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CHILDS
1951
July 30 Point Barrow, Alaska
Binned Duck Flight Counts
0900-1000
08 15 26 28 30 32 33 43 50
15, 100, 150, 50, 350, 200, 75, 400, 300 £ 1600
1001-1100
01 07 09 10 12 19 21 36 36 44
300?, 150, 100, 100, 8pintail, 50?, 250, 500, 150?, 200?, 250, 200?
46 56
1000, 250 £ 3650 KE + 8pintail
1101-1200
07 12 13 14 16 22 28 29
300; 150; 200,200; 200,75,15; 400,100?; 100,150-50; 300
32 35 44 49 55 58
500; 25,150; 100,75; 50; 50; 200;
£ 3400 KE.
1130 Wind died down.
1201-1300 Wind nearly due East 0800 Mag
01 07 14 25
50; 150; 200,75,250; 50,200,50; 250
£ 1275 KE
1301-1400
02 19 24 50 55
100; 200; 75; 100; 150;
£ 625 KE
1401-1500
05 15 50 59
150; 50+9pintail; 10; 100
£ 310 KE
1501-1600
10 35 40 44 49
50; 7, 75,10; 150; 150;
£ 450
1601-1700 1640
02 03 23 39
2; 20; 75; 50;
£ 150
0900-1640 DAY TOTAL 11,460
got the cripples and picked up the birds in the water. A gull was seen feeding on a dead tiny Eider floating out in the lagoon. The gull tried several tries to fly away with the duck but clearly it was a job of more than his ability