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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.