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Maclea
1969
Journal
28 June) are still bairdi: and puvillus displaying. Areas
of good plover habitat are definitely occurs.
Slept a bit in the evening, then went down
to the lab to write notes and count berlés
yield. Since I was now raining steadily went to
shooting station for the rest of the evening.
9 June
Barrow, Alaska
First out to the plover nest - still 2 eggs.
It was again snowy and quite windy. Greased up
fresh tanglefoots and made a quick start after
lunch. Still 2 plover eggs. Spent the afternoon
checking emergence traps and changing tanglefoots.
The first results from the emergence traps: 207
Pedicq from site II, that is encouraging.
Saw a flock of golden plovers - collected one.
On the way in a larger flock which also included
c.a. 6 knots. Couldn't get close enough to bag
one. Soon thereafter our vessel which was
just repaired broke again and I had to
rush in to catch Kenny Touch before 5:00 to
get a replacement for tomorrow. Next went
out to check plover nest again, and my
diligence was rewarded - a third egg. Weighed
this - another drop (#1-34; #2-27g; #3-26g.).
Walked in and home and passed out for
a while. Another snowstorm in the evening.
Completed chores around the lab, then moved to
shooting station. Found a 4-egg turnstone nest