Galapagos field notes, v579
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A Benedict 1964 261 March 22 vicinity of San Diego, San Diego Co., Calif. a large group of White-thr. Swif[s], and present at least 2 weeks according to McCluskie. We then returned to San Diego Bay where we looked a shorebirds etc. along the E side of the Bay. Saw a Peregrine Falco chasing shorebirds, lots of Snowy Egret[s] (including one in olded black feathers), and 3 American Brant as with about 40 Black black Brant. The sharply set off breast + pale belly and the incomplete collar were easy to see. In about 500 Black Brant near by, there were no light-bellied birds at all. Not much else about. March 23. will leave for home this evening. Spent the A.M. at San Diego State, the afternoon at a feeder where a Dickcissel had wintered (gone now!). Stopped by the museum of Wat. H. Story, and at the dump near, saw an adult Laughing Gull which was molting in the black head. Got on a bus in the evening and slept most of the way home.