Alaska journal, v4433
Page 63
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Transcription
Journal June way down the East side of the plot, with the door facing west. Returned via the gaswell and found, again, much activity there- red-backs, pectorals, phalaropes, some semi-pals. Collected a ♂ and ♀ pectoral and a redback there. Back to camp for a late lunch as weather turned colder and snow began to fly. Spent the rest of the afternoon putting netting on new emergence traps. In the evening Pitelka, Soikkeli, and I drove out to Beach Ridge in the vicinity of Micro-Met. It was quite cold and activity was very low. This left time for conversation. Soikkeli came right out with it: "There are many things that I want to see with my own eyes." Already we have convinced him of one difference- showed him a first year ♀ coming into breeding condition. First year birds do not even come to the breeding area in the population he has studied in Finland. It was too cold to get much done, so we came in and I worked until 11:30 finishing the emergence traps.