FIELD NOTES Doug Bell June 9, 1986 Camped last night at Mill Creek Campground, Del Norte County [illegible]. Very good spot. Alder groves on creek, redwoods in the campground. Chipmunks & Steller jays around. Robin, varied thrushes, chestnut-backed chickadees, Wilson's warblers seen in and about campground. Lots of Rhododendrons in the redwoods up here! We drove north to Crescent City, CA. Arrived 11:15 am. Went to Harbor District Office, to see about getting permission to collect gulls. The harbor master, Rick Taylor, said he would need to wait for a board meeting to decide. But he put me in touch with the Cal. Fish & Game Warden, Don Castineau (no. 464-3320; sheriff - 4191). Met the warden 3 hours later - he said no shooting from ss. city north to beyond Point St. George. Suggested the county dump or old mill road. Therefore went to county public works dept, asked Max Bridges for permission to collect. He obliged readily? Said I could collect during open hours of dump. We decided to go tomorrow morning. In the afternoon Norm & I had gone along Pebble Beach Drive, Crescent City, and observed the rocks & shore at various points. Lots of Western gulls (ad. & imm.) and Double-crested cormorants. A good freshwater creek flows out onto beach just south of Castle Rock. Gathering spot for gulls. Saw a patrol of pelicans go by (15), and an osprey cruised past, hunting the shoreline. Weather is warm & sunny, moderate to strong wind. Castle Rock is phenomenal: must be several tens of thousands of birds on the island - cormorants, gulls, murres, guillemoth, puffins. Massive coming & going of birds. 2 red-throated loons seen fishing in the surf. Barn & cliff swallows, crows, blackbirds, savannah sparrows in the grassy areas just in from the beaches.