Field Notes August 8, 1989 Juan de Fuca straight, and N up the spine of Vancouver I. Sat on left side of plane, got good views of Protection, San Juan Is., Victoria, Campbell River, Middleton I., etc. Out over Queen Charlotte Strait the clouds obscured views. Still, the mountains of coastal BC & AK were visible. We flew right over Masset & N. Graham I. of the Queen Charlottes, but I couldn't see Langara I. Quite cloudy coming into Anchorage. Met John Pratt at the airport, stayed with him. A strapping fellow, from Newfoundland. Went out to dinner, talked alot about the oil spill. It's been very bad. Spent 800 miles out the Prince William Sound, killing seabird all the way to the SE shores of the Alaska Peninsula. Possibly 120,000 birds recovered so far. August 9, 1989 Raining. Flew out of Anchorage to Kenai at 0700 hrs. Rain at Kenai. The FAA flight to Middleton currently postponed (@ 10:00) due to fog. No flight to Middleton at all today. At mid-day I walked out to the inlet on the edge of town. Great expanses of mud flat and marshes, but poor visibility due to rain. Lots of gulls near the fish plants - Glaucous-winged, Kettwabs, New Gulla, Herring Gulls, and I believe I saw an immn. Glaucous Gull. Common Redpolls in the spruce forests in