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Holmes,R
1961
Journal
29June Barrow->Wales, Alaska
Wamught - due North. 1331 - 2gull mormael Lake, 1
Pomarine Jaigar. 1335 - Southot Point Lay - Litz
12-15 Beluga along the shore between Point
Lay and Cape Beautfort (LizA)-1355. At This point
we encountered The Lisboure Hill & turned directly
inland - flying on a straight course past Mt.
Kelley to Kotzebue. On the W. slope of Mt. Kelley-
There were sevener 1000 caribou, feeding +
resting. 1445 - entered The Noatak Valley - Arctic
Terns, Glaucous Gulls, Occas. Pægans seen.
1500- nearing Kotzebue, which is located on a thin
piece of land on the NW coast of The Baldwin
Peninsula. There is some hundred new village,
but most of the area is grassy, tundra-like habitat. Near the airport, birds seen
included White-on Sparrows, Yellow Wagtail,
Western & Semi-palmated Sandpipers, Arctic
Terns, Glaucous Gulls & Long-t. Jaigar.
At 1745, after having dinner at Rotman's
Cafe & after refueling, we flew South from Kotzebue
along The Baldwin Peninsula and then across
Eggschovitz Bay to Kiwalik on The Seward
Peninsula. Occasional Gulls were seen along
The coast. 1830 - over Deering, a small
Eskimo Fishing & Hunting village - flying
west directly to Wales. The ground
was polygonized in the area inland from