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Maclean
1969
Journal
(16 June) interrupted night's sleep. Made it
up a second time to discuss insect
plane with Pitelka, then out to collect
birds. Went our Gaswell Road and
walked over to Southwest extension
of Gasline Ridge. Again, bairdii was
the most active display. Collected 1 of
these. Saw a number of 87 melanotas
and no 44. Very little display. Collected
5887. A number of apparently unmated
alpina in the area, as well as territorial
birds. Collected 4. Saw several
mauri displaying. Phalaropes were
very abundant. And... a territorial
Pomarine Jaeger.
Drove in to weigh and catalog the
carnage before dinner. In the evening
a thick, cold fog came in so I stayed
in to wash clothes and write notes.
Found one lemming nest today
with the remains of 12 crania - high
for the year.
17 June
Barrow, Alaska
Our early with F.A.P., Dave, Bill, to
see our Traplines I & II. It was foggy,
with a cold NW wind. Lemming sign on
Gasline Ridge is like other places - limited
to the low-lying sites. Spent most of