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July-27-09

Arrived at bar 2 at 2:30 pm 2 caribou.

July-28-09

8:15 am 1 bull caribou still has velvet on antlers, 1 hawk hunting at bar 2 area. 3 tundra swans, 4 ground squirrels around campsite and 3 arctic loons.

July-29-09

8:00 am to 12:00 noon 5 loons, 4 tundra swans with 2 young ones, 4 jaegers, 3 ground squirrels, 2 rough legged hawks with 2 young ones in nest not yet flying. 8 ptarmigans, 4 long tail jaegers flying.

July-30-09

10:00 am 1 bull caribou around the site. 4:00 pm 1 caribou east of blow river running. 1 long tail jearger. 4:45 pm 2 hawks one with pray in it's fangs. 1 ground squirrel and 9 ptarmigans around. Weather today north wind at 15/20 Km hour still smoky in the Yukon.

July-31-09

8:00 am to 10:00 am 1 caribou, 3 tundra swans, 1 ground squirrel, 1 long tail jaeger. 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm 20 chars seen at bar 2 harbour. 2 arctic loons and 4 ground squirrels.

August-01-09

8:00 am to 10:00 am very foggy visibility 1/4 mile. 4 tundra swans. 1:00 pm light rain, w/nw wind at 5/10 Km/h saw some geese flying. 4:00 pm still raining.

Augst-02-09

8:00 am to 10:00 am 5 tundra swans, 4 ground squirrels, 100 geese flying east of bar two. 2 jaeger, 4 ground squirrels, 1 bald eagle, 4 ravens around base camp with 1 ptarmigan and 3 arctic loons at end of the day.

August-03-09

8:00 am to 10:00 am 5 tundra swans, 4 ground squirrels, 2 arctic loons. 12:00 noon it is very smokey at this time and wind from the south. 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm 2 long tail jaeger flying around bar 2 site.

August-04-09

8:00 am to 12:00 pm 2 arctic loons, 5 gulls, 1 tundra swan, 7 ravens, 3 ground squirrels. 1:00 pm to 8:00 pm 20 seagulls at mouth of running river and 1 bald eagle flying westerly.

August-05-09

8:00 am to 8:00 pm 150 seagulls, 5 long tail jeager, 5 tundra swans, 2 golden eagles, 1 bald eagle, 4 ground squirrels, 1 ptarmigan, 1 fly catcher, 2 arctic loons and 5 ravens at bar 2. 2 chars at bar 2 harbour.

August-06-09

7:00 am very foggy visibility 1/4 mile at this time. 30 snow geese flying towards the delta. 25 seagulls at the air strip. 20 snow geese flying south of bar 2 and weather at this time is light drizzle rain.

August-07-09

8:00 am 3 sandhill cranes, 5 long tail jeager, 4 tundra swans, 3 ground squirrels. Today the baby hawks are still in the nest. 1 caribou, 3 long tail jeagers, 1 golden eagle, 50 seagulls by the air strip.

Agust-08-09

8:00 am to 12:00 noon 4 tundra swans and 3 young ones. 2 long tail jeagers. 4 brants flying. 80 caribou south of bar 2 feeding at about 5 to 6 miles away. 6 sandhill cranes flying around bar 2.

August-09-09

8:00 am weather at this time is w/nw wind at 30/35 Km an hour and it is raining. 10:00 am the weather is still the same, no wildlife at this time.

August-10-09

8:00 am to 10:00 am weather is overcast, light west wind. 5 tundra swans and 3 young ones. 30 caribou south of bar 2. 1 yellow warbler around base camp. 3:00 pm 6 caribou cows south side of bar 2 about 1/4 mile away and 3 bull caribou around the air strip. 10 seagulls and 1 golden eagle flying.

August-11-09

8:30 am light northwest wind and light rain this morning. 3 tundra swans, 4 ravens. 10:15 am weather is still the same. 2:00 pm 4 caribou east of bar 2 feeding. 20 seagulls and white crowned sparrows around base camp. 2:20 pm northwest wind at 20/25 Km and still raining. 5:00 pm to 8:00 pm 20 female cow caribou feeding and 2 bull caribou. 1 peregrine falcon flying. 2 yellow warbler, 4 red crowned sparrows and 3 white crowned sparrows.

August-12-09

8:00 am to 10:00 am 30 female cow caribou and 16 calves all around bar 2. 10 arctic loons landed in lake south of bar 2. 5 tundra swans and 6 raven on building. 5:00 pm over 150 caribou south of bar 2 feeding. 1 golden eagle, 7 ptarmigans flying.

August-13-09

8:00 am 10:00 am 6 ravens, 1 fly catcher, 3 tundra swans. 2 bull caribou and 11 cow caribou feeding. 20 sparrows red crowned and white crowned, 3 ground squirrels and the rough legged hawks are still in there nest. The weather this morning is a west wind at 15 km/h. 10:00 am to 12:00 noon 100 + caribou around bar 2 feeding and a herd of 300 to 500 caribou south of bar 2 heading westerly. 1:00 pm foggy. 7:00 pm north wind at 15/20 km/h and raining. 3 sandhill cranes.

August-14-09

8:00 am 20 cow caribou 1/4 mile north of bar 2 feeding. 6 sandhill cranes flying. 6 geese, 2 bald eagles flying. 1 arctic loon and its chick feeding. 1 of the chick hawks has left the nest and one to go. 11:30 am 7 sandhill cranes flying. 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm 17 cow caribou and 3 bull caribou east of bar 2 feeding. 3 ground squirrels around base camp. 2 tundra swans with 3 young ones. 3 yellow warblers around base camp and 4 white crowned sparrows feeding. 6:30 pm The other hawk has now left the nest. 6 green winged ducks in the pond next to base camp.

August-15-09

8:00 am south wind at 15/25 km/h and sunny. 10:00 am west wind at 15/20 km/h. 50 cow caribou by Walter lake resting. 150 + caribou south of bar 2 about 3 miles back and another 100 or so w/sw off running river and another 150 + s/se of blow river. 3 yellow warbler around base camp feeding. 7 ptarmigan, 1 fly catcher, 3 ravens, 2 tundra swans with 2 young ones. 10:16 am it started raining. 1:00 pm raining. 3:00 pm 9 tundra swans, 2 long tail jaeger.

August-16-09

8:00 am light n/nw wind and raining. 80 caribou scattered all around bar 2. 150 geese flying south east of bar 2. 3 jeager flying. 6 sandhill cranes flying. Weather at this time calm and raining, 40 brants flying east.

August-17-09

8:00 am to 10:00 am 6 loons flying. 2 tundra swans, 1 jaeger, 15 seagulls, 2 tundra swans and 3 young ones feeding.

August-18-09

8:00 am to 10:00 am 12 seagulls, 6 sandhill cranes feeding. 5 ravens hanging around getting ready to go hunting. 10:00 am to 12:00 pm 150 caribou all around bar 2 feeding. 5:30 pm northwest wind at 30/40 km/h and foggy. 1 golden eagle and 1 ptarmigan flying. 7:00 northwest wind at 30/40 km/h and it is raining.

August-19-09

8:00 am to 10:00 am 80 brants flying south of bar 2. 100 caribou all around bar 2 some feeding and some are resting. 100 Canada geese flying south of bar 2. 4 yellow warbler, 3 arctic loons, 200 caribou mostly cows and calves all around bar 2. 1 hawk, 4 ravens, 10 geese flying, 10 sparrows and 2 ground squirrels around bar 2.

August-20-09

8:00 am to 12:00 pm 1 beluga whale and 2 calves down by the beach at bar 2. 5 sandhill cranes flying. 12 musk ox east side of blow river at the point. 1 bald eagle flying. 20 seagulls feeding around the beluga whales.

August-21-09

100 geese flying. 2 ground squirrels, 2 tundra swans with 3 young ones not yet flying. 6 arctic loons in lake feeding. There are still caribou all around bar 2. 10:00 am south wind at 10/15 km/h clear and sunny. 30 geese feeding northwest of bar 2. 5 ptarmigans, 1 hawk flying by the tank farm at the beach. 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm no other wildlife at this time.

August-22-09

8:00 am to 10:00 am 60 geese west of bar 2 feeding and 6 brants flying. 40 Canada geese feeding north side of air strip. 2:00 pm 12 musk ox at mouth of blow river. 1 bald eagle, 2 tundra swans and there 3 young ones. 1 merlin and 1 bald eagle flying.

August-23-09

8:00 am to 10:00 am 40 brants flying easterly. 60 Canada geese, 2 merlins around base camp. 20 caribou, 5 Canada geese around base camp feeding. 1:00 pm 3:00 pm 150 Canada geese, 160 brants were all flying easterly. 1 hawk was hunting.

August-24-09

8:00 am to 10:00 am heavy fog. 10:00 am still foggy no wildlife at this time. 30 geese, 18 Canada geese, 2 bald eagles all flying. 13 musk ox at mouth of blow river feeding on the east side. 140 greater white fronted geese flying.

August 25-09

2 tundra swans and 3 young ones. 1 bull caribou. 140 geese flying east of bar 2. 15 ptarmigans feeding. 4:45 pm 30 greater white fronted geese landed about 500 meters from the work site and feeding. 6:15 pm 7 caribou. 15 snow geese flying westerly.

August-26-09

8:00 to 10:00 am 10 snow geese flying. 2 tundra swans and there 3 young ones. 40 greater white fronted geese by the air strip feeding. The weather is raining and a northwest wind at 15/20 km/h. 7 caribou east of bar 2. 100 greater white fronted geese on the air strip. 4:50 pm 2 bull caribou west of bar 2. 6:00 pm 2 bull caribou one of them looks like he is wounded west of bar 2.

August-27-09

8:00 am to 10:00 am 5 arctic loons flying. 5 ptarmigans around the job site feeding. 3 caribou, a bull with a cow and calf are east side of bar 2. 5:00 pm a 75 caribou mix, bulls, cows and calves... mostly cows and calves. 20 greater white fronted geese. 6:00 pm weather cloudy with some sunny spots, winds e/se 15/20 km/h.

August-28-09

8:00 am to 10:00 am 20 caribou east and west of bar 2. Phoned HTC at 10:20 am. to inform them about a wounded bull caribou spotted west of bar 2. All party's agreed if it came close to the work site.... put it down. 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm 8 bull caribou, 70 greater white fronted geese feeding. 1 common loon and her chick. 5 common loons flying. 2 hawks hunting for food. 6 ptarmigans. 6:00 pm west wind at 15/20 km/h. 8:00 pm 200 snow geese. 9:30 pm 400 greater white fronted geese south of bar 2.

Augst-29-09

8:00 am 2 ptarmigans. 50 snow geese flying. Wind w/nw 20/30 km/h light rain. 30 greater white fronted geese feeding. 4:00 pm 400 greater white fronted feeding around the air strip. 7:00 pm 1 owl hunting west side of bar 2. 7 caribou all around bar 2 feeding.

August-30-09

8:00 am to 10:00 am 5 caribou west side of bar 2 feeding. 6 geese flying. 1:00 to 3:00 pm 150 caribou east side of air strip feeding. 150 snow geese flying over mouth of blow river. 1 merlin hawk hunting for food. 20 snow geese and greater white fronted feeding south side of bar 2. 1 tundra swan and her 3 chicks not yet flying.