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P. DeBurdick
1964
Feb 20 Isla Espanola To Isla Santa Fe, Galapagos.
for some trips. Coming out of the island there
were a # of Oceanites gracilis, all single birds,
and one Oceanodroma tetrag, the latter more
common the farther out we were. Audubon
Shearwaters and Masked Boobies were seen in
small #'s, scattered all along the crossing and
a few Brown Noddies appeared about 1/2 way
to Barrington. I slept most of the trip out,
awoke a little at the start and at the middle
of the crossing. About 10 we arrived at Barrington.
From a distance it looks much like Hood.
The terrain is low, the general color of the island
reddish. Lava outcrops conspicuous. Most of the
shore is a lava-puh cliff, much covered with
greens but only a few Masked Boobies along the
shore + Frigatebirds and one Brown Noddy.
The island differs from Hood mostly in that its
vegetation is much more open. The trees widely
scattered, and the Opuntia is much more conspi-
cuous, by far the dominant plant of this island. The
island is very dry, with Cordia just beginning to
leaf. We landed in a beautiful Bay at the SE
corner of the island, this the usual landing for
Barrington. The water here was so clear we
could see fish on the bottom, which easily
allowed the patrol boat to enter (the Eura-
dorians are extremely cautious about their