Childs 1959 21 June Pitmegea River, Cape Saline, Alaska Out Transects 142 at 2100. 22 June Got 30 mine in transects in a.m. plus 5 in 5 spot traps - all M. recornus. 24 in p.m. Thus the 22nd + 23rd mine spent skinning 23 June Skinned. In evening Bill Maher and I walked up & Falcon Rock. Found Rough-leg hawk and Say's Phoebe nesting there. Saw osprey in aerial display. 24 June With north wind in a.m. caribou moved in in numbers. About 400 in 3 groups. They crossed downstream and then returned across our bar. Maher got movies, Mine still caught in fair numbers in transects 25 June About 1500 caribou in area most of day. I collected a really male across river in p.m. Two calves seen. After supper we went to the mouth of the river. Saw 2 Shovelers, 3 3 Surf + 3 American Scoters, 25 Steller Eider, 200-300 Oldsquaw, 4 Pintail, 6 Red-breasted Mergansers, Harlequin Duck. Found 4 Arctic Tern nests. Barn Swallows was roosting in cabin. 26 June About 1/2 caribou of yesterday still around but fault out from camp. 27 June Plane arrived about 1230 with FA Petelko and John Koranda, the latter replacing Bill Maher. After 20min in the field and lunch, they left. Moved traps after supper.