Alaska journal, v4432
Page 163
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Maclean 1967 Journal 19 August] Drum area; and still longspurs. (I'm helping Tom save longspur stomachs from the 3rd run of the trapline to see what they are getting..... if I can find the time to look at them.) Saw a flock of only immature alpine, supporting Holmes. Many of the birds, especially plowers, were feeding on upland turnips. Dowitchers were all in mossy pono bottoms. Went shopping in town for fur for our new jackets, then caught a ride back to camp. Spent evening writing notes and visiting with Emily and John Hutchinson. 20 August Barrow, Alaska Warm, but foggy today. In the morning took a live alpine ours into the drum area and placed him in an emergence trap as a holding cage. Maybe he can do some of his own feeding. Processed birds from the traplines, ordered a carrying box for Tom to use in taking tissue material to Berkeley, then cleaned the lab and wrote notes. Rain began to fall so we delayed going out to bring in lines I & II. I packed up 3 boxes of books and measured 5 small tipula larvae from the Berléses. Again—these were a few mm larger than those that