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Peril Strait. Alaska.
Aug. 21 to 27 1907.
BIRDS.
Gavia immer. Red-throated Loon. Saw two birds in winter plumage.
Brachyramphus marmoratus. Marbled Murrelet. Not common. Shot a young bird.
Rissa tridactyla. Kittiwake. Saw several over the tide rips at the northern
narrows.
Larus brachyrhynchus. Short-billed Gull. Common.
Stercorarius parasiticus. Parasitic Jaeger. Saw two.
Ardea herodias fannini. Northwestern Heron. Saw one twice.
Phalaropus lobatus. Northern Phalarope. Many birds, mostly in flocks but
sometimes singly or twos and threes feed on the kelp at mid and low tides.
At high tides they swim around out in the strait.
Laropus laropus. Willow Ptarmigan. Strassel shot four out of six seen. All
were shot with soft point balls. I saved two.
Accipiter velox. Sharp-shinned Hawk. Several seen. One skinned.
Buteo borealis (calurus?). Western Red-tailed Hawk. An immature bird shot.
Haliaeetus leucocephalus alascanus. Northern Bald Eagle. Saw two.
Falco peregrinus pealei. Saw two. A raven chased one away.
Ceryle alcyon. Kingfisher. Saw one.
Salasp~horus rufus. Rufous Hummingbird. Saw one Aug 24th.
Cyanocitta stellata. Stellar Jay. Saw three or four.
Corvus corax brachyrhynchos. Not common.
Corvus caurinus. Gray Crow. Saw a large flock.
Melospiza cinerea rufina. Sooty Song Sparrow. Shot three.
Melospiza lincolnii. Lincoln Sparrow. Common in the beach grass.
Passerella iliaca unalaschensis. Townsend Sparrow. Caught one in a mouse
trap.
Junco oregonus. Oregon Junco. Saw several.