Hoemen . J. V, 
1964— *'*leut lens 
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(may be nest somewhere in roc W area) y. wagtails, w. sandpiper, ravens , 
old squaw as i return. 
We are soon packed off by the colonel to the airoort— he cursing Wien 
for arrival on short notice. That small planp here Wien’s too^ wind 
damaged both wings so company will probably write it off for total loss though 
they could easily have fixed it right away. Te>e off, the DC-3 going direct 
to Home since they h s d too mu^h for HI C^pe and Qambel to take both at 
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once. We’re only passengers so stewardess Petty Jo sits by me to talk. 
Hice, pretty eyes, from Spokane, senior at D. of Alaska next yr. 
At Nome we have over 2 hrs. so walk to towni check fox spar, nest 4 e} 
w.c. spar. I suspected bldg, othcrday 5 e; my robin nest in *bn*d. house 
destroyed by kids, the smashed eggs on floor but no sign nest or parents. 
I can't imagine 2 escaped she was so brave, "to in Ales Fa nd % on sec'y 
and Fred fchult” there, soup in N, Star and look at ivory (expensive) across 
the street at shop— bird cliffs fm. walrus tusk nerves and fossil mas tad on 
ivory, he imports 300 dom. rab itt skins per month. I walk back inspecting 
com. redpoll nests 4 end 5 e, semi-pal. sp, nest I'd found a pur ox. loc. of 
before 4e, yellow warb. nest apparently moved. See bank swallows. 
i ly ‘"'laska Airliner F27 to Anch, Sd. mostly open, I discover steep- 
sided Besboro Is. we lend Unelakleet 10 min. I run ar und see t?r. Bona part ’ 8 
gull in se®, Sav, spar., Arctic tern. A cle«n and minted little town with 
*• road system leading out to a site end beyond some timber end brusu on hills 
incl. spruce. Cross the mighty Yukon. First time I've seen in Alaska, Innoko 
We land on paved strip at McCrsth. 
Biv. flooded. 
