Antartica field notes, v1468
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Maker 1961 Journal Jan 14 along the N. beach near the point that a wide area here now full of penguins was obviously inhabited at one time. Never- the-less overall density is greater than Hallett. Also, the penguinery extends up the hillside in places to + on the top of the cape. The height of the cape is some 1000 feet. Not all of the hillside is inhabited, perhaps 50% of the total. There is one colony on the slope alone a 400 foot cliff which the inhabitants have to reach by a long lateral track over a snow patch. The only birds we saw other than Shinse + Adelie (+ a few storm petrels) were Giant fulmars. These were first seen at the cape as the boat-ship crept in towards the beach. A dozen or so, one white phase, were seen then. Don Douglas reported seeing 75 on the beach at Adare. Later in the day when I went over there were about a dozen. Two Elephant Seal, a young male - a female were on the N. beach - both were in moult. A great amount of kelp lay on the beach, particularly the N. side. This is in contrast to Hallett where I have seen