Alaska journal, v4433
Page 403
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Naalcan 1969 Journal (22 June) my field notes. Saw bairdii still displaying right over Barrow village. 23 June Barrow, Alaska In on the man-haul. Decided to put our tanglefoots for a 2-day run to desynchronize with soot samples, then go to 3-day periods, so I cleaned and prepared a set of boards. Sorted the remainder of the last set of soot samples, then went out with Dave. Found a large number of new pectorals inaus around Central Marsh. Collected 4 of these. At tanglefoot site II put our the boards and collected 8 soot samples from Central Marsh- sites II-5 & II-6. Back to site I (Micro- Mer). there we put our boards and did a census of lemming nests. Collected a pair of pectorals near there. Drove in to change soot samples and process specimens, then went into Barrow to spend the evening at the Walakatuk. 24 June Barrow, Alaska Still a bitter, cold wind. Spent the morning sorting soot samples and cleaning the next set of tanglefoots. After lunch Dave and I went out to census lemming nests around traplines III and IV. Lots of sign there, but few nests. Found a flock of ca. 30 melanotos - most or all not; collected 5. Also collected a