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Childs
1958
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22 Aug Pitmezer River, Cape Sabine, Alaska
The last trap of the year. T1 + T3 were
completed. Camp being slowly packed and
prepared for the evacuation. Greater
which I hope will take place at
any time starting tomorrow. Weather
fair. Wheat ears still present.
Red phalaropes on the river after puffin
23 Aug
Continual packing operations, and drying
skeletal material.
24 Aug Max Britton, Max Brown, and Al Brock arrived
late afternoon. Brock was left and we
proceeded to Kotzebue via the Noatak
Valley. Spent the night at the Winn
Hotel after having Periclean Steak
for supper and seeing the tan and
dance. Saw 3 Moose near North Village.
25 Aug Kotzebue, Alaska
Flown to Cape Thompson to talk to U.S.G.S.
party involved with AEC proposed
shatter blast. They took me by boat
by the roostery of murres, Tufted and
Horned Puffin, Kittiwakes, and Raven
Gulls — a tremendous sight. Also
Saw Caper, Gyrfalcon, Snow Owl,
Yellow Wagtail, Wheat ear, 3 Red-spotted
Bluethroat, Redpoll, Wilson Snipe, Savannah
Sp. Longspur, Swallow, Microstus occipitalis and