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M Johnston
1948
Pigeon Guillemot
3
12 Aug Holkham Bay, Alaskan
Chan. Between Benis D + Harbor Is.
Saw a P. Guillemot swimming
and diving about 100 ft off the
Seal rock at the S. pt. of H.I. It
was progressing out thru
the channel with each successive
dive - Current running out.
18 Aug. Holkham Bay, Alaskan
Pt mid part of East shore of Harbor Is.
About 200 yds off this point
which is high & rocky I saw
four P. Guillemots swimming
and diving. Their dives
are about 30 seconds in
duration but their float
on the water after each
dive may be three or four
minutes. They are wary
and will start swimming
away from me when the
skiff approaches within
300 ft. When I come within
about 100 ft of them, two
flew away westward toward
Stephens Passage and set