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MacLean
1967
Journal
21 June] Pitelka in the rain while I walked in
with the shotgun to dispatch some
pectards from a flock feeding between
aacs and Micro Met. Collected 4, then
walked in. Met Tom along the way and
talked about Longspurs, then came in.
Processed specimens in the afternoon -
the pectards were nearly empty. Also
cleaned up a trapline alpina and Ph. fulicarius.
So far stomach collection leans strongly
toward melanota - maybe I should go
inland to do some collecting.
After dinner drove our toward
traplines II & III with Tom and Don.
Saw a flock of pectards and 2 turnstones
in Central Marsh. Don collected 1.
Walked (or waded) our into the
marsh to photograph the birds and
take feeding observations. They were feeding
on the small islands of [illegible]
saturated ground coming through the
water. [Specimen- SN 730]
Walked over to P's census plot -
very quiet there. Photographed an owl,
then watched a pair of plowers - probably
not yet incubating. Drove back to road
and let off Don and Tom, then went
[illegible] to Gasline Ridge to check buffy and