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Holmes, R.
1961
Journal
32.
1 July Wales → Kotzebue
lake enireel. Behind the coastline - had
3-4 incubating Glanous Geese. At
the point of turning inland (20 min N.
1 Schumert), a lake about 2 mi
inland had an island with 20-30
incubating geese - in gull colony. The
frosts in Prince is still brown except
at pond edges, where this year's growth
is showing through. Ocas. Horker?
Brant (Cruode Geese?) seen - Ne Lays
John, Scamp, Anna. Scots, White - id.
Scots, Plannings, Old Square &
Phalange as seen. Antic lows are
quite common + 2 Horker? 4 Cork - Sandhee
Cranes?
The cliffs just west 1 deerly hod
many thousands of Mure (Puffin too?) -
Also at Cape Breit, landed at Deering
at 1945. There is a small (100t) Eskim
fishing village - with an old school &
apparently no white people at this time.
Left Deering at 2010 after seeing
Western Sandpiper, Antitien, Glanous
Geese, Redpoll, St. Lappes. We flew
the same course back to Kotzebue -
arrived there at 2100. Stayed at
Rotman's Hotel, but were forced to eat