Alaska journal, v4432
Page 19
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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