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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.