Alaska field notes typed, v4498
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American Scoter. Oidemia americana. White-winged Scoter. O. daglandi. Surf Scoter. O perspicillata. Scoters are abundant. All the species are nearly equally represented. Canada Goose. Branta canadensis. Abundant. About a dozen shot. Some approach ss. occidentalis. Cackling Goose. Branta canadensis minima. A few seen and heard. Northwest Coast Heron. Ardea herodias fannini. Rare. Wilson Snipe. Gallinago delicata. Rare. Aleutian Sandpiper. Tringa coniesi. Several sandpipers were shot that Mr. Littlejohn identifies as the Aleutian. They were in considerable flocks. baird Sandpiper. Actrodromas bairdi. One shot. Others seen. WESTERN Semipalmated Sandpiper. Eruenetes occidentalis. Several taken. Not common. Surf Bird. Anhiza virgata. Littlejohn killed several from a large flock, May 12th. Another was killed several days previously. Black Turnstone. Arenaria melanoccephala. Several killed at various times. sometimes in company with surf birds and Aleutian sandpipers. Sooty Grouse. Dendragapus obscurus fuliginosus.. Abundant and tame. Scatter- ed through the timber from beach to upper limit of timber. Their "hoot" was heard very frequently but the bird is difficult to locate by the sound. Northern Bald Eagle. Haliaeetus alascanus. Common. Eggs taken. Black Merlin. Falco columbarius suckfeyi9 In walking along the beach I flushed a siskin which flew out over the waters edge. A very small very dark hawk flew from the edge of the timber along the beach and chased the siskin which dodged it. The hawk did not follow the siskin but flew back into the timber. Kennicott Screech Owl. Megascops asio kennicotti. A small owl heard was probably of this race.