FIELD NOTES Doug Bell June 15, 1985 Location: San Juan Islands. San Juan Co., WA. Eagle flying across the bay. It perched on a snag, allowing our close approach by boat. We then headed thru Lopez Pass to Lopez Sound, landed on State Park at Frost Island. Then went by boat again around Frost I., landing at Spencer Spit. Short walk (Killdeers, Crows). Back into boat, short rest for lunch while floating near Flower Island. This island is a very small rock - hosts ca. 100 Glaucus-winged gulls and a smattering of Pigeon Guillemots. From Flower I. we then went around north end of Lopez I., thru Harney Channel (to our south - Shaw I.; to our north - Orcas I.), West Sound, Pole Pass (between Orcas I. & Crane I.), almost into Deer Harbor (thinking it was Friday Harbor), then west to San Juan Channel and south to Friday Harbor (on San Juan I.). Robert said Friday Harbor has expanded since he was last there -- and it has! The marina is large, hundreds of boats, even seaplanes. Lots of tourism. We stopped at Friday Harbor to eat & refuel. Much building activity. Ran into Nigel & Maggie, who had gone there by ferry. After Friday Harbor we cut a straight path thru Upright Channel, Thatcher Pass and on into Rosario Strait. In the middle of the strait, due east of south end of Deatur I., we visited Bird Rocks. These were a group of a few small rocks - inhabited by about a few hundred Glaucus-winged Gulls. Brandt's (Cormorants') nests on this rock were inactive (6 nests?). Then on to Williamson Rocks, in Rosario Strait due West of Langley Point (nr. Deception Pass). Also ca. 300 gulls on these small rocks.