Probably 13. c. hutchmisi hutchmei and several other birds elsewhere noted. Heard several water thrushes along the shore. Shores of shale, limestone and Tar sands Remled at Red River until about 11.am cooking breakfast and then started down the river. The banks are rather low and heavily woods with spruce, birch poplars mostly balsamifer which reaches a large size and an underground & Cornus various willows and alder Ruffed grousers are very abundant along the river passed today several Totung could be heard druming at most any time. The snow will drift all night so we will float along with her. May 16 Poplar point to 20 miles 7 Lake Athabasca. We drifted all night and early in the morning passed Poplar point and shortly afternoon went ashore and had breakfast. We floatedehove down the River all day and all hands went ashore are camped about dark May 17 To Lake Athabasca Floated down the river and reached the marshes at the mouth about 4 P.M. shot a few birds here. were unable to Cross the Horse on account of wind. Waited to bed about 10.30 as the grounds were we would not start until two in its morning in all probability. We round us up at 11. tomorrow and we started and soon reached the Lake. We encountered much floating ice but encouraged by hard work to get through it