Jaegers
Jaegers were seen occasionally (9) in both non-grid sections. Five were
recorded as Pomarine Jaegers, while four were recorded as Jaeger sp. One Pomarine
Jaeger was observed one mile off shore in the northern section.
Red Phalarope
Red Phalaropes (13) were commonly seen in the southern portion of the non-
grid area. All occurred singly or in pairs. Once again none were sighted in the
northern section.
Gulls
As in the previous cruises Herring Gulls were infrequently observed near
land; only close to the grid area were they commonly sighted. On this cruise
37 were logged (9 adults: 1 immature), 34 in the northern section and 3 in the
southern section. Herring Gulls in the southern section were greatly reduced
in numbers from previous cruises. As far as other kinds of gulls were concerned,
great numbers of them (est. 1200), mostly California Gulls (156 positively
identified), were aggregated close to shore along the Santa Barbara channel, some
of which briefly followed the ship. No California Gulls were sighted in the
southern non-grid section. In the northern section also observed were 11 Western
gulls (adults), 3 Glaucous-winged Gulls (immatures), 1 Ring-billed Gull (immature),
and 48 Black-legged Kittiwakes (1 adult : 3 immature). In the southern section, on
the other hand, Western Gulls were more commonly sighted (21, 1 adult; 1 immature,
1 collected), while only one adult Black-legged Kittiwake was seen (collected).
Contrasting this survey to the one before it, Black-legged Kittiwakes were
extremely abundant in the prior one (1109 birds) in the same southern area where
observations were made. In the previous report, I stated that an exceptional
feeding area was responsible for the large aggregation of birds. I also ruled