43 Dan Meinertzhagen's Ljiary. 



but the ice, except in the rapids and a few other 

 places, remains pretty thick. 



Mt]' ^rd. — I went up to the top of the fell 

 behind 'Niska to-day, which was a pretty good 

 toil. I got a pair of Jays, and a beautiful grey 

 squirrel. I found a large Hawk's nest, and a 

 Rough-legcred Buzzard was flying about it 

 within shot, but 1 spared her for the eggs. 



Bob shot a Redwing, and another tine male 

 Golden Eye, and saw a Snipe arrive, chased by 

 a Merlin. 1 saw a pair of Pipits on the swamp 

 behind the town, but could not say for certain 

 whether they were "red-throated," or 

 "meadow." 



We went and sat on the rocks by the rapids 

 this evening, and a finer sight could not be 

 imagined — this huge river, 400 to 500 yards 

 across, rushing down between fir forests, and 

 with great blocks of ice being tossed about 

 like small pieces of wood ; and to add to the 

 charm of it a glorious sunset of gold and green, 

 and Pintail Ducks, and Golden Eyes, whisking 

 up the centre in pairs and small fiocks. 



May 4th.— Last night Nilas brought in a Jay 

 on her three eggs, nest and all. It seemed a pity 

 to kill her, but as I could not hope to get a 

 perfect skeleton otherwise, 1 determined to 

 transform her into one. The three eggs are 



