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FIELD NOTES
Doug Bell
30 April 1986
LOCATION: Alcatraz I., SF Co.
WEATHER: Windy Sunny
10:30 - 10:45
Attempted forced copulation. Female standing though, fought
him off. Fish transfer (7" herring?). Brownish grey back.
listen. IB: food transfers - fish (4") and goup.
12:35 -
Pair behind rock 20 - female begging, male
giving than motions, but no food transfer. While
making on blind (11:00-12:30) saw another forced copulation.
Male very persistent, female biting breast & throat of
male. Male long-calling. Went on for about 1/2 min.
Two different food transfers of goup (+ some chicken)
on cistern in front of blind. One transfer of 8" fish
(herring) on right of cistern. Food transfer on IB - 8" fish.
Copulation pair L on IB 13:04 - forced copulation 1.5 min.
& biting male's throat kill. Normal copulation, & making
guttural noise. Food transfer- 7" fish. Food transfer: 2x3"
packet of meat and then one 5" fish. Copulation at far end
of cistern, behind pair 20. Copulation to right of 20. Food
transfer - little fish. Food transfer - pair 20 - fish?
Forced copulation here in front (same female as earlier - whose
mate chased off the male). 13:31 - 25 pairs on cistern
visible from blind. Food transfer: 2 small fish, pair near
front. Food transfer - pair on far right - chicken.