Alaska journal, v4433
Page 27
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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