Sullivan J. Wales, Alaska → Barrow, Alaska July 1 (cont). River - but the sand bars did not look particularly good and the weather was bad so we gave up the idea. We did fly over much of the river - saw very little bird activity - a few jaegers. Felder, Holmer, Chetus, and I left Wales. 1800 landed at Shikmarf - a tiny eskimo village - on a sandbar just outside of Shikmarf inlet. This village was remarkably neat and clean. Lots of grass and sand, very little refuse and mud. 1830 left Shikmarf. Kittiwake and glaucous gulls were seen nesting in the rocks off shore in Doodhope Bay perhaps from 2-10 miles west of Deering. 1925 landed at Deering. This is a small village stretched out in a row of houses. Saw eskimos living in ice - apparently for drinking water. 1940 - left Deering. Chetus pointed out reindeer on the flight also. They appear more blotched and spotty than caribou. Also, a number of sandhill cranes were feeding on open tundra near the coast. We came close to some yellow-tailed loons at one time. Red fox appeared fairly common - I saw 4 between Wales and Kotzebue - 2 of them were of the cross color phase. 2110 arrived at Kotzebue - once again refuel and checked weather. Weather was not particularly good or bad - some clouds ahead, but we decided to spend the night anyway.