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Gilmore Pacific Fulmar ID
1931 Following the boat. They appeared
to pick us up off Cape St. Elias
and followed the ship all day
toward Ocean Cape. Dark birds
numbered about 50 and whites
about 2-3. Many appeared to be
part way between the extremes of
color. This not as tame as they
the gulls they stayed very close
to the ship considering their usual
shyness.
Not. 10. Between Ocean Cape & Joy
Straits. (Cross Sound) Most of the
Fulmars dropped away from the
Ship but about a half dozen
still followed. These Fulmars have
obviously adopted the garbage gleaning
habit and make a regular thing
of following the ships. All the
Obsds were dark colored.
Nov. 12 From Straits of Juan de Fuca
to Mouth of Columbia River. As
we cruised southward today thru
a heavy sea and about 50 miles
off shore we were constantly