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Field Notes
Doug Bell
July 22, 1988
across flat twenty. Saw a small deer, reddish in
clr. We stayed at the Bells Mini Hostel in Thell -
what a dump - and it cost $25.00.
July 23, 1988
Rain. We drove on to Port Clements for Breakfast.
Saw another Bald Eagle. At Port Clements we saw
2 ad, 1 4yr & 1 3yr. Bald Eagle. No gulls. Met
Keith, the Indian working for MacMillan Bloedel,
again (we had met him at the hostel last night).
Loons at a distance. We drove out the Logging Road
to Juskatla. Song Sparrows in brush along its way.
At Juskatla Inlet: 2 ad. Bald Eagles, a large group
of Canadian Geese (several adults and 18 cygnets),
2 Harle Seals, a female Red-breasted Merganser
with about 20 chicks, 8 Greater Scaup, Belted
Kingfisher. Drove back to Port Clements, then up
to Massett along Massett Inlet. More Bald Eagles,
lots of cows, across occasional ravens. Several deer.
Rain. Found a B+B next to the wharf in Morsett. Asked
fisherman for possibility of rides out to Langara I., they
said it takes about 2 hrs to get out there - but none
would take me. One guy, Mike, would charter his
boat to me for $40.00 per hour. A possibility, at
least. Went skiing along beach between Massett
and Haide around 18:00. Crows, Bald Eagles (3yrs,ad),
Song Sparrows, fledgling Orange-crowned Warbler, Golden-
crowned Kinglet, Townsend's Warbler. Saw one ad &