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Childs
1957
Journal
20
15 July Oltmaga River, Cape Sabine, Alaska
By mid. afternoon a violent wind storm
started which threatened rain but did not.
At 2:00 we made the first run of T7 + T8
and picked up the traps. Caught a
Muscito in T7-4.2.
16 July High winds of 25-30 mph continue. We
spent the day cleaning up and preparing
for the river trips. Saw a old Dunk Hawk
beating its way up river and it diverted
by 2 long-tailed Jaegers who seemed to
be able to out-manouver the hawk with
ease. Walked to spit where a flock of King and
Stellar Eiders rested as well as Kittiwake. Found
a well developed Arctic tern day bird
who was "turned" over adover by the wind
when we released it. Observed a flock of 4
Knots with a golden Plover near cabin on return
17 July got ready for river trip and waited for plane.
Weather poor.
18 July Still waiting. Plane arrived at 1445 with Royal Sharker. He
and I flew up river to the last bar we could get down on
and this locality I am calling Camp A as we do not locate
this on any of our maps. In our preliminary scouting
around we have seen Longspure, long-tailed Paraltic
Jaegers, Ottermanian, Semi-palmated Plover, N.Phleopus,
Golden Plover, NORTHERN SHRIKE with 2 fledged young
Redpoll. Set 63 traps near camp