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reckless of consequences in its anxiety for its mate and will often stand on the ground and allow one to approach within close range and add it also to his bag.  A native says he has seen a number of goose nests partly made on the tundra so that we may expect eggs before long.

1046 Limosa Uropygialis ♂ [[male symbol]] 
1047 "           " ♀ [[female symbol]]
1048 Charadrius virginicus ♀ [[female symbol]]
1049 Harelda glacialis ♂ [[male symbol]] 

bar across the middle of bill
light pinkish flesh color.
The natives report a pair of Pandion haliaetus over

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the river today

1050 Larus glaucus ♂ [[male symbol]]
1051 Somateria fischeri ♂ [[male symbol]]
1052 "           " ♂ [[male symbol]]
1053 "           " ♂ [[male symbol]]

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1054 Lestris - ♀ [[female symbol]]
1055 "     ♂ [[male symbol]]
1056 Strepsilas interpras ♀ [[female symbol]]
1057 Lestris - ♂ [[male symbol]]

We made our way up to our old stand on the river today and obtained quite a number of geese
A number of flocks of Branta nigricans passed down the Uphoon to the sea coast today and for the first time this season a pair of ♂ [[male symbol]]

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Branta nigricans = The Black Brant or Pacific Brent Goose

Just not sure what word is after "the river". - confirmed it's "today"

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