptera 17 Sm. Ichneumonios 3 Muscids 1 Spider II-6: 9 v. sm. ad. Diptera 28 Ichneumonios 2 Muscids 2 Spiders 1 September I-1: 4 Ichneumonios 1 Sm. ad. Diptera 1 Muscio 2 Spiders Tenthrionio 1 Hespera larva - Saved. I-2: 1 Ichneumonio > 2000 Callumbolans I-3: 9 Ichneumonios 3 Sm. ad. Diptera 2 Spiders I-4: 4 Ichneumonios 2 Muscids 2 Sm. ad. Diptera
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Maclean 1966 [1 Sept] I-5: 15 Ichnneumonios 3 v.sm. ad. Diptera I-6: 15 Ichnneumonios 7 Sm. ad. Diptera 1 unknown larvae - saved II-1: 1A Ichnneumonios (Sm) 3 Sm. ad. Diptera 1 Spider 1 ad. Staphylinid. II-2: 7 Ichnneumonios 1 Sm. ad. Diptera 2 Spiders 1 ad. Staphylinid II-3: 5 Ichnneumonios 3 Sm. ad. Diptera II-4: 4 Ichnneumonios 1 Sm. ad. Diptera 1 Spider II-5: 2 Ichnneumonios 2 v. small ad. Diptera > 5000 Collembola.
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