Journal Entry
Today was a big day chasing squirrels at our Atigan river site. So far catching the squirrels we need has proven difficult. with 100 traps out, we captured 3 male squirrels which are needed for Cory William's primary experiment this summer. It was a warm and beautiful day nonetheless. Temps were in the 50s with little wind.
The Atigan River flowing north out of the Brooks range
Loading up the squirrel traps to take out to our study site
A pair of tundra swans flew over our heads and landed nearby.
After dinner tonight a wolf sauntered by in front of our dinning hall. Earlier in the day I spotted a red fox. These are wolf and fox prints along the river. Both are predators of the ground squirrels.
A group of us went on a late night hike (11pm) and had to cross some deep, wet snow. though soaked, fun was had by all.
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