Alaska field notes, v4411
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There were more birds along the river than anywhere else that I have been on the island. The following is a list of birds observed while others were seen but the river was so swift that we couldn't stop to identify or secure them. 7. Loon - 4 or 5 were seen in Mitchell Bay. 129. Merganser. A ♀ and 3 young were seen near the falls at the head of Kootznahoo Dulet. 15:1- Am. Golden eye. A pair were seen near Hasselborg Falls. 15:5. Harlequin Duck - a pair were seen about half way down the river. 172 b. White cheeked goose. A nest was found which was under a hemlock tree in a meadow at least ¼ mile from water. The nest was merely a shallow depression, thickly lined with goose down. There had been 7 eggs in the nest. I caught a lone gosling in a beaver pond about