[Journal] March 6-November 22, 1933
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March 6, 1935 We left Port Moody about 1 P.M. in the Hotel Carry. As far as Sophie Creek (4 miles or 1.14 p.m.) but this country was broken hilly country with several swamps. We saw several kinds of Birds, loon, lynx, jaycine, road clover, crackete, wobbly (Mallard). After crossing the creek we ascend with a little difficulty in one place along a hill with several switch back and it was when we were practically up about 94 mile from Roana we saw a wallaby. We arrived here about 3:30 and spent the afternoon getting settled & shooting some swifts that seem fairly common. The cottage is rather small but we have another which is spacious enough. The King family that run a Hotel where we eat seem very nice. March 7, 1935 We were awakened about 5:30 by some birds calling in some trees near our cabin (Giant Kestrelfishes). We got up about 6:10 and had breakfast about 6:45 after which I went out to set some traps. I went back up into the forest above camp there are not a great number of large tree tree going is not too hard, not a great number of vines and dots of rocks, conglomerate, volcano, I made two sets on the edge one under a large rock the other by some trees. And one in the forest a little way. 3 in 1st & 2 in 2nd (forest) 4 in 3rd. I returned to camp about nine thirty ten o'clock. While sitting near I saw and shot a bird of Joracked jaycine flew out of a clump of vines by a fruit tree. It was 30 to 40 ft from ground but not in the tree top. I left my traps and got my camera and went in the direction of the falls where I shot a wobbly by the fence of this point end a swift but as I was going after it a wallaby? scooted off through the grass I shot. of the moving grass with No 12 shot but missed. I then shot while standing on the conglomerate boulders a Blue-camery (notrix) in a wacalypto and collecting flyings.