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Maclean
1967
Journal
[8 June] exposed in the last 2 days. Saw white-
crowned sparrow (♂) and heard tree
sparrow. P. heard water pipit. Semi-poles
were very numerous and active - chasing
and displaying - but no bairros'.
After lunch the three of us took the
weasel. Went first to west end of gasoline
Ridge. Found the Owl nest reported by
Tom Case - now 3 eggs. Heard almost
no sandpiper sounds - finally 3 redbacks
began a display bout. Saw several
pecterals fly by. Next to Gasoline Ridge,
then to S end of P's plot, up the
plot, and in. Owls were surprisingly
numerous. Jacks are abundant and
becoming territorial. But still not much
lemming sign!
Golden Plovers seen in good number -
1 displaying ♂ over W Gasoline Ridge. 2
others were undisturbed by ♂ displaying
above. Saw several groups of newly
arrived pectorals - no display. P saw
a group of ca. 25 red phalaropes - the first
of the year - fly over his plot.
Spent the evening working on
specimen material. I will take 3
measurements on fresh bills: culmen
length, culmen height taken as distal