Alaska journal, v4433
Page 143
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Journal Barrow 1968 July) Stomachs from 8 young birds, including a Downy pectoral, caught in evening run of the trapline. Put new 300 samples in extractors, and home to bed. 2 July Barrow, Alaska My day to catch up. Sorted more 300 samples, counted more tanglefoots, wrote some notes. In the afternoon went out to the winter traps. The weather finally broke today - needed a jacket, but it was still pleasant. Removed 3 alpina from a flock of ca. 18 near acres on the way in. In the evening I wrote some notes, then fell asleep and couldn't wake up. 23 July Barrow, Alaska Spent the morning counting and preparing tanglefoots. Dr. George Lindsey, Dr. Robert Orr, and Dr. & Mrs. G.D. Hanna from the Calif. Acad. of Sciences are here, so in the afternoon I took Lindsey and Orr along for the tanglefoot change. Again cooler, but not cold - more wind now. Spent most of the time looking for fungi for Orr. The 2-egg plover nest by trapline II was abandoned; collected the eggs. The can traps at Site II hit zero, and the boards there are nearly so. Still some tipulids in the cans and on the Site I boards. Turned down a Brewer cocktail party in the