Diary, 1903-1904, of trips with A. F. Camsell, Merritt Cary, and Alfred Emerson Preble to the Athabaska-Mackenzie region
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air soaring about a cross Do Same times Heard a 470m w di afternoon. Took accretie 3 tris trapps in Grail's Snowpeas appeared Mch 29. Spent the day writing littles and compiling Temperature records Mch 30 Spent the day writing. Flight face of snow in fornoon but afternoon warmer, and only slightly cloudy. The buds and catkins on the melons and aldus now give a brown appearance to the woods where these trees are common or predominate. Monday Spent most of day writing warm and clear April 1. Spent most of the day in the woods taking photo etc. Warm and snow melting and settling fast. Heard dronging of Picardy am. Facettes April 2 In woods most of day, warm until afternoon. Snow ammung small moths flying about in woods. These about 1/3 inch long grayish brown and with wings killed when closed. Snow flush of about 100 snowberry trees taken colder knowing in evening April 4th. Made trip out on track s.n. of 7th taking first Canada Grouse, and a number of Carr Centspigs about the fork. Purty yellow bird. April 5. Spent nearly all day in the woods, taking a number of birds and several photos. Heard drumming of 7 Hopper. April 6 Most of day en woods, after warm day, but seen few birds. April 7. Forenoon in woods exploring a new Track on which Jack Moke has snared; found several large nests and will keep them in view as Hawks or owls may use them. Cloudy AM. warm PM. April 8 Spent forenoon in woods on track followed yesterday. Saw Gorbards eating a rabbit. Climbed to nest a large hopper and found it still lined and creativity by Gypso, but saw none about. Where it nest a pair of gophers alphest closely with lead cries. Took no bird developed. Some photos in evening at Cast Mills.