California and Baja California field catalog and journal, v4287
Page 73
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69 August 20 21 Down Canon for petrels P.M., first called across Canon at 7.30, 8.30 frequent light fire ' til 10.30 but Moonshine kept them free like a fog pond the noise down Canon Continual racket. rapid trillery sort of call what tut tut tut tut tut tut. tut about 4 A.M. they quit, egg W.F. on nest must call also those flying also plenty seen, left above our island. Many come to edge & figures swine away get & shot 2 Stinties fly like swifts - dart like what one struck palm tree above fire, but flew on. Black cat seen near water 6 goats on ledge where cant get to jump into it easy but cant fit back. Several dead seen in cave on it sometimes bright. Petrels nesting under big rocks + in cracks, fire from 10.30 to 4 A.M.