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DeBenedictis
1964
Feb 20 Isla Santa Fe (Bannington), Galapagos.
Had the bill heavily covered with pollen; all the birds
I saw were working in Cordia buds and Opuntias
flowers and the crops of the two birds contained fine
black lava sand and what I think was @puntias
pollen. (or ground bells). The dull plumaged bird
was very heavy worn, and showed no signs of body
molt. The only other land bird species I saw was
the dove I shot. It was on a bare soil patch. Its
crop contained many large corks but no obvious
seed or seed parts. It dribbled water copiously
when I squeezed it (shot not jotted) as did the Hood
doves. Goat droppings and skeletal parts were
everywhere but I saw no goats. About 13:30 we
boarded the Patrol boat again and went to
Academy Bay. Saw lots of Noddies and Audubon
Shearwaters on the way and a Tropicbird just of
James Island. There were about 100+ Northern
Phalaropes on the water off the NE corner of Bannington,
in 3 small groups, and scattered Boobies and
Frigate birds along this route. Only took about an
hour to get in; Noddies on and along the cliff banana
as usual. Spent an hour after we got off the
Patrol boat finding out what's going on around
here now. It was a pleasure to get off the boat, for
although the trip was very calm, the Ecuadorians
had two goats strapped to the back of the boat
and this caused all 15 or so of us to the front of the