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Feb 16 Punta Suarez, Isla Espanola (Hood), Galapagos
quite common. Small seed and bits of grass
stone are very conspicuous under the surface
ground and small lumps of grass, 1" high
over 1 1/2" in diameter can to be found under
many of the small pebbles the finches work under.
When it decides to work an area, it will
stay with that area for 1-2 minutes, usually
going down only 1 1/2 to 2 inches to get to the
seed and make a pit 2-3 inches in diameter.
Two fairly good sized stones flipped over (flat
stones on level ground) weighed 74 and 63
gms respectively. The fuligniver, I watched
never attempted to feed like this and usually
flew to a near by bush after 1-2 minutes
of feeding on the ground. They are much
shyer than the conicovitis and seldom allow
approach to 20 ft while conicovitis typically
allows a 10 ft approach. Saw a Brown Woody
along the cliff, 1 1/2' for this end of the island, (saw
one at Pta Cevaledos), and the 1 1/2' Sycerocithus on the South
today. About 8 went between the cliff and camp
and saw 2 Green Herons flying to the Pt.
from the east about 6 P.M. for Buddy Turnstones
on the cliff at the S side of the island, and
1 on the beach near camp. Saw one Wandering
Tattler walking about up in the Blue-footed
Booby colony near the salt spray area from the