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Maclean
1967
Journal
5 August
Barrow, Alaska
Measured Pedicia from Berlese
funnels - all about 14-17mm range, and
a goodly number of them - then began
counting tanglefoot boards. Interrupted
to pour out a letter to Pitelka, then
finished counting and cleaning after
lunch. Went out with Edna and
Bobby. Found flock of ca. 40 pusillae,
10 melanotos, and 10 alpina - all feeding
around ponds East of road, by reef
row. Collected wildly: 5 pusillae,
2 melanotos, 2 alpina - and took
feeding observations, then drove on to
Tanglefoot I. Made change, then went
after feeding flock of ca. 18 alpina and
4 Pl. dominica. took obs, then collected
2 alpina and 1 plover. Drove around
to site II; large flock of ca. 80
semi-pale was strung out along the
Wessel road. All in all, the place is
full of semi-pale!
Changed tanglefoot II boards. Then
drove to Shooting Station for caribou
dinner. Returned and spoke with
Brewer, then spent the evening in the
lab washing a yellow-billed loon
picked up at shooting station and cutting