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Molly Island
281.
July 12, 1932.
than the young pelicans. Two guil[ls]
daved last time were found dead
on the island. Many guilf nests
still had clean eggs.
The 4 corcororbits, still unidentified,
flew off the island at our approach;
it could not find their nests nor
young.
Compton Crook counted 14 Caspian
Terns for the island. 7 nests were counted:
1 nest with 2 eggs
1 .. " 3 eggs
rest with 1 egg
1 nest with 1 newly hatched young;
After leaving the island we rowed
over to the mainland south & west.
About 100 Barrows Goldeneye were in the
bay. Canada Geese - about 50.
3 Marbled Godwits? flew over Pelican
Island about 4:30 P.M. They were not
seen again. Several pairs of Spotted
Sandpipers are on Pelican Island just!
Fish are abundant in these
bays around the islands. We caught
7 in about 2 hours. They were good
eating.
Crooke & Anderson found a white-footed
mouse with 6 young (furred, 1/2 grown) in a storm
nest under a log on Pelican Island. She ran
away with 4 young hanging to her teats. The nest
was empty the next morning.