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Beaver
1967
Alaska
Journal 21
24 June (cont.)
1500 (cont) we drove on a few hundred yards to the east and
then I took the following feeding observation:
24 Jun/ Cent. Marsh / m / 007 / 1500/f/su/ 3A/ 3b/ 2/
feeding (?).
We continued onto Central Marsh trap lines # 5 and 6
on Beach Ridge. On the way, Steve attempted to
collect a Golden Flower, but the bird flew
off after sustaining a direct hit! We looked
for the bird to the east but had no luck.
All this PM, the wind has been cold
and occasional large flakes of snow are falling.
We stopped at another flock of about 8
Golden Flowers and again Steve attempted to
collect a bird - which took the full pattern and
then flew off! He tried again and the same
resulted. Finally, with the 4 shot, a
? (probably had good food palette) was collected.
We then proceeded on to the Skyline Keys
running on lines 5 and 6. Two keys were out
on the flat swamp and wet in water, so we
moved them a short distance to a dry place.
Then, we took single foot traps #3,4,
and 1x2 to their locations and then left
for camp.
1630 We stopped on Beach Ridge when the
road crosses it from Central Marsh, and