Alaska journal, v4432
Page 77
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Maclean 1967 Journal [28 June] came in when snow started falling and spent the rest of the evening working on these specimens. Made a late check of the baird nests before bed. 29 June Barrow, Alaska Up for the baird check - found another new nest - the 4th of the complex around nest #5. Spent the rest of the morning writing notes. Most of the afternoon was occupied putting netting on the emergence traps. These are simply wooden frames covered by netting - in the shape of a pyramid - to capture insects as they emerge from a known area of tundra. Ours are 1 m. square on the bottom. I suggested we get a pair of Taylor maximum - minimum recording thermometers and place 1 inside and 1 outside of the traps to see how they alter the temperature of the micro-environment After dinner I was drafted (with little resistance) to play in the camp v. village softball game. Camp won - an accident. Returned for the latest year check of the baird nests - finished about 4:00 A.M. The birds seem to be getting off of their nests sooner