Alaska field notes, v4411
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1/4 mile distant. 194a. Northwest Coast Heron- Four herons were seen on a small island in Mitchell Bay and one was secured. 297a. Sooty Grouse- Only two grouse were heard shooting on the entire trip. 337b. Western Redtail- Two redtails were seen near the falls at the head of Kootznahoo Dulet but they did not want to be collected. 356- Duck Hawk- About a mile north of the Indians village at the entrance of Kootznahoo Dulet there are some fairly high limestone cliffs on which a duck hawk had its nest. The nest was under the roots of an alder bush that drooped down near the top of the cliff about 100 feet above the breakers. We were there on two different occasions but never saw the $ altho the $ kept flying around "ski ying" most of the time. On June 16 the nest contained 3 downy young which I should judge to be