Alaska journal, v4432
Page 125
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Maclean 1967 Journal Squitta, small jellyfish, many others. Went out to Shooting Station in the evening. Flock of semi-pale is larger now - ca. 22 birds. Lots of Eiders flying - just beginning eclipse molt. August Barrow, Alaska Spent the morning writing many letters, while Tom and Dan lost a bogey on the wedgel and walked in from Elson Lagoon. After lunch talked with MCB about getting Dan out to see some of the other sites. He reacted well - we'll start with Dan and Tom to Meade River, then probably Dan and I to Uniar. Cape Thompson will be last on the tour, if it works out. Went out to drum area pond with Dan to collect large red chironomids and talk about the tundra tour, then returned to the lab to count. We collected 935 in about 15 minutes. The size distribution makes no sense - certainly no clear age classes. They appeared as large now as late last August. I'll have to repeat at about 1 week intervals. Spent the evening in town getting waxes at basketball. We should have