Galapagos field notes, v579
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BeBenedict 1961 Academy Bay, Santa Cruz Is., Galapagos. NO NOTES FOR JAN 20 - 22 - LOADING AND PACKING FOR FUTURE FIELD(?) WORK. Jan. 20 - unloaded cargo from Bear. No Lemurules. Saw Stits flying by the Station. Jan. 21 - unloaded + moved baggage in the A.M. during the dedication of the station. In the afternoon, went up to the Seismograph station with Dr. Miller. Saw Mockers, Geospiza scandulus, fortis, fuliginosa, Martins, Whimbrels, Blue-beaked Plover flying me. Steve Billeh. Showed me Camarhynchus parvulus in the A.M. near Wilson's, in in the P.M., where there is a "magi" nest. Found nest of G. fortis. Jan 22 - spent the A.M. near Wilson's looking at birds. Found several Camarhynchus parvulus; most have a "chip chip chip" song with the cadence (but with echo) of the Wilson Warbler. Saw a 84 plus a flock of Geospiza magnirostris and found the nest of the pair. Just poked around the station a little in the afternoon. Entomologists very busy collecting bugs in the evening. Besides species mentioned above, have seen locally: O. gracilis; Puffinus I. subalaris; Magnificent Frigatebird, Brown Pelican; Blue-footed & Masked Booby; Green Heron; Sooty Gull; Brown Noddy; Wandering Tattler; Ruddy Turnstone; Semi-palmated Plover; Tropidurus; Marine Iguana.