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Field Notes
D. A. Bell
15 June 1990
Norden Harbor were quite clear. Tow Hill, NE of Massett, stood out like a magnet, with a piece of sunshine shining on it. Great plane ride & landing in water at Mossett. Unloaded the plane fast I unloaded our stuff while Wayne paid for the flight. Then we piled it into the car, had a quick & cheap burger [typical Wayne], and he drove me to Janet & Michael Brown's home in Dell. They have a tiny place just south of the Narbun Park headquarters. Janet & Michael put up a tent for me in their yard.
16 June 1990
Up at 08:30, after a long night. Nice day, mild overcast. We decided to go for a short hike over the "flycatcher trail", which starts from the highway N of the Dell River Bridge. Short drive, then hike thru first Alder woods, then along a trail thru mixed hemlock/spruce forest. Beautiful moss forest floor. We heard Townsend's Warbler and possibly Wilson's Warblers. I saw Varied Thrush, Townsend's, Hermit Thrush, Hairy Woodpecker. We came out after about 1.5 km on the N bank of the Dell River, at about where the Dell Lines House Lodge is located. We continued along the Dell River, headed E to its mouth. Past a few calm, Common Mergansers, Ravens,