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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.