Alaska journal, v4432
Page 73
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Maclean 1967 Journal 26 June] She looked like she could use one, so Shepard put down on the Village Strip and we completed the trip to Wainwright and back without her. Absolutely zero owls between Barrow and Skull Cliff, then widely spaced birds to Wainwright. Flowed down 12 mile inland and back ca. 2km inland, and got the same impression both ways. Saw very few jaspers, occasional flocks of pectoral sandpipers, groups of caribou around Liz C, 1 Arctic Fox at the N. end of Peard Bay. Returned just before dinner. In the evening went into Barrow. Weather getting worse - cold and foggy, with snow between 11:00 and 12:00 which remained on the ground. After walking back to camp went out to check the bird nests before quitting for the day. 7 June Barrow, Alaska Up in time to make morning check of the bird nests. There is still more to be found in the Drum area. After lunch Dan and I went out towards the Micro-Mac Janglefoots. Found the plover nest S. of the Drum area on AACS polygons - 4 eggs. Again saw bairns around