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June 12, 1939 (cont)
in the area and it should develop rapidly into a beautiful upland area as well.  I like the laborer patrolman's appearance much.  He appears intelligent & interested.  From here Leo & I drove on to Medicine Lake arriving about 1.30PM after eating enroute.  Leo was feeling miserable so he went to bed & I went out with Harn & McKenzie the camp superintendent.  Every unit including Medicine Lake is full & running over.  Water still flowing into the refuge.  Older water areas were alive with birds - the new ones less so.  Total population is much greater than two years ago on my last visit.  Saw again the same obvious increase in breeding [[underline]] redheads & canvasbacks [[\underline]] and lots of broods.  Saw first [[underline]] coot [[\underline]] young.  Lots of [[underline]] Pintails[[\underline]] sometimes so many as to make it impossible to count broods.  Saw one brood young [[underline]] canvasback[[\underline]] - several of [[underline]] shovellers & mallard.[[\underline]]
[[underline]] Pelicans[[\underline]] have formed a small colony on one of the islands in Medicine Like as have also the [[underline]] Common Terns.[[\underline]]  We also saw a [[underline]] Black crowned night Heron[[\underline]] colony sitting on nests.  About 12 nests visible with the glass.  Also two [[underline]] pied billed grebe[[\underline]] next and innumerable [[underline]] coot[[\underline]] nests as on every refuge.  Saw a brood of young [[underline]] sharp tail grouse and killed one of young with the car.[[\underline]]

June 13, 1939
Out over the Hornstead unit.  
Saw a great colony of [[underline]] eared grebes[[\underline]] and another of [[underline]] black terns.[[\underline]]  Saw one