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Hoeman, J. V.
1964--Aleutians
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grocery store.
While I was looking for birds' nests and getting barked at by dogs this
evening I found a stolen (?) and stashed bicycle.
Monday, June 8, 1964
Wake 0530 and we get to airport by 0600 but too foggy for plane to get
in (1st time this yr.) so we have to wait for 1730 flt. We go to office after
0800 to talk to them some more. Mostly about swans, and I skin an older
flycatcher that someone brought in from the road.
Noticed earlier (0730) loose flock of about 25 violet green swallows,
but other than that mostly tree or bank. Win works up some swan stuff from
their records and I look at some of their sloppy records.
We go eat at ----, a big, homey type of place with them---then catch
our largish plane to Anchorage. Just stay at airport there since we have
1700 flight to Fairbanks. I call Scott and Kay. Scott is going with the
Japanese on Mr. St. Elias next month and is mgr. of a large AF, CAP "Glue
team" for Seward Race this year.
Next walk for 2 hours out to Woronxof Marsh--see arc. terns, Bon. and
Mew gulls, redpolls, semipel. plover, mallard, growing teal, spotted sp.;
Fox, Sav. and w.c. sparrows; tree, v.g. and bank swallows incl. colony of
latter in sand and gravel pit where I dig out one hole. Nest cavity about
2' back in easy sand, grass and feather nest, 3 fresh e. I coll.
Fly Alaska Airline jet over clouds to Fairbanks, seeing McK. fm:
NF after passing at 267000'. A guy takes us to town in his sta. wag. I
spot pr. sandhill cranes overhead. We check in Nordale Hotel, eat at
Economy Cafe. Hank Hansen and Jim King passing through in Nordale too, we