Chiles 1959 31 July Patuxent River, Cape Selina, Alaska Took boat to the mouth of the river and walked up coast to the lagoon, collecting a young Walrus and Bearded Seal head along the way. An Ivory Gull flew over. A Murre was seen on the water in the estuary. One raven followed no away. Little else seen. A Marmot was flushed in the marsh in the evening. Salmon are now moving upstream. Some are still silver but most are pink and in bad shape. 1 Aug Weather still windy from the north but pleasant. Trapline take lower than expected and reproduction falling off. 3 Aug Completed T-Ty and moved to T5-T8, a large job. Whale seen offshore. Walrus continue, The ideal. 4 Aug Same good weather. Have a back-log of 168 mine now. 5 Aug Leo Fay & Clint Schoenleber of Richfield Oil dropped on float plane. All plane took mine 6 Aug Completed running transect. Weather warm and still. Mosquitoes worst I've seen here or elsewhere since Uniat in 1951. 7 Aug Richfield men arrived and camped near cabin. a flock of 7 & Harlequins at island. Flock of 1500+ Kittiwakes at beach. Murre