Alaska field notes, v1299
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407 Bulmer 1931 SURF SCOTER Melanitta perspicillata May 16 Carter Bay - Finlayson Channel. B.C. One flock took wing as we anchored- showed no white wing patches, like M. deglandi, as they flew. May 18- Clarence Strait. Saw one flock of 8-9 birds. Oct. 3 English Bay, N. Unalaska Is., N. Aleutian Is. I saw a pair of these birds today in the middle of the bay. The white patch on the crown of the S was clearly visible. Oct. 25. Akutan Is., E. Aleutian Aleutian Is. None seen here - evidently these birds are rather scarce.