Alaska journal, v4432
Page 59
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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