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- [Typewritten copy of journal of Allan C. Brooks]
August 1936.
6. Fine weather up to today, sandpipers in
greatly decreased numbers and nearly all are
juveniles (Baird's) (Western and Least) 1st [first]
Baird's juveniles seen July 31. Sanderlings
and black-bellied plover still only have adults
Cassin's auklet feeding close inshore
Pileated warblers in some numbers. Last tree
swallows? Solitary and spotted sandpipers
still here.
7. Raining, a few more sandpipers than for
last week. Baird's, Least, Western sandpipers,
Semipalmated Plover and Sanderlings (25 all
adults still)
8. To Yakoun Pt. [Point], a good many shore birds mov-
ing only new ones, a small flock of Dowitchers.
N. [Northern] Phalaropes in large numbers taking shelter
from the high S.E. [southeast] wind. All of the sandpipers
are young except black-bellied plover and
sanderlings all adults. Semipalmated plovers
about 1/3 adults.
Old squaws [Long-tailed ducks] and American scoters in all sorts of
plumage. Harlequins all adult males in eclipse?
Three flocks of gray-wing teal migrating, shot
one a young male of the year. Pintails also
migrating throughout.
All 3 loons in large numbers taking shelter on
the windward shore, 15 of the large loon in one
bunch all adults in full plumage.
9. To Chown Point, saw black-bellied (15) and
semipalmated plovers, red and black turnstones,
both adults and young of each; Sanderling all
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