Maclsa 1967 Journal [8 August] Beach Ridge, then drove on to traplines III-A-B. to take pond-edge samples. A very thick ground fog suddenly dissipated, leaving a warm, clear day. Spent the rest of the afternoon in shirt sleeves. And an amazing afternoon it was. Birds at tremendous densities - plovers and redbacks feeding on uplands and low-polygons, lots of Dowitchers and some pectorals around ponds. Collected 29 feeding observations in just over 2 hours. The warm weather brought many adult insects out. Collected some alpine to see if they might be taking these. Also collected a dowitcher and a plover. Had to come in to process specimens and freeze tissue before Tom's depture. Had a beer prior to in Stross' lab, then home for dinner late, and notes before bed. 23 August Barrow, Alaska Warm again.