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- from Masset. Walter, the co-op [co-operative] man-
ager welcomed us aboard + we
again made camp in shed at land
end of dock.
Once organized zipped down to
Cox Island (failing to put up any falcons
from Cliff en route). Found an easy
landing on Langara I. [Island] side in spite of
C. [Charles J.] Guiguet's diary inferring that landing
is difficult. Collected some mosses,
Each set 40 traps near back on N.E. [northeast]
No falcons or eagles evident in cursory
inspection. Rain. Returned to Henslung.
Set 70 traps (inc. [including] 12 rat + 2 coni-
bear) at head of Bay.
May 24 [1961]
Partly sunny
In Henslung Bay traps (70): 5 shrews
(2 skinned) 3 set off, 1 Fox sparrow.
Fox sparrow nest on top of 1' grassy
hummock. c [with] 4 eggs. Trees nearby. Second
on Cox I. [Island] c [with] 3 eggs on 3' tuft, semi
open.
Skinned 2 shrews then hoped [hopped]
into the Canora Craft + in short order
were on Cox I. [Island] beach. Found we had
to walk to west end (via south) to get
up. When finally did, did not
spend much time looking in
burrows, consequently found no
nests. No eagles + apparently no
falcons nesting on island, tho' [though] pair
of latter on "mainland" opposite +
occasionally sally forth over to the
island to have a look.
Found 3 crows nests 6' up small
sitka: 2 yn [young] 5 days, 10' up small
sitka: 2 yng [young], 2 days., 6' up sitka
3 yn [young], pinfeathered (2 wks [weeks]?)
Nil in our 80 Cox I. [Island] traps.
Set 65 on Lucy + 72 in
mainland by totems.
May 25 [1961]
Rain + sun all day - regrettably mostly the
former. Nothing in traps on Lucy tho' birds +
rats set off quite a few. On Graham I. [Island] only
one Peromyscus [underlined]. After an abortive attempt
which ended us up in wet salal, we finally
made it to [word crossed out] across the neck of land
to "Palm Beach" (Lepas Bay). Found bear
skull en route.
Magnificent beach - all to ourselves,
the rain + wind, a few small glass balls,
some large whale bones, and, a dead
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