Alaska field notes, v4411
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bullet they usually arranged to fall over into their holes and if they got started head first they would slide down out of reach. Shrews were seen around the "ground hog" dens and at one time 3 were seen eating the clotted blood where a marmot had been killed a couple of days previous. They were almost invariably eaten up when caught in traps; evidently the work of other shrews. One red backed mouse was caught. No meadow mice were found on the mountain tops but they were common in and about the strawberry patches on the beach. They ate the strawberries as fast as they ripened. No white-footed mice could be found. Pine squirrels were not common. No bats were seen. The following birds were observed. 7- Loon. Several were seen in a small lake back from the beach and eggs had