Alaska field notes typed, v4498
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Red-tailed Hawk. Buteo borealis (calurus?). Saw a pair at Alexander Lake. Northern Bald Eagle. Haliaeetos leucocephalus alascanus.. Common. Most abundant I ever saw them. Saw about twenty at once at Mole Harbor. Saw five in the immature plumage together between Mole Harbor and Pleasant Bay. American Osprey. Pandion carolinensis. Saw one at the lakes. Belted Kingfisher. Ceryle alcyon. Rare. Harris Woodpecker. Dryobates villosus harrisi. Seen occasionally. Northern Red-breasted Sapsucker. Sphyrapicus ruber notkensis. Rather common. Rufous Hummingbird. Selasphorus rufus. Seen frequently. Nest and eggs taken, Stellar 'av. Cyanocitta stellari. Seen occasionally, usually in pairs. Northern Raven. Corvus corax principalis. Common. Not shy. Northwest Crow. C. caurinus. Common. Western Flycatcher. Empidonax difficilis. Seen occasionally. American Crossbill. Loxia curvirostra and Loxia minor. Seen occasionally, usually in pairs. White-winged Crossbill. L. leucoptera. I shot a female at Hasselborg Lake, at 2,000 feet altitude. Sandwich Sparrow. Passerculus sandwichensis. Seen occasionally. Pine Siskin. Spinus pinus. Common. Oregon Junco. Junco hiemalis oreganus. Seen occasionally. Caught a young bird in a "gee - whizz" trap May 31st. ?Song Sparrow. Melospiza cinerea s.s.? Shot one. (Townsend?) Sparrow. Passerella iliaca (meruloides.) Shot a pair on the mountain at Hasselborg Lake at 2,000 feet altitude. Barn Swallow. Hirundo erythrogaster palmeri. Not common. Tree Swallow. Iridoprocne bicolor. Seen occasionally. Lutescent Warbler. Helminthophila celata lutescens. Not common. Took a set of eggs near Hasselborg Lake. American Pipit. Saw one on the summit of the mountain near Hasselborg Lake. Western Winter Wren. Olbiorchilus hyemalis pacificus. Not common. Nest and eggs taken.