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MacLean
1968
Journal
20 May) camp. In the same place - the first nest
of the year - a robin nest in a small,
branched spruce. Overcup was about
completed, but no lining and no eggs yet.
21 May
Eagle Creek, Alaska
the winds came up in the night, and
we awoke to Barrow weather - just
below freezing and about 20 knots of wind
from the East. Slept in ... until 5:00 a.m.,
then went out to Center Hill. Snow was
crusted - hard enough to walk on, but
slippery. The winds increased as I went up
the hill, circling toward the SE. When
I got near the top found a cloud spilling
over the sample behind the hill. Looked
for the surf birds Jerry saw yesterday, but no
luck. Couldn't hear much of anything through
my cap, parked loo, and the wind. Nothing
was displaying up - don't think I would have
learned much even if I found the birds -
except how many were associated together.
Returned to camp to eat and wait for
better weather.
Found Sandy waiting in the cabin,
accidentally separated from the other stormigen
counters. After a while drove up the road
to Jim, Jerry and Dale waiting for her.
Returned to the cabin. The darn wind