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Silmer RED THROATED LOON D
1931
but made no effort & escape. When
I stood up & walked toward them, they
merely dove & swam towards the
middle of the lake. They were very
fearless - perhaps they were young birds.
Aug. 24 Have not seen many of these
birds lately - p.k. perhaps they have
gone south!
Sept. 21 Unalaska, Unalaska Is., Aleutian Is.
Mr. Patterson of Unalga Is., identified
a bird he had once killed on Unalga
Is. from one of my bird books, as a
Red Throated Loon. The identification was
made from one of my bird books.
Oct. 2 English Bay, W. Unalaska Is., Aleutians
Spec. No. 2212 & 2213 were killed just
inside the mouth of the harbor as
we were cruising in. They had been
feeding heavily on fish spawn about
2-3" long. One was wounded at
the first shot and attempted to escape
but was only under a few
seconds before coming to the surface
of attempting to fly.