Hoeman, J. V. 1964--Aleutians 8 from Maine at Ft. Rich whom they're going to give their Lloyd to. His name's Rickie and we saw him as Eben took me back to Westward to pick up Win and took us out to airport where he was going to get his plane running. Says one guy came in 1st thing after quake to sell trailer and get out, but most people were stunned sothere was no law business for a while. Flying to Kenai in our PNA DC-3 we could see 2 pr. of trumpeter swans (my first sure ones) on little lakes. Bob Wade of US Bur. S. F. and W. picks us up at field. We go to the station--a group of white-frame bldgs., after checking into a unit at Spur Motel ($5.50/night each) to his house to talk a while and his wife makes us instant coffee, boy and girl watch TV. Both Spencer and Troyer out initiating new canoe trail so we must wait till tomorrow to see them, but Bob loans us a GSA "Lark", so this evening we drive down the old rd., paralleling and crossin g the new straight one they're paving. We ate expensive salmon (frozen from Seattle) 100 ft. fm. where they were running up the Kenai River! This was at rCIF's and we saw ? black poll warb, gray jay and bonapart and mew gulls, and arctic terns out window. Then down to Cohoe (2 more/gray jays en route) and no phalaropes and great yellowlegs) where no body at PO but we backtrack to "SMITH" sign, drive and walk in., leave note at "HOO Called" owl sign on door (2 dogs tied out back). Also drive in to Will Troyer's fine house on sports lake with only a dog home again (Pr. suff scooter and common loon on lake) but meet Mrs. and kids coming home as we leave. We saw bank swallows too. Pr. of green-wing teal in pond by road. Still some ice and snow on surface in deep gullies here at sea level! Saw a moose near Cohoe too.