Alaska journal, v4407
Page 165
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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