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Maclean
1967
Journal
[7 June] eating lunch I walked around the exposed
furnace at Nuvuk. Saw the first
pectoral sandpipers of the year - 20787 with
several bairds'. A flock of about 16
sanderlings was quite active in the area
feeding (by vision) in ponds, but no
display. Wanted to collect a few, but
found I had 12 ga. shells for a 16 ga.
shotgun. Had to settle for a few feeding
observations.
Returned and rode into town with
the man haul to go to Seaman's 9th grade
graduation. It was funny! Walked back
about midnight. Again - semi-pale
along road by N.B.S. Saw several flocks
of Old Squaws, including one settled on
large melt pond by 16th Road.
8 June
Barrow, Alaska
Pitelka and Karl Tolonen arrived
on last night's Wien flight - Karl
after waiting in Fairbanks since Monday.
The painting was finished in our lab, so
we put it in order for most of the
morning, then walked into the Drum
area. Weather again is quite warm
and still - went out in a jacket without
hat and gloves. Snow is going rapidly -
much of the drum area has been