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P. De Benedicti
1964
Feb 13 Punte Sucarez, Espanola (Hood) Island, Galapagos
off and bobbing right by my cot. My watch, which has
been full of salt spray for the last 2 or so days finally froze up
(8 A.M.). Spent the mid day (11-3) skinning my birds and
eating lunch, then went out towards the cliff to look
at sea birds, until about 4:30. Most of my [illegible] bird
observations are included here. Saw an upright
posture (one) with bird up on cactus root. The bird display
ed to flee. Saw one head low (?low oblique) posture
while the tongue distinctly raised, and lots of calling
from obliques. Didn't do much serious watching.
Some suggestion of flight displays (:V- flying?). Actually
very little display pattern except obliques but lots of flight
to and from perches. Didn't see any juvenile birds
today. In the morning I found a ?'s gawron Albacino
wandering clumsily around in the bush, about 1/2
way across the pt from the cliff. It moves its head/s
side to side in alternation to the foot of the ground and
didn't try to flap the wings when I got near. Almost
uniformly brown, apparently downy, and cuticles less
than a month from fledging. Spent much time watching
Red-billed Tropicbirds zooming around. Twice saw
birds flying over the pt. to the N, both times single birds.
They have one clear display flight, in which the call
I described yesterday, more accurately described as