Hoeman, J. V. 1964--Aleutians siskin, rock (?) wren, bandtail (?) pigeon, house finch, dusky (?) Flycatcher, smazed at all the flowers--the laurels extremely varied in shade, the broom all yellow, etc.; saw shrew and a lot of mole tunnels. Tuesday, June 2, 1964 50° this morning at 0600. We have a good breakfast at Mannings cafeteria and the postmaster at a branch p. o. opens up the back door half an hour early for me to mail my typewriter and binoculars home. See another kestrel en route to airport and show Win my McKinley newspaper article while we wait for our flight by NW Orient to Seattle. The mountains are protruding vaguely from the cloud layer and I soon learned that those feared lost (at least in Post Intelligence headliner) on Rainier were only waiting out at white-out. We get better rates at Seattle's big Olympic Hotel by proclaiming our gov't. emp. Room 1058. Down to Iver's sidewalk restaurant on the wharf for a 35 cent pint of hot clam broth. We visit around leather shops getting a strip for Win's camera case too. Then to Bureau of Commercial Fisheries offices where we talk to the very pleasant chief, Sam Hutchinson; to an old friend of Win's, Harvey Moore (deputy dir.); and to Howard Baltzo who's in charge of the seal harvest, will be up there and says there are "tens of thousands" of ruddy turnstones about the seal carcasses, particularly on St. George in August. No problems so we will no doubt go to St. George with the boat 6 Aug. and may have to remain 3 months! Next go look at shotguns and find good ones available in the many hock-shops. Then to Red. Egpt. Coop where it turns out Win has been a