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Transcription
MacKen
1969
Journal
21 June] other activity there. there wasn't much-
one buff breast and the occasional pied-bird
and reo-back. Finally came in around
midnight.
Magnificent weather this evening -
warm and still. It was too nice to
come in. About 11:30 the clouds came
in.
22 June
Barrow, Alaska
End of a brief, unfortunate chapter-
karl tolonen departed today for Arizona.
It was obvious that he wasn't doing us
or himself much good, and he was making
us uncomfortable. I think Dr. Pitelka
acted rightly. Remains at the lab doing
odd jobs in the morning until this was
taken care of. Being westerlies in the
afternoon, Tom, FAP, and I walked
out into the drum area to try to
catch & longspurs from the nest with
the insect net. Failed at this, but
catched and banded a semi-pal and
a baird. Found a new baird nest.
Weather turning rotten - it was now cold,
windy, and snowing.
Returned to the lab and, with
Tom and Dan, constructed a bow
trap activation by rat traps. took