Alaska field notes, v4434
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Maker 1959 Journal Incident: From then walked upstream to the Dyfalum meet. I headed downstream & explored the mouth of the river. The shore- bird concentration in the delta was very disappointing. No new shorebird species showed up—only a few Sanderling. A Sharp-shelled landed by me on one of the ralets in the delta. Saw a male Shorelby along one small lake adjacent to the river. These were the only surprises. There is an old coking house on the E. edge of the river—the few adjacent mounds look as if they are the remains of old sod huts. Returned to the boat at 6 PM. You didn't returned as I headed upstream to meet him. Saw him coming as I reached the top of the first ridge about half mile downstream. Area between river & first ridge, north to shore & S to first ridge is about 1/2 square mile. [illegible] Latineges Ewin. Today was to be the day the plane came. Or so we thought. It was cloudy & relatively still when we got up this morning. I took advantage of the lack of wind to burn the track we