Alaska field notes, v4411
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84 Peromyscus were almost abound ant about old camping places. Mr. Basselby caught 15 during one night in three common mice traps. He set one trap at the head of his bed, one in the middle; and one at the foot and then went to bed. As fast as he heard a Trap go off he would wake over and take the dead mouse out, so it was a continual performance. Meadow mice were fairly common in certain places in the broad grassy meadows near the mouths of the Salmon creeks. Birds were not particularly abundant altho we saw more than at Port Frederick or Idaho inlet or Clicka gop Island. I noted the following 25 Marbled Murrelet. Between 25 and 50 were seen during our stay. They were flying high over the woods during the evening. 55 Short Billed Gull. A large flock staid around the flat near the mouth of the big Salmon Creek