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CAPT. ROBERT A. BARTLETT 
GREENLAND EXPEDITION of 1938 
Under the Auspices of 
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION 
AND CLEVELAND MUSEUM 
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HKVFOUNDLMD FIELD NOTES 
On our way north w© vrere in Brigus from July 7 to July 11. The 
first three days were spent inland at Hodgewater , and returning 
to Brigus I was able to make two short field trips to the country near- 
by. On our way south when we stopped at Brigus on September 5, I spent 
the day of the 6th, inland at Makinson's Grove near Turk’s Water. ^ On 
all of these trips I was accompanied and aided by my faithful assistant 
Ray Hellinann. 
Field Notes for Hodgewater; 
By noon of July 7, we had pitched camp at Hodgewater, a chain of 
lakes eleven miles inland and at an altitude of 200-300 ft., where we 
remained until noon on July 9. There were occasional barren and grassy 
open spaces on the low rolling hills, that for the most part, were cov- 
with a very dense second growth of spnioe with spatterings of Tam- 
arack. Numerous boggy sections were found throughout and blueberry 
bushes were everywhere. Trout were often heard jumping on the lakes. 
Every square inch of ground was covered with a dense layer of every in- 
sect that was able to bite. The weather was fine and warm exeept for 
early in the morning of the 8th when there w^s a shower. 
The number of birds in this territory was large, but the number of 
species was comparatively restricted. In the short time there, we observed 
only 22 species, but most of these species were fairly common. Collect- 
ing was extremely difficult due first to the impenetrable underbrush which 
made an approach to a bird like a thrush utterly impossible, and which 
gave the utmost difficulty in spotting a bird at all and still be far 
enough away to shoot without blowing him all to pieces. 
The birds were all shy except the Warblers and Chickadees, and would 
fly long before you could approach within range . The Robins in particular 
were wild as were the Fox Sparrows* In the case of the birds of the more 
dense gro.th, this could be attriouted to the steam-engine fashion in 
which we had to force our way through the wiry underbrush. But I cannot 
