Galapagos field notes, v579
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DeBenedictis 1964 Nannopterum harisi. 27 Jan Pt. Espinoza. Fernandina Is. Galapagos. 8:31 anoths came out (new #3) shook head and bird, wings a little. then flapped wings and preened, wings out. stayed about 3' from H2O. new #1 awake, preening belly. new #2 scratched head, wings closed, then fanned wing again at 8:34. #2 subternatic sleep posture + preening, new #1 preening, walked 6+ ft. toward #2. new #2 + new #3 still sunning. #3 in rest posture (drawing) at ocean's edge. new #2 stretched upward opened bill. drawing head scratching fairly frequent. the head is moved down to the side of the breast and the foot raised out and up to the head. wings not moved. posture is approximately. drawing 8:40 new #3 preening with wings out, scapular region. new #1 asleep. #2 preening breast + feathers #3 preening rump area. new #3 preening by bill tip/ rubbing and nibbling, in 2 = amount of each. new # 2 occ. fans wing with head in sleep position. new #2 stretched bill up, opened, walked toward new #3, and extend necks with open bill at new #3. she little jumped up. 2' to a ledge, wings open when jumped, and continued drying out with bill against drawing scapular region. 8:44 # 2 again lying on belly. # 3, new #1 preening; new # 3 nibbling and sunning. position new #1 new #2 new #3 H2O new #0