4 July 1966 
Dear Jane: 
While all is quiet I will drop you a short note with the 
report. Robert is off to the 4th of July dance here while the 
ole hermit stays home. Actually just between you and me I am 
about to go stir crazy this year for some reason. I guess it 
is because we have so little to do this year. Last year we were 
bleeding birds but the snow fall was light this year and we can't 
reach the birds on the cliffs. Starting on Thursday the seal 
kill starts so we will be bleeding a few seals and that will 
take up some time. Also the turnstones will start drifting in 
nest week and that will cause a flurry of activity. 
Thanks for your wire. They were flying thick and fast- Fe 
got one from the BCF the same day and they said to go ahead and 
pay for our food here but the room must be billed to SI. So that 
is how it finally stands ie. we pay the board and the SI the mom. 
Today was the first bad spell of weather we have had. It 
rained all night and the wind was blowing about 40 mph. This 
evening it has calmed down and the fog is back after the sun 
peeped through at sunset. 
The Alaska Steamship ship Tanana is due in on the 8th#or 
13th, hence this mail shipment Unfortunately it is going Forth 
and we live south so no maillJI 
There really isn't much to say about this season so far 
he hear over the radio that DC has been real hot this summer. 
I hope you don't suffer too much. Fe had one or two days when 
I nearly froze but guess I will get toughened up. 
I have offered Bob co-authorship of the Alaska material and a/ ^‘ 
Dr. Pyle to send him to DC in October-ilovember to help on it. I 
expect to find out about the Kelez late in July or early August. 
Fell mot her bird, I guess I haven't anything ihore to say so 
this is babybird signing off. Sure miss you all. Oh yes, tell 
Mary that Mr. Ocons$y(sp.) is popular with p L adio Havana, Cuba. 
They were telling about his draft statements. 
