Alaska field notes, v1299
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334 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.