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  • Journal. Sandspit. Aug. [August] 20/46 [1946]. In morning grubbed up, packed remainder of outfit + chartered a trip across to Sandspit - distance about 10 miles. Made difficult landing because of low tide but was received most hospitably by Mr Fairey, of Dept. [Department] of Transport + given palatial quarters in the main buildings. Spent the evening skinning + finished up outstanding work. Sandspit. Aug. [August] 21/46 [1946]. Worked the meadowland + beaches with excellent results. Saw many Western Sandpipers, 6 Leasts, 2 Bairds, 4 Sanderling 1 Buff-breasted, 6 Ruddy Turnstone, + 5 Black Turnstone. 2 Tree creepers, + the [words crossed out] 5 Townsend Warblers + many song sp. [sparrows], junco, kinglet, raven + chickadee. In evening shot one Myotis californicus. [underlined] Sandspit Aug. [August] 22/46 [1946]. Worked the sandspit + beach after breakfast with poor results, little but westerns + leasts moving. Saw one Peales Falcon. After lunch, at low tide, there were more waders about. Took 2 more buff-breasted sandpipers. Charlie [Charles J. Guiguet] saw 4 Black bellied Plover + 3 golden plover + took 3 Bairds + 1 pectoral sandpipers. I saw 3 semipalmated plovers.
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