2 The winter elements of the Grid avifauna now are dominant in the Grid. The ship followers, gulls (chiefly Herring) and Black-footed Albatross, account for nearly one-third of the total birds. Leach's Storm Petrel comprise the next largest group, 22 percent of the total. Black-legged Kittiwakes and alcids account for 18 and 9 percent,respec- tively. Of the remaining 18 percent Fulmar and Fork-tailed Petrel con- tribute about 4 percent each, with phalaropes, jaegers, and miscellany filling out the total. Species/Group Percent of Total gulls 32 Leach Storm Petrel 22 Black-legged Kittiwake 18 alcids 9 phalaropes 5 Fork-tailed Petrel 4 Fulmar 4 jaegers 1 albatrosses 1 misc. 4 Collections Three Red Phalaropes, 1 Leach Storm Petrel, 1 Black-legged Kittiwake, and 1 Herring Gull were collected. Linear density of ship followers by section .704 .536 .109 .579 .318 .477 Overall - .352 .135 .450 .178 Linear density of non-ship followers by section .356 .522 1.186 1.070 1.382 .381 Overall - .710 .322 .600 .545 # Species recorded in each section 10 9 9 Overall - 15 8 11 4 4 4 8 # Miles covered in each section 118 69 92 Overall - 794 58 110 42 96 40 169