Hoeman . J. 7. 
1964— Aleutians 
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tell us of g rest unusual concentrations of shorebirds including golden plover 
that were here couple weeks ego. We also go the 5th floor capitol bldg, 
and have very Interesting talk with Judge J. A. von der Reydt, who spent 
17 years at Horae and collected and handed birds as sole ornithologist in 
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that area. ^a f ve decided it*s worth checMa#, wore so at present than 
Fribylofs# 
Sat at the new Driftwood Inn and walV both north £nd south out of 
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town. V.g., tree, and mostly Barn swallows, fox sparrow, orange-crown wsrb., 
gl.-wing gulls. Pan into Yule Ulcher in town— he’s still hot for my 
"Triiuli He”. By now ray sister Su is an old married woman! 
June 5, 1964 
Bain in night and more this morn'ng from low clouds that perm it us 
very little view as we take D5MW sta. wagen south to end of road. See 
harlequin ducks thotigh (c f) mostly in salt water and over 100 unidentified Al- 
cids from the n. end of the road over on Douglas Is. Town Douglas mostly 
residential, Isglea and gulls, Lodgepole pine growing naturally. Then 
north to AuV*» Bay and beyond, 100 plus bonapart gulls on beech, a stetlers 
jay on Mendenhall Loop Rd. Stop at lake to view glacier-arctic terns, barn 
swallow? , serai-pal. plover, solitary sandpiper. Common Loon. 
Sec Yule again at airport heading south to pick up family in Qalif. Catch 
HJA prop Pit, full of people and we have seats assigned on wrong side and 
waste tilde landing at both Yekutat and Cordova, As we come Into ^nchorage 
we see the huge crescent slump into the sea between Woronsof and town with t 
trees protruding from water. Air terminal conspicuous for the absence of its 
control tower snd the patched up bldg. Not so fancy lobby now— polar bear. 
