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M. Brock
1958
Aug 24 Pitmegea River, Cape Sabine, Alaska
over the Kadak. At 1345 we passed over
the Utakuk; shortly thereafter we saw a
golden eagle in flight. Between the small
river before the Kokalic and the Kokalic
River we saw a melanistic wolf. Also
seen was one long tailed jaeger. Airspeed
was about 130-135 miles per hour. At
1435 we passed over the Kukoporak River and
at 1450 we saw a grizzly bear. At
1500 we landed at Lis A for refueling.
We landed at the Pitmegea at about
1545.
I stayed at the Pitmegea with Jim Hardin
while Hank went on with Britton, Brewer
and Fisher to Kotzebue. I was to be picked
up day after tomorrow.
That afternoon I took a walk to the beach
and west along the beach for about a mile and
then back to camp over the tundra. At one
location I turned over a rock and caught a
shrew running out from under it. This animal
was prepared as a stretch skin
Aug 25 Took a walk upstream along the Pitmegea
for about 2-3 miles. On this walk caught
two Mice by hand and saw several
more running about on the tundra.
Also shot one whistler and one shrike.