Field Notes August 7, 1989 Monday, today is a BC holiday. Would not get ahold of any govt people (eg to get a wildlife export permit, etc.). So, I went to the university, picked up all my specimens from various freezers. Hot & sunny day. Went to the airport & got the tank & gull buckets at 14:30. Called Alaska to arrange my trip up there. Sam Patten said he finished his Gordons work, and that most birds were dropping to the salmon spawns already. Called John Piatt to check about Middleton Island. He said I should call Brian Feddy on the island, via FAA, to see if gulls are still there. I did, leaving a message for him to call me in Seattle tonight. I headed out of Vancouver. At the border I was held up a bit while customs tracked down a F&W service officer at the county salon at 17:00 to find out what to do about my birds. I ended up filing a declaration to import wildlife. Arrived in Seattle late 19:30. Called Chris Wood, and we got my specimens into the Burke Museum's freezer. Went over to Ken & Laura's around 2100. August 8, 1989 I rented an empty big Mz tank. Sent it off to Anchorage. Ken took me to the airport. Warm, hazy day. Flew out on Alaska Airlines at 15:10. Sat on right side of the plane. We flew W out of Seattle, then N over the Olympics, up