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Stang. 1921.
Kripiux Valley.
143.
were a flock of teal, Green Winged on the creek by Jathu's
noise and I got a couple by jumping them from
the peds. They are very tame, but when jumped
they are beautiful shooting. Also many Wilson Snipe,
but these are hard to find. Shot a large Hawk,
one of a pair, but lost it. I shot at first it
was a Peel Tail, but believe now it was a Goshawk
for Mr. Swarth scared two young ones away from
the hen house where they were patiently waiting
for Jathu to come and turn out the chickens.
I caught two adult Muskrats, male and female,
in my traps which I believe clears out the whole
family. They are very brown with fine fur. On the
way back I saw both the Blue-Sided Flycatcher
and the Wood Pewee. Also saw some Vaux Swifts
and a bird resembling a Bittern which flew very
high up. Shot a Townsend Solitaire near the cabin
evening. The pedl train, Wiegius, Ware, Watt,
and WM got in this evening - Very rainy this evening.
Sat. Sept. 3. 1921.
Rained hard all day. Nothing below here in
the fields at all. I got one Bept out of a large
goose however. Very brown - possibly Sympugus. In
the woods I shot a Peel Squirrel and a Plover, saw
nothing else. Fished but lost my tackle on a big
salmon. Many large salmon in the river now,
Cohee and hof- Salmon probably.