Alaska field notes, v4411
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come up flying. 492. Pacific Kittiwake A flock of 200 or 300 kittiwakes were feeding and sitting around on the ice bergs near the mouth of a creek. Two were secured on July 13. 44. Glancous-winged Gull. Common. 123. Pelagic Cormorant. Common among the ice bergs where they were fishing. 165. White-winged Scoter Common. 223 Northern Phalarope. Affocks of 400 or 500 were seen on the way over. One was shot on July 17. 263. Spotted Sandpiper. A & and set of 4 incubated eggs were secured on July 14. The nest was under two little willows on a sand flat It was just a small hole 3 in. in diameter and 1 inch deep lined with dry willow leaves. The & was very artful and made no noise