September 3 was largely cloudy, with some mist squalls; wind
light to moderate, northerly to easterly; temperature, 40° to
51°. There were enough black flies to be slightly troublesome.
Two bucks, two does, and a fawn were noted at Bear Slough.
September 4 was partly cloudy, with drizzling rain; wind light,
east to south and southwest; temperature, 43° to 58°. I saw
about 22 Caribou (largely does and fawns), in several different
groups, at Bear Slough and vicinity, and Fred Schweder, Jr.,
reported about 200 in the same area. Two were noted swimming to
the south side of Windy Bay.
September 5 was marked by a driving, day-long rainstorm; wind
brisk, easterly; temperature, 43° to 50°. A band of about 20
Caribou (mostly does and fawns, with several middle-aged bucks),
besides one or two single animals, were encountered at Bear
Slough.
September 6 was a cloudy, raw day, with several snow flurries;
wind brisk, northerly; temperature, 33° to 35°. Not a fly was
abroad. Two Caribou moved northwest along Little River Ridge;
a band of about 75 (mainly does and fawns, but with a fair
number of big bucks) passed in the same direction along the
Middle Ridge; and about 25 others grazed along the eastern side
of Little River. Later about 15-20 more were seen about the
mouth of Little River and on a near-by island, and eight swam
across Windy Bay to the south side. Fred reported seeing about
300 during the day north and west of camp; they were moving in a
northerly direction.
It was cloudy nearly all day on September 7; wind moderate,
northerly; temperature, 33° to 40°. No black flies were in
evidence. A dozen or more Caribou took to the water from an
island in Windy Bay and made for the north shore. A band of
about 25 passed along Little River Ridge toward the river’s
mouth.
September 8 was mostly cloudy; wind moderate to strong,
southeasterly; temperature, 37° to 42°. Fred reported a band of
about 100 Caribou crossing the mouth of Little River toward the
west. A dozen or more swam southward over Windy Bay at the usual
crossing-place. Anoteelik brought in 13 tongues from that many
freshly killed Caribou; he had secured them with a .22 rifle.
A driving gale from the east, with rain and sleet, continued
through the day on September 9; temperature, 36° to 37°. A
solitary buck inspected our camp from the south side of Windy
River, then retreated.
An overcast sky, with some drizzle and sleet, prevailed on
September 10; wind light, east to northeast; temperature, 35.5°
to 42.5°. No flies present for some days past. Fred reported
about 20 Caribou moving westward in the vicinity of Little
River.
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