Childs 1957 Journal 7 July Pitaruega River, Cape Solvine, Alaska The rain has stopped and the wind has shifted To the West for the first time, driving water Back up the river. Luckily we brought the boat well up or we would have lost it again. The Caribou have left us, having remained in our area about 24 hours. The evidence of their being here, both gastronomic and ecological, will remain for sometime. We saw a white phase Gyrfalcon last night. Picked up the traps this a.m. After supper we went to the river mouth and I collected an immature Salvin's gull? a flock of 20 Tiling Eiders were nesting on the bar 8 July Rain again around 8:200 continued all day. In late afternoon I sent Merle out to get golden Plover, a bird I knew he could identify. He came back with a Canada Goose and said he shot 3 young and left them. He went back after them! He got a Golden Plover this time. 9 July Still rain. Continued skinning birds. 10-20 jaegers are watchers constantly now after Caribou remains - mostly long tails with a few Parasiticus - some dark phase. 10 July Weather good at last. Two herds of 10-15 Caribou crossed 1/2 mile upstream headed east. After a breakfast of Blueberry pancakes (a specialty of the house) we headed for That's Creek, 7 miles to the west. The Gyrfalcon was seen 3 times and a Duckhawk once