Galapagos field notes, v579
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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