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Strong .1921. Hazelton, B.C.
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Eagles:
Mr. Sward saw a Golden Eagle very close to, on the beach. Tonight, probably the same one I shot at night before last; and Frank saw and shot at a Bald Eagle there three nights ago. Yesterday afternoon a Raven: Crow Raven was in the cottonwoods near camp but flew across the river when I went down.
Tues. July 19. Found a junco's nest (Black-headed) near camp in grass under small wild rose bush, it had just been completed and had no eggs in it. This is very late for the junco to be nesting. This afternoon a Kingbird (Eastern) flew into a fence post near the cabin and I shot it. Mr. Sward put up the skin, it was a ♀. Cloudy all day, with wind and showers. Saw three Bald Eagles on a sand bar up the Bulkley River, one adult and two young. They fish for salmon here as many are wounded by the spearing in the box canner above here and the eagles get the cripples. Saw the Golden Eagle fishing today. He is unusually tame.
Wed. July 20. Should have left for the Mt. today but Ben's failed to show up. Cloudy with slight rain. Wasted all day doing nothing, except this morning I hunted the Golden Eagle for some time. He was on the beach at first, flew across the