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Rodman Bay. Alaska.
Aug. 19 to 20 1907.
BIRDS.
Brachyramphus marmoratus. Marbled Murrelet. Saw a few.
Cepphus columba. Pigeon Guillemot. Single birds seen occasionally.
Larus brachyrhynchos. Short-billed Gull. Rather common.
Larus philadelphia. Bonaparte Gull. A considerable flock frequented the
mud flat at the head of the bay.
Dendragapus obscurus fuliginosus. Not very common; the birds seen were
mostly young of the year.
Accipiter velox. Sharp-shinned Hawk. Saw several, including at least two
pairs. One pair kept after a band of Stellar jays, but did not catch any
that I could see. The jays were not afraid of them.
Buteo borealis (calurus?). Red-tailed Hawk. I saw one near the summit of the
mountain that I climbed and Hasselborg saw two together on the opposite
side of the bay.
Haliaeetus leucocephalus alascanus. Northern Bald Eagle. August 19th, a
pair were at rest in a dead spruce on the beach across the bay from camp,
In the nest was a young bird able to fly. Strassel shot it but it flew out
into the timber and we were unable to find it.
Bubo melanolicaniscus arcticus. Arctic Horned owl. I shot a male and saw his
mate. One of them was hooting about 4 P. M. of a cloudy day and I followed
up the sound. This bird flew about in the timber but let me get near
enough for a shot.
Ceryle alcyon. Kingfisher. Mrs. Stephens saw one.
Cyanocitta stellari. Stellar Jay. Common, mostly young birds. Several birds
probably two broods, frequent the vicinity of the inhabited houses, nick-
in up crumbs, etc. See 'Field Notes'
Corvus corax principalis. Northern Raven. Rather common.
Corvus caurinus. Northwest Crow. A flock frequented the head of the bay.