Childs 1959 5. 6 July Pitwegea River, Cape Soline, Alaska Late last evening we had a short snowstorm which did not last. This morning it was windy from the south and changed to rain in p.m. Stayed around camp & catch up on notes, chores, and pack for inland trip 7 July Waited for plane. Weather Lousy. Rain & high wind to 50 mph. Good day. Found Short-tailed Owl across river. 8 July Weather again closing in. Plane arrived 1630t, Moke +9 went out to 16 mi & looked around. Almost no evidence of mice and traplines. 10 July This SE Cape Soline, Pitwegea River, Alaska Plane dropped me & went out to get gear. It is freezing. My companion is Stan Shetter of Uni of Michigan, a botanist only with Amanda. 11 July Set out traps in a.m. in snow squalls that continued all day. Windy and cold. Snow covers high mountains in several directions. Spent the day in the pack trying unsuccessfully to deep warm! This weather in July is unprecedented and miserable. Found a Long-tail jager chick. 12 July Weather warmer but still over cast with occasional snow squalls. Snow for third day in a row! New gulls nesting. Saw a Barn Swallow over the river.