Galapagos field notes, v579
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P De Beuedichis 1964 Jan 26 Pt Espinosa, Fernandina Island, Galapagos. Bird which looked like a Caribbean again. It is loud, but don't know what. ? young Tanager. Rained fairly heavily from about 3:30 to nearly 5, then cleared up gradually during the night. (hopefully). Lots of ants coming to the lotus at night. Bofyd Worker speared some groupers for dinner (delicious) and salad. Sooty Gulls came for the remains as well as a Green Heron and dozens of Red hand Crabs. Most of the afternoon everyone circled under the tarp set up for the kitchen area and chatted out of the rain. About 15 Ruddy Turnstone, 2-3 Tattlers, and a Seminole Plover about 7-12 Whirl- birds and an Oystercatcher. Seals all over the places, pups from about 3' to 5' long, with smooth hair, + numerous 4s and 8s gatherers, barking. Barking all day long. At midday every bush and pool of water has seal ice it. Saw a few Penguin on the rocks of the Pt. and many Pelican feeding here. They dive shallowly into water only about a foot deep. Saw one Oceanites gracilis from the Pt about 3:30. Wind died down considerably in the Pt. for a while in the afternoon it was so windy, the Dr. Millis' tarp gave him and me much trouble whipping up and down in the wind. Very few finches about; most seem to be Geospiza fuliginosa in non-healing condition. Besides the mangrove, the only other plant is a spurge cactus up to e.