J P Nugeus 1975 Journal Transcript 135 10 August (contd) weakly wind, with intermittent snow and 100% cloud cover. A blustery, cold day. Began censusing transect 5 at 0840, finished 3 by noon. 1 3 5 tholo 2 9 0 7 alpina 2 2 0 1 melanotos 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 Th. fulicarius 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Middle Salt Lagoon During the afternoon I had intended to continue micro work. But en route along gas line road I stopped in order to pursue the ever-growing gull flock at the mouth of Cloth Creek. Low + behold - a slaty-backed gull. It stood out as an exceedingly dark-backed, pink- tinged gull almost of hyperborea size. Trying to get a better look, I chased it to the dump, where I was able to get within 50 m. Yellow eye, but undetermined eye-ring color. I went back to the lab to find Peter + Russell, who had not yet returned from the point. I went back out with Phil - , running out of gas part way there. We combined on foot + easily found the gull - he confirmed my ID. We then hitched back to the lab. Just as we were returning back to the dump, this time w/ Russell et al., another Schistosagus flew by. Back at the dump after dinner the gull was easily relocated by all. 11 August Schistosagus again along Middle Salt Lagoon B Parea During the morning + then again in the afternoon I worked on micro-habitat data. See daily but a species scan. It was cold (never going over 33°) but sunny with only a light west wind + occasional snow flurries. Positively balmy compared w/ other days. The shoreline scene: patches of sandbanks, mostly juveniles along heavily neglected ponds, but the patches are few + far between. Infrequently I came across pectoralis & melanotus alpina - fairly abundant in a variety of habitats. Most adults appear to be sticking to the more heavily polygonated areas, while the juveniles are more pectoral-ibh in habitat. fulicarius - very few, almost all juveniles.