Alaska field notes, v4411
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at the bottom of the cliff. They were losing their summer plumage and new white spin feathers were coming in all over their under parts. One had no tail and the other had only 2 spin feathers in his tail. Their crops were full of heather buds. 337 b. Western Red tail. Two adults and one immature were secured near a meadow that abounded with mycrotus upon which the hawks were living as testified by their presence in the stomachs of the hawks. 352 a Northern Bald Eagle. A & was shot on July 29 that had a spread of 7 ft. 9 in; length 37 inches and weight 15 lbs. The stomach and throat were stuffed with rotten salmon. Some species of owl proved a source of aggravation to me for several nights. On a calm evening it would begin tohoot from the summit of a densely wooded rocky ridge back [illegible]