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P. Dr. Benedicti
1964
31 Jan.
Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island, Galapagos.
19" down, under a overhanging rock, [illegible]. The nest was mostly made of shredded plastic from our camp, with grass & stems like stems at the bottom than a dirt-like ledge. Not many obvious parasites.
Nest c. 2" x 4" x 2" deep. Contained 1 hatched, opened-eyed, delicate young, but Dr. H. Iler had taken a tentative found older young may have left. [illegible] now squeaking loudly when Dr. Bartholomew found the nest site, which is right in the camp area.
Jan 1 Sooty Gull flying N over the camp area about 6:20, the latest I have ever seen one out. In the evening everyone tried to get Phil (geographic [illegible] subscriptions from Espritle (he is a P.G. photographer), and we dreamed about the current Vietnam & Cyprus crises on the shortwave. Same old world.
2 Marine Iguana eggs discovered in camp now. Two other notes. While coming in heard 3-4 times a cockerel-like fook fook fook fook, deep, 1 note deeper. ? Coccyzus. Never saw the animal. Saw a Hawk about noon near the garbage were for [illegible] dinner tonight. Didn't see it eat any of it. The Orizonys nest area contained many small bones outside, a little more dispersed, but otherwise like the piles out on the lava, and near the mangrove lots of very white mouse scat. Lots of insects came into the lamp tonight, including a green lacewing. Quit about 9. Drove in camp in the A.M.
1 Feb.
woke up about 5. About 5:35 became aware of 2 Frigatebirds flying N from the mangroves. First aware of Yellow Warbler song by 5:38. Overcast and dark. Song sporadic at 1st, then more constant for a while, all away from camp area.
Few scattered (6-8) Frigatebirds left. About 5:47 about 35