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Falcon scoticolor
Colomnogenik
Kittlik River, ca 5 miles below mouth of Oligite-
tributary - at head of 9 fores - wind worked
sandstone and conglomerate protrusions jutting
up as the ridge of a hill. An avie was
located on one of the conglomerate "heads"
about 200 ft up a slope above the river.
The rock was ca 40 ft high. Avie was
located ca 10 ft from top 30 ft from bottom
in a wind-blown pocket. There were three
well-feathered egasses ca 6 weeks old - all
apparently twivels. We took the two largest
ones. The avie faced ca SW. Another "head"
had apparently been used the year before, as
there were many old pellets & skeletons under
it. Most of this material was ptarmigan.
Under the present avie found a diced up
carcass - almost untouched - of Lagopus mutus,
A few ptarmigine remains were found and
some wren feathers, which may not have been
a kill. Saw out the twivel at a
good distance away - flying. Focused this
avie just by "inseight" - the ritecation
looked right, and there it was
above
- Colwill River, ca 2 miles below mouth of
Kittlik - avie found on night side on a
high, long bluff of shale and creek. The
avie was located about 120 ft from bottom
of cliff and 20 ft from top, in a cleft of the