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Holmes,R
1963
Journe
2 August Bernard River to northern Banks Island, Canada
For route (trip see map on next page). We departed
Maker's camp at 1500, flew north to Cape McClure - saw
following
1 musk-ox (pich)
Flock 14 ptarmigan
2 Arctic fox
2 Ptarmigan
1 group/7 musk-ox (pich)
1 Arctic hare (Lepus arcticus)
1 Snowy owl
3 Sandhill Cranes
Coast from Cape McClure to Castel Bay
Bluemom gulls in air on a cliff
-no other cliff birds
Castel Bay - Thomsen River to join Muskox River
1 swan - Olor columbianus - not
prev. recorded this for north in Darn!
Glaucous Gull
Sabine Gull
Sandhill Crane - 4
Snow Geese - 20
-did not see large killing ground when
we've separated. We at this junction
North to Mercy Bay - Tyr Falcon Bluffs - along
cost to east, nearly to Parker Point -
only Glaucous Gulls seen.