Field notes, v635
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Field Notes 6/10 Nest 1 A 82 B 86 C 84 Nest 2 A 77 B 88 C 87 St. Regis Blind, Port of Tacoma, WA - 9:38 Trapping on rooftop of Pulp Plant. Set trap out over 3-egg clutch in corner where one bird is banded and trap over another 3-egg clutch. The roof is completely littered with debris that the gulls have [sic] brought up. Thousands of bones - mostly chicken. Next to one nest found rooster head, another had her 3 week chicks. This had a 44 with pigeon back & wing, little bones too. Gulls on some exposed nests (to sun, etc) are hyperventilating. Fish food transfer 9:45 caught one bird - it threw up spaghetti when foot & garbage. DAB 026 10:30 - moved thru trap to 3 egg nest. Another pigeon found. DAB 028 11:00 - Caught another bird. Threw up chicken wings. Of 18 birds checked, 15 had primary tips darker than mantle - the tips are blot dark - darker in general than the Olympic birds. The first pair I found trapping both have wing tips darker than mantle - the F has then only slightly darker, the male (which is USFWS banded) more so.