Gilmore 1931 LEAST AUKLET (2) with them, the birds being especially active in the late evening about 10-12 P.M. Flocks of birds, pairs, singles flew in every direction a few yards over the rocks, and every few feet or so they one could be seen sitting on the top of a rock. At the same time from the rocks, issuing from thousands of unseen throats came an almost indescribable hodgepodge of noises that made the place sound like a hive of angry bees if one were at an appreciable enough distance to get the blended effect of the sounds. Up close, however, one could hear voices ranging from deep guttural croaks to shrill trills & crescendos. Occasionally a bird would scramble up over the rocks from the deep recesses beneath & take wing to join the throng in the air. The more I shot & moved about the louder the noise & the more the volume number of flying birds became. It was a