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MacLean
1966
Cephus grylle
15 August
Merle Solomon reports that he
and Joe Algeade found a nest in an
do oil drum near the point. He said
both birds were flying around the
drum as they checked it.
17 August
Went up to the Point in Merle's
unish. Found the drum about 100 feet
from the lagoon and 200 m. South of
the Point. Drum was on it's side,
half submerged in gravel, with one
end knocked out. One bird left as
we approached and landed in the
lagoon - definitely this species. The
single egg was sitting on bare sand
well back in the drum. Photographed
the drum and tried a time exposure of
the inside. The other bird joined the
previously incubating bird in the lagoon.
At the same time at least one and
probably two more were (was) seen on
the ocean side of the spit.
22 August
Pete Sovalik tells of another nest -
this one with two juvenile birds - under
the wrecked home on the way to the
Point, ca. 3-4 miles South of the
above.
1 Sept.
Charley Brower shot the adult
birds from the nest at the Point.