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Idaho Inlet, Chichagoff Island, Alaska.
July 20 to 25 1907.
BIRDS.
Frank Stephens.
Frachvramphus marmoratus. Marbled Murrelet. Not common. Immature birds shot.
Cæpphus columba. Pigeon Guillemot. Saw several.
Larus glaucosceens. Glaucous-winged Gull. Common.
L. brachyramphus. Short billed Gull. Saw several.
L. philadelphia. Bonaparte Gull. A large flock remained near camp. They were mostly in spring plumage, but some had begun to change to the winter plumage and two or three were gray-headed.
Phalacrocorax pelagicus. Pacific Cormorant. Saw a few.
Histrionicus histrionicus. Harlequin Duck. A small flock remained about the islet. I saw them several times on a rocky point and shot one there. It had been feeding on the small animals that look like 'sow bugs' and live under stones below high tide line.
Oidamia sp.? Saw a few scoters at a distance.
Actitis macularia. Spotted Sandpiper. Saw one.
Haliaeetus leucocephalus alascanensis. Northern Bald Eagle. Common.
Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. Saw one.
Selasphorus rufus. Rufous Hummingbird. Saw a female several times or several females.
Corvus corax principalis. Northern Raven. Saw several.
C. caurinus. Northwest Crow. Common. Dixon killed several to feed his young hawks.
Pinicola enucleator alascanensis. Alaskan Pine Grosbeak. Heard frequently.
Passerculus sandwichensis alaudinus. Western Savanna Sparrow. A number frequented the grass patch at the mouth of the creek opposite camp.
Junco oraganus. Oregon Junco. Saw a few on the upper part of the mountain that we climbed.