Alaska journal, v4407
Page 93
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CHILD'S 1951 42 Aug.19 Point Barrow, Alaska Depart the afternoon at Bimik country the few ducks that flew over. The flocks were almost entirely females and from what I could see about equal in species composition in King & Steller Eiders. No Grant seen. No Eskimos were hunting. 1415-1515: 100,150,50,160 = 450 1515-1615: 100,15,35,35,15,150 = 350 Miles (Eskimo) invited me to have coffee in his tent which was an interesting experience. They had a large box spring bed covered with a clososeal cover and a wood & gas stove. He has 7 children, the youngest was drinking out of a baby's bottle such as we use at home. His wife is making a pair of slippers for Mrs. Childs. Several Parasitic Jaegers were seen. Arctic Tern, Ruddy Turnstone, Gaid, Pectoral, & Red-backed Sandpiper, Dovekies, Red Phalarope, Glaucous gull, Old Squaw, Snow Bunting - were present. There were 2 Yellow-billed Loons in one of the Eskimo boats. Aug.20 I commenced the job of packing after skeletonizing a couple of delightfully aged brides.