Bill Arvey - Journal July 31 1154 - 3 - Adult returns -1- relieved parent still stands by preening. Many times upon arrival, the birds do not fly directly in but hop up a few feet at a time from the water's edge. This is especially true for group 3 which is nearest to water. 1204 Ceasing observations at 2 since uncertainty has arisen as to whether there are 1 or 2 nests there. Cormorants can be seen entering the water, and leaving, on a sloping shelf below group 3. After leaving water, feathers appear slightly wet, but not to a great degree. Drying consists of 1 or 2 strong wing flaps, preening, but very few extended periods of wing spread and holding. Ceasing observations here for this day. 3 PM. Whalers Cove- Pt. Lobos. Here we meet George Charnist and his wife- also its range naturalist Fred Vander (built?)(map?). Out on the edge of Relp in Whalers cove is a ♂ eared grebe swimming around. George takes us over to Guillemot Rock on the Whalers cove trail to observe cormorants there. This rock is about 10' from the mainland, and about 50' high with Pelagic, Brandt's Cormorants, pigeon Guillemots, and W. gulls nesting on it. Pelagics are on the E side of the rock, as usual on its steeped faces and have about 10 pairs. Brandts are on top the rock and in some of the more protected shelves of the face.