Alaska species accounts, part 1, v4403
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1. Code 1957 Faleo vesticolles 1 July Colville River No evidence of guys was found on the ground at the upper alcie on the Oslanna- garik. There were some fairly recent droppings and some remains of waterfowl and shore birds - no fresh ptarmigan remains. Last year's nest contained a dead young still in the down - the little one we left there last year. No evidence of guys was found from the air, we circled over it twice, and I could see into all the path holes, of an active alcie at the Kill of Nine Heads No evidence of guys was found on the ground at [illegible] Bluff or the Double Knife Ridge Bluff - from the air no evidence was obtained for the other two sites on the Colville where they have nested in the past. 7 July Colville River Alcie #1 - at 1720 spotted very light breasted 7 flying over the first-high- cliff on left side of river below mouth of Oslannagazik. 4 with light gray back and dark cheeks - almost white below, 3 not seen. Nest in old stick nest of raven or rough leg hawk situated on a ledge of a sandstone pinnacle 150 ft ups from