Field notes, v4514
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Order longipennes Genus Sterna Name Sterna forsteri Date June 30, 1922 Set M. 65/2 Col No. 69/3 Local Kuma Vista Lake Kern Co. Calif. Incl Commenced Collyby Alden & Miller Nest floating among duck weeds Nim. nest better built than Black Tern 6"-8" diam. however the wind washed many nests while others waded up and quite. Nest and eggs wet. A small scattering colony. It was found that the floating rule for incb. does not always hold for wet eags. Name Forster Tern Date July 1, 1922 Set M. 67/3 Col No. 69 Local Kuma Vista Lake Kern Co. Calif. Incl Heavy Collyby Alden & Miller Nest on floating nettle as usual Ring in Black Tern nettle colony Name Forster Terg Date July 2nd 1922 Set M. 70/4 Incl Advanced Col No. 69 Local Kuma Vista Lake Collyby Alden & Miller (Present Airm R) Nest old gube remod to Kern style Rim big gube colony among ledge