CAPT. ROBERT A. BARTLETT 
GREENLAND EXPEDITION of 1938 
Under the Auspices of 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
AND CLEVELAND MUSEUM 
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Field Notes for Parker Snow Bay, N. W. Greenland (76 07^ N. Lat., 68 12’ 
Vf. Long): 
Arrived in Parker Snovj’ Bay at 4:00 P.M* on July 27, and were ashore 
at the head of the bay till 8:00 P.M. Both sides of the entrance to the 
bay are steep rocky cliffs on which nest the little Auks* The head of 
the bay slopes gradually from the glacier to the sea,, and in places is 
covered with a network of small rushing glacial streams. Between these 
streams are either rooky ridges or marshy tundra. Behind a beach of 
coarse pebbles were low muddy flats washed by both the tide and the streams. 
During the time ashore we were able to cover this area thoroughly, but were 
unable to go up a valley to the northeast which gave the appearance of 
very good territory. Ray Hellmann was with me as usual, and Hugh Byfield 
was off to collect insects and microscopic life> while Rupert Bartlett 
was after flowers. The weather was partly cloudy when we set out and by 
the time we returned, fog had set in. 
(1) Eider, Northern: 
Many were seen flying along the shore including several 
flocks composed mostly of drakes. 
(2) Plover, ringed; 
Fairly common around muddy flats. 
(3) Sandpiper, Baird’s: 
Not common; obtained one specimen. 
(4) Glaucous Gull: 
Common. 
(5) Guillemot, Mandt’s: 
Fairly common in the bay. 
(6) Mur re, Brunnich’s: 
Fairly common in the bay. 
(7) Dovekie : 
Extremely common. The cliffs of Parker Snow Bay are a 
well known breeding place of the Dovekie. 
(8) Raven, Northern: 
Saw none , but I am sure we would have found some on the 
north side of the bay where we did not have time to go. 
(9) Long spur, Lapland: 
Shot one adult female for an extremely far north record 
for this species. She was very tired and I almost caught 
her in my cap. 
