Alaska Catalogue and Journal, v4423
Page 399
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P. DeBenedictis 1966 Tunnel Cape Thompson, Alaska 25 July The creek and longspurs every where. Wagtails were fairly common, but not so Redpolls. Lots of Mew and Kittiwakes or Crowbill and one of Rough-leg hawk. The red dog (25) went to the 2nd Alcid colony, Wiking over the pets. Saw very little on the way, but a few longspurs, Water Pipits, & Bunting in the high country. Saw 6+ Pelagic Cormorants, 1 Pigeon + 1 Black Guillemot, 75+ Tufted Puffin, 200+ Horned Puffin, 70,000+ Mewes, 10,000+ K. Hwaker, 1 White Gyrfalcon + 1 Golden Eagle along the ocean. Found the Gyrfalcon nest, couldn't see young. In the evening saw one microtine in grass by camp. Spent the 26-27 July 26 & 27 in the valley and lower creek near camp, looking at planets and for Bluethroats, etc. No luck. Saw one family Willow Ptarmigan with flying young (1/3 grown) + an odd Spectacled Eider, which was collected, plus 6-7 more microtines, 1 Can bore, 2 Red Fox, and a Grizzly Bear. Western Sandpipers, common along the creek but with nearly full fledged young. These only with down. Flooding. Saw 1 Northern Phalarope (adult ?), 1 juv. Red Phalarope. (Dowithey, 1 Semipalmated, and 10-15 Pectorals, including juveniles. K-T. & Possibi Jaeger Commener them at Meale River, but no other copters. 28 July Spent 28 July Walking along Crowbill Ridge looking for Wheat- ears, without luck. A few Water Pipits + longspurs + Snow Buntings on the slopes. In the head level of