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Glaucous Winged Gull - Larus glaucescens
(2)
Gilman's Da Triplet Rocks & Whale Is. There seemed
1931 To be many nesting but we could
make out no details from the deck.
Mayor Shelikof Strait - quite a large
flock within us now - hang on
motionless wings on starboard side
(windward side) in the heavy wind, 50
m.p.h. This flight is essentially side-
wise rather than forward. It is the
longest bunch so far - once in a
while at some bird utters a [illegible] harsh note - hungry? They vie
with the shearwaters now for the
scrap but are much more aggressive
than the latter. The wind became
so strong as might feel that the
gulls left.
May 31 Unalaska Unalaska, Alaska
Very common, especially in Harbor.
Many immatures; outnumber adults
4:1. Set in flocks on beach
in front of town. Seawergs plenty,
Saw no breeding colonies.
Sept. 18 Unalaska, Unalaska, Aleutians
As far as I can ascertain, these are
the only type of gull around here.