FIELD NOTES Doug Bell Aug. 3, 1985 LOCATION: Sailed from Pt. Richmond to the Farallone Islands and back (S.F. Co.), Calif. WEATHER: Morning clear & sunny; afternoon foggy. Wind picking up towards afternoon, 8 mph. Went to South-East Farallon Island to pick up gulls that PRBO was saving for me. Teya McElroy and Jay were along. Harry Carter was on the island doing the collecting for me. He collected 20 birds - those without labels were picked up freshly expired at one of the "botulism" springs between 25-30 July 1985; and those with labels were picked up at the same spring on given date listed. Birds with slit throats were picked up live, bled, and sacrificed. Harry also sexed the birds, and took one leg from each one for another investigator. Unfortunately, he did not label his birds! I was able to go onto S.E. Farallon. Lots of gulls still on nesting territories. About 3/4 of the young gulls are that are still on territory are nearly fledged, other 1/4 of young vary in age from 3 weeks to fledging. Pelagic & Double-crested cormorants abound. Calif. sea lions & Elephant seals on many rocks One Northern Fur seal spotted. Pelagic birds seen during trip: Lunda cirrhata Tufed Puffin (1) Cephus columba Pigeon Guillemot: scattered birds Uria aulge Common Murre: Most in adult-fledgling pairs, scattered pairs out on open sea. Puffinus griseus Sooty Shearwater: large foraging flocks (>= 200 birds) seen on approach to Golden Gate. Easily >1000 birds seen. Brown Pelican: flocks of ~ 20 seen around Cliff House.