EAC 24, Hall, October 1967
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Yellowlegs sp. Totanus sp. A bird circled the ship and departed southward. It was not identified as to species. Skua Catharacta skua A bird followed the ship briefly in section "T". Pomarine Jaeger Jaeger sp. # Obs. = 9 # Obs. = 14 23 0 3 9 2 0 9 0 0 0 Jaegers are the most conspicuous element of the avifauna that still appear to retain a transient-type status. The "coastal-crowding" dis- distribution pattern has been consistently noted for Jaegers. Sixteen birds were recorded on the 19th in "T" and "W". Gull? sp. Herring Gull Larus argentatus # Obs. = 1 # Obs. = 5 0 2 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 # Birds observed per section Five immature Herring Gulls were concentrated in the northeastern- most third of the Grid. A poorly seen bird, following far back in the wake, was thought to be a large Gull. Alcid sp. # Obs. = 2 A pair of small Alcids were flushed in "S". # Obs. Mourning Dove Long-eared Owl Water Pipit Barn Swallow (imm) Tree/Violet-Green Swallow Starling (imm) Western Meadowlark White-crowned sparrow (imm) Sparrow sp. Audubon's Warbler Passerine sp. 4 (2 coll.) 1 1 1 1 2 1 (coll.) 1 1 2 1 16