Alaska field notes, v4434
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JOURNAL Bed throat loon on a tiny pond towards Cabin by shore. Swallow net in cabin. Bug for a while in shrubs Down by the cabin. Remarkably clean for an shrubs house, found nothing. Beer tracks all over beach. Made butterfly net in evening. Closed traps, nothing caught. July 22 Patnega River, Alaska A breezy cloudy day. warm. Made complete round of nets. Set line traps + mated Lt#5, Parent#2, + Owl#4, then crossed rine + mated Parent#3, + Owl#2. After lunch made round of Lt#4, #11, Bom#2, Parent#1, + Owl#3 in that order. While walking along Barbal Drough from net#4 to 11 I found an unusual looking carbon antler. Set it out of the stream to dry + will bring it in one of three days. Visited the presumed Rough-leg nest on slope across Willow Creek, found nothing but feathers & pellet. Collected the latter. Back at tent by 6. Closed line traps at 9. Nothing caught. July 23 Patnega River, Alaska. Set line traps in morning. Windy day, in fact blowing a veritable gale. Decided to swap off for the day. Tried to catch mucket.