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© Brian Sullivan | Macaulay Library California, February 04, 2012

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Alaska, June 15, 2007Recorded by Gerrit Vyn | Macaulay Library
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British Columbia, May 05, 1959Recorded by Arthur A. Allen | Macaulay Library
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British Columbia, August 25, 1961Recorded by Grace M. Bell | Macaulay Library

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