Maclean 1968 Journal 6 August) Medoe River. Lots of phalaropes in the ocean now; semi-pale and phalaropes in the ponds at Shortip Station. 7 August Barrow, Alaska Spent the morning sorting 500 samples, then counting the last set of tanglefeet. Went out in windy, but warm weather to make the change. Also checked the can traps - zero - and brought in emergence traps II-1-4. Pecklese abundant along the beach ripple - collected two. Came in to process these. After dinner Pete & I went in to Hume's lab to pluck birds and weigh them at stages to determine plumage weight. I have to conclude that water loss during the plucking process is large enough to invalidate the weights. I'll have to settle for 3 plucked birds today, and weigh the feathers directly in the future. 8 August Barrow, Alaska