Field journal, v4159
Page 295
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ompson 184. Grand Teton National Park July 13 1931 Trip to lake 1/4 mile east of Leeks Camp. This lake is about 3/4 mile long very shallow and entirely covered with lily pads. The water is lower than it was last year. Mr. Lawrence caretaker of Johnson's Ranch, saw swans with 4-5 young there last year & the year before. There are none on the lake this year. Food, nesting sites & nesting material are abundant but the water is too low and covered with Elies to be suitable for swans this year, we deduced. A Barrows Goldeneye with 3 young perhaps 2 weeks old were swimming on the lake. A Beaver House 35 ft. across & 10 ft. high stood in a narrow neck of the pond. This is the largest one I've ever seen. Trip to Bear Lake July 13, 1931. That afternoon we drove over the old Ashton Height road, 10 miles from the Snake River, to Wagner Lake & Grassy Lake. One mile east of Wagner Lake, we took the trail into Bear Lake 3 1/2 miles north in Yellowstone Park. The lake has some tule lilies & marsh grass, but no swans, nor nests. Fishing (native Cutthroat Trout) good. Caught 1 two lb. fish. No swans on Kering Lake, Teton Lake, Wagner, nor Grassy.