Field notes, v636

Bell, Douglas A.
1987
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley
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D. A. Bell 1987 Catalogue #122-233 Journal
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D. A. Bell 1987 Catalogue #122-233 List of Localities
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Douglas A. Bell 1987 Catalog Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco Co., Calif.: 12 April, 15 May, 2 June, 13 December Spring Ranch at Van Damne Beach State Park, Mendocino Co., California: 21 May - 23 May Green Rock, 2 mi. NNW of Trinidad Head, Humboldt Co., California: 27 May Sugarloaf Rock at Cape Mendocino, Humboldt Co., Calif.: 30 May Tomales Point, ½ mi. N McClures Beach, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin Co., Calif.: 5 June Crescent City Dump, Old Mill Road, Del Norte Co., Calif.: 11-12 June Elk River mouth, 3 mi. S Cape Blanco, Curry Co., Oregon: 14 June - 15 June Coos Bay entrance, Coas Bay, Coos Co., Oregon: 16 June Agate Beach Refuse Dump, 45mi N Yaquina Bay, Lincoln Co., Oregon: 19 June - 21 June Nestucca Spit, Nestucca Spit State Park, Tillamook Co., Oregon. 22 June Bayoccean Peninsula, Tillamook Bay, Tillamook Co., Oregon: 23 June- East Sand Island, Baker Bay nr. mouth Columbia River, Clatsop Co., Oregon: 27 June - 28 June
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Douglas A. Bell 1987 Catalog Pine Island, Willapa Bay, Pacific Co., Washington: 30 June Goose Island, Grays Harbor, Grays Harbor Co., Wash: 1 July Whitcomb Island, Grays Harbor, Grays Harbor Co., Wash: 2 July Port of Olympia, Olympia city, Thurston Co., Washington: 3 July Protection Island, Jefferson Co., Washington: 6 July - 8 July Berkeley city, Alameda Co., California: 26 January 1988
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Doug Bell 1987 CATALOGUE Alcatraz Island, S.F. Bay, CA. April 12, 1987 122 Batrachoseps attenuatus: collected along with 123 under small cement block located up against the wall of the north side of recreation yard. This area just north of the rec-yard wall is a small grassy shelf - my blind sits on this shelf with a view of the cistern. This shelf is shaded for most of the day. DA8 123 Batrachoseps attenuatus: collected with 122. DA8 126 (see next pg. for 124 125)
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Doug Bell 1987 CATALOGUE 172395 DAB 124 Larus occidentalis. Skeleton + Left Wing + Rt wing p0 Location: Alcatraz I., SF. Co., Calif. DATE: May 15, 1987 Sex: ♦ Q.Testis: 1.59 x 1.25 x 1.02 Rt. Testis: 1.42 x 1.15 x 1.02 cm Weight. 1,095 gms. Light Fat Rt. Winglength: 41 cm RIGHT Primary Length: 10: 28.55 7: 26.70 9: 28.80 6: 25.60 8: 28.40 5: 24.00 Tail Length: 16.20 cm Left Tarsus: 6.52 Middle: 6.45 Toes: Outer: 6.27 Inner: 4.93 Hallux: 0.73 Bill Length: 5.86 " Length Posterior Nares: 3.87 cm Head length: 12.72 cm Bill Width: 1.40 cm Bill Depth: Gonyx: 2.12 cm Ant. Nares: 2.12 cm Post. Nares: 2.09 cm Brood Patches: 3 Bill Color: Orange Yellow Eye ring Colors Orange yellow. Iris: Straw Yellow + light pigment over bottom half (diffuse). Leg Color: Fleshy Pink. Remarks: Trapped off 3-egg nest on dried grass west of Industry Building. Approx. 2 x 2 cm piece of distal webbing on medial side of left foot missing. Left Wing whole taken, + all Primaries, right wing. Testes+ Tongue fixed in formulin. Stomach contents: fish vertebrae - saved. Several worms in fascia of liver neck. Tissues saved - in 2 tubes.
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Doug BELL 1987 CATALOGUE 172396 DAB 125 Larus occidentalis Skeleton + Left wing + Rt. Wing p0 Asym. 2nd window (double on 9) Location: Alcatraz I., S.F. (O., Calif. Date: May 15, 1987 SEX: B Left Testis: 1.71X 1.18 X 1.15cm Rt. Testis: 1.64 X 1.15X 0.92 cm Weight: 1,085 gms. Light Fat. Winglength (Rt): 41.80 cm Primary Length: (Right): 10: 29.0 cm 7: 27.80 cm 9: 29.60 cm 6: 25.90 cm 8: 29.1cm 5: 24.80 cm Tail Length: 15.90 cm Head Length: 12.82 cm Tarsus Length (Left): 6.28 Middle 6.10 cm Inner: 4.73 cm Toes: Outer 6.10 cm Hallux: 0.55cm Bill Length: 5.88 cm " Length @ Post. Nares: 3.80 Bill Width (Post nare): 1.42 cm Bill Depth: Genys: 2.13 cm PostNares: [illegible]. 1.98cm Ant. Nares: 2.06 cm Brood Patelas: 3 Bill Color: Orange Yellow Eyering Color: Orange Yellow Iris Color: Straw Yellow, bottom 3rd w/ light pigment (diffuse) Leg Color: Fleshy Pink. Remarks: Trapped off 3-egg nest on dried grass area west of Industry Building. Left Foot - mines well, at distal phalanx toe is a flap of webbing about 3X5mm + an equal-sized divert. Outer webbing, same foot, has 2 holes in it. Tissues taken - 2 nails. Stomach: small fish vertebrae + round things 2 mm &. Eyes preserved.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalogue 172311 DAB 127 SKELETON + LEFT WING Larus occidentalis State LOCATION: Van Damme State Beach Park, Mendocino (o.), Calif. DATE: 21 May 1987 SEX: ? Left ovary with many ova (~15 > 2 mm?). WT.: 1,310 gms Fat: Heavy - bright orny-yellow Winglength: Rt. 41.90 cm Primary Length 10 29.4 Rt. 9 28.6 8 28.5 7 27.1 6 24.9 5 23.9 Tail Length 15.8 Tarsus: 6.66 (left) Head Length: 12.73 Bill Length: 6.07 Bill Width: 1.46 Lo+ outer: 6.02 Toes: Inner: 4.77 Huller 0.61 Middle: 6.27 Ant Nares 2.06 " @ post. nares: 3.60 Bill Depth Gonys: 2.08 Post Nares 2.10 Brood Patches: 3 good ones Bill Color: 10 YR 7/10 Eyering Color: 10 YR 7/10 Iris: 7.5 Y 8/2 Pigment even-dispersed over lower 1/2, some in upper 1/2. Leg Color: 2.5 Y 8/4 Remarks: Stomach full of fish. Tissues in 2 mals saved.
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Doug Bell Catalog 1987 172312 DAB 128 SKELETON + LEFT WING Larus occidentalis state Location: Van Damme State Beach Park, Mendocino Co., Calif. DATE: 21 May 1987 SEX: male symbol 1.92 x 1.41 x 1.26 (Left Tarsio) RT. T: 1.57 x 1.11 x 1.02 cm WT. 975 gms Fat: Heavy Fat Winglength: 40.2 (Right) Primary Length 10: 27.8 7: broken tip RT. 9: 28.3 6: 24.5 8: 27.5 5: 22.9 Tail Length: 15.1 cm Tarsus: (Right) 6.15 cm Toes: Outer middle: 5.70 Inner Hallux: 0.36 Head Length: 11.62 cm Bill length: 5.40 cm Post Nares: 3.33 Bill Width: 1.26 Bill Depth: Gony: 1.97 Ant. Nares: 1.91 Post. Nares: 1.83 Brood Patches: 3 - refathering. Bill Color: 10 YR 7/10 Iris Color: 7.5 Y 8/4 pigment even dispersed over lower half Eyering Color: 10 YR 7/10 Legs: 2.5 Y 8/4 Remarks - Stomach full of small < 1/2 cm (crustacean) shrimps, Worms. 2 tissue swabs saved.
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Davy Bell 1987 172313 DAB 129 Laurus occidentalis SKEL + LOCATION: Spring Ranch near State Park Rt Wing 2 mi. S Mendocino, just Van Damme Beach, 1 Mendocino Co., Calif. DATE: 22 May 1987 SEX: ♂ 1.35 x 1.11 x 0.97 (L) + 1.28 x 1.04 x 0.93 (R) WT: 1,200 gms. FAT: Good WINGLENGTH: 43.4 cm (Left Wing) chord 139.5 P° length: 10 29.9 7 28.9 9 30.4 6 26.8 8 29.8 5 25.6 TAIL: 16.9 TARSUS: 6.58 (Left) Toes: OUT 5.95 MIDDLE: 6.54 IN 4.93 HALLUX: 0.64 Head Length: 12.95 Bill Length: 5.68 Post Nares: 3.69 Bill Width: 1.41 Bill depth Gonys: 2.16 Ant Nares: 2.12 Post. Nares: 2.07 Blood patches... 3 Bill Gbr: 10 YR 7/10 Gonys: 5 R 5/14 Eyering Gbr: 7/10 10 YR Trace gray spot w/in corners Iris: 5Y 8/6 Pigment holds in lower 1/3. Legs: 5R 8/2 Remarks: Stomach full of fish, a few worms. 1 tissue vial frozen, 1 in EtOH.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172314 DAB 130 SKEL T Rt. Wing Larus occidentalis. LOCATION: Spring Ranch, near Van Damme Beach State Park, Mendocino Co., Calif. DATE: 22 May 1987 GEX: ♀ Y ova over 4.8 mm in diameter WT. 1,030 grms Fat: Heavy fat. Winglength: 40.5 Left Chord 134 Po Length: 10 28.5 9 29.5 8 27.5 7 26.2 6 25.3 5 23.1 Tail. 15.5 Tarsus Left: 6.05 Toes: Out 5.55 Mid. 5.98 In 4.58 Hal. 0.45 Head: 12.12 Bill length: 5.24 Post Nares: 3.22 Bill Width: 1.21 Bill depth - Gony: 2.00 Ant Nares 1.89 Post Nares. 1.85 Brood Patches: 3 Bill Cln: 10 YR 7/10 Gony SR 5/14 Eyerlng Cln: 10 YR 7/10 Trace grey spot cIn corners Jaw Cln: 5 Y 7/3 Almost no pigment Legs. 5 R 8/2 Stomach full of fish. Few worms, 1 frozen Tissue wial + 1 EtOH acid.
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Davy Bell 1987 Catalog 172315 DAB 131 Larus occidentalis SKEL + LOCATION: Spring Property, 2mi. S Mendocino, Mendocino Rt. Wing Co., Calif. DATE: 22 May 1987 SEX: \u03c3 1.86x1.07x1.00 (R) 1.89x1.17x1.05 (L) WT. 1,160 gm Fat: Heavy Winglength 43.2 (left) Chord 137.6 P length 10 29.8 7 28.4 9 30.4 6 26.2 8 29.1 5 24.5 Tail 16.4 Tarsus 6.20 (right) Toe ant 6.18 mid 6.34 Headlength: 13.03 dm 5.04 hal 0.48 Bill length: 5.81 Post Nares: 3.60 Bill width: 1.35 Bill depth - Gony - 2.22 ant Nares 2.16 Post Nares 2.02 Good patches: 3 Bill Color: 10 YR 7/12 tongs: 5R 5/14 Eyering Coln: 10 YR 7/10 Two gray spot color in corners his: 5Y 8/6 uneven pigment in lower half. legs: 5R 8/2 2 tissue meals (frozen + Etot) Stomach full of small mussels
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Dory Bell 1987 Catalog 172316 DAB 132 Larus occidentalis Skel. + Lft. Wing LOCATION: Spring Ranch, near Van Damme Beach State Park, Mendocino, Mendocino Co., Calif. DATE: 22 May 1987 SEX: ♂ 1.6 x 1.26 x 1.13 (L) 1.42 x 1.03 x 1.05 (R) WT. 1.165 gm Ful. Heavy Winglength: 41.2 (Left Right) Chord: 139.2 cm p° length: p° length: 10 28.7 7 27.5 9 29.3 6 25.8 8 28.8 5 24.2 Tail: 15.8 tars: 6.69 (Rt) toes dn. 5.04 ant 6.16 toes mid. 6.25 tel: 0.50. Headlength: 13.24 Bill-length- 6.12 Post Nares: 3.74 Bill Width: - 1.29 Bill depth - Gonyx 2.07 Ant Nares 2.02 Post Nares 1.94 Brood Patches: 3 Bill Color: 10 YR 7/12 Gony: 5 R 5/14 Eye ring: 10 YR 7/10 Trace gony spot color in corners. Lios: 5Y 8/8 Pigment diffuse in lower half. legs: 5 R 8/2 Remarks - left Right foot - outer web - has divit in webbing. 2 mibs (frozen + ET OH) Stomach full of fish.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172317 DAB 133 SKELETON r Rt. Wing Larus occidentalis LOCATION: Spring Ranch, near Van Damme Beach State Park, Mendocino, Mendocino Co., Calif. DATE: 5-23-87 SEX: ♀ 8 ova > 4.7mm; many over 1 mm. Wt: 970 gns Fat: Good. Winglength 141.5 (r+) Chord: 132.8 p° length 10 28.9 7 28.5 r+1 9 29.4 6 25.8 8 29 5 24.2 Tail: 16.2 Tarsus 6.07 (left) Toes Ir. 4.81 Out. 5.77 Mid 6.12 Hallux 0.58 Headlength: 12.04 Bill length: 5.38 Bill Width: 1.41 Bill depth: Conyx 2.05 Out Nares 2.01 In Nares 1.89 Breod Patchs 3 Bill Color: 10 YR 7/12 Eyeing Color: 10 YR 7/10 Iris 5Y 8/4 Pigment color: 10 YR 3/1 Very little diffuse pigment unevenly dist. over lower 1/2. Legs: 10 R 8/2 Remarks: stomach empty. One frozen & one ETOH and saved.
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Doug Bell Catalog 1987 172318 DAB 134 Larus occidentalis SKEL t DATE: May 23, 1987 Rt. Wing. LOCATION: Spring Property, Ranch, near Van Damme Beach State Park, Mendocino (o.), Calif. SEX. F Six ova > 0.69 mm dia. WT: 850 gms Fat: Good Winglength: 39 cm [Rt] Chord 124.4 Po length 10 27.9 7 26.5 [Rt] 9 28.3 6 24.6 8 27.5 5 23.1 Tail: 15.1 Tarsus: 6.08 [Rt] Toes In 4.66 Mid 5.95 Out 5.47 Hal 0.55 Headlength: 11.68 Bill length: 5.31 Bill width: 1.18 Bill depth Corys: 1.97 Ant Nares: 1.96 Post Nares: 1.88 Brood Patches: 3 Bill Color: 10 YE 7/10 Eyering Color: 10 YE 7/10 Ais: 5Y 8/6 Very little diffuse pigment. Legs: 7.5R 8/2 Remarks: Stomach empty. One tissue vial (frozen).
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172319 DAB Larus occidentalis. 135 LOCATION: Spring Ranch near Van Damme State Park, S. Mendocino Co., Calif. SKEL. + DATE: 23 May 1987 2 mi. S Mendocino, RT. WING SEX: B L 1.36x1.02 x 0.93 (R) 0.91 x 1.05 x 0.89 Wt. 1,200 gms Fat: Good Winglength: 41.8 cm (Left) Chord: 138.8 cm 1st-length 10: 29.3 7 28.7 9: 30.2 6 26.8 8- 29.8 5 25.0 Tail: 16.7 Out 5.94 mid: 6.27 Tarsus: 6.57 (Left) Toes: In 4.73 Hall: 0.66 Head length 13.00 Bill length = 5.83 Bill width: 1.29 Bill depth Gonyes: 2.15 Ant Vane: 2.07 Post Vane: 1.91 Brood Patches: 3 Bill color: 10 YR 7/4 Eyeing Color: 10 YR 7/10 Lis; destroyed. Legs: 10 YR 8/4 Remarks: 2 frozen tissue vials saved. Few worms. Stomach full of shrimp (2 or 1.5 cm)
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172277 DAB Larus occidentalis NNN 136 Green Rock, 2 mi. Trinidad Head Location: Birdrock, Trinidad Head, Humboldt Co. CA. Date: May 27, '87 + sedimentous ova sex ♀ 14 ova ≥0.5cm + 1 yolk 3.18 cm & 1 egg (soft membranes) in oviduct (no shell) Wt: 1160g Fat: Light Winglength Left: 40.5 cm Chordal Primary length: 10: 28.7 cm 7: 26.4 cm 9: 29.1 cm 6: 24.5 cm 8: 28.5 cm 5: 23.4 cm Tail: 15.7 au trace pigment in shafts tarsus: right out: 5.79 wid: 6.04 5.91au Toes in: 4.48 Hal 0.57 headlength: 12.09 cm Bill length: 5.65 cm post wars: 3.53 cm Bill width: 1.27 au Bill depth: Gonys: 2.02cm Ant Nares: 1.98cm Post Nares: 1.86cm Brood patches: 3 Bill color: 10 YR 7-10 Eye ring color: 10 YR 7-10 some gony color in rear corner Irides: 5Y8-2 very little pigment diffuse in lower 1/3. Legs: 5R8-2 Remarks: 2 frozen + 1 EtOH vial. Stomach empty except for a few small stones + mollusc shells.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172278 DAB Larus occidentalis 137 Location: Green Rock, 2mi. NNW of Birdrock, Trinidad Head Humboldt Co. CA. Date: May 27 ' 1987 Sex: ♂ 1.41x1.04x0.83(6); R: 1.02x0.85x0.69 Wt: 1130g Fat Moderate Wing length: left: 42.1cm chord: Primary length: 10: 29.4cm 7: 28.2cm 9: 30.04cm 6: 26.7cm 8: 30.0cm 5: 24.9 cm Tail: 15.5cm trace pigment in shafts Tarsus left: 6.28cm out: 6.Φcm mid: 6.38 in: 4.75 tae: 0.57 Head length: 12.24 cm Bill length: 5.79cm post. Nares: 3.59cm Bill width: 1.26 cm Bill depth: Gonyx: 2.02 cm Ant Nares 1.98 cm Post Nares 1.93 cm Brood patches: 3 Bill color: 10 Y R 7-10 Eye ring color: 10 Y R 7-10 Irides: 5Y 8-2 diffuse pigment in lower ½ Legs: 2.5R 8-2 Remarks: 1 frozen + 1 EtOH tissue trial. Stomach empty except for a few stones + remains of mussel shells. Patches of oil on feathers.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172279 DAB Larus occidentalis Green Rock, 2mi NNW of 138 Location: Birdrock, Trinidad Head, Humboldt Co., CA. Date: May 27, 1987 Sex: ? 10mm > 0.42 cm &. WT: 1200 g Fat: Good Winglength right Chorl: 134 cm 40.9cm Primary length 10: 28.9cm 7: 26.7 9: 29.0 6: 24.8 8: 28.5 5: 23.0 Tail: 15.6 cm trace pigrn. in shafts Tarsus: right 6.25cm out: 5.79cm mid: 6.06 in: 4.62am hal: 0.50 Headlength: 11.85cm Bill length: 5.38 cm post. Nares: 3.45cm 1.23 Bill width: 1.27 am Ant. Nares: 1.9cm Bill depth: Gouys: 2.00am Post. Nares: 1.78 cm Brood patches: 3 Bill color: 10 YR 7- 12 eyernil colors: 10 YR 7- 10 gray color in both corners Irides: 5Y 8-3 even pigment in lower 1/2 Legs: 2.5Y 8-2 Remarks 2 frozen / ETOT wild. Stomach crop full of fish.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172280 DAB Larus occidentalis Green Rock, 2 mi. NNW of 139 Location: Birdrock, Trinidad Head, Humboldt Co., CA. Date: May 27, 1987 Sex: ♀ 7094 > 0.40 mm WT: 990 g Fat: Good winglength: 40.8 cm Chord: 131.5 cm Primary length 10: 28.6 am F: broken 27.6 9: 27.2 6: broken 25.7 B: 25.2 molt 5: broken 23.2 Tail: 16.1 cm trace pigment in shaft Tarsus: right 6.60cm out 5.66 mid 6.02 in 4.68 Hal 0.39 Headlength : 12.78 am Bill length : 5.48 post. Nares: 3.25 Bill width : 1.19 Bill depth: Gonys: 2.02 Ant. Nares: 2.0 Post. Nares: 1.87 Brood patches: 3 middle refathering Bill color: 10 YR 7-10 eye ring color: 10 YR 7-10 gony color in both corners Irides: 5Y 8-3 uneven pigment in lower ½ Legs: 5R 8-2 Remarks: Stomach empty except for a few stones. One worm. 2 frozen + 1 ETOH tissue samples.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172281 DAYS Lorus occidentalis 140 Location: Green Rock, 2 mi. NNW of Trinidad Head, Humboldt Co., CA. Date: May 27, 1987 sex: ? L: 1.42x1.21x0.93 R: 1.19x0.94x 0.77 WT: 1310g Fat: Good Wing length: 11.4cm Chord: 135.0 cm Primary lengths: 10: 28.3 cm T: 27.8cm 9: 29.0cm 6: 25.9cm 8: 28.9 5: 24.2 cm Tail: 16.1cm trace pigment in shafts Tarsus: left 6.12cm out 5.71mm mid 6.28 right 6.12cm in 4.37cm Hal 0.58 Head length: 13.22 cm Bill length: 6.21 post. Nares: 3.94 Bill width: 1.40 Bill depth: Gouys: 2.13 Ant. Nares 2.04 Post. Nares 1.96 Brood patches: 3 middle feathers Bill color: 10 YR 7-10 eyernil color: 10 YR 7-10 Irides: 5 Y 8-3 diffuse pigment lower 1/2 Legs: 10 Y.R.8-2 Remarks: 1 frozen + 1 EtOH mid. stomach with remains of small fish vertebrae (< 0.5 cm) and meal.
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Don Bell 1987 Catalog 172282 DAB Larus occidentalis Green Rock, ami NNW of 141 Location: Birdrock, Trinidad Head, Humboldt Co., CA. Date: May 27, 1987 Sex: $ L: 1.89 x 1.25 x 1.17 R: 1.42 x 1.18 x 1.13 Wt: 1260 g Fat: Moderate Winglength left: 42.4 cm Chord: 137.5 cm Primary length: 10: 29.6 cm 7: 28.4 9: 30.3 6: 26.2 8: 29.6 5: 24.7 Tail: 16.4 cm trace pigment in shafts Tarsus: left: 6.58 cm out: 6.17 mid 6.6cm in: 4.67 tal 0.5cm Head length: 12.94 cm Bill length: 6.07 cm post. Nares 3.21 Bill width: 1.40 cm Bill depth: Gonyx: 2.22 Ant. Nares: 2.46 Post. Nares: 2.04 Brood patches: 3 Bill color: 10 YR 7-10 Eyernig color: 10 YR 7-10 gony color in rear corner Irides: 5Y 8-2 diffuse pyim lower 3/3 Legs: 5 R 8-2 Remarks: Stomach empty; 2 frozen mibs, 1 eth.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172283 DA13 Larus occidentalis Green Rock, 2mi. NNW of 142 Location: Birdrock, Trinidad Head, Humboldt Co., CA. Date: May 27, 1987 Sex: ♂ L: 1.70 x 1.40 x 0.97 R: 1.60 x 1.29 x 1.01 cm LVt: 1230g Fat: Good Winglength left 42.6cm Chord: 135.5cm Primary length 10: 27.8cm 7: 27.4 9: 30.3 6: 25.7 8: 29.5 5: 24.2 Tail: 16.4 cm trace pigment Tarsus: left 6.57cm out: 6.33 mid: 6.37 in: 4.96 Hail: 0.58 Headlength: 13.07cm Bill length: 6.03 cm post. nares: 3.883 Bill width: 1.34 cm Bill depth: Gouys: 2.21 cm Ant. Nares: 2.14 Post. Nares: 2.01 Brood patches: 3 Bill color 10 Y R 7-12 Eyering color: 10 Y R 7-12 Gony color in both corners Iridles 2.5 Y 8-4 uneven pigment lower 1/3 Legs 5R 8-2 Remarks: 1 frozen + 1 EtOH vial. Stomach empty.
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Pony Bell Catalog 1987 172284 DAB Larus occidentalis 143 Green Rock, 2 mi. NNW of Location: Birdrock Trinitad lead, Humboldt Co., CA. Date: May 27, 1987 Sex: T: L: 1.73 x 1.50 x 1.13 R: 2.21 x 1.43 x 1.17 Wt: 1230 g Fat: Good Winglength: right 46.5 cm chord: 12.9 cm Primary length: 10: 27.8 cm F: 27.1 9: 28.4 6: 25.1 8: 28.5 5: 23.0 Tail: 15.9 cm trace pigment Tarsus: left: 6.05 cm out: 5.62 cm mid: 6.02 cm im: 4.50 cm Hal: 0.47 cm headlength: 12.51 cm Bill length 4.93 cm post uares: 3.67 cm Bill width 1.46 cm Bill depth: Gonys: 2.02 cm Ant. Nares: 2.05 Post. Nares: 2.03 Brood patches: 3 Bill color: 10 YR 7-10 eyerif color: 10 YR 7-10 graycolor rear cor- Irides: 5Y 8-3 uneven pigment lower 1/2. legs 5R 8-2 Remarks: 1 frozen + 1 ETOH vial. Stomach & crop full of fish - small minnows & a couple 7" surf fish.
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Doug bell 1987 Catalog 172302 DAB Larus occidentalis 144 Location: Sugarloaf Rock, Humboldt Co., CA. SKELETON+ Date.. May 30, 1987 Left Wing. Sex: ♀ 10 avg ≥ 0.45 ♂ Wt. 900g Fat: Heavy Winglength: left: 39.9 cm Chord: 1 x 31 cm Primary length: 10: 28.4 7: 27.0 9: 29.0 6: 25.3 8: 28.4 5: 23.8 Tail : 15.7 Tarsus : right: 6.11 out: 5.16 in: 4.15 middle: 5.5 tal: 0.48 Headlength : 11.75 Bill length : 5.21 post. narcs: 3.26 Bill width : 1.22 Bill depth : Gonyx : 1.92 Ant. naris : 1.82 post. naris : 1.72 Brood patches : 3 Bill color : 10 Y R 7-12 Eyering color : 10 Y R 7-10 Gony pigment in rear corner Irides : 5Y 8-4 scattered diffuse pigment lower 1/2. Legs : 5R 8-3 Remarks: left nare enlarged towards head. 2 nails - 1 frozen, 1 stoth. Few worms Stomach empty except for 1 small white mollusc shell.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172303 DAB Larus occidentalis 145 at Cape Mendocino Location: Sugarloaf Rock, Humboldt Co., CA. SKELETON Date: May 30, 1987 WING Sex: J L: 1.64 x 1.12 x 0.92 R: 1.40 x 1.02 x 1.03 Wt: 1190g Fat: Good Wing length: right: 43.4cm, chord . 144 cm Primary lengths: 10: 29.5cm 7 : 28.0 9: 30.2 6: 26.4 8: 29.8 5: 24.5 Tail: 15.7 Tarsus: right: 6.69 out: 6.32 in : 5.02 mid: 6.39 hal: 0.43 Head length: 12.85 Bill length: 5.88 post. mares: 3.53 Bill width: 1.23 Bill depth: Goups : 2.20 Ant mares: 2.15 Post mares: 2.06 Brood patches: 3 (thumb-size) Bill color: 10 YR 7-10 Eye ring color: 10 YR 7-10 Trides : 5 Y B-3 Scattered diffuse pigment lower 1/3. Legs: 2.5 Y B-2 Remates: 2 male-1 frozen, 1 EtOH. Good warm infusion, stomach 1/2 full of fish with vertebral. Dark feather shaft on tail.
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Donny Bell 1987 Catalog 172304 DAB Larus occidentalis 146 at Cape Mendocino Location: Sugarloaf Rock, Humboldt Co., CA. SKELETON Date: May 30, 1987 wing sex: ♥ L: 2.36 x 1.32 x 1.34 R: 1.91 x 1.26 x 1.17 Wt: 1260g Fat: Good Wing length: right: 42.0cm chord: 138 cm Primary length: 10: 29.3cm 7: 28.5 9: 29.7 6: 26.9 8: 29.4 5: broken Tail: 16.4 Tarsus: right: 6.23 out: 5.77 in: 4.57 wid: 5.85 Hal: 0.58 Head length: 12.65 Bill length: 6.03 post uars: 3.43 Bill width: 1.27 Bill depth: Gouys: 2.19 Ant uars: 2.13 Post uars: 2.01 Broad patches: 3 Bill color: 10YR 7-10 Eyerig color: 10YR 7-10 Irides: 5Y 8-2 diffuse pigment throughout + sattered pigment color: 10 YR 4-1 blotches Legs: 2.5 R 7-4 Remarks: Stomach full fish. 2 frozen & 1 EtOH mix. Tail feather shafts w/ pigment.
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Doug bell 1987 Catalog 172305 DAB Larus occidentalis location: Humboldt Co., Sugarloaf Rock1, CA. at Cape Mendocino, 147 Date: May 30, 1987 skin & PARTIAL SEX: ♂ L: 1.35 X 1.05 X 0.87 R: 1.32 X 0.95 X 0.62 SKELETON Wt: 1200g Fat: Good Wing length: left: 41.3cm chord: 137cm Primary length 10: 29.0 7: 27.8 9: 29.7 6: 25.9 8: 29.2 5: 24.1 Tail: 15.8 tarsus: left: 6.32 out: 5.95 in: 4.69 mid: 6.00 tal: 0.61 Head length: 12.88 Bill length: 5.68 post. uares: 3.43 Bill width: 1.27 Bill depth: Gonyx: 2.13 aut. uares: 2.02 post. uares: 1.98 Broad patches: 3 Bill color: 10YR 7-12 Eye ring color: 10YR 7-10 Irides: 5 Y 8-3 Heavy even pigment lower ½, scattered diffuse upper ½, pigment color: 10YR 3-2 Legs: 5 R 7-4 Remarks: 1 frozen mid. Several worms. Fish in stomach.
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Doug Bell Catalog 1987 172397 DHB Larus occidentalis 148 Location: Alcatraz F., SF. Co., Calif. SKELETON Date: 2 June 1987 + left wing Sex: ? 13 ova Z 0.48 cm ? Wt: 895 gms Fat: Winglength: 38.2 cm right chord: 128.5 cm Primary Length: 10: 27.6 7: [illegible] 26.1 9: 28.0 6: [illegible] 25.0 8: 27.5 5: 23.1 Tail: 14.9 cm slight pigment in shafts. Tarsus: Rt 5.61 Toes OUT: 5.23 MID: 5.46 IN: 4.14 HALLUX: 0.34 Headlength: 11.86 Bill length: 5.38 post nares: 3.50 Bill Width: 1.33 Bill Depth: [illegible] gonyx: 2.08 Ant Nares: 2.06 Post Nares: 1.88 Brood patches: 3 Bill Color: 10 YR 7/10 Gony 5 R 5/10. Eye ring Color: 10 YR 7/10 Very diffuse pigment in lower 1/3 - no spots. Lower. Irides: 5 Y 8/2 Legs: 5 R 7/3 Remarks: Trapped off 3 egg nest. Mate of 149. Blood ? 2 frozen (lg small) saved. Stomach empty.
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1987 Catalog Doug Bell 172398 048 Larus occidentalis 149 Location: Alcatraz I., S.F. Co., Calif. Skeleton + Date: 2 June 1987 Left Wing + Sex: & L: 1.50 x 1.00 x 0.98 R: 1.36 x 1.03 x 0.83 cm Rt Wing P°/O-3; 1+2 in molt Wt: 1,165 grms Fat: Good Winglength: 41.5 cm (Rt.) Chord: 14.3 cm Primary Length 10: 29.6 7: 27 9: 29.9 (wmm) 6: 26.1 8: 29.0 5: 24.5 Tail: 16.4 cm Pigment on shafts + slightly on vanes mid: 6.21 In: 5.07 Tarsus: 6.19 cm (Rt.) Toes: Out: 6.00 Hallux: 0.32 Headlength: 12.88 cm Bill length: 5.46 post nares: 3.64 Bill Width: 1.45 Bill Depth: Genys: 2.21 Ant Nares: 2.20 Post Nares: 2.12 Brood Patches: 3 Bill Color: 10 YR 7/12 Gong spot: 5 YR 6/10 (after short freeze) Eying Color: 10 YR 7/10 Even pigment, diffuse in lower 1/2 of iris. Iris: 5 Y 8/4 Pigment: 2.5 Y 3/2 Legs: 2.5 R 6/4 Remarks: trapped off 3 egg nest. Mate of 148. Blood + 2 frozen meals. Stomach trace fish vertebrae + 2 shells (white).
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Douglas A. Bell Catalog 1987 172327 DAB Larus occidentalis McClures 150 Location: 1/2 mi. N. McHenry's Beach, Tomales Point, Point Reyes Skeleton T Date: June 5, 1987 Nat'l Seashore, Marin Co., Calif. RT. WING. Sex: ♀ Ovary small; 3 ova ~ 1.5 mm, few others. Wt: 9/10 gms Fat: Good Winglength: 39.2 cm (right) Chord: 131 cm Primary Length: 10: 27.3 cm 7: 25.3 cm 9: 28. cm 6: 24.2 cm 8: 26.7 cm 5: 21.9 cm Tail, 14.3 cm No pigment in shafts: Tarsus: 5.91 cm (right) Toe: In: 4.17 cm Out: 5.13 cm Mid: 5.27 cm Hallux: 0.41 cm Headlength: 11.53 cm Bill length: 5.21 cm Post Nares: 3.34 cm Bill width: 1.32 cm Bill depth: Gony: 1.91 cm Ant. Nares: 1.87 cm Post. Nares: 1.80 cm Brood patches: 3 nearly re-feathered (dime sized skin areas). Bill Color: 10 YR 7/10. Eye-ring Color: 10 YR 7/10. Axiles: 5 Y 8/6. Very little pigment. Legs: 10 R 8/4. Remarks: Feather primaries 3-2-1 in molt; 1/4 down (2,1); 3 not out. 2 frozen nails; 1 blood. Stomach contains 1 full squid. Shot on beach.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172328 DAB Larus occidentalis 151 Location: 1/2 mi. N McCleur's Beach, Tomales Point, Point Reyes Nat'l. SKELETON+ Coastal, Marin Co., Calif. Rt. Wing Date: June 5, 1987 Sex: F ovary very small <1cm; ~5 ova, all <1mm d. $3.10 Wt: [illegible] 910 gms Fat: Moderate. Winglength: 41 cm (left) Chord: [illegible] 136 cm P° length: 10: 28.1 cm 7: 26.9 cm 9: 29.3 cm 6: 24.8 cm 8: 28.4 5: 22.7 cm Tail: 14.9 cm t: 5.57 MID: 5.91 cm Tarsus: 5.74 cm (left) Toes: IN: 4.28 cm HALLUX: 0.40 cm Headlength: 11.96 cm Bill length: 5.66 cm Post Nares: 3.59 cm Bill width: 1.26 cm @ Gape: 2.63 cm Bill depth: Gonys: 1.94 cm Ant. Nares: 1.84 cm Post. Nares: 1.76 cm Breed patches: 3-heavily feathered; divide-sized patch of skin. Bill Gln: 10 YR 7/12 Eyering Gln: 10 YR 7/10 pignT iris reversed Irides: 5 Y 5/2 (background) + 5 Y 8/2 - pigment, diffuse, even over whole iris Legs: 5 R 7/2 Remarks: Imm.: 3-4 yr bird. Brown flecking on nearly every tail feather. Left wing primaries 10-4 saved; 3,2,1 with 1 longer than 2 >3 in molt. Bill black-tipped. 2 Frozen mials, 1 blood (24hrs). Stomach partially filled with meal- small crustaceans (?). Several worms in body cavity. Shot on beach.
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1987 Douglas A. Bell Catalog 172329 DAB Larus occidentalis. 152 Location: 3 mi. N. McCleure's Beach, Tomales Point, Point Reyes Nat'l Left + Seashore, Marin Co., Calif. Right Wing Date: June 5, 1987 Sex: ♀ Ovary small; ♂ Ova ~ 2 0.23 cm 4 ova ~ 0.17 cm Wt.: 890 gms Fat: Good Wing length: 38.5 cm (left) Chord: 132.5 cm P° length: 10 26.0 (broken) 7 26.2 9 27.8 6 24.0 8 [illegible] 27.1 5 22.0 Tail: Pigment in shafts. 14.7 cm Out: 5.41 cm Mid: 5.65 cm Tarsus: 5.89 cm (Right) Toes: IN: 4.36 cm Hall. 0.45 cm Head length: 11.34 cm Bill length: 5.32 cm Post Nares: 3.41 cm Bill width: 1.14 cm Bill depth Genys: [illegible] 1.93 cm Ant Nares: 1.90 cm Post Nares: 1.75 cm Blood patches: 3 Bill Color: 10 YR 7/10 Eye ring Color: 10 YR 7/10 Axiles: 5 Y 8/3 Very little pigment. A few small blotches of pigment in lower 1/3. Legs: 10 R 7/2 Remarks: Small hole & splinter in inner left foot web. Left Wing; P° 1 molt, 2 broken Stomach full with 3 squid. 2 frozen meals; 1 blood. Shot on beach.
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Douglas A. Bell 1987 Catalog 172330 DAB Larus occidentalis 153 Location: 1/2 mi. N. McClure's Beach, Tomales Point, Point Reyes National elation + Seashore, Marin Co., Calif. Left Wing. Date: June 5, 1987 Sex: ♂ L: 1.08 x 0.84 x 0.58 R: 0.84 x 0.67 x 0.41 Wt: 1,200 gm. Fat: Good. Winglength: 42.2 cm (Right) Chord: 139 cm p° Length: 10: 29.5 cm 7 28.0 cm (w) 9: 30.1 6 25.9 8: 29.4 5 23.9 Tail: 16.2 cm 8 out of 13 rectrices have black flecks. Pigmented shafts (not out: 2 on each side!). Tarsus: 6.18 cm (Left) Tues: IN: 4.62 cm Out: 5.79 cm Mid: 6.24 cm Hal: 0.47 cm Headlength: 12.30 cm Bill length: 5.77 cm Post Nores: 3.63 cm Bill width: 1.49 cm @ gape: 3.89 cm Bill depth Gonyx: 2.22 cm Out Nares: 2.18 cm Post Nares: 2.14 cm Breed patches: 3 good ones! Bill Color: 10 YR 7/10 Eyerin Color: 10 YR 7/10 Audies: 5Y 8/3 Pigment: diffuse over upper half, heavy over lower half: 5 Y 4/2 Legs: 10 R 6/3 Remarks: Left foot-outer web 4 holes. Right foot-outer web 1 hole. Right wing Primaries 10-7 (front). Tail saved too. Stomach full of fish (small), Shot on beach.
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Douglas a. Bell 1987 Catalog 172331 DAB Larus occidentalis 154 Location: 1/2 mi. N. McClure's Beach, Tomales Point, Point Reyes SKELETON + LEFT WING Date: June 5, 1987 Nat'l. Seashore, Marin Co., Calif. Sex: ♀ 16 vma ~ 2 0.29 cm ♀ Wt: 1,035 gms. Fat: Heavy. Wing length: Right: 38.2 cm Chord: 133 p0 Length: 10: 27.9 7: 25.9 9: 28.2 6: 24.3 8: 27.0 5. 22.5 Tail: 14.9 cm Slight pigment on shafts. out: 5.61 cm mid: 6.17cm Tarsus: 6.04 cm (left) Toes In: [illegible] 4.33cm Hallux: 0.45 cm Head length. 11.87 cm Bill length: 5.67 Post Nares: 3.45 cm bill width: 1.19 cm bill depth: Gonyx: 1.93 cm Ant Nares: 1.90 cm Post Nares. 1.79cm Blood patches: 3 Middle Refeathering Bill Colr: 10 yr 7/10 eyeing Cln: 10 yr 7/10 fides: 5 Y 8/2 diffuse, even pigment over lower half of iris. Legs: 10 R 7/2 Remarks: Stomach full small crustaceans (shrimp). 2 frozen milb + 1 blood tube ([illegible] EOTA). Shot on beach.
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Douglas A. Bell 1987 Catalog 172332 DAB Larus occidentalis 155 Location: 1/2 mi. N. McClure's Beach, Tomales Point, Point Reyes Nat'l. Seashore, Marin Co., Calif. skeleton + Date: June 5, 1987 Right Wing Sex: ♀ 6 cm ~ Z 0.17 cm Wt: 1,000 gms Fat: good Winglength: 38.9 cm (left) Chord: 12.9 cm Primary Length 10: 26.9 7: 25.5 9: 27.5 6: 23.5 8: 26.7 5: 21.7 Tail: 14.5 cm Four pigmented shafts. Tarsus: 5.74 cm (left) Toes Out 5.50 cm Mid: 5.73 cm In 4.20 cm Hal: 0.47 cm Headlength: 11.79 cm Bill length: 5.48 cm Post Nares: 3.29 cm Bill Width: 1.32 cm Bill Depth Gonyx: 1.91 cm Ant Nares: 1.90 cm Post Nares: 1.79 cm Brood patches: 3 Middle refathering. Bill Color: 10 YR 7/10 Eyering Glm: 10 YR 7/12 Axils: 5 Y 8/2 No pigment. Legs: 10 R 8/2 Remarks: 1 frozen meal; 1 blood; Stomach largely empty; few medium size fish vertebrae & ribs. Small hole in outer right web. Shot on beach.
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Douglas A. Bell 1987 Catalog 172333 DAB Larus occidentalis 156 Location: 3 mi. N McClure's Beach, Tomales Point, Point Reyes Nat'l Skeleton + Left Wing Seashore, Marin Co, Calif. Date: June 5, 1997 Sex: ♀ 8twe 20.33 cm, 2 exploded rve. Wt: 955 grms Fit: Good Winglength: 39.5 cm (left) Chord: 130 cm PO Length: 10: 27.4 cm 7: 25.0 cm 9: 28.3 6: 23.9 8: 27.5 5: 22.7 Tail: 14.9 cm Slight pigmentation in shafts. Tarsus: 5.92 cm (right) Out: 5.71 cm Min: 6.04 cm Toes IV: 4.56 cm HALL: 0.43 cm Headlength: 11.69 cm Bill length: 5.43 cm Art Nares: 3.18 cm Bill Width: 1.18 cm Bill depth: Comp: 1.94 cm Art Nares: 1.86 cm Post Nares: 1.78 cm Food pellets: 3 Bill color: 10 YR 3/10 Eyering color: 10 YR 7/10 Iris: 5 Y 6/2 Thick, even pigment through lower ⅓s of iris : color: 5 Y 3/2. Legs: 5 R 7/2 Remarks: [illegible] Lt. Wing + Primaries 10-2. Stomach nearly empty, some fish meal, pieces. 2 frozen wings; one blood. Shot on beach.
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Douglas A. Bell 1987 Catalog 172334 DAB Larus occidentalis: 157 Location: 1/2 mi, N. McElurs Beach, Point Reyes Natl. Seashore, Tomales Point, Marin Co., Calif. SKELETON 4 Date: June 5, 1987 Rt. Wing Sex: Female Ovary large: 2 ova >= 0.44 cm, several ova (1/10) ~2 mm 4 yr. Wt: 860 gms Fat: Good Winglength: 39.8 cm (left). Chord: 131 cm 1st length: 10: 27.9 cm 7: 26.5 cm 9: 28.2 6: 23.7 8: 27, 7 5: 22.7 Tail: 14.5 cm Out: 5.44 cm Mid: 5.61 cm Tarsus: 5.51 cm (Right) Toes In 4.26 Hallux: 0.36 cm Headlength: 11.68 cm Bill length: 5.30 cm Post Nares: 3.29 cm Bill width: 1.28 cm Bill depth: Gape: 1.93 cm Ant Nares: 1.88 cm Post Nares: 1.77 cm Good Patchs 3 good ones! Bill Color: 10 YR 7/10 Eyeing Color: 10 YR 7/12 Lides: 5 Y 7/2 Diffuse pigment, even, throughout lower 3/3 of iris = 5Y 3/2 Legs: 5 R 7/3 Remarks: Pigmented shafts, min. flecking on 2 rectrices, brown in wings. Stomach empty. Few worms in stomach; one bit of plant matter. 2 frozen nibs, 1 blood. Shot on beach.
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Douglas A. Bell 1987 Catalog 172335 DAB Larus occidentalis 158 Skabton + Right Wing Location: 1/2 mi. North McCleir's Beach, Tomales Point, Point Reyes Nat'l Seashore, Marin Co., Calif. Date: June 5, 1987 Sex: ♀ Large ovary. 5 out 2 0.35 cm WT: 895 gms Fat: Heavy Winglength: 39.2 cm (left) Chord: 132.2 cm P0 Length: 10: 28.1 cm 7: 26.5 cm 9: 29.5 6: 24.6 8: 27.7 5: 23.0 Tail: 14.9 cm Out 5.53 cm Mid 5.71 cm Tarsus: 5.57 cm (left) Toes: IN 4.28 cm Hal. 3.65 cm Headlength: 11.40 cm Bill length: 4.92 cm Post Nares: 3.28 cm Bill width: 1.26 cm @ Gape: 2.61 cm Bill depth Gonye 2.01 cm Ant Nares: 1.93 cm Post Nares: 1.80 cm Brood patches: 3 slight refathering. Bill Color: 10 YR 7/12 Eye ring Color: 10 YR 7/12 . Thick gony color front + rear (over 1/3 ring) Fulcers: 5 Y 8/3 Diffuse pigment + blotchy patches lower 1/2. Legs: 7.5 R 8/2 Remarks: 5 out of 12 rectrices w/pigmented shafts. Left wing primaries 10-3 saved; 1-2 in molt 2<1. #1 3/4 out down. 2 frozen + 1 blood vial. Stomach empty. Shot on beach.
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Douglas A. Bell 1987 Catalog 172336 D48 Larus occidentalis 159 Location: Tomales Point, Marin Co., Calif. 1/2 mi. North McCleure's Beach, Skeleton & Point Reyes Nat'l Seashore. Left Wing Date: June 5, 1987 Sex: ♀ 12 ora ≥ 0.32 cm Wt: 1000 grms Fat: Good Wing length: 40 cm (Right) Chord: 135.5 cm Primary length: 10: 27.7 cm 7: 25.4 cm 9: 27.7 cm 6: 23.5 cm 8': [illegible] 26.6 cm 5: 22.0 cm Tail: 14.7 cm Pigmented shafts Tarsus: 6.01 cm (left) TIB: 6.25 cm Out: 5.96 cm Toes: IN: 4.55 cm Hal: 0.44 cm Head length: 12.39 cm Bill length: 5.70 cm Post Nares: 3.38 cm Bill depth: Cornys: 2.01 cm Ant Nares: 1.95 cm Bill width: 1.25 cm Post Nares: 1.75 cm Brood patches: 3 - but all refathering. Bill Color: 10 YR 3/10 Eyeing Color: 10 YR 7/10 Sides: 5 Y 8/4 Very little pigment. Legs: 7.5 R 8/2 Remarks: Shot on beach. Right wing: P° 10-3; 2 in molt. Squid in stomach.
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Douglas A. Bell 1987 Catalog DAB 150 Eyering 10 YR 7/10 Iris: 5Y 8/6 Little Pigment Bill 10 YR 7/10 Leg 10 R 8/4 151 Eyering 10 YR 7/10 Iris: 5Y 5/2 + 5Y 8/2 Bill 10 YR 7/12 Legs 5 R 7/2 153 Eyering 10 YR 7/10 Iris: 5Y 8/3 Pigment: Lower ½ heavy 4/2 Upper half diffuse Bill 10 YR 7/10 Legs 10 R 6/3 152 Eyering 10 YR 7/10 Iris: 5Y 8/3 Very little pigment blotcher in lower ½ Bill 10 YR 7/10 Legs 10 R 7/2 154 Eyering 10 YR 7/10 Iris 5Y 8/2 diffuse lower half 16 Bill 10 YR 7/10 Legs 10 R 3/2 Blood patches 155 Eyering 10 YR 7/12 Iris 5Y 8/2 Bill 10 YR 7/10 Legs 10 R 8/2 B.P. 156 Eye 10 YR 7/10 Iris: Thick pigment through - 5Y 3/2 Bill 10 YR 7/10 Legs: 5 R 7/2 BP. 157 Eye 10 YR 7/12 Iris: Diffuse pigment through lower 2/3 Bill 10 YR 7/10 Legs 5 R 7/3 158 Eye 10 YR 3/12 Gony thick Front/ear Iris 5Y 8/3 Diffuse pigment + blotches lowe ½ Y3 Bill 10 YR 3/12 Legs 7.5 R 8/2 159 Eye 10 YR 7/10 Iris 5Y 8/4 very little pigment. Bill 10 YR 7/12 Legs 7.5 R 8/2
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Douglas A. Bell 1987 Catalog 172267 DAB Larus occidentalis. 160 LOCATION: Crescent City Dump, Old Mill Road, Del Norte Co., Calif. SKELETON DATE: June 11, 1987 Rt. Wing SEX: ♂ L. T.: 1.64 x 1.00 x 0.97 Rt. T. destroyed. WT: 1,180 gms. FAT: Good WINGLENGTH: 43.9 cm (left) CHORD: 151 cm PRIMARY LENGTH: 10: 30.2 7: 27.7 9: 31.0 6: 26.0 8: 30.3 5: 24.7 cm TAIL: 16.9 cm 3 out of 12 shafts pigmented. OUT: 6.41 cm MIDDLE: 6.63 cm TARSUS: 6.96 cm (Rt.) TOES: IN: 4.92 cm HALUX: 0.58 HEADLENGTH: 13.08 cm BILL LENGTH: 5.62 cm @ POSTERIOR NARES: 3.65 cm BILL WIDTH: 1.45 cm @ GAPE: 3.72 cm BILL DEPTH: GONYX: 2.32 cm ANT. NARES: 2.30 cm POST. NARES: 2.20 cm BROOD PATCHES: 3 - Thumbl-sized. BILL COLOR: 10 YR 7/10 EYERING COLOR: 10 YR 7/10 Gony blotch in rear corner. TRIDES: 5 Y 8/2 Even pigment flecking (grainy) in lower 1/2 : 5 Y 3/2 LEGS: 10 R 7/4 REMARKS: 1 frozen & 1 blood meal. Stomach had a few fish scales & silts. Left wing # 10-2.
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Douglas A. Bell Catalog 1987 132268 DAB Larus occidentalis 161 Location: Crescent City Dump, Old Mill Rd, Del Norte Co., Calif. SKELETON? Date: 11 June 1987 Rt. WING Sex: L: 1.90 X 1.07 X 0.96 R: 1.38 X 0.98 X 0.94 Wt: 1,110 grns Fat: Good. Winglength: Left: 41.1 cm Chord: [illegible] 147 cm Primary length 10: 29.1 7: 27.5 9: 29.5 6: 26.1 8: 29.0 5: 24.0. Tail: 15.9 cm Tarsus: 6.33 cm (Rt) Toes: out: mid: in: Hal: Headlength: 12.95 cm Bill length: 6.04 cm at post. nares: 3.7/ cm Bill width: 1.38 cm at Gape: 3.73 cm Bill depth: gonyx: 2.20 Ant. nares: 2.13 Post. nares: 2.02 Brood patches: 3 Gony color: Flame scarlet (5) 10 R 5/16 Bill color: 10 YR 7/10 towards tip: 5 Y 7/10. Eyering Color: 10 YR 7/10 towards tip: 5Y 7/10 Irides: 5Y 8/3. Pigment grainy - in lower 1/2. Legs: 5 R 7/3 Remarks: Stomach empty. 1 frozen + blood meal. Digits in right inner foot web.
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Douglas A. Bell 1987 Catalog 172269 DAB Larus occidentalis 162 Location: Crescent City Dump, Old Mill Rd, Del Norte Skeleton + Co., Calif. Rt. Wing Date: 11 June 1987 Sex: ♀ L. ovary: 7 ova ≥ 0.21 cm Wt: 1,015 gms Fat: Good Winglength left 41.1 cm Chord: 143 cm Prim length: 10: 29.1 cm 7: 27.5 cm 9: 29.6 6: 25.4 8: 29.0 5: 24.0 Tail: 15.6 cm 6 out of 12 rectrices pigmented. Tarsus: 6.28 cm (left) Toes: out: 5.95 mid: 6.10 cm in: 4.47 Hal: 0.51 cm Headlength: 12.06 cm Bill length: 5.26 cm at post. uares: 3.60 cm Bill width: 1.36 cm at gape: 3.46 cm Bill depth: Gonys: 2.09 cm Ant. uares: 2.00 cm Post. uares: 1.86 cm Brood patches: 3 - Refeathering slightly. Bill color: 10 YR 7/10 Gony: 10 R 5/16 Eyering Color: 10 YR 7/10 Gony color front & rear. Irides: 5 Y 8/3 Pigment giving throughout. Legs: 5 R 7/3 Remacages: Stomach ½ full w/ fish matter. Left wing primaries 10-4; 3-1 molting 1223.
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Douglas A. Bell 1987 Catalog DAB Lama occidentalis 163 Location: Crescent City Dump, Old Mill Rd., Del Norte Co., Calif. Date: 11 June 1987 Sex: ♂ 0.71 x 0.50 x 0.40 cm (L.) R: 0.66 x 0.44 x 0.32 cm Wt: 1,175 gms Fat: Good Winglength 41.2 cm [Right] Chord: 142.5 cm Primary length: 10: 29.3 cm 7: 27.0 cm 9: 29.8 6: 25.9 8: 29.1 5: 24.2 Tail: 16.2 cm 6 out of 13 pigmented shafts. Tar sus: 6.43 cm (left). Toes: out: 6.20 max: 6.00 in: 4.76 Hae: 9.46 cm Headlength: 13.27 cm Bill length: 6.22 cm at post. ures: 3.66 cm Bill width: 1.36 cm at Gape: 3.43 cm Bill depth: gonyx: 2.20 cm Ant. ures: 2.15 cm Post. ures: 2.08 cm Brood patches: 3 Middle one thumb-sized. Bill color: 10 YR 7/10 Gony: 5R 7/16 Eyering color: 10 YR 7/10 Gray color front & rear. Irides: 5Y 8/2. Graying pigment in lower 1/3. Legs: 5 R 8/2 Remarks: Right middle toe joint infected & inflamed - swollen like Humblefoot. Stomach full w/ yellow gunk. 1 blood / frozen rial.
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Douglas A. Bell 1987 Catalog DAB Larus occidentalis 164 Location: Crescent City Dump, Old Mill Rd., Del Norte Co., Calif. Skeleton + Right Left Wing Date: 11 June 1987. sex: ? 3ova 2 8.37 cm + 9 ma 2 0.25 mm wt: 955 gms Fat: Good. Winglength: left: 40.2 cm Chord: 133.5 cm Primary length: 10: 28.3 7: 26.5 9: 29.1 6: 25.2 8: 28.1 5: 23.3 Tail: 15.6 cm all shafts slightly pigmented. Tarsus: 6.21 (RT.) Toes: out: 5.48 mid: 5.80 in: 4.31 Hal: 0.50 Headlength: 12.13 cm Bill length: 5.50 cm at post. nares: 3.68 cm Bill width: 1.33cm at Gape: 3.31 cm Bill depth: Gouys : 2.05 cm Ant nares: 2.00 Postnares: 1.86 Brood patches: 3 Bill Colors: 10 YR 7/60 Gony 5 R 7/16 Eyering colors: 10 YR 7/10 Long color front & rear. Irides: 5 Y 7/4 - but pigment distributed as a doughnut around outer iris - thick: 5 Y 2.5/1. Legs: 5 R 7/3 Remotes: Stomach full w/ yellow mush, 1 frozen + 1 Blood meal. Few worms in body cavity & kidneys. Left Wing: P° 10-3; 241 in molt. 2>1. Hook-2- in right outer foot web.
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Douglas A. Bell 1987 Catalog 172272 DAB Larus occidentalis 165 Location: Crescent City Dump, Old Mill Rd., Del Skeleton + Norte Co., Calif. Left Wing Date: 12 June 1987 sex: 1.0( x 0.97 x 0.70 (L) R; 1.16 x0.64 x0.61 cm wt: 1,295 gms Fat: Good Winglength: 42 cm (Lt.) Chord: 141 cm Primary length: 10: 28.9 7: 27.2 9: 29.4 6: 25.6 8: 28.3 5: 23.5 Tail: 16.8 cm 4 out of 12 slightly pigmented Tarsus: 6.67 cm (Left). Toes: out: 6.36 in: 4.82 mid: 6.46 Hall: 0.65 Headlength: 13.17 cm Bill length: 5.91 cm at post. nares: 3.77 cm Bill width: 1.35 cm at Gape: 3.30 cm Bill depth: Gonyx: 2.27 cm Ant. Nares: 2.24 cm Post. nares: 2.10 cm Brood patches: 3 all refathering 3 < 1 + 2. Bill Color: Gony: 5 YR 6/10 Eyering color: 5Y 8/6; touch of gony color in both corners Irides: 7.5 Y 8/6 Very few diffuse pigment patches in lower 1/3 Legs: 5R 7/2 Remarks: Hole in left inner web & right outer. Right primaries 10-4; 3<2<1(molt). Stomach empty. 1 frozen meal + 2 blood meals.
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172273 Douglas A. Bell Catalog 1987 DAB Larus occidentalis 165 Location: Crescent City Dump, Old Mill Rd., Del Norte Co., Calif. Shele. Left Wing. Date: 12 June 1987 Sex: ♀ L: 1.09 x 0.72 x 0.71 R: 1.18 x 0.85 x 0.77 cm Wt: 1,190 gm. Fat: Good Wing length: 41.8 cm (right) Chord: 143.5 cm Primary lengths: 10: 29.4 7: 27.7 9: 32 6: 25.7 8: 29 5: 24.0 Tail: 15.8 cm 11 out of 12 pigmented shafts & vanes (saved) Tarsus: 6.49 cm (RT). Toes: out: mid: in: Hal: Head length: 13.08 cm Bill length: 5.76 at post nares: 3.53 Bill width: 1.37 cm at Gape: 3.49 cm Bill depth: Gonyx: 2.27 cm Ant. Nares: 2.25 Post. Nares: 2.14 Brood patches: 3 - thumb sized. Bill color: 10 YR 7/12 Gonyx: 10 R 5/16 Eyering color: 10 YR 7/10. Touch of gony in rear. Irides: 5Y 7/4. Uneven pigment in lower half - diffuse. Legs: 5R 6/3 Remarks: Primaries (left) 10-4+1 (203 molt). Stomach empty 1 fgrm meal + testis saved.
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Douglas A. Bell 1987 Catalog DAB Larus occidentalis 167 Location: Crescent City Dump, Old Mill Rd., Del Skeleton + Norte Co., Calif. Rt. Wing Date: June 12, 1987 sex: ♂ L: 0.76 x 0.52 x 0.55 R: 0.67 x 0.48 x 0.43 Wt: 1,120 gms Fat: Good. Winglength: 41.1 cm (left). Chord: 139.5 cm Primary length: 10: 29.2 7: 27.7 9: 30.0 6: 26.0 8: 29.6 5: 24.2 Tail: 16.1 cm 6 out of 12 prim. shafts. Tarsus: 6.62 (left) Toes: out: 5.58 mid: 5.62 in: 4.43 Hal: 0.47 Head length: 13.27 cm Bill length: 5.96 cm at post. uarts: 3.77 Bill width: 1.32 cm at Gape Bill depth: Gouys : 2.18 Ant uars: 2.10 Post uars: 2.08 Brood patches: 3. Middle smaller. Bill color: 10 YR 7/10 Gray 10 R 5/16 Eyering color: 5 Y 8/8 (faded?) Irides: 5 Y 8/4. Four irregular diffuse pigment blotches scattered throughout. Legs 5R 6/3 Remarks: Left p° 10-3+1/2 molt). Stomach full of meaty org. 1 frozen meal.
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Douglas A. Bell 1987 Catalog 172275 DAB Larus occidentalis 168 Location: Crescent City Dump, Old Mill Rd., Del Skeleton + Note Co., Calif. Left Wing Date: 12 June 1987 Sex: ? L: 1.51 x 1.09 x 0.99 R: 1.51 x 1.09 x 0.98 cm Wt: 1,170 gms Fat: Good Winglength: 41.7 cm (right) Chord: 143 cm Primary length: 10: 29.0 7: 27.0 9: 29.6 6: 26.6 8: 28.9 5: 24.5 Tail: 16.6 cm 4 out of 12 shafts pigmented Tarsus: 6.56 (left) TOES: out: 6.11 mid: 6.38 in: 4.75 Hale: 0.46 Headlength: 13.69 Bill length: 6.31 at post. nares: 3.28 Bill width: 1.39 at Gape: 3.57 Bill depth: Gouys: 2.39 Ant. nares: 2.27 Post. nares: 2.13 Brood patches: 3 Bill color: 5 Y 7/10 Gray 10 R 5/14 Eye ring colors: 10 YR 7/10 - mostly in corners Irides: 5 Y 8/3. Few diffuse pigment blotches throughout. Legs: 7.5 R 8/2 Remarks: Stomach Empty, 1 frozen & 1 blood meal.
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Douglas A. Bell Catalog 1987 DAB Larus occidentalis Location: Crescent City Dump, Old Mill Rd., Del Norte Co., Calif. Date: 12 June 1987 Sex: ♂ L: 1.41 x 1.06 x 1.02 R: 1.23 x 0.92 x 0.75 Wt: 1115 gms Fat: Good Winglength: 43.5 cm (left) Chord: 148 cm Primary lengths: 10: 29.7 cm 7: 28.1 9: 30.3 6: 26.5 8: 29.6 5: 25.3 Tail: 16.3 cm 8 out of 12 pigmented shafts Tarsus: 6.68 cm (left) TOES: out: 6.04 mid: 6.47 cm in: 4.92 cm hall: 0.60 cm Headlength: 13.46 cm Bill length: 5.84 at post. nares: 3.62 cm Bill width: 1.36 at Gape: 3.47 Bill depth: Gonyx 2.11 cm Ant nares: 2.07 Post nares: 2.02 Broad patches: 3 Middle one thumb-size; other everything. Bill color: 10 YR 7/10 Eyering Color: 10 YR 7/10 Some gony col in both corners. Irides: 5 Y 8/4 Graining pigment blotcher in lower half. Legs: 5 R 6/3 Remarks: Stomach empty except for white piece of shell 1 frozen mud.
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Douglas A. Bell 1987 Catalog 172253 DAB Larus occidentalis 170 Location: Elk River Mouth, 1 mi. N. Paradise Point (nr. Port Orford) 3 mi. S Cape Blanco), Curry Co., Oregon. (McKenzie Ranch) Date: 14 June 1987 sex: J L: 0.96 x 0.66 x 0.62 cm R: 0.92 x 0.55 x 0.39 Wt: 1,220 gm Fat: Henry Wing length: 43.7 cm (left) Chord: 143 cm Primary length: 10: 29.9 7: 28.8 9: 30.5 6: 26.6 8: 30.1 5: 25.0 Tail: 16.1 8 out of 12 pigmented Tarsus: 6.79 (Rt.) Toes: out: 6.24 mid: 6.27 in: 4.57 Hal: 0.64 cm Head length: 13.35 cm Bill length: 5.88 at post. laces: 3.88 Bill width: 1.46 cm at Gape: 3.60 cm Bill depth: Gonyx: 2.18 cm Ant. laces: 2.13 cm Post laces: 2.02 cm Brood patches: 3 Bill colors: 10 YR 7/12 Gony, 10 R 5/14 Eyering colors: 10 YR 7/10 Grey color near only Irides: 5Y 8/3. Heavy graying pigment in lower 1/3, + slightly in upper 1/3, obscuring most background. (illegible) Pigment 10 YR 3/1. Legs: 5 R 7/4 Remarks: Left po 10-3 (2 x 1 mlt) / frozen + 2 blood vials Stomach empty.
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172254 Dough A. Bell Catalog 1987 DAB Larus occidentalis 171 Skel + Right Wing Location: Elk River Mouth, 1 mi. N Paradise Point (nr. Port Orford) 3mi. S Cape Blanco, Curry Co., Oregon (McKenzie Ranch) Date: 14 June 1987 Sex: ♀ 3ova ≥ 1.5mm . few other ova Wt: 970 gm Fat: Winglengths: 38.8 43.7cm (left) Chord 131 cm Primarylengths: 10: 29.9 27 w 7: 28.8 25.5 9: 30.5 28 w 6: 26.6 23.5 8: 30.1 26.6 5: 25.0 22.0 Tail: 14.6 cm 6 out of 12 shafts pigmented 16.1cm 8out/12 shafts pigmented. out: 52.4 mid: 5-61 Tarsus: 5.67 (rt) Toes: Th: 4.50 Hal: 0.57 Headlength: 12.05 Bill length: 5.52 at port. laces: 3.28 Bill width 1.15 at Gape: 3.16 Bill depth: Gonyx: 1.89 Ant. laces: 1.84 Post. laces: 1.75 Brood patches: 3 thumb-sized; refethering Bill color: 10 YR 7/10, Curry 1OR 5/14. Eyering colors: 10YR 7/10 Gony in both corners. Irides: 5 Y 8/2, pigment, grainy diffuse lower 2/3, some upper 1/3. cdm: 5 YR 3/1 Legs: 5R 7/3 Remarks: Left p° 10-341 (102 nott) 5 tomah full squid 1 frozen mind.
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D.A. Bell Catalog 172255 DAB Larus occidentalis 172 Location: Elk River Mouth, 1 mi. N Paradise Point (nr. Port Scale + Orford) 3 mi. S. Cape Blanco, Curry Co., Oregon (McKenzie Ranch) Rt. Wing Date: 14 June 1987 Sex: ♂ L: 0.96 x 0.71 x 0.50 R: 0.72 x 0.50 x 0.43 WT: 1,355 gm Fat: Good Winglength: 42.4 (left) Chord: 142 cm Primary length: 10: 29 w 7: 27.8 9: 29.7 w 6: 26.9 8: 29 w 5: 24.5 Tail: 16.2 cm 12 non-pigmented shafts: Tarsus: 6.56 (left) Tocs: out: 5.95 mid: 6.44 in: 4.85 Hal: 0.49 Head length: 13.27 Bill length: 5.93 at port. wats: 3.53 Bill width: 1.32 at Gape: 3.36 Bill depth: Gongs 2.14 Ant. nates: 2.07 Post. nats: 2.02 Brood patches: 3 Bill color: 10 yr 7/12 Gray 10 R 5/14 Eyerif color: 10 ye 7/10, slight gray skin near. Fo Irides: 5 Y 8/4. Faint pigment only. Legs: 5 R 7/3 Left foot webs divided, Right minor too. Remarks: left p° 10-3 Stomach full of minnows. 1 frozen meal incomplete
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D. A. Bell 1987 Catalog 172256 DAB Larus occidentalis 173 Location: Elk River Mouth, 1 mi. N. Paradise Point (nr. Skeleton & Port Orford), 3 mi S. Cape Blanco, Curry Co., Oregon Rt. Wing. Date: 14 June 1987 Sex: ⚠ L: 0.88 x 0.65 x 0.59 R: 0.74 x 0.61 x 0.62 Wt: 1,175 gms Fat: Heavy Winglength: 42.1 cm (left) Chord: 142.5 cm Primary length: 10: 29.3 w 7: 28.2 9: 29.9 w 6: 26.7 8: 29.5 5: 25.1 Tail: 15.9 cm 6 out of 6 shafts pigmented torsus: 6.64 (Rt.) outs: 5.82 mid: 6.04 teels: in: 4.72 tal: 0.67 Headlength: 13.08 cm Bill length: 5.76 at post. uacs: 3.40 Bill width: 1.25 at Gape: 3.35 Bill depth: Gongs : 2.12 Ant. uacs: 2.14 Post. uacs: 2.01 Brood patches: 3 Bill color: 10 YR 7/14 10 R 5/14 Eye ring color: 10 YR 3/12 one gray coln spot near. Irides: 5 Y 8/4 Very little pigment lower half, uneven, diffuse color: 2.5 Y 3/2 (o) legs: 5 R 7/4 2 holes left foot webs. Remarks: pO (left) 10-3 stomach w/ fish vertebrae 1 frozen nail
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D. A. Bell 1987 Catalog DAB Larus occidentalis 174 Location: Elk River Mouth, 1 mi. N. Paradise Point (nr Port Orford), 3 mi. S. Cape Blanco, Curry Co., Oregon (McKenzie Ranch) Skeleton + Rt. Wing Date: 14 June 1987 sex: ⚠ L: 0.70 x 0.64 x 0.41 R not found Wt: 1,150 grm Fat: Good Winglength: 42.5 cm (left). Chord: 144.5 cm Primary length: 10: 29.9 7: 28.4 9: 30.2 w 6: 26.8 w 8: 29.7 5: 24.8 Tail: 16 cm 8 out of 12 shafts pigment. Tarsus: 6.58 (Rt) Toes out: 6.15 wid: 6.32 in: 4.85 Hall: 0.64 Head length: 12.39 cm Bill length: 5.39 at post. nares: 3.39 Bill width: 1.35 at Gape: 3.40 Bill depth: Gonyx: 2.24 cm Ant. nares: 2.22 Post. nares: 2.07 Brood patches: 3 Bill color: 10 YR 7/12 10 R 5/14 Eyering color: 10 Y R 7/12 Gonyx color front + rear. Uneven, diffuse pigment lower 2/3. Trices: 5 Y 8/3 Legs: 5 R 7/3 3 small holes (2 in, 1 out) in Rt. foot webbing. Remarks: few worms around testes. Stomach full mussels. 1 frozen meal.
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D.A. Bell Catalog 1987 172258 DAB Larus occidentalis 175 Location: Elk River Mouth, 1 mi. N. Paradise Point (nr Skeleton & Left Port Orford) 3 mi. S. Cape Blanco, Curry Co., Oregon Wing Date: 15 June 1987 Sex: 1,010 gms. T 26 ora 2 0.25mm ø, 26ora 2 0.14mm ø. Large! WT: ↓ (970 gms - stomach contents) Fat: Heavy. Winglength 40 cm (right) Chord: 131.5cm Primary length: 10: 28.1 w 7: 26.2 9: 28.3 w 6: 24.4 8: 27.6 5: 22.7 Tail: 14.9 cm 8 out of 12 shafts/venes represented. Venæ slight. Tarsus: 6.05 cm (left) Toes: out: 5.62 mid: 5.68 cm in: 4.34 cm Hal: 0.65cm Head length: 12.17 cm Bill length: 5.47 cm at post. larks: 3.42 cm Bill width: 1.31 at Gape: 3.08 cm Bill depth: Gonys: 2.03 cm Ant tars: 1.91 cm Post. tars: 1.84 cm Brood patches: 3 good. Bill Color: 10 YR 7/14 Gray 5 R 5/14 Eyering Colors: 10Y R 7/2 Gray color in rear and along 3 spots of lower ring. Irides: 5 Y 7/4 Very little diffuse pigment patches in lower ½ Legs: 5 R 6/3 Remarks: Stomach full of 2 large squid + mussels. 1 frozen & 1 whole meal. Right Primaries 10-4, 3 out, 1+2 molt (73 ½% down respectively)
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Douglas O. Bell Catalog 1987 172259 DAB Larus occidentalis 176 Location: Elk River Mouth, 1 mi. N. Paradise Point (nr. Skeleton + Port Orford), 3mi. S. Cape Blanco, Curry Co., Oregon (McKenzie Rt. Wing Ranch) Date: 15 June 1987 light tan color sex: σ L: 1.06 X 0.71 X 0.77 R > 1.17 X 0.87 X 0.67 (darker grey) WT: 1,210 gms Fat: Good Winglength: 42 cm (Right) Chord: 145 cm Primary lengths: 10: 28.4 w 9: 28.5 w 8: 26.6 7: 25.6 6: 25.1 5: 22.7 w Tail: Only 2 outer tail feathers unbroken - all others broken -> ratty! all rectrices have either pigmented shafts and/or narrow. Tarsus: 6.53 cm (Right) Toes: out: 5.87 in: 4.61 med: 6.13 Hal: 0.62cm Headlength: 13.65 cm Bill length: 6.05 cm at post. wats: 3.91 cm Bill width: 1.38 cm at Gape: 3.41 cm Bill depth: Gonyx : 2.27 cm Ant. Wats: 2.15 cm Post. Wats: 2.05 cm Brood patches: 3 slight refathering; middle one thumb-sized. Bill Color: 10 YR 7/12 gony 10 R 5/4 Eye ring color: 10 YR 7/10 Irides: 5Y 7/3, pigment 5 YR 7/1 & Heavy grayish pigment in lower 1/3, but also diffuse. Diffuse in upper 1/3 circle drawing of eye Legs: 5R 7/3 Remarks: Bigged 1/3 full of meaty material; also 1 shell piece me small light like ceramic. 1 frozen 1 dried nail. left wing p° 10-4, 3 out, 1+2 in molt but saved. Also ratty!
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172260 DAB 177 Skeletun + Rt. Wing Douglas A. Bell 1987 Catalog Larus occidentalis Location: Elk River Mouth, 1 mi. N. Paradise Point, 3 mi. (nr. Port Orford) S. Cape Blanco, Curry Co., Oregon (McKenzie Ranch). Date: 15 June 1987 Sex: q qua 20.22 cm WT: 1060 gms Fat: Heavy Wing length: Chord: 13.2 cm Primary lengths: 10: 27.5 w F: 25.2 w 9: 27.7 w 6: 24.2 w 8: 26.5 5: 22.5 Tail: 14.8 cm 6 of 12 pigmented shafts. Tarsus: 6.05 (left) Toes: out: 5.57 mid: 5.76 cm in: 4.34 Hal: 0.61 cm Head length: 12.35 cm Bill length: 5.36 at Post. Laces: 3.38 cm Bill width: 1.32 at Gape: 3.37 cm Bill depth: Gouys: 1.96 cm Ant. Lacs: 1.90 cm Post. Laces: 1.82 cm Brood patches: 3 slight refathening Bill color: 10 YR 7/12 Gray 5 R 5/12 Eyering colors: 10 YR 7/10 Gery coln front + rear corners. Uneven diffuse, heavy pigment lower 1/2; sing. diffuse upper 1/2. Trides: 5 Y 8/4 ↓ Legs: 5 R 6/3 Remarks: Stomach full of small minnows. 1 frozen minw. Left p0 10-3 [2 wt] 1 barely down.
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Douglas A. Bell 1987 Catalogy 172241 DAB Larus occidentalis 178 Location: Coos Bay, nr. the Jettys & Coast Guard Tower, Coos Co., Skel. + Oregon Left Wing Date: 16 June 1987 sex: ♂ L: 1.45 x 1.17 x 0.97 R: 1.25 x 0.82 x 0.75 cm Wt: 1,360 gms Fat: Heavy. Winglength: 42.3 (rf.) Chord: 14.5 cm Primary length: 10: 29.3 7: 27.8 9: 30.1 6: 26.3 8: 29.6 5: 24.8 Tail: 16.9 cm 8 of 12 shafts +- vane pigmented. Tarsus: 6.8 (left) Tots: out. 6.12 mid. 6.25 in. 4.80 Hal: 0.62 Headlength: 13.89 cm Bill length: 6.22 cm at post. lats: 3.94 cm Bill width: 1.43 cm at Gape: 3.85 Bill depth: Gouys: 2.21 cm Ant. lats 2.17 Post. lats 2.11 Brood patches: 3 Bill color: 10 YR 7/10 Grey: 10 R 5/14 Eye ring color: 2.5Y 8/8 Trices: 5Y 7/4 Very little, irregular diffuse pigment scattered around iris, thick even pigment in outer wing: Gln 10 YR 2/1 Legs: 5 YR 7/3 (Faded) Remarks: Rt. p° 10-2 (out). Stomach full of fish matter. 1 frozen msl.
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Catalog 172242 DAB Larus occidentalis 179 Location: Coos Bay, nr. Jetty's & Coast Guard Tower, (Coastal) Shel + Oregon Left Wing Date: 16 June 1987 Sex ♂ L: 1.24x0.95x0.76 R: 0.97x0.83x0.68 cm Wt: 1,200 gms Fat: Heavy Winglength: 42.5 (Right) Chord: 148.5 cm Primarylength: 10: 30.0cm 7: 28.3 cm - w 9: 30.8 cm - w 6: 26.5 cm 8: 30.0 cm - w 5: 24.9 cm Tail: 16.7 cm 12 of 12 shafts + ~ vices pigmented. Tarsus: 6.64 cm (Rt.) Tols: out: 4.74 mid. 6.35 in 6.28 Hal. 0.52 cm Headlength: 13.13 cm Bill length: 5.99 cm at post uacs: 3.59cm Bill width 1.32 cm at Gape: 3.38 cm Bill depth Gonyx: 2.21 cm Ant. uacs: 2.12 Post. uacs: 2.04 Brood patches 3. Bile colors: 10 YR 7/10 Gony 15 R 5/12 Eyering colors: 10 YR 7/10. Gony color, rear corner. Trides: 5Y 8/3 Diffuse, ming. pigment blotches lower 7/3 - very little. (-D) Legs: 5 R 7/3 Remarks: Rt. 10/10-3 (2 out, 1 molt), 2 frozen vials. Stomach w/ few small fish vertebrae.
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Catalog 172243 DAB Larus occidentalis 180 Location: Coos Bay, nr. Jetty's & Coast-Guard Tower, Skel. + Coos Co., Oregon Left Wing Date: 16 June 1987 sex: ♂ L: 1.32 x 0.88 x 0.85 R: 1.11 x 0.81 x 0.67 cm Wt: 1,260 grm. Fat: Good Winglength: 42.3 (RT). Chord: 144 cm Primary length: 10: 28.4 cm - v 7: 27.5 mm W 9: 29.1 - v 6: 26.1 W 8: 29.1 - v 5: 24.3 W Tail: 16.4 cm 6/12 y pigment shafts/vanes. Tarsus: 6.70 cm (left) Tots: out: 6.10 unist: 6.33 cm in: 4.78 Hal: 0.53 cm Headlength: 13.27 cm Bill length: 6.44 cm at post. uarts: 3.68 cm Bill width: 1.23 at Gape: 3.11 cm Bill depth: Gonys: 2.09 Ant. uarts: 2.05 Post. uarts: 1.97 cm Brood patches: 3 Bill Color: 10 yr 7/10 Eyering Color: 10YR 7/10 Trides: 5 Y 8/12 Lower ½ almost even pigment wing (symbol) - light pigment color: 5 Y 2.5/2 Legs: 2.5 Y 7/4 (faded). Remarks.. Rt. po 10-3 (2+1 molt) stomach full of head.
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Douglas A. Bell 1987 Catalog 172244 DAB Larus occidentalis 181 Location: Coos Bay, nr. Jettys & Coast Guard Tower, Skel+ Coos Co., Oregon Rt Wing. Date: 16 June 1987 Sex: ♂ L: 1.20 x 0.86 x 0.71 R: 1.06 x 0.53 x 0.52 Wt: 1,210 grms Fat: Good Winglength: 43.2 cm (left) Chord: 145 cm Primary lengths: 10: 30.1 cm 7: 28.4 cm 9: 30.6 6: 26.9 8: 29.8 5: 25.1 Tail: 17.0 cm No pignt shafts. Tarsus: 6.70 cm (Rt.) Toes: out: 6.07 mid: 6.17 cm in: 4.75 Hal: 0.57 Headlength: 13.48 cm Bill length: 6.32 cm at post. nails: 3.80 cm Bill width: 1.44 cm at Gape: 3.50 Bill depth: Gouys: 2.25 cm Ant. Nails: 2.17 cm Post. nails: 2.09 cm Brood patches: 2 upper thumb-size, & heavy re-feathering. 1 middle re-feathered -/down. Bill color: 2.5 Y 7/8 Gony 1 OR 5/14 Eye ring color: 10 YR 7/10 in corners, 2.5 Y 7/8 in central ring part. Irides: 2.5 Y 8/2. Heavy pigment in near+lower 3/3 Legs: 5 R 7/2 Remarks: left po 10-1; (1st molt-but nearly finished) Stomach full fish fillets, 1 frozen meal
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172245 Douglas A. Bell Catalog 1987 LAB Larus occidentalis IBZ Location: Coos Bay, nr. Jetty's & Coast Guard Tower, Skel. + Coos Co., Oregon Ht. Wing Date: 16 June 1987 Sex: ? L: 1.58 x 0.87 x 0.86 R: 0.93 x 0.43 x 0.33 Lvt: 1,360 grs Fat: Good Winglength: 43.7 cm (left) Chord: 148.5 cm Primary length: 10: 29.5 am -w 7: 28.6 cm w 9: 30.3 w 6: 26.5 w 8: [illegible] 30.1 w 5: 24.3 w Tail: 16.0 cm ? 4 of 12 pigmented shafts; but left outer 2 also w/1cm2 pigment. Tarsus: 6.95 cm (left) Toes: out: 6.0+ mid: 6.12 cm Headlength: 13.25 cm in: 4.65 Hal: .956 cm Bill length: 6.15 at post. lats: 3.73 Bill width: 1.44 at Gape: 3.40 cm Bill depth: Gouys: 2.15 cm Ant. lats: 2.12 Post. lats: 2.01 Brood patches: 3-finger tip size skin, not feathering + covered Bill color: 10 YR 7/10 Gony 10 R 5/14 Eyerip color: 10 YR 7/10 Irides: 5 YR 8/3 only [illegible] very few, very small diffuse pigment spots. Legs: 5 R 7/2 Remiges: left P10 10-? (3-2-1 all molt, short), 2 frozen meals. Small fish vertebral tails in gizzard.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog DAB Larus occidentalis 183 Location: Coos Bay, nr. Jetty's + Coast Guard Tower, Sheb.+ Coos Co, Oregon Lft. Wing Date: 16 June 1987 sex: ? Lg. ovary: 9cm x 0.29 cm & 4.5 cm x 0.22 cm & Wt: 990 gms Fat: Good Winglength: 41.5 cm (Lft) Chord: 137.5 cm Primarylength: 10: 29.0 cm w 7: 27.5 cm w 9: 28.6 cm w 6: 25.4 cm w 8: 28.6 cm w 5: 23.8 cm Tail: 15.8 cm. Tarsus: 6.15 cm (Rt.) Tols: out: 4.44 wid: 5.85 in: 5.77 Hal: 0.53 cm Headlength: 12.36 cm Bill length: 6.00 cm at Pedt. UCTS: 3.61 cm Bill width: 1.30 cm at Gape: 2.99 cm Bill depth: Gonys 2.01 Ant. UCTS: 1.96 Post. UCTS: 1.98 - Bill has procellarid-like knob on it here. Brood patches: 3 Bill Color: 10 YR 7/12 Gray 8.75 R 4.5/16.5 Eye ring color: 10 YR 7/10 . Tweak of gray coln in both wings. Irides: 2.5 Y 8/4 Uneven, diffuse pigment in lower 1/3. 10 YR 4/2 (20) Legs: 5R 7/2 Remarks: left foot 10-3 [2+1 molting, sluff]. Stomach full */fish remain. 1 frozen mid.
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Doug Bell Catalog 9/87 172727 DAB Larus glaucescens 185 Location: Agate Beach Refine Dump, 4.5 mi. N. Newport & Yaguina Skin+ Bay Bridge, Lincoln Co., Oregon. Partial Skel. Date: 19 June 1987 Sex: F 60002 0.28 cm b 40002 0.20 cm b 885 Wt. 4# grams Fat: Poor Winglength: 39.8 cm Chord: 134.5 cm / 31.0 cm Primary length 10: 28 cm 7: 27.0 cm 9: 28.6 cm w 6: 25.2 8: 28.3 cm w 5: 23.0 Tail: 15.8 cm 5 out of 12 shafts pigmented. Tarsus: 5.70 cm (Rt.) Out: 409cm 5.28 mid: 5.46 cm Toes: In: 4.09 cm Hal: 0.57 cm Headlength: 12.01 cm Bill length: 5.47 cm @ post nare: 3.43 cm Bill width: 1.08 cm @ gape: 3.00 cm Bill depth: Gonyz: 1.89 cm Ant Nares: 1.86 Post Nares: 1.72 Breed Patches: 3- ThumbN-sized. Bill Color: 10 YR 7/10 Gony: 10 R 5/12 Eyeing Color: Corners: 10 RP 6/6; elsewhere 10 RP 7/4 Sides: Pigment diffuse, gaining throughout, more in lower 1/3. 10 YR 3/1 5 Y 7/2; Pigment 10 YR 3/1: diffuse Legs: over lower 2/3 @ ; thicker in left eye than right eye. Rapid iris contrast Remarks: 2 frozen male; Stomach, gizzard 3/4 full w/ garbage,
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172247 Doug Bell 1987 Catalog DAB Larus occidentalis 184 Location: Coos Bay, nr. Jeffs + Coast Guard Tower, off Loos Head Shel. + Loos Co., Oregon Left Wing Date: 16 June 1987 Sex: σ L: 1.15 x 0.92 x 0.85 R: 1.06 x 0.84 x 0.71 Wt: 1,120 gm. Fat: Moderate Winglength: 43.0 cm (Rt.) Chord: 140.5 cm Primary length: 10: 29.0 w 7: broken 9: 30.0 w 6: 26.3 w 8: broken C: 24.8 w Tail: 16.6 cm 12/12 shafts were pignt. Tails: 6 [illegible] 6.67 (Left) Tots: out: 5.90 mid: 6.17 in: 4.61 Hal: .95/cm Headlength: 12.94 cm Bill length: 5.93 at post. tars: 3.49 Bill width: 1.31 at gape: 3.57 Bill depth: Gouys 2.17 cm Aut. tars: 2.06 Post tarsi: 1.95 Brood patches: 3, Middle thumb-sized. Bill color: 10YR 7/10 Lung 10 R 5/14 Eyering Color: 10YR 7/10 Irides: 2.5 Y 8/2. Heavy diffuse pigment lower 1/2 Legs: 5R 7/3 Remarks: Rt. P° 10-3 (2+ molt, short). Stomach full of fish remains. 1 frozen meal.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 122227 DAB Larus occidentalis 187 Location: Agate Beach Refuse Dump, 4.5 mi. N. Newport + Skeleton + Yaquina Bay Bridge, Lincoln Co., Oregon Rt. Wing Date: 20 June 1987 Sex: ♀ Sova ≥ 0.30 cm b; gova ≥ 0.13 mm φ Wt: 915 grms Fat: Moderate Winglength: 39.1 cm (left) Chord: 127.5 cm Primary length: 10: 27.5 cm w 7: 25.4 cm 9: 27.8 w 6: 23.7 8: 26.7 5: 22.6 Tail: 15.1 cm 8 of 12 shafts/never pigntd. Tarsus: 5.77 cm (Rt.) Toes: in: 4.06 cm out: 5.35 cm mid: 5.57 Head length: 12.04 cm Bill length: 5.43 cm @ post manes: 3.32 cm Bill width: 1.32 cm @ gape: 3.20 cm Bill depth: Gonyx: 1.87 cm Post Manes: 1.76 cm Ant: Nares: 1.84 cm Broad Patches: Middle - thumb-sized; up rt - finger-tip; up lt - smaller Bill Colr: 10 YR 7/12 Gonyx: 10 R 5/16 Eyering Colr: 10 YR 7/10 Wides: 5Y 8/4 Very little diffuse pigment lanes '3 (-9) legs: 5R 7/3 Remarks: left po 10-4 (3 out, 142 molting). Few worms in body cavity; Stomach empty except for some paper.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172228 DAB Lanius occidentalis 188 Location: Agate Beach Refuse Dump, 4.5 mi. N Newport & Skel. + Yagura Bay Bridge, Lincoln Co., Oregon Rt Wing Date: 20 June 1987 wt: 940 gms Sex: ♀ Very small, 5 ova 2 0.2 cm; Fat: Moderate nest <1mm; whiteish. Winglength: 39.4 cm (left). Chord: 135 cm Primary length 10: 27.5 cm w 7: 26.5 9: 27.8 " 6: 24.9 8: 27.3 " 5: 23.4 Tail: 15.2 cm 6 of 12 shafts + vanes pigtd. out: 5.62 mid: 5.84 Tarsus: 6.16 cm (left) Toes IN: 4.43 Hal: 0.58 Headlength: 12.39 cm Bill length: 5.58 cm @ post. Nares: 3.57 cm Bill Width: 1.24 cm @ gape: 3.07 cm Bill Depth: Corns: 1.96 cm Post Nares: 1.85 mm Ant Nares: 1.92 mm Brood patches: 3 Bill Colr: 10YR 7/10 Eyering Colr: 10YR 7/10 Dudes: 5Y 8/2 Very little diffuse pigment in lower 1/2: 5Y 4/12 ○ Legs: 5R 6/3 Remarks: 2 small holes left foot inner web, + small tears zw. prox. joint of outer + inner toes, left Wing r° 10-1; 3 molting. 2 frozen + + blood vessel - nial. Stomach w/ long fish fin, some meal, 1 worm.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172838 DAB h? Larus occidentalis x glaucescens Agate Beach Refuse Dump 189 Location: 4.5 mi N. Newport & Yaquina Bay Bridge, Lincoln Co., Oregon Shel. + Date: 20 June 1987 Wt: 1,165 gms Rt. Wing Sex: ♂ L: 1.22 x 0.88 x 0.67 cm R: 1.13 x 0.62 x 0.50 cm Fat: Poor Winglength: 42.1 cm (left) Chord: 142 cm Primary length 10: 29.6 cm 9: 30.2 8: 29.9 7: 28.6 v 6: 26.7 W 5: 23.7 W Tail: 15.5 cm 8 of 12 w/pigm shafts + large vane area (light), Ant: 6.26 Mid: 6.35 Tarsus: 6.41 cm (left) Toes: IV: 4.86 Ial: 0.62 Headlength: 13.07 cm Bill length: 6.41 cm @ post nares: 3.75 cm Bill width: 1.36 cm @ gape: 3.42 cm Bill depth: Gems: 2.16 Post Nares: 2.05 cm Ant Nares: 2.12 Brood Patches: 3 Bill Cln: 10 YR 7/12 Eyeing Cln: 10 YR 7/10 Lides: 5Y 7/2 Very little pigment - as small blotch: [illegible] Legs: 5R 7/4 Remarks: Primary tips slightly lighter than for typ. wls. Tumor on right foot-outer toe proximal joint .1 cm Q, Left P° 10-3, [2 out;] Barely in well]. Stomach full with small minnows, 2 frozen & 1 blood meal.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172839 DAB h? Larus occidentalis x glaucescens 190 Shell + Rt. Wing Location: Uget Beach Refuse Dump, 4.5 mi. N. Newport & Yaquina Bay bridge, Lincoln Co., Oregon Date: 20 June 1987 WT: 965 gm Sex: F g.many l.oars Z .0.20 cm & (whiteish) Fat: Moderate. Winglength: 39.5 cm (left) Chord: 139 cm Primary length 10: 28.2 cm 7: 27.0 cm 9: 28.5 W 6: 24.5 8: 27.9 5: 23.0 Tail: 15.6 cm 6 of 12 pigmt. shafts + 3 central w/some juv. barred flecks on wares. Tarsus: 6.21 cm (Right) out: 5.84 mid: 5.88 cm Head length: 12.59 cm Toes IV: 4.44 Halls: 0.72 Bill length: 6.06 cm @ post nare: 3.51 cm Bill Width: [illegible]cm 1.37 cm @ gape: 3.09 cm Bill depth Corvs: 2.08 cm Post Nare: 1.88 cm Ant Nare: 2.04 cm Brood Patches: 3 Bill Colr: 10 YR 7/10 Eyeing Coln: 10 YR 7/10 F Ludes: 5Y 8/2 Very little diffuse pigment. Legs: Remarks: Large tumor (1.70 cm &) at joint between outer & middle toes, left foot. Left wing primaries 10-3, 241 out. Stomach empty. 1 frozen meal taken.
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172229 DAB Larus occidentalis L0. 191 Location: Agate Beach Refuse Dump, Bridge, Lincoln Co., Oregon Skel. + Rt. Date: 20 June 1987 4.5 mi. N. Newport * Yaguina Bay Left Wing Sex: ? L: 0.95 x 0.78 x 0.55 R: 0.70 x 0.61 x 0.47 cm Wt: 1,280 gms Fat: Good Winglength: 42.2 cm (left) Chord: 140.5 cm Primary length 10: 29.2 cm 7: 27.9 cm 9: 29.9 cm w 6: 26.1 8: 29.2 cm w 5: 24.4 Tail: All shafts pigmented. 15.9 cm Out: 6.15 mid: 6.29 Tarsus: 6.99 cm (Rt.) Toes: IN: 4.74 Hal: 0.80 Head Length: 13.30 cm Bill Length: 6.12 cm @ post rance: 3.81 cm " Width: 1.42 cm @ gape: 3.14 cm " Depth - at Gorns: 2.23 Ant. Nares: 2.21 cm Breed Patches: 3 Post Nares: 2.15 Bill Color: 10 yr 7/10 Grey 10R 5/16 Eyeing Color, 10 yr 7/10 f wiles: 5Y 8/3 Very little diffuse pigment lower Y4 circle light. Legs: 5R 6/3 Remarks: Toe joints swollen on ball of foot (L & R). I frozen mid. Stomach gizzard Y4 full / fish meat.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog DAB larus occidentalis 192 Location: Agate Beach Refuse Dump, Bridge, Lincoln co., Oregon Shel+ Rt. Date: 21 June 1987 Wing. Sex: ♂ L: 0.98 x 0.96 x 0.72 cm R: 0.97 x 0.71 x 0.57 cm Wt: 1,100 gms Fat: Moderate Winglength: 42.5 cm Chord. 140 cm Primary length: 10- 29.7 cm w 7- 28.2 cm 9- 30.1 " " 6- 26.0 w 8- 29.5 " " 5- 24.1 w Tail: 16.3 cm 6 of 12 shafts pigmtd. Tarsus: 6.65 cm (left) aut. 5.97 Mid: 6.16 cm Toes: IN: 4.45 Hal. 0.60 Head Length: 13.27 cm Bill Length: 6.21 cm at posterior nares: 3.85 cm Bill Width: 1.42 cm at gape: 3.41 cm " Depth at Gonyx: 2.16 cm Ant Nares: 2.05 cm Post Nares: 1.90 cm Brood Patches: 3 slight refathering. Bill Colr: 10YR 7/12 Eyering Colr: 10 YR 7/10 more yellowish Sides: 5Y 8/3 Heavy-mrg. pigment clutths lower 7/3 Pigment Colr 10YR 3/1 Legs: 5R 6/3 Remarks: Left Wing Primaries 10-4, 2+1 (3 out, 142 notting). 1 frozen + 1 blood vial. Stomach had a few small bits of foil in it. Liver was strange - smaller left lobe + subbery.
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Dory Bell 1987 Catalog 172231 DAB Larus occidentalis 193 Location: Agate Beach Refuse Dump, Bay Bridge, Lincoln Co., Oregon 4.5mi. N. Newport & Yaguina Skin+ Date: 21 June 1987 Partial Skeleton Sex: ♀ Ovary huge! 9 ova ≥ 0.45 cm ⌀; 9 ova ≥ 0.40 cm 11 ova ≥ 0.3cm ⌀ Wt.: 1,000 gms Fat: Good. Winglength: 40.5 cm (Right) Chord: 135.5 gm Primary Length: 10 28.7 cm w 7 27.1 cm w 9 29.1 w 6 25.5 " 8 28.2 w 5 23.6 " Tail: 15.4 cm 6 of 12 shafts missing. left Outer: 5.44 cm Middle: 5.78 cm Tarsus: 6.07 cm (♂). Toes - Inner: 4.30 cm Hallux: 0.52 cm Headlength: 11.93 cm Bill Length: 5.39 cm at post nares: 3.21 cm " Width: 1.26 cm at gape: 3.42 cm " Depth: at Gonyx: 2.08 at anterior nares: 2.03 cm at post nares: 1.81 cm Blood Patches: 3 Bill color: 10YR 7/10 Eyeing Color: 10YR 7/10 (yellower) Hides: 5Y 8/2 Very little pigment (-.) Legs: 5R 6/3 Remarks: Small holes in left outer (1) and inner (2) foot webbing. Ovary fixed in formalin. Blood & tissue vial. Stomach empty.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172224 DB Larus occidentalis 194 Location: Nestucca Spit, Nestucca Spit State Park, Tillamook Co., Oregon Date: 22 June 1987 Sex: ? 6 ora 2 0.27 cm k; rest very small, small crany Wt: 960 gms Fat: Moderate. Wing length: 39.8 cm (left) chord: 133.5 cm P° length 10 28.4 cm broken tip 7 26.8 cm 9 29.1 " 6 25.3 8 28.4 v 5 24. 23.8 Tail: 15.1 cm 6 of 12 shafts pigmented. Out: 5.56 Mid: 5.64 Tarsus: 5.89 cm Rt. Toes: IN: 4.21 Hal. 0.60 Headlength 12.03 cm Bill length: 5.50 at post nares: 3.52 " Width: 1.17 at gape: 3.06 " Depth-at gony: 1.95 at ant. nare: 1.90 at post. nare: 1.85 Breed Plttus: 3 Middle slight refathering Bill whr: 10 YR 7/12 Gony 10 R 5/14 Eyeing clr: 10 YR 7/10 ~Y, Anles: 7.5Y 8/2 Pigment 10 YR 3/1 diffuse ring, even lower "light" half grayed over. Legs: 5 R 7/2 Remarks: Left primaries 10-3; 2+1 molting. Nail missing on rt. hallerp 2 frozen vials . Stomach full of fish.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172225 DAB Larus occidentalis 195 Location: Nestucca Spit, Nestucca Spit State Park, Tillamook Co., Oregon Skel. + Date: 22 June 1987 Rt. Wing Sex: ♂ L: 0.84 x 0.68 x 0.37 R: 0.60 x 0.50 x 0.31 Wt: 1,185 gms Fat, Moderate Winglength: 41.4 cm (left) Chord: 141 cm P0 length: 10 28.9 cm broken 7 28.0 cm 9 29.7 cm '' 6 26.2 cm 8 29.3 cm w 5 24.5 cm Juiv blotches on 9 of 12 vanes Tail: All shafts pignted. 15.6 cm turnos: 6.77 cm (left) Toes out: 5.94 Mid: 6.19 In: 4.58 Hal: 0.70 Headlength: 13.22 cm Bill length: 6.28 at post nares: 3.91 Width: 1.47 at gape: 3.54 Depth at gony: 2.21 ant nares: 2.16 post nares: 2.05 Brood Patches: 3 gigantic ones! Bill wln: 10 YR 7/10 (4) Eyeing whs: 10 YR 7/10 (F); Gumy cda front+ rear corners Lids: 7.5 Y 8/4 Very little, diffuse irreg. pigment lower 1/3, 2 blotches near 😊 Legs: 5R 6/4 Remark: 1 blood vial taken, left P0 10-4; 1 (3,2 molting) Stomach very full of fish
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog DAB Larus occidentalis = North Spit 196 Location: Nestucca Spit, Nestucca Spit State Park, Tillamook Co., Oregon Skel. + Date: 22 June 1987 Left Wing. Sex: ♂ L: 0.99 x 0.64 x 0.40 R: 0.59x0.39x0.37 cm Wt: 1,310 gms Fat: Good Winglength: 41.0 cm (Bl.) chord: 140.5 cm Primary length 10: 29.2 cm w 7: 28.1 cm 9: 29.9 cm w 6: 26.5 8: 29.7 cm 5: 24.7 Taillength: 16.3 cm Tarsus 6.68 cm (left) Toes: IN: 4.76 MID: 6.24 OUT: 6.18 HAL: 0.69 Headlength: 13.36 Bill length: 6.37 @ post nare: 3.85 Bill width: 1.37 @ gape: 3.36 Depth: Gony: 2.21 Ant Nare: 2.14 Post Nare, 2.01 Breed Patches: 3 Bill Color: 10 YR 7/12 Eyeing Color: 10 YR 7/10 Grey cloth near. Beakles: 7.5Y 8/4. Very little diffuse wing pigm. lower ½ ☺ one cloth near Legs: 5R 6/4 Remarks: Rl. Wing po 10-4, 2+1 (3out?), 1 frozen nail, Stomach extremely full -/ crab-
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Doug Bell Catalog 1987 172219 DAB Larus occidentalis 197 Location: Tillamook Spit, near Tillamook Bay, Lincoln Co, Oregon Shel. + Date: 23 June 1987 Left Wing Sex: ♀ Ovary small over ≤ 0.12 cm φ Wt: 940 gms Fat: Good Winglength: 39.5 (R.) Chd: 132 mm Primary Length: 10: 28 b. 7: 27.2 9: 28.5 v 6: 25.6 8: 28.0 5: 23.7 Tail length: 15.4 cm IN: 4.08 MIO: 5.54 Tarsus: 5.75 Rt. Toes: OUT: 5.45 Hi: 0.72 Headlength: 11.96 Bill Length: 5.42 @ pot. narres: 3.52 Bill Width: 1.29 @ gape: 3.05 " depth: Wings: 2.01 Ant. Narres: 1.92 Post Narres: 1.74 Bill Glr: 10YR 7/10 (f) Lony 10R 5/14 Eyeing Color 10YR 8/10 Touch of 10YR 7/14 in ear corner Sides: 7.5Y 8/2 Very little diffuse, sandy pigment throughout Legs: 5R 8/2 Remarks: 3 Brood Patches. Stomach full w/ small fish 1 frozen meal.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172220 DAB Larus occidentalis = Bayouan Peninsula Tillamook 198 Location: Tillamook Spit, near Tillamook Bay, Lincoln Shel. + Co., Oregon RT Wing Date: 23 June 1987 Sex: ♀ Scara 20.25 cm, most others < 0.10 cm. Wt: 910 gms Fat: Good Winglength: 39.6 cm (left Chord: 129.5 cm P° length 10: 28.1 cm brt. 7: 26.5 cm 9: 28.3 w 6: 24.3 8: 28.0 5: 22.0 Taillength: 15.0 cm 1 of 12 shafts pigntd. aut: 5.38 M.D: 5.58 Tarsus: 6.36 cm (RT.) Tors IN: 4.29 Hal: 0.69 Headlength: 12.05 Bill length: 5.38 @ post naves 3.55 " width: 1.32 @ pipe 2.45 " depth: Gmps: 2.07 Bmoo Ant Navs: 2.00 Post Navs 1.85 Bill Grn: 10YR 7/10. Gray 8.75 R 4.5/16.5 Eyering Colr: 10YR 7/10 (A) - Touch of 10YR 7/4 in both corners Under: 7.5 Y 7/2 . Grayish pignt. Lower ½: 7.5 Y 3/2; diffuse sandy upper ½. legs: 5R 6/3 Remarks: Brood Patches: 3 slight refethering. Left P° 10-4, 2+1. Stmach w/ small fish verts + ribs. 1 frozen vial.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172221 DAB Larus occidentalis 199 Location: Tillamook Spit, near Tillamook Bay, Lincoln Co, Sticks Left Wing Right Skin + Partial Skel. Origin Date: 23 June 1987 Wt: 915 gms Fat: Good Sex: Q 50ra 20.25 cm ; 11/2 0.18 cm Q Winglength: 37.4 cm (left) Chrd: 132 cm P° length 10: 28.6 7: 27.3 9: 29.0 6: 25.9 8: 28.5 5: 24.1 Tail length: 15.6 cm 6 of 12 pigited. Headlength: 12.22 Bill length: 5.52 @ post maxes: 3.67 " width: 1.21 @ gape: 2.45 " depth: Gonyx: 2.11 Ant Narves: 1.99 Post Narves: 1.84 Brood Patches: 3 Bill Gla: 10YR 7/12 Gony 8.75 R 4.5/6.5 Eyering Gla: 10YR 7/10 Touch of 10YR 7/14 in corners Ludis: 7.5 Y 8/6. Very little, diffuse pigmt. lower 1/3. Legs: 5R 7/3. Remarks: Stomach Empty IN: 4.22 MID: 5.69 Turns: 6.21 (left) Toes OUT: 5.26 HAC: 0.84 Few worms in body cavity - near kidneys, 1 frozen right.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172822 DAB ? Larus occidentalis x glaucescens 200 Location: East Sand Island, near Chinook, WA; Clatsop Co, Skeleton + Oregon. Left Wing Date: 27 June 1987 Sex: ♂ L: 0.67 x 0.44 x 0.37 R: 0.59 x 0.34 x 0.31 cm Wt: 1,020 gms Fat: Poor Winglength: 43.2 cm (Right) Chord: 14.3 cm PO length: 10: 28.8 cm w 7: 27.4 cm 9: 29.1 " w 6: 25.5 8: 28.8 " w 5: 24.7 Tail length: 16.0 cm 4 of 12 shafts pigmtd. + 3 remns / small flecks Head length: 12.93 cm Bill length: 5.99 cm @ post max.: 3.75 cm " width: 1.31 @ gape: 3.26 " depth: Genys: 2.27 cm Ant Nas.: 2.12 post nas.: 1.92 Brood Patches: 3 Bill color: 5 Y 7/10 (grey 10 R 5/16 Eye ring Color: 5 Y 7/8 touch of 10 YR 7/10 in each corner. feathers: 7.5 Y 7/2: Pigment thick, sandy over lower ½; scattered in upper ½ Legs: 5 R 7/3 IN 4.80 MID 6.10 Remarks: Tarsus: 7.14 cm (left) Toes: OUT 6.04 HALL: 0.55 2 blood mials Rt. Wing PO 10-5; 3-1 (4 out), Stomach empty.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172823 DAB h? Larus occidentalis x glaucescens 201 Location: East Sand Island, near Chinook, WA; Clatsop Co., Oregon. Skeleton + left Wing Date: 27 June 1987 Sex: ♂ L: 0.99 x 0.67 x 0.54 R: 0.93 x 0.55 x 0.50 Wt: 1,165 gms Fat: Moderate Winglength: 44 cm (Rt.) Chord: 144.5 cm P° length: 10: 30 cm w 9: 30.5 " w 8: 29.5 " W 7: 28 cm w 6: 26.1 w 5: in molt! Tail length: 16.3 cm barely rippled. Head length: 13.22 cm Bill length: 6.09 cm @ post nares: 3.70 cm " width: 1.42 cm @ gape: 3.44 cm " depth: Cornys = 2.10 Ant Nares: 2.04 Post Nares: 1.91 Breed Patches: 3 Upper 2 thumb size, Middle finger-tip size; refathering Bill Color: 5Y 7/10 Grey 10R 5/16 Eyeing Color: 2.5Y 8/8 Feet Tibias: 7.5Y 8/12 Digits: 2.5Y 4/8 Pigment, grayish uniform over lower 2/3: 5Y 2.5/1 legs: 5R 7/2 Remarks: 2 blood mials Tarsus: 6.81 cm (Rt.) IN: 4.82 MID: 6.51 TOE OUT: 6.10 HAT: 0.51 cm Incomplete right inner foot web. Stomach full of fish.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172211 DAB 202 Larus occidentalis Location: East Sand Island, near Chinook, WA.; Clatsop Co., Oregon Date: 27 June 1987 Sex: ♀ 2 orn 20.44 ♂ 6 orn ≥ 0.20 cm Wt: 870 gms Fat: Good Winglength: 41.2 cm (Rt.) Chord. 136.5 cm Po length 10: 29.2 cm broken tip 7: 27.6 cm 9: 29.7cm w 6: 25.8 8: 29.1 cm 5: 24.1 Taillength: 15.9 cm 6 of 12 shafts pigmented. Tarsus: 6.34 cm (left). Toes: IN: 4.30 cm HALL: 0.69 OUT: 5.57 MID: 5.70 Headlength: 12.15 cm Bill length: 5.63 @ post nares : 3.42 " width: 1.17 @ gape: 2.89 " depth: Gonys: 1.92 Ant Nares: 1.87 Post Nares: 1.77 Brood Patches: 3 Bill Color: ♂♂ 10 YR 7/10 (Gonys 10 R 5/16) Eyering Color: 10 YR 7/10 - (♀); but exp in corners. Some tendency to 2.5 Y 7/8. Axiles: 7.5 Y 8/4. Very fine, sandy, dispersed pigment throughout Legs: 5 R 6/4. Incomplete webs both feet, esp. right foot Remarks: Right primaries, 10-4, 2-1; 3 out. Middle toe joint swollen, hole in left foot outer webbing. Stomach empty. 1 frozen musl
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog DAB Larus occidentalis 203 Location: East Sand Island, near Chinook, WA; Clatsop Co, Skeleton & Oregon. Rt. Wing Date: 27 June 1987 Sex: ♀ 3 ova ≥ 0.26 cm ; 2 ova ≥ 0.10 cm d WT: 915 gms Fat: Moderate Winglength: 40.1 cm (left) Chord: 136.5 cm P° length: 10: 27.2 cm 7: 26.8 cm 9: 27.9 6: 24.8 8: 27.7 5: 23.1 Tail length: 15.2 cm 6 of 12 shafts + vane pigmented. Tarsus: 5.92 cm (Rt.) IV: 4.39 HAC: 0.62 Toes: OUT: 5.72 MID: 5.72 Headlength: 12.24 cm Bill length: 5.62 ♂ post nares: 3.55 cm " width: 1.20 cm ♂ gape: 3.05 cm " depth: Gerys: 2.02 cm Ant. Nares: 1.89 Post Nares: 1.77 Brood Patches: 3 Bill Color: 10 YR 7/10 10 R 5/16 Eye ring Glm: 10 YR 7/10 corners / 2.5 Y 7/8 in central part Aulus: 7.5 Y 7/4 Pigment 2.5 X 3½ - uneven deferral lower ½ gripsy Legs: 5 R 7/4 Remarks: 1 frozen vial. Stomach empty except for a few fish vertebrae & ribs. Few worms.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172724 DAB Larus glaucescens 204 Location: East Sand Island; near Chinook, WA; Clatsop Co., Skeleton + Rt. Oregon. Wing Date: 28 June 1987 Sex: ♀ 2ova 20.37 cmb + 8ova 20.15 cm Φ Wt: 1000 gms Fat: Good Winglength: 40.3 cm (left) Chord: 135.5 cm 1° length: 10 - 28.4 cm 7 - 26.5 cm 9 - 28.8 w 6 - 25.0 cm 8 - 28.2 w 5 - out (ndt) - Taillength: 15.3 cm 3 of 11 shafts/riaces badly pigmented. IN: 4.23 MID: 5.62 Tarsus: 6.13 cm (Right) Toes: OUT: 5.37 H4C: 0.53 Heallength: 12.12 cm Bill we t length: 5.71 at post nares 3.47 cm " width: 1.18 at gape: 3.05 " depth: Corps: 2.00 Ant. Nares: 1.91 Post Nares: 1.77 Broad Patches: 3 Bill bln: Strake of 10YR 7/10 + 5Y 7/10. Gony 8.75R 4.5/16.5 eyring cbl: 5RP 6½ in center, 5RP 6/4 in corners Lude: 5Y 8/2 Pigmt. grayng in lower ½, some in upper ½; irregular. Legs: 5R 6/3 Remarks: 1 blood nisl. Left primaries 10-6, 3-1 (4+5 mottling) 1 frozen nisl; stomach full of fish.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172725 DAB Larus glaucesens 205 Location: East Sand Island, near Chinook, WA; Clatsop Co., Oregon Skeleton + Rt. Wing Date: 28 June 1987 Sex: ♂ L: 1.33 x 0.89 x 0.72 R: 1.17 x 0.86 x 0.79 cm Wt: 1,175 gm Fat: Moderate Wing length: 43.5 cm Chord: 148 cm P0 length: 10: 30.8 cm w 7: 28.8 cm w 9: 31.3 " 6: 27.0 " 8: 30.1 " 5: 24.1 " Tail length: 18.2 cm 5 of 12 shafts q rather pignt. Tarsus: 6.52 cm (left) IN - 4.40 MID- 6.06 Toes OUT - 5.82 HHL - 0.76 Head length: 12.89 cm Bill length: 5.77 at post nares: 3.54 " width: 1.35 at gape, 2.91 " depth: Gonyx: 2.21 Ant. Nares: 2.12 Post Nares: 2.07 Brood Patches: 3 slight refathring Bill color: 5Y 7/10 gray 5YR 7/4 + 10R 5/16 (central portion) Eyering color: 5RP 6/4 in annula; 5RP 8/2 central portion Iris pigment thick, covers most lower 4/5. P Auder: pigment 10YR 7/1; iris - 7.5Y 8/2 Legs: 5R 6/4 Remarks: 1 blood meal. Incomplete web, left inner foot web; 3 small holes in outer web, left foot. Right foot outer web /drint. Left wing primaries 10-5, 342, 1 (4 just coming in). Stomach full of small fish.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172213 DAB Larus occidentalis 206 Location: East Sand Island, near Chinook, WA; Clatsop Co. Skeleton + Oregon Rt. Wing Date: 28 June 1987 Sex: ♀ 6 ov # ≥ 0.21 cm & ; 3 ov # ≥ 0.14 cm & Wt.: 1,025 gmz Fat: Poor Winglength: 40.1 cm Chord: 134 cm Po length: 10: 28.0 cm 9: 28.7 8: 28.3 7: 27.0 cm 6: 25.1 5: 23.5 Tailing: 15.5 cm 8 of 12 shafts were pigited. out- 5.27 mid- 5.50 tarsus: 6.06 cm Toes: Fr - 4.19 Hul: 0.59 Headlength: 11.95 cm Bill length: 5.49 cm at post maxs: 3.36 cm " width: 1.23 at gapc: 3.22 " depth: Gngz: 1.94 cm Ant Nares: 1.93 Post Nares: 1.38 Brood patches: 3 refathering Bill color: 10 YR 7/12 Gnzy 10 R 5/16 Eyering color: 10 YR 7/10, esp. corners; ~faded in center. dudes: 7.5 Y 8/4 Griny pigited scattered throughout, > in lower 1/2 pigited. 5 Y 2.5/1 Legs: Remarks: left Po 10-3 (2+1 molting) stomach was full of fish ooze.
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Doug Bell Catalog 1987 772807 DAB Larus glaucescens x occidentalis A? 207 Location: Pine Island, Willapa Bay, Pacific Co., Skeleton + Washington Left Wing Date: 30 June 1987 Sex ♀ Large ray: 3rd ≥ 0.48; 6th 20.31 cm; 5th ≥ 0.21 cm Wt: 1,005 gms Fat: 1 Winglength: 41.1 cm (Right) chord: 136.5 cm P° length 10- 29.2 cm W 7- 27.0 cm 9- 29.3 " W 6- 25.3 8- 28.3 " 5- 23.1 Tail length: 15.30 cm 2 of 12 shafts pigmtt. Tarsus: 5.94 cm (Left) out- 5.31 cm mid-5.45 Toes IN- 4.08 tal- 0.56 Head length: 12.12 cm Bill length: 5.78 at post nares: 3.75 " width: 1.14 at gape: 2.92 cm " depth: Gomp- 1.92 Ant. Nares: 1.87 Post. Nares: 1.73 Brood patcher: 3 Bill color: SY 7/10 Eying color: SRP 4/6 corner, + SRP 6/4 center Bristles: 10 YR 8½ . Pigmt. even sandy brown lower ½. 10 YR 2/1. Some pigment upper ½ Legs: 5R 7/4 Remarks: Right P° 10-5, 3<2<1 [4 just sheathing]. Stomach very full w/ fish meat 1 frozen & 1 EtOH mial
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172721 DAB Larus glaucescens 208 Location: Pine Island, Willapa Bay, Pacific lo., WA Skeleton + Rt. Wing Date: 30 June 1987 Sex: J L: 0.87 x 0.65 x 0.56 cm R: 0.61 x 0.41 x 0.25 cm Wt: 1,175 gms Fat: Moderate Winglength: 43.0 cm (left) Chord: 143 cm Primary Length: 10 - 29.4 cm 7-28.1 cm 9-30.1 6-26.0 8-29.3 5-24.7 Tail length: 16.9 cm 3 of 12 shafts pigmented. Tarsus: 6.71 (Right) IN: 4.68 MID: 5.88 Toes: OUT: 5.78 HAL: 0.54 Headlength: 13.46 cm Bill length: 6.29 cm at post nares: 3.83 cm Bill width: 1.31 at gape: 3.23 cm " depth: Gony: 2.23 Ant. Nares: 2.15 Post Nares: 2.11 Bill Color: 5Y 7/10 Eye ring color: 5RP 5/4 Tibiae, 10YR 8/1 Pigment thick, even lower 3/3: 10YR 7/1 Legs: 5R 6/4 Remarks: Brood patches: 3 Left wing p? 10-5, 3-1 (4 just appearing in sheath. Stomach empty except for a few fish bones. Heavy worm infestation kidneys & body cavity. 1 frozen & 1 EtOH rid.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172207 DAB Larus occidentalis 209 Location: Pine Island, Willapa Bay, Pacific Co., WA. Skeleton + Date: 30 June 1987 Rt. Wing Sex: ♀ Ovary very small one area ≥ 0.18; rest ≤ 0.10 cm Wt: 895 gms Fat: Moderate Winglength: 39.0 cm (left) Chord: 136.5 cm Primary length 10 - 27.7 cm 7 - 25.8 cm w 9 - 28.0 " w 6 - 24.9 cm 8 - 27.6 w 5 - 22.9 Tail length: 14.9 cm; 12 of 12 shafts pigmented; some imm flaking (it?) on all vanes. Tarsus: 6.12 cm (Right) Toes Out: 5.61 In: 4.34 Mid: 5.85 Hbl: 0.74 Headlength: 11.91 cm Bill length: 5.76 at post nares: 3.52 Bill width: 1.35 cm at gape: 3.35 cm Bill depth: Gony: 2.02 cm Ant. Nares: 1.93 Post Nares: 1.77 Brood Patches: 3 - but all refathered! Bill Color: 10 YR 7/12 Gony 10 R 5/16 Eyeing Color: 10 YR 7/12 Hides: 7.5Y 8/2. Very loose, pancy pigment scattered throughout. tees light! Legs: 5R 7/3 Remarks: Touch of brown in primary coverts; trace of dark in bill tip. left wing primaries 10-5;1 (4) <3<2 q m molt/. Stomach empty except for a few fish bones (small), invert crustacea parts + annelid mouth parts. 1 frozen & 1 EtOH vial.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172808 DAB h? Larus occidentalis x glaucescens Location: Pine Island, Willapa Bay, Pacific Co, Washington. 211 Date: 30 June 1987 Sex: ♂ L: .077 X .0.57 X .0.36 R not found Skin & partial ribel. Wt: 1,305 gms Fat: Moderate Winglength: 42.8 cm (left) Chord: 141 cm Primary length 10 - 30.1 cm 7 - 28.3 cm 9 - 31.0 6 - 26.4 8 - 30.5 5 - 24.1 Tail length: 17.2 cm 12 of 12 shafts pigmtd. IN: 4.55 Md: 6.12 Tarusus: 6.48 cm (left). Toe OUT: 5.53 Hal: 0.79 Breed Patches: 3 - refathering Head length: 13.21 cm Bill length: 6.41 @ post. mares: 3.74 Bill width: 1.31 cm @ gape: 3.26 " depth: Compz: 2.11 Ant mares: 2.11 Post mares: 1.98 Bill Color: 10 YR 7/10 Comp: 10 R 5/16 Eyeing Color: 10 YR 7/10 Lrils: 7.5 Y 8/2, Thick irregular pigment lower 2/3, blotchy 10 YR 7/2. Legs: 5R 6/4 Remarks: 1 frozen meal & 1 EthH tissue meal. Stomach very full with fish parts. Couple worms by kidneys
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Doug Bell Catalog 1987 17208 DAB Larus occidentalis 210 Location: Pine Island, Willapa Bay, Pacific Co., WA Shel. r Date: 30 June 1987 Rt. Wing Sex: ♀ 3mm ≥ 0.25 cm ♂; 7mm ≥ 0.15 cm ♂ Wt: 950 gms Fat: Good Winglength: (left). 40.7 cm Chord: 138 cm P° length 10 - 29.1 cm 7 - 27.7 cm 9 - 30.7 cm 6 - 25.4 8 - 29.2 cm 5 - 23.8 Taillength: 15.0 cm 6 of 12 shafts pigmented. Tarsus: 6.18 cm (right) IV: 4.45 MD: 5.91 Toes: OUT: 5.80 Hal: 0.69 Headlength: 11.99 cm Bill length: 5.47 at post nares: 3.37 " width: 1.25 cm at gape: 2.82 " depth: Gony: 2.00 cm Ant. Nares: 1.91 Post Nares: 1.80 Brood Patches: 3 - refathering Bill Color: 10 YR 7/10 Gony 10 R 5/16 Eyering Glob: 10 YR 7/10 Gony color near corner. Lids. 7.5 Y 8/4. No pigment. Legs: 5 R 7/4 Remarks: left Wing P° 10-4; 1 [2 illegible] in death, 3 out). Stomach Empty. 1 frozen & 1 EtoH meal.
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Dong Bell 1987 Catalog 172809 DAB h? Larus occidentalis x glaucescens 212 Location: Pine Island, Willapa Bay, Pacific Co., Washington. R: 0.64 X 0.40 X 0.35 Skeleton + Date: 30 June 1987 Sex:♂ L: 0.86 x 0.58 x 0.37 cm ♀ Left Wing Wt: 1,210 gms Fat: Moderate 212 Winglength: 43.2 cm (Right) Chord: 143.5 cm P°[illegible] length 10- 29.7 cm W 7- 28.3 cm 9 - 30.4 " 6 - 26.1 8 - 29.8 " 5 - 25.0 Tail length: 17.2 cm 10 of 12 shafts pigmented. IN: 4.59 MID: 6.07 Tarsus: 6.58 cm (Right) Trt OUT: 5.88 HML: 0.63 Head length: 13.51 Bill length: 6.45 at post nares: 4.00 cm " width: 1.31 at gape: 3.14 cm " depth Gaps: 2.27 Ant Nares: 2.17 Post Nares: 2.06 Brood Patches: 3 Bill Col: streaks 5Y 7/10 + faded 10 YR 7/10 Grey 10R 5/16 Eyering Col: 10 YR 7/10 corner; other faded → 5Y 8/8 Irides. 10 YR 8/2. Thick graining pigment lower 4/15 [illegible]: 10 YR 7/2 Legs: 5R 6/3 Remarks - Right wing P° 10-5;3,2,1 (4 out). Few worms. Stomach very full of fish parts. 1 frozen + 1 EtOH acid.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172785 DAB Larus occidentalis ? Larus occidentalis x glaucescens 213 Location: Goose Island, Grays Harbor, Grays Harbor Co., Washington. Skeleton + Rt. Wing Date: 1 July 1987 Sex: ♂ L: 1.37 x 1.07 x 0.86 R: 0.98 x 0.72 x 0.55 Wt: 1,180 grs. Fat: Moderate Winglength (left) 43.7 cm Chord: 146 cm P° length 10 - 30.6 cm w 7 - 29.5 cm 9 - 31.5 w 6 - 27.9 8 - 31.1 w 5 - 25.4 Tail length: 16.7 cm 2 of 12 shafts pigmtd. Head length: 13.25 cm Bill length: 6.49 @ post nares: 3.87 " width: 1.45 @ gape: 3.42 " depth - Gony: 2.23 Ant. Nares: 2.22 Post Nares: 2.12 Brood Patches: 3 out: 5.89 Mid: 6.12 Bill tarsus: Tarsus: 6.73 (R4.) Toes: IV: 4.37 Hal: 0.63 Bill color: 10/YR 7/12 Eyering Color: 10/YR 7/10 Tails: 7.5Y 8/4 . Scattered blotchy pigment lower ½, 10 YR 7/1 Legs: 5 R 5/4 Remarks: left wing 1° 10-4; 1 / 3+2 emerging from sheaths, 1 molt. Right outer toe joint swollen. Stomach empty except for 4 small glass pieces 1 frozen mist
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172787 04B h? or L. occidentalis Larus occidentalis x glaucescens 215 Location: Goose Island, Grays Harbor, Grays Harbor Co., skeleton WA. Left Wing Date: 1 July 1987 Sex: ? Tars Z 0.18 cmΦ; 17 ara Z 0.10 cmΦ Wt: 960 gma Fat: Good Wing length: 39.9 cm (Rt.) Chord: 132.5 cm 10º length 10 - 28.5 cm 7 - 26.8 9 - 29.0 w 6 - 25.5 8 - 28.5 5 - 24.5 (left wing, 5 out on rt. wing) Tail length: 15.3 cm 6/6/12 shafts pointed. Head length: 12.11 cm (very tip gone). Bill length: 5.62 @ post maxill: 3.41 " width: 1.16 @ gape: 3.06 " depth: (comp): 2.02 Unt. Narra: 1.95 Post Narra: 1.83 Breed Patch: 3 Bill Color: 10YR 7/10 5Y/7/10 Gray: 10 R 5/16 Eye ring Color: Cornea 10YR 7/10; mid- 10YR 7/8 Lides: 7.5 Y 8/2. Blotchy right lower Y2:(0YR & 2/1 Thick grain Legs: 5 R 6/4 Aut: 4 5.59 md- 5.69 Remarks: Tarsus: 6.26 cm (Rft). Toes: Int 4.31 Hal: 0.69 Right inner toe, and central joint swollen, left foot inner web split long in two places Rt. Wing Pº 10-6 [5-4 just coming down] 3- 3 still in sheath. Several segmented worms around kidneys. 1 frozen 1 etot meal.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172786 DAB h Larus occidentalis x glaucescens 214 Location: Goose Island, Grays Harbor, Grays Harbor Co. skeleton r Washington Rt. Wing Date: 1 July 1987 Sex: ? L: 0.68x0.47x0.38 R: 0.65x0.45x0.30 Wt: 1,410 gm Fat: Good Winglength: 43.5 cm (left). Chord: 153.5 1° length 10-30.1 cm 7-28.9 cm w 9-31.0 w 6-27.0 8-30.3 w 5 25.8 Tail length: 16.7 cm 6 of 12 shafts present. Out. 6.37 Mid. 6.60 cm Tarsus: 6.52 cm (Rt.) Toe: An.: 4.80 Hal. 0.73 Head length: 13.65 Bill length: 6.30 @ post maxes: 4.00 “ width: 1.35 @ gape: 3.36 “ depth Gonyx: 2.25 Ant. Nares: 2.17 Post Nares: 1.90 Brood Patches: 3 Middle more refathored than other 2, but still good patches. Bill color: 16YR 7/12 Egretting Color: Cornus 10YR 7/10; Middle 5Y 7/10 Scales: 7.5Y 8/2. Even graying freely right lower half, thick. Upper half diffuse. Legs: 5R 6/4 Remarks: left wing 1° 10-5(4 out) 3 just emerging from sheath) 2-1. Stomach ginned full of crab & shells! 1 fregent 1 et-out mid.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172705 DAB Larus glaucescens 217 Location: Goose Island, Grays Harbor, Grays Harbor Co., Skeleton + Washington. Left Wing. Date: 1 July 1987 Sex: ♀ 5 ovarz 0.23 cm ♀, 15 ovarz 0.15 cm ♂. Wt: 955 gms Fat: Poor Winglength: 41.5 cm (Rt.) Chord: 139.5 cm Primary length 10 - 29.2 cm w 7 - 27.8 4 - 29.8 w 6 - 25.7 8 - 29.3 5 23.4 Tail length - 16.7 cm - 4 of 12 shafts present. out 5.50 mid 5.59 Tarsus - 5.88 cm (left) Toes: IN 4.19 HAL: 0.58 Headlength, 12.36 Bill length - 5.64 at post nare: 3.44 " width 1.31 at gape: 3.22 " depth: Gorge: 1.96 Unt. Nares: 1.88 Post Nares, 1.75 Brood Patches: 3 Bill Color: 5Y7/10; some 10YR 7/10 streaking. Eyering Color: 5RP 6/4 Iris: 10YR 7/2. Heavy graying pigment throat: 10 YR 7/2, very little background visible upper quarter Legs: 5R 6/4 Remarks, Rt Wing 1° 10-5;3-1 (4 just coming down sheath, 3 molting) Stomach full of small fish. 2 blood mials, 1 E70K, 1 frozen mial.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172788 048 Lurys occidentalis 216 Location: Goose Island, Grays Harbor, Grays Harbor Co., WA Skeleton + left wing. Date: 1 July 1987 Sex: ♀ 13 ara 2 0.21 cm ♀ Wt: 935 gm. Fat: Good Winglength: 39.7 cm (2t.) Chord: 135.5 cm Po length 10- 28.5 cm w 7- 26.7 cm 9 - 28.6 W 6 - 25.0 8- 27.9 W 5 - 22.4 W Taillength- 15.5 cm 6 of 12 shafts pigmtd. Out: 5.54 Mid: 5.85 Tarsus: 5.96 cm (left) Toes: IN: 4.22 Hel: 0.62 Headlength: 11.90 cm Bill length: 5.76 cm @ post. nares: 3.63 " width: 1.14 @ gape 2.87 " depth (mm?) 1.94 Ant. Nares: 1.87 Post Nares: 1.84 Brood Patches: 2 finger-tip size; middle one refathured. Bill Color: 10 YR 7/12 Gray: 10 R 5/16 Eye-ring Color: 10 YR 7/10 Lunules: 10 YR 8/2. Thick grey pigmt thread. 10 YR 2/2, but scattering light patches. Legs: 5 R 6/4 Remarks: Right wing po 10-5; 3-1 (4 just coming down, 3 in sheath). Right outer web split left web 2 tree-splits. Few pin worms in stomach, segmented worms at kidneys. 1 ECH & 1 frozen mial. Stomach full of crab.
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Doug Bell 1987 172799 10/4 Larus occidentalis x glaucescens DAB 219 Location: Whitecumb Island, Grays Huler, Grays Hall Harber Shel s Date: 2 July 1987 Co., Washington left Wing Sex: ♂ Rt. T.: 0.77 x 0.36 x 0.34 (left T. destroyed) Wt: 1,140 Fat: Good Winglength: 41.0 cm (left) Chord: 138.5 Po Length 10- 29.0 cm w 7- 28.2 cm 9- 29.6 w 6- 26.4 w 8- 29.6 5 24.2 w Tail length: 15.6 cm 5 of 11 shafts sighted. out: 5.76 M.d: 5.90 Tarsus: 6.19 cm (left) Toes In: 4.50 Hd: 0.22 Head length: 12.93 Bill length: 5.98 at post maws: 3.82 " width: 1.42 at gope: 3.23 " depth: Gorge: 2.12 Out. Nares: 2.05 Post Nares: 1.97 Brood Patches: 3 Bill Color: 10YR 7/10 Lengy: 10R 5/14 Eye ring Color: 10YR 7/10 Gony color in rear corner. Hides: 7.5Y 8/2 Pigmt. 10YR 3/2 Diffuse throat, thick in lower half, but much background shows thru. [illegible] Legs: 5R 7/3 Remarks: 1 frozen meal. Stomach full of fish (small) -striped Segmented worms in body cavity -heavy! Right Po: 10-4 [3 out, 241 in sheath].
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172706 DAB Larus glaucescens 218 Location: Whitcomb Island, Grays Harbor, Grays Harbor Co., WA Skeleton + Rt Wing Date: 2 July 1987 Sex: ♂ 1.61 x 1.37 x 1.29 (L. Testis) Rt. [destroyed] 1.5 x 1.3 x 1.00 cm Wt: 1,100 gm Fat: Poor Winglength: 42.6 cm (Rt) Chord: 141.5 Primary length: 10 - 29.9 7 - 28.8 9 - 30.2 6 - 27.0 8 - 29.8 5 - 26.3 Taillength: 16.9 cm 6 of 12 shafts pigntd. Headlength: 13.24 Bill length: 6.08 Post Nares: 3.57 " width: 1.20 at gape: 3.21 " depth: Gorge: 1.93 Ant. Nares: 1.93 Post Nares: 1.82 Tarsus: 6.13 cm (Lft) Toe out: 5.65 mid: 5.84 In: 4.45 Hallux 0.67 Brood Patches: 3 Bill Col: 5Y 7/6, shades of 10YR 7/10 Gray: 8.75R 4.5/10.5 Eyerings: 5RP 6/4 Anles: 2.5Y 8/4. Pigment thick, even, lower 7/3, Graying upper 7/3. Very little background. [illegible] 10YR 7/2 legs: 5R 6/3 Remarks: 1 blood vial, 1 frozen vial. Stomach 1 small fish fillet. Pin worms galore! left PO 10-5; 1 (4out, 342 in death)
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172202 048 220 Skel. + Rt Wing Larus occidentalis Location: Gray Whirumb Island, Grays Harbor, Grays Harbor Co., Washington Date - 2 July 1987 Sex: ♀ from 2 0.18 cm?; nest small Wt: 875 gm Fat: Moderate Winglength 40.5 cm (left) Chord 137 cm Po length 10 - 28.4 cm v 7 - 26.3 v 9 - 28.6 v 6 - 24.6 v 8 - 28.0 v 5 - 23.1 Tail length - 15.4 cm Tarsus: 5.99 (left) IN: 4.28 MIO: 5.73 TOZ: OUT: 5.51 HOL: 0.54 Head length: 11.93 Bill length: 5.75 at Post Nares: 3.32 " width: 1.12 at gape - 2.70 " depth Gorge: 1.89 Out Nares: 1.78 Post Nares. 1.67 Brood Patches: 3 Bill Color: 10 YR 7/10 Eyerig Color: 10 YR 7/10 Jutes: 5Y 8/3 Diffuse even point, lower 1/2; a bit sandy upper 1/2 Primal 10 YR 2/1 Legs: 5R 6/3 Remarks: Stomach full of fish. 1 frozen mull. Blue paint on first left primary 10-5, 2-1 (4+3 in sheath). Hole in right outer web.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172800 DAB h Larus occidentalis x glaucescens 221 Location: Whitcomb Island, Grays Harbor, Grays Harbor Co., skeleton + Washington Rt. Wing Date: 2 July 1987 sex: \u2642 L: 0.98 x 0.75 x 0.64 R': 0.89 x 0.55 x 0.57 cm Wt: 1,090 gms. Pat: Moderate Winglength: 40.6 cm [left Tbird: 14.5 cm P\u2032 length: 10 - 29.0 7 - 27.4 9 - 29.6 6 - 26.0 8 - 29.2 5 - 24.0 Taillength: 16.4 cm 6 of 12 shafts missing. Tarsus: 6.51 (left) Out - 6.20 mid - 6.28 cm Toes IN - 4.72 Hal - 0.65 Headlength: 13.10 Bill length: 5.96 at post nares: 3.29 " width: 1.24 at gape: 3.75 " depth Gums: 2.25 Ant Nares: 2.24 Post Nares: 2.10 Brood Patents: 3 Bill Color: 5 Y 7/8 Some - 10 YR 7/10 streaking. Gray/orange 9/14 Eyeing Color: 2.5 Y 7/10 Ludis 10 YR 8/2 Pigment 10 YR 3/2 - Graying throughout some backend in side upper ke (sketch) legs: 5 R 6/4. Remarks: Stomach filled w/ little crab shells, but only in gizzard. 1 frozen nail, 1 blood nail. Rt foot web - 2 small holes, mottle dull of foot pads; left wing P\u2032 10- 4; 2 + 1 (3 + 2 in shaft)
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Doug Bell Catalog 1987 172712 DAB Larus glaucescens 222 Location: Port of Olympia, Olympia city, Thurston Co. Washington. Date: 3 July 1987 Sex: ♀ 5wv ≥ 0.42 cm ; 10wv ≥ 0.25 cm & Wt: 960 gus Fat: Poor Winglength: 39.8 cm (left) Tnd: 137.5 cm P° length 10- 27.8 av 7- 26.6 4- 28.2 6- 25.5 8- 27.7 5- out. Tail length: 15.3 cm aut- 5.30 mid- 5.56 Tarsus: 5.93 cm (left) Toes IV, 4.28 Hal- 0.55 Headlength. 11.82 cm Bill length: 5.53 at post nares: 3.49 " width: 1.12 at gape: 2.85 " depth at Gngs: 1.87 at post nares: 1.77 at post nares: 1.68 Brood Patches: 3 Bill Glen: 5Y 7/10 Crop: 5YR 6/10 Eyering Glen: 5RP 5/6 Lidsa Glen: 10 YR 7/2 Pigment 10YR 7½ thick in lower ⅓, even slotchy in upper ⅓ circle Legs Glen: 5R 7/3 Remarks: Trapped off 3 egg nest. Threw up hotdogs + garbage [blood?] frozen ink.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172697 DAB Larus glaucescens x occidentalis MVZ 172697 223 Location: Protection Island, Jefferson Co., Washington Skeleton left wing Date: 6 July 1987 Sex: ♀ 13 uwa ≥ 0.30 cm φ Wt: 980 gms. Fat: Heavy. Winglength: 41.3 cm (Rt.) Chord: 140.5 cm Primary length: 10 - 29.6 cm 7 - 27.3 cm 9 - 29.8 w 6 - 25.6 8 - 29.3 5 - 23.4 Taillength: 16.2 cm 8 of 12 shafts pigmt'd. Head length: 12.74 cm Bill length: 6.01 cm at post nares: 3.68
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog Lg/h 172773 172773 Larus glaucescens x occidentalis MVT 172773 DAB 224 Location: Protection Island, Jefferson Co., Washington Lab. Wing Date: 6 July 1987 Sex: ♀ L: 1.05 x 0.70 x 0.61 cm R: 0.75 x 0.51 x 0.39 cm WT: 1,235 grs Feet: Heavy Winglength: 43.4 cm Chd: 143.5 cm (?) Primary length: 10 - 30.0 cm 7- 28.7 cm 9- 30.2 cm w 6- 27.2 8- 30.1 cm 5 25.3 Taillength: 16.8 cm 6 of 12 shafts pigmented. Out: 5.81 cm Mid: 5.88 Tures: 6.83 cm (Rt.) Tues: IN: 4.49 Hel: 0.70 Head length: 13.95 cm Bill length: 6.64 cm at post. maxes: 4.25 cm " width: 1.37 cm at gape: 3.49 cm " depth - Gonyx: 2.07 - Ant Nares: 2.04 Post Nares: 1.94 Brood Patches: 3 Bill color: Mostly 5Y 7/12 Eyeing color: 5RP 5/6. - corner & upper lid; rest 5RP 6/4 Fides. Background 10 YR 8/2; but nearly completely covered by thick pigment: 10YR 7/2 evenly distributed, thick Legs: 10 RP 5/4 Remarks: Trapped off 3-egg nest - one of which was hatched, other of which was hatching. Collected the hatched chick, which was dry and up as of last site. 2 Blood vials. Mate of DAB 226. Stomach empty except for a few fish ribs. Egg 224 - c ; Chick 225,
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172698 Larus glaucescens x occidentalis MVZ 172698 OAB 225 Location: Protection Island, Jefferson Co., Washington skin Date: 6 July 1987 Sex: unknown. WT: Hatchling; 4/in 24 hrs. Fat: Winglength: Chord: Primary length 10- 7- 9- 6- 8- 5- Tail length: 16.2 cm Out: Mid: Tarsus: Toes: In: Hal: Head length: at port nares: Bill length: at gape: " width: " depth Gonyx - Ant. Nares - Port Nares - Brood Patches - Bill cblr - eying cblr - Juices - legs - Remember. Chick of OAB 224 + 226. stuffed off nest with one other egg and a hatching egg. Blood vial taken, and one frozen tissue vial made.
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8924f1 F891 plot 2 data minutes - ? Wt. Hot, dry: 25 hr. -01 April manual -5 -6 -7 April list constant - April 1st - " - April High " - Apr. Low - select line - old site - spring site check - log this one: from top left, 523 080 check of this and see if we can find a match for it
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Doug Bell Catalog 1987 Lg/n 172774 Lanius glaucescens x occidentalis MVZ 172774 DAB Location Protection Island, Jefferson Co., Washington 226 skeleton + wing Date: 6 July 1987 Sex: ♀ 90ma ≥ 0.27 cm ♀ Wt: 915 gms. Fat: Good Winglength: 38 cm (left) Chord: 136.5 cm P° length: 10 - 27.2 cm 7- 26.4 cm ♀- 27.9 w 6 - 24.5 8- 27.5 w 5 - 23.6 Taillength: 16.2 cm 7 of 12 shafts pigmented. Tarsus: 6.27 cm (left) out: 5.52 M.d.: 5.92 Toes: Fr: 4.17 cm Hal: 0.67 Headlength: 12.17 cm Bill length: 5.42 cm at post manus: 3.57 " width: 1.25 cm at gape: 2.64 " depth Gorge: 2.13 ant. manus: 2.06 post manus: 1.88 cm Brood Patches: 3 Bill Color: 5Y 7/10 Gony color: 10R 5/16 Eyering Color: 5RP - especially corners + upper lid; rest 5RP 9/4; middle lower lid 10YR 6/4 Hides: 10YR 8/2. Grainy, diffuse upper half; uniform thick lower ½ dots? Legs: 10RP 5/6. Remarks: Mate of DAB 224. Split open well, left foot left wing P° 10-5; 3-1 (4 just in sheath.) Stomach empty except for a few feathers. Pin worms in esophagus. 2 Blood mites + 1 flylarva.
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10.6 9901 [illegible] f2.8 : seen from f24 : right. "" 1.52 m "" 2.35 m height " height (roof) 3.13 out view: 3.00 seen from 182 m Grand Hotel 3 wall faces : 21, 410 (court wall : 10R S/E) facing side: 269 - especially corners upper left not SKE S/E ; middle lower left 10 R E/S/E facing S/W . seeing diffused upper right ; ground : c/w 9701, which at some little confusion ; flat upper roof ; pointed. [illegible]
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172699 Larus glaucescens MVZ 172699 DAB 227 Location: Protection Island, Jefferson Co., Washington Date: 6 July 1987 Sex: ♂ L: 1.02 x 0.57 x 0.51 R: 0.64 x 0.51 x 0.42 cm Wt.: 1,115 gram. Fat: Moderate Winglength 42.5 cm (Right) Chd: 149 cm P° length 10 29.7 cm (Right) w 7 28.7 cm q 30.7 w 6 27.5 cm 8 29.9 w 5 molt - in sheath. Taillength: 16.8 cm 6 of 12 shaft pigntl + 3 vane w/ min. flecking. Toes In 4.60 Hall. 0.52 Tarsus 6.70 (Left) Headlength: 12.97 cm Bill length: 6.05 cm at post. nares: 3.78 cm " width: 1.29 cm at gape: 3.10 cm " depth Longs: 2.11 cm Ant. Nares: 2.11 Post Nares: 1.97 cm Brood Patches 3 Bill Color: 2.5Y 7/10 Gony 10R 5/16 Eyering Color: 5RP 5/8 corners & upper; 10 YR 7/4 lower & tubercles. Sides: 10 YR 8/2 Pigmt. thick uniform in lower half, diffuse but covering nearly whole iris, upper half 10 YR 3/2 Legs: 10 RQ 5/6 Remarks: Mate of 223. Eggs 223 A-B-C. left wing P° 10-6; 3-1 (5 out, 4 just in sheath). Stomach empty except for a few remains of crab shells. 2 blood wads, 1 frozen.
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172700 DAB Larus glaucesens 228 Location: Protection Island, Jefferson Co., Washington Date: 7 July 1987 Sex:♂ L: 1.43 x 0.99 x 0.76 R: 1.14 x 0.85 x 0.69 Wt: 1,260 gms Fat: Poor Winglength: 41.5 cm (Right) Chord: 148 cm P° length: 10- 29.2 cm w 7- 28.2 cm 9- 29.6 w 6- 26.2 8- 28.9 broken 5- 25.5 Taillength: 16.8 cm 6 of 12 shafts pigmtd. Tarsus: 6.72 cm (left) Toe IV: 4.35 cm Htl: 0.64 cm Headlength: 13.72 cm Bill length: 6.32 cm at post. nares: 4.06 cm " width: 1.44 cm at gape: 3.05 cm " depth Gonyx: 2.16 cm Ant Nares: 2.07 Post Nares: 1.93 Brood Patches: 3 Bill color: 5Y 7/12: Eye-ring late. Irides: 10 YR 8/2 Pigmt: 10 YR 2/2 - Even, grainy diffuse throughout, with slight > background in upper half. Eyebrows: Goney: 5RP 5/8 Elsewhere 5RP 6/8. Legs: 2.5R 5/8 Remarks: "1 blood meal". Shotgun "holes" in wing feathers. Tongue protruding thru floor of mouth! Trapped off 3-egg nest. Note of DAB 229. Left wing P° 10-5; 2-1; 4+3 in sheath. Heavy septated worm infestation - intestinal connective tissue. Stomach empty except for some mealy substance. Eggs: 228-A-B-C. 1 frozen mid.
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Doug Bell 1987 Catalog 172701 DAS Larus glaucescens MUZ 172701 229 Location: Protection Island, Jefferson Co., Washington Date: 7 July 1987 Sex: ♀ Sonar 2 0.37 cm; 10 and 20.34 cm ♂. Wt: 910 gm Fat: Moderate Winglength: 38.9 cm (Right). Chord: 131 cm Primary length 10 - 27.3 cm 7 - 25.2 cm 9- 27.3 6- 23.7 8- 27.0 5- 22.7 Taillength: 15 cm IN: 3.94 M10: 5.76 Tarsus: 5.78 cm (Rt.) Tos: OUT: 5.15 HAL: 0.59 Headlength: 12.07 cm Bill length: 5.72 at post males: 3.56 " width: 1.17 cm at gape: 2.86 " depth Gony: 1.95 Ant. Nares: 1.86 Post Nares: 1.74 cm Brood Patches: 3 Bill Color: 5 Y 7/10 Eyering Color: Corners SRP 4/6; rest SRP 5/6 Aides: 10 x R 8/2. Pigmt. 10 x R & 3/2: diffuse, suncy upper half; >[illegible] lower half. Legs: 2.5 R 5/4 Remarks: Trapped off 3 egg nest - mate of DAS 228 Stomach empty except for minor mealy substance. 1 frozen vial Eggs 228 A-B-C.
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Jamie Smith: Dept. Zool. Edward Grey Inst. South Parks Rd. Oxford, OX1 3PS The Univ. of BC. 6270 Univ Blvd. Vancouver, BC. V6T 2A9
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MVZ 172195 Doug Bell 1987 Catalog Larus occidentalis MVZ 172195 DAB. 230 Location: Protection Island, Jefferson Co., Washington Initial Date: 8 July 1987 Sex: ♀ lOva ≥ 0.52; 4ova ≥ 0.37; 6 ova ≥ 0.25 cm φ Wt: 1,030 gms. Fat: Good Wingl. 40.0 cm (Rt.) Chord: 137.5 cm P° Length 10- 28.4 cm 9- 29.1 8- 28.5 7- 27.1 cm 6- 25.5 5- 23.1 Tail: 15.7 cm Tarsus: 6.31 cm (left) In: 4.93 Toes: Out: 5.63 Mid: 5.97 Hal: 0.58 Head:l: 12.69 cm Bill: 5.84 cm at post nares: 3.66 cm " Width: 1.29 cm at gape: 3.07 cm " Depth Gony: 2.19 cm Ant Nares: 2.10 Post-nares: 1.92 Breed patches: 3 - Middle patch refathering Bill Color: 10 YR 7/12 Gony: 10 R 5/16 Eyeing Color: 10 YR 7/10 - corners. 2.5 Y 7/10 mid sections of upper & lower lid. Aides: 7.5Y 8/4. Very little pigment; diffuse gray 10 YR 3/2. Legs: 5 R 5/4 Remarks: Trapped off 2 egg nest. Mate & Glaucous-winged Gull, with all apparent "good" GWG characters. Head tossing etc seen.
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Jim Hayward Biology Dept. Andrews University Berrien Springs, MI 49104 Office: (616) 471-3241 Secretary: (616) 471-3243 Home: (616) 471-5586
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Doug Bell 1987 - 1988 CATALOGUE Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco Co., Calif. Dec. 13, 1987 231 Batrachoseps attenuatus: found underneath wood board at entrance to lumber below recreation yard at north end of island. 232 Batrachoseps attenuatus: collected at same locality with DAB 231 Berkeley, 1567 Scenic Ave., Alameda Co., California JANUARY 26, 1988 skeleton 233 ♂ Catharus guttatus nannus - found on walk, fresh dead, upper breast & neck skin torn - killed by cat. Right foot pad swollen ~5mm diameter, yellowish in color - bumblefoot? No fat. wt. 24.0 gms
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D. A. Bell 1987 Journal List of localities California Northern Calif., Oregon, Washington
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Field Notes Douglas A. Bell 1987 Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, San Francisco Co., Calif. January, March, April, May, June, December (various) Golden Gate Hill, 4 mi. SW of Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras Co., Calif. 25 April Sulphur Springs Mountain, St. John's Mine, Solano Co., Calif. 2 May Mendocino Co., Humboldt Co., California 20 May - 29 May Tomales Point, Pt. Reyes Natl. Seashore, Marin Co., California 5 June Northern California, Oregon, Washington 8 June - 8 July
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Location: Alcatraz Island, S.F. Co.) (A. WEATHER: Foggy, light wind. Cold. DATE: 1/12/87 Doug Bell 10:15 - 11:00 Setting in blind or cistern. Alex & I is with me. Hordes of gulls around the island. We saw large mass fly overhead when we arrived (+500 birds). About 17 pairs are sitting around the perimeter of the cement platform - all adults. Another 12 links are sitting directly on the platform. Pairs seen evenly spaced. Some alarm calling, and map-maps when we came up. Aggression evident - short chasing to maintain spacing. Aggressive upright approaches from long distance seen in one case (3 meters). On Industry building about 70 birds are resting, Half of which are immature. Saw two choking sequences, initiated by male, followed by & flapping, on industry building. On I.S. an aggressive upright 2w. two males - each advances 2 steps - begins thrust, locks up. Both pick up sticks, drop them. Then turn away, strike ground, face-off again. Do same with a feather. Another short chase in cistern. We also saw bird w/ tail of grass when we came up to blind. Cistern - & begging from male; < 1 min. Cistern - short grass pulling. Cistern - long call, grass pulling. Cistern: aggressive upright chase (2) followed by long calling. Choking. Aggressive upright, mnr approach, choking. Long call followed. 2 choking, one grass pull. Grass pull. Meowing. Alternate grass pulling, again. Long call. Grass pull; ditto. Standoff. Upright. Upright. Oral. Mew. Long call, chase, mew. Grass pull, upright. Upright, peek. Mew & upright. Mew, chase & choke.
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Field Notes Dory Bell LOCATION: Alcatraz I., S.F. Co., CA. DATE: March 21, 1987 WEATHER: Patchy clouds; cool TIME: 10:28 On cistern, in blind. About 16 pairs around cement platform, and about 5 pairs sitting in middle area of platform. Most gulls resting, sitting & sleeping. One copulation seen on undirty building. Recording on data sheets the following. 10:38-10:58 - colony - most gulls resting, loafing. 10:58-10:18 : Watching one pair (#4) in cistern. Recording behavior of pair 4. At start, ♂ sitting on ground, head tucked. ♀ behind him standing. 11:03, ♀♂ moved to right, is now sitting too, at apparent nest site. Both sleeping. 11:06 ♀ stood up, preens, looks around, other gulls long calling & meowing. 11:07 ♀ chocked as another bird walked past. She then moved off the nest spot. 11:16 ♀ moved a foot to another spot, sat down. 11:18-11:38 - colony watching. Pairs 19+20 are very close in the platform near corner. Weather has become more overcast, colder. 11:36 - light rain, but sunny. 11:38-11:58 - observing pair 19 at close corner. One bird preening, other not present? The preening bird still standing. 11:45 - now the bird is just standing, looking around. (platform - ♀ stood up, walked around male while meowing) Immature Glaucous-winged flew over colony (2). 11:48 - confusing. Bird mdr obs. long called as another landed nearby on platform. The bird that landed then walked over to this bird meowing. Then it walked look over to another bird on platform and chocked with it. Meanwhile the bird under observation long called at pair 20 11:55- my bird now sat down. (11:55 Pair 4 is chocking). 11:57 - mate landed. Whole series of Aggs. Uprights at about 4 birds.. One ♀ on platform seems to be going around several males, preening. Chocked with one, then did lure away. 12:04- Pair 16 - one bird has another by wing, alarm calls, then went to fight.
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Field Notes Location: Alcatraz I, SF Co., CA. Date: March 28, 1982 Weather: clear, sunny. No wind. Time: 9:20 - 10:47 - Tide High-outgoing. On Gistern, about 20 pairs around perimeter of platform, and another 16 gulls on it. Mallard ducks, 2 $ on roof of I.B. About 1/2 the gulls sitting, 1/2 standing. Weather very calm. 9:37 - Pair 22 copulating - 2 min. 9:49 - Pair 14 - F sitting on apparent nest-site, head tucked, sleeping. 9:53 - raised head up, looked around. 9:55 - F got up- moved to another position just to the side, sat down again. 9:57 stood up again, moved back to old position, sat down again. A large male on platform walked over towards her. No reaction. Another pair behind her did long call, then she stood up and did same. 10:05 - are birds choked to another, then a menacing bird came over + chased it & its object of the choker away. 10:08 - mm (3 or ?) on cliff, attracted immediate attention of pair 2, and pair 1; Pair 1 went down to it. After 2 min., he went up to flutter out to platform - chased by pair F, & then flew over to pair 6, which first did aggressive upright, then choked; the inner 3 yr bird then flew away. 10:15 - on platform - one bird did courtship feed to another - bump of chicken & meet. 10:15 pair on platform. F sitting, male standing off w/ another male. 10:20 - still in stand off; occasional jab at other bird. This F is landed, pink /silver. At 10:21 another bird, from territory 26 came over w/grass in bill, elicited the charges from this F. 10:33 - big fight at far end- 2 birds pulling 10:36 - pair 24-under ols - both birds standing close to pair 25, alert, but just looking. Both birds of pair standing on Territory for whole 10 min. Singing White-crowns & Fox Sparrow (1).
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Field Notes Doug Bell Location: Alcatraz I, S.F., Ca. Date: March 26, 1987 Time: 12:06 Tide: Outgoing. Weather: sunny, mildy. 12:06 - 12 birds on perimeter, 13 on platform of cistern; had been disturbed previously by person walking over platform. It looks like most the birds are resting, loafing. Many seem to be cold freezing. 12:02 - The bird of silver path land grappled with another on platform for 2 min. 12:17 - Watching pair 20 - both sitting on territory, resting, but watching other birds too. 12:23 copulation attempt in I.B. 12:23 - approach of mother bird in app. upright caused one bird to stand up. It then sat down again after picking at ground. 12:27 - both birds resting. 12:27 - Colony - most birds resting. Location: Alcatraz I, S.F. (o.) Date: April 5, 1987 Time: 9:46 Tide: Outgoing, half-low. Weather: Clear, sunny; light wind. At bird on cistern. Gulls seemed to stay alarmed longer upon my arrival. At 9:50 - copulation in I.B.. About 27 gulls on perimeter of cistern, and 12 birds in platform. New call - "yelp" (ascending), precedes long call. Pair 29 was chasing on spot, #4 landing & standing next to them just watching (silver-yellow). 10:10 - 29 gulls around platform, 16 on platform. 10:11 - watching pair "29": Male sitting on ground, F behind him standing. Both resting, just looking around. The M is doing several choke-yelps-arps, which fade into the guttural chuke while he is sitting. 10:20: most of the colony has calmed down. The F suddenly did aggressive upright, ran to "nest" spot below level of cistern, sneezing & followed. Both hopped down to the shelf + choked.
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Field Notes Doug Be 11 LOCATION: Alcatraz I., SF. Co., CA. DATE: April 5, 1987 TIME: 10:24- WEATHER: Clear, sunny. Light wind only TIDE: Low (half). One yard of rock is opposed. 10:31 Watching from blind on cistern. Pair on platform 27 moved after doing standoff with other bird. Wind picking up now - getting moderate. While watching colony seven military helicopters flew by the island - causing alerts in all birds, long calling, and some chases. 10:46 - Watching pair 9 at end of cistern. Both birds sitting on ground, resting. One has head tucked, other is looking about. 10:48 - Saw. landed on cistern, sat for less than a minute, then flew off; The pair 9 male stood up after another pair long called when its mate showed up. Then a "stranger" landed nearby, the pair 9 male charged it. 10:51 - male of pair 9 sat down, both birds resting again. Also - a 3 yr. bird landed on the platform, flew off at 10:54; Second yr. bird tried to land, but was chased off. The male of pair 9 has a dk. blotch on left cheek. 10:56 - both birds resting when doc ended. 10:57 Watching colony: pair 5 copulating: only we close contact after about 1 minute. 11:07 - Watching pair F: both present at start, female head-tossed to male, then male walked over to nest spot. Both birds then left the territory. Other birds: 6 Mallards 1 G "" 1 Turnstone W. Grebes (but fewer than before) White-crowns Bik.crn'd. Night Heron at Fort Mason: Hooded Oriole: g, brilliant, orange crown, apex, black back, bib, black back, white shoulder bar, blueish thige to bill, repetitively going "eek" 11:18 - Watching colony: wind good 21 birds on perimeter, 12 on platform. 11:30 - watching pair on platform. 11:32 male flew off - (her silver/ark land. F still on platform. Bird 2 appears to fought to other females on platform. 11:35 - watched a long call between a landing bird & a standing one, the standing one then chowed the new arrival away. so [11:36: F w/next material arrived on platform - just standing there). 11:40 checking colony for nests: 10 nests on the immediate study area, no eggs. Saw 1 cormorant feed -> small fish.
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FIELD NOTES Doug BELL LOCATION: Alcatraz I., SF. Co. CA. DATE: April 12, 1987 TIME: 9:15- WEATHER: sunny, clear. Mild windy - picking up TIDE: initial high rock about 1' exposed First recording gull voices on power house roof & platform - first use of the new Sony recorder. Some problems with the mike jack. 10:00 am - back in blind or cistern. About 25 birds on perimeter; 1/2 standing, 1/2 sitting. Of these 5 appear to be sitting on nests. 9 birds on platform. Colony watching 10:00 After attack by A_4, the & returned to ? in ag. Up. Recorded pair 5 copulating. 10:22 - 26 gulls around perimeter. 17 on platform. 10:24: Pair 13 under observation - both birds sitting with head tucked. 10:34- Colony: pair copulating out of view in cistern. 10:46 - Pair 15: One bird on nest, other standing nearby preening, ?. The ? is looking at her feet every so often: four times in its last 4 minutes. I think the male has a red blotch on its right neck/chuck. 10:54 Colony: 29 birds on perimeter, 10 on platform. 11:22- Watching pair on platform. Courtship feed of small fish seen. 11:24 - Both birds off territory. Wind is still intermittent and lite. 19 gulls on perimeter, 6 on the platform. 11:37 Pair 19(male): one bird sitting on "nest", other standing. Sitter appears to be ?. The ? is pulling grass intermittently to build nest. Does some choking inbetween. Checked for nests & scrapes on the cistern, same area as last time. About 25 nests & scrapes found, of which about 15 looked like good nests. I placed stones and grass on the platform itself to make 3 new nest sites. On one, the landed male (silver/pink) went to it immediately, hopped in. Hewed after while, female approached, did mips-myps, then also hopped in; both birds choked.
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FIELD NOTES DOUG BELL LOCATION: Alcatraz I., SF. (o.), Calit DATE: April 18, 1987 TIME: 9:15 - WEATHER: Clear, sunny. High wind, variable gusts. TIDE: Low; 1.5 meters of rock exposed When I arrived at blind or cistern the whole north end of the island was in an uproar - all gulls were highly excited. At 9:19 there are about 26 gulls in perimeter and 9 on platform. Since 9:15 I've seen 3 copulation attempts, it's now 9:54. All of these seem to have been rather unsuccessful. Two ended without closeal contact, and one ended with just one closeal contact. Seems as if it is too windy, females move around too much, causing males to be blown off 10:05 - 29 gulls in perimeter; 11 on platform. Watching colony - most gulls sitting or standing 10:14 Pair 17 court feed - midshipmen 10:18 - Pair 27 at first both birds present, then one chased off by several other birds. Now the one bird is just standing on territory, preening, leg tucked. 10:22 - A raven has shown up on the island, buzzing around north side. Tried to land in building - but is getting chased by gulls. Quite aerial aerial. Some alarm yelps can be heard. The entire cistern broke out in long calling as raven flew by low. 10:30 Watching colony. 10:44 Watching pair 1- they did alert to egg upright in response to rake from pair 29. Pair settled down. 10:48 - did both on egg. Up at an intruder that landed on cliff shelfor 10:53 - female preening (pair 1). While recording saw 2 courtship feeds - each of long 7x" fish (~6") midshipmen? 11:26: 26 gulls in perimeter, 11 on platform. 11:28 Pair 31 - both on territory, standing outside of nest box. 11:38 Pair 27 court. feed- 6" midshipman. 11:50 - Tried to record 3 more copulations - one while helios flew by, 2 others at more imminent periods. Observed 2 more courtship feeds - one was with
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell LOCATION: Alcatraz I, SF Bay, Calif. DATE: April 18, 1967 TIME 11.5 Y- Weather - clear, sunny. Wind [illegible] [strikethrough]set up plot. Tide: still low but incoming another midshipman, another looked like garbage-chicken. countship fed - pair 6 - small fish? Right after count feed they went into mating. 12:30 - [illegible] checking nests on the eisern proper. Counted 15 "good" nests and 15 scrapes. after the disturbance: 24 gulls on perimeter, 8 on platform. There is one kind w/ silver & yellow band wandering around - investigating the nest boxes - finally went over to Territory 28.
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell LOCATION: Golden Gate Hill, 4 miles southwest of Mokelumne Hill, Calif., Calaveras Co., CA. (3/4 mi. E Highway 26) Time: 7:45 - 11:30 AM Weather: clear, sunny, warming Date: April 25, 1987 Maren and I started from our car parked on highway 26 to hike up the hill in the general direction of the communication tower. This side of the hill is open grass with scattered blue & live oak. Many Western Kingbirds singing and flycatching. Red-tail on high power pole, Kestrel flew over road. Some starlings. We made it up to the service road goin to tower. Trees, shrubs thicker here, with digger pine and other conifers interspersed. Some manzanita on the western side - saw Lesser Goldfinch, Rufous-sided Towhee, heard Black-headed Grosbeak singing. Plain Titmouse. on our southern slope livelrils, and Rock Wren singing. Thick Chapparell & Manzanita on hill top. Over the top and down to the rocks. Maren thought she saw what might have been a large falcon disappear before the hill, but there certainly no falcons about as we clambered down to the middle rock through a grassy meek in the chapparell. The rocks as a whole on Golden Gate Hill are quite variable, with many small pinacoles. But there are 4 main rock faces, each of about 100 - 120 feet in height. The rocks are reddish hue and solid in nature, but chunky. Each cliff has numerous spalts and fault cracks running verticallly thru it. It doesn't look like there are that many suitable ledges for falcons to nest on, but maybe somewhere in a fault would be sure. These rocks are the only substantial cliffs, aside from those over near Jackson, which are visible in the whole San Andreas area. They afford a beautiful view off to the S & SE, and SW.
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell LOCATION: Golden Gate Hill, 4 mi SE Mokelumne Hill, Calaveras Co., Calif. DATE: 25 April, 1987 cont. Zillions of hummingbirds about the rocks - feeding on the monkey flower blooms. About 50-100 White-throated Swifts are noisiferously zipping about two cliffs - as are many Violet-green Swallows and one pair of Cliff Swallows - apparently with a nest in a fault crack. Both Rock and Canyon Wrens heard singing. 4 Turkey Vultures out and about. One Red-tail, and one imm. coppers hawk soared past. These cliffs are very nice, and nicely isolated from most disturbance. There must be potential here for falcons. On our way back down the hill we sighted an Osprey circling out near Mokelumne Hill, almost to Jackson; then a chocolate- colored Red-tail adult and a lighter bird. An imm. Red-tail flew by. Also saw unidentified Empidonax, heard Olive-sided Flycatcher, and down near the open grassy areas w/oaks Bullark's Oriole and Calif. Quail.
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FIELD NOTES Doug BELL LOCATION: Alcatraz I., S.F. Bay, (A. DATE: April 26, 1987 TIME: 9:30 - 12:13 Weather: lifting fog, sun. Moderate Wind. Tide: Low, but incoming. Rock .75m exposed. Nearly covered at 12:30. At blind on cistern - 9:31: 29 gulls on perimeter, 10 on platform. When Maren and I first arrived-lots of gull activity on the cistern-fights, grappling, etc. Recorded gulls from 9:30-10:00. at 10:00: 30 gulls on perimeter, 10 on platform. 10:03 Colony: female 31 on nest, was attacked by neighboring 5, she jumped off nest, jabbed at the 5 and long called. 5 then mewed, ran over to mate, in territory 5, and choked. Several near-adults with black tails flying around. 10:15: watched pair 34. (Copulation off cistern by unknown pair). 10:18 - mate flew off. The other bird then flew over to territory 1, and was later joined by mate. Both long called, mewed, and jumped off ledge to shelf where they commenced choking. This was in response to intruders. It appears that the pair 34 is really undecided about whether to nest in territory 34 or territory 1, as they were also defending into 34 earlier. Six Western Kingbirds were seen on the cistern-must have been just passing thru. (Pair 23 copulated)10:40: watching Pair 19. 32 gulls on perimeter, 9 on platform. Pair 19 choked to 10:42, then preened. (Copulation up on bowels). (Pair 18 copulated) - the copulation seemed to stimulate Pair 19, as they also attempted to copulate. 10:46: female wandering about, pecking at pebbles. [10:47 Copulation on I8 roof.] 10:50: both birds sitting, end of pair 19 observations. 10:50 - watching colony. 11:00 - court feed: fish (pair 31). 12:00 - two more courtship feeds - both times-small fish. 12:13- watching colony 25 gulls on perimeter, 8 on platform. Wind
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FIELD NOTES Doug BELL LOCATION: Alcatraz I, SF Bay, CA. DATE: April 26, 1987 - cont. TIME: 12:13-12:45 Weather-sun, but fog at gale. moderate-high wind. is getting stronger. 12:21: watching pair 10 - both sitting on nest territory (no eggs). (Pair 31 count feed- small fish I about 5 fish + 3" long) (population on IB at 12:41 and 12:43) 12:47 Count feed on IB - looked like purplish mass - possibly a baby pigeon or some sort of muscle, with purple part being a shell? Gull nest survey: Cistern only: Scrapers: 13 Nest: 28 Nests on perimeters of cistern: 9 (mostly in metal leaf). One nest on cistern with 2 eggs - in territory 6, next to cement platform. Other kinds seen: few Western Grebes (last week there were still over 100 on the west side. 5 Starlings. Night Herons, see White-crowned Sparrows. Western Kingbird, Imm. Sharp-shinned Hawk - this bird hung around the island for considerable time - soaring + flitting about with the gulls - also seemed to be actively stooping on small birds. Many dives from a good height (100').
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Field Notes Doug Bell Location: Alcatraz I., SF Bay, Calif. DATE: May 1, 1987 TIME: 9:15- Weather: rained last night. Clear, but scattered clouds. Moderate wind. Tide: low, 1.5 m of rock exposed. At blind on eastern recording. Pairs on Territories 23 + 10 copulated. 9:42 - 22 birds in perimeter, 6 on platform Count. feed by pair 32 seen - fish chunks. Note: as I walked up to blind saw 3 diff gulls looking for nest material. As I was recording from 9:15-9:45 saw at least 4 diff. birds carrying nest material. Pair 30 came in twice with nest material. 9:44 - [illegible] 9:54 watching colony... fight on TB at 9:53 at end of colony watch 9:54 29 gulls in perimeter; 9 on platform 9:57- watch pair 32 - after male mewed a lined & to nest, a commotion from an flight caused B to fly over to see what was going on. 10:01 pair 20 copulating; 10:03 copul. of pair 20 over. The role began w/ high pitched clucks, ? was quiet. Occasional head toss. Then B went over to lower pitched choking clucks. ~~ 10:08 - 32 gulls in perimeter, 8 on platform 10:08-10:18 watching colony. 10:16 pair copulating on west cliff. 10:19 Pair 7 - both first involved in a boundary dispute - stand off, then this ended after ca. 2 min... 10:21 on both both birds just standing on territory. 10:28 - flying bird carrying nest material. 10:29 - pair 10 - male seen carrying huge chunk of grass in to nest. 10:33 pair 31 seen to steal grass from nest of pair 30. 10:43 pair 31 repeated grass steal from nest of pair 30. Pair 10 copulated, 10:47 watching colony 36 gulls on perimeter, 6 on platform. Copulation: under water tower & on metal pile. 10:59 - observing pair 20. One bird on nest, the other standing on territory. Strange - at first I thought the one bird standing was mate of the sitting bird. It walked over to it, after it had regurgitated and swallowed
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell LOCATION: Alcatraz I, S.F. Bay, Calif. DATE: 1 May 1987 a fish. The sitting bird, which looked like a male, head tossed a couple times. The standing bird walked back to the platform, then proceeded across it to a female standing near territory 6. Here he regurg his fish and fed half to her. She then followed him back to the perimeter near territory 20, but she was chased away by male from #32. The other male, the original one, stayed on his spot. 11:10- (along 28 birds in perimeters; 9 on platform. 11:16 - Copulation on TB. Copulation also going on somewhere out of sight. 11:20 looks like the mate of pair 30 returned - mud moving - huge fish regurgitated by M. I have impression that the female of 30 did not defend the nest material stealing of pair 31. Male of pair 30 was apparently gone all morning.
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FIELD NOTES DOUG BELL LOCATION: Alcatraz I., SF Bay, CA. DATE: 2 May 1987 TIME: 9:28 - TIDE: Low,(incoming): 1.5m exposed Weather: clear, sunny, calm. No wind. at blind on cistern: 9:22:32 gulls in perimeter, 8 on platform. Immediate activities observed: most building from collecting by pair laid in front of blind and on cliff off territory 1. Copulation heard. While recording from 9:30 - 10:10 - 2 copulations recorded and 2 food transfers seen - one transfer of midshipman, which the male did not want to give up, and one transfer of a sardine. 10:13 - 30 gulls in perimeter, 5 on platform. 10:20- colony - 11 birds incubating. The weather is so calm - ca 20 gulls sitting on ES or powerhouse roof; about 20 bathing near exposed rocks. 10:37- Pair 5- one bird is incubating, other standing next to it, head-tucked. So far I've seen a couple nest exchanges. In one case /pair 3 - the S approach meowing, I got up and left nest for him. In another case /pair 7, the bird sitting did a partial long call and then stood up. 10:50- colony - an imm (subadult - brown shoulders.) on platform with bill of nest material - was chased by other birds, but still on platform: 27 birds in perimeter, 9 on platform. 11:08 - big fight by pair 5 - one bird badly banded and immediately grabbed the other's bill - grappled over 2 min, while all gulls long-called. A stranger then tried to rape female of pair 3! - twice attempted this. So far - 3 rapes this morning. 11:17- Wind picking up - 11:22 Copulation on power house. 11:28- Pair 32 - both birds in territory, one standing in nest, other next to it.. Gull seen carrying nest material. Gull seen carrying large palm frond.
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Nest Survey: 13:00 - 14:30 Location: Nests + 1 - # Eggs Eggs - but unknown # 2 3 East Cistern 1 Powers: (Chimney) || || Walkway btu Cistern/Powers || Junkyard || Perimeter: NE Side XXXXN III 1 Nth Side (Foghorn) XII |III| |III| Perimeter: N. Build. So. to Baker Beach : |XXIIN| |XII|||/| |XIII| |XXI||I| |XN||II| |$ Baker Beach South : to Pylon |XXI||NI| 1 eggs |||| Pylon So - to house 1 1 XXX Parade Grnd - Helicopte Rad. || || Totals 54 23 11 10 9 = 107 IB Roof Nest no. eggs 1 1 2 3 3 1 4 3 5 2 6 2 7 1 IB Roof: 16 nests Perimeter 107
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FIELD NOTES DONG BELL LOCATION: Alcatraz I., SF Bay Weather: -wind picking up DATE: May 2, 1987- cont Time: 11:33 11:33- Copulation on IB. 33 birds on perimeter, 11 on platform. 11:36- 9*32 long called to 5, as he approached, she then moved to [illegible] him. An intruder landed on platform, first, 3 came over in agg. up, bypassing pair 27 choking, then males 32 & 26 came over in uprights to force intruder away. 11:39 another gull seen carrying nest material. Recorded copulation by pair 30 -> 2 food transfers seen- pair 33 was of fish, pair 32 of garbage. 11:48 copulation on IB rods. 12:38- Pairs 12 + 5 copulating. 12:44- pair 31 count feed - fish 14:38- Colony, 26 on perimeter, 12 on platform (gulls, that is) 14:41- Copulation on metal runs.
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell LOCATION: Sulphur Springs Mountain, St. Johns Mine, 1 mi. Q E Highway 80, Solano Co., Calif. DATE: 2 May 1987 TIME: 6:30 am - 8:30 pm Maren and I talked with some people in a room who were watching the cliffs. Turns out - some friends of theirs were hiking down from the rocks. As they were doing this I saw a large dark bird course across one cliff-face. The hikers said they had talked to a girl on horseback, but no landowners. So we started up the hill to the rocks. On the way as we saw one Golden Eagle cruise away from the two rocks heading east. A pair of kestrels, looking at first like Prairie - stooped one-another. Once again - upon approaching the middle rock the land area changed. Vegetation was thicker, more wild-flowers, and damp shallows... Saw Hummers, heard Bewick's Wrens singing... Some Violet-green Swallows and only a handful of White-throated Swifts. A Horned Owl was scared up from below the middle cliff. I elected to hike up the middle, to the east of the middle cliff. Upon reaching the top there was an excellent view of the whole area - with a view of the cancerous suburbs encroaching on the land nearly to Sulphur Springs Road. On the Westernmost Cliff, which has a long S-E face, I saw a stick-nest situated in a cleft about 1/3 of the way down the rock, near its westernmost point (as viewed from the middle rock). The cleft is complete - one can look thru it just where the nest is located. The nest
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Field Notes Doug Bell LOCATION: Sulphur Springs Mountain, Solano Co., Calif. DATE: 2 May 1987 - cont. looked dilapidated, but there seemed to be much fresh white down around it. At this point I saw a pair of Golden Eagles soaring way off to the east - near the Quarry. It was getting darker, and Maren had just made it up to where I was. I was trying to see if I could see what looked like a ½-grown eaglet in the nest. But then I saw first a tiny white wing and then a head of a 2 week old eaglet peer around the creek. Soon thereafter, and in failing light, an adult eagle flew past us out in the valley and then up towards the cliffs. It landed on the nest. The chick poked its head out, but the eagle remained hunched on the edge of the nest, watching us. After about 3 min we decided to leave the bird in peace - we crawled away through the brush. A last look revealed no bird. It may have moved onto the nest to warm brood the young as it was late and the chick was probably calling.
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell LOCATION: Alcatraz I., SF Co., Calif. DATE: 8 May 1987 TIME: 9:25- WEATHER: clearing fog, sunny mild-moderate wind TIDE: high, rock just exposed. On cistern in cloud. 32 gulls on perimeter, 10 on platform. (9:28). Of these, it looks like 23 birds are incubating. Since there is a moderate wind blowing, many gulls are soaring about the island. 9:35 - watching colony, stronger on platform - wandering about - causing agg. uprights. Copulation heard but not seen. 9:45 - fog thickening +++++ dust visibility ca 1 mi. 9:47 - Pair 9 - male incubating & standing next to nest. Banded bird with silver, yellow landed on platform - was chased away. Pair on west cliffs copulating (9:50). Male mallard was on the cistern when I came up. Bird on 33 jumped off nest to chase intruder. Two separate courtship feeds seen - one pair 30 [recorded morning, head storing] was of fish, the other on 18 - also fish. At end of watch pair 9 - no change, & still on eggs.. 10:05 - watching colony. It looks like pair 30 may have changed composition. 9 landed NW US F4 W land. Copulation heard, not seen. 10:10 - 27 gulls on perimeters, 8 on platform. The bird on nest 33 long called to me that landed nearby - the one that landed has a band on its left leg - both F's. 10:26 - Pair 7 Cross-collecting gull seen on cistern. Pair 7 began copul. at 10:28 but interrupted - I think because a number of flying gulls are alarm calling. Of pair 7, neither bird is sitting on nest. 10:20 - 2 birds aerial mewing. 10:39 - 32 gulls on perimeters, 10 on platform watching colony - copulation lack of cistern. Seems to be much fighting, uprights at mea 26/34/28 : 10:50 - Pair 14 one bird incubating, other sitting nearby. Copulation heard, but not seen
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FIELD NOTES Dong Bell LOCATION: ALCATRAZ I. DATE: May 14, 1987 TIME: 9:30 AM WEATHER: clean, sunny, moderate-light wind TIDE: Low, Rock 1.4M exposed +4m cement. 9:31 on cistern: 18 birds incubating, 36 gulls on perimeter, 9 on platform. Major stand-off between pairs 22/23. 9:49 Watching pair 11 - 36 gulls on perimeter; 11 on perimeter. 9:54 Incubation heard but not seen. Heard up till now 2 other copulations. 9:57 - 8 of 11 nudging male - to get off nest. 10:00 AM - Colony. 8/11 had tried to relieve male of incubating duty - she attempted stroking his back with leg. 10:12 - Pair 28 32 birds on perimeter, 10 on platform. 8 on nest, 5 not around. 10:23 - Colony watching - a 3 yr bird is flying about the colony. 10:45: 24 birds incubating - 30 on perimeter, 9 on platform. 13:00 - Video recording gulls on cistern. Got nice sequence of the male from nest 33 "raping" & sitting on nest 31. Same later video sequencer may be no good due to battery problems.
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FIELD NOTES DOUG BELL LOCATION: Alcatraz I. TIME: 9:21 - DATE: 15 May 1987 WEATHER - lifting fog, mild wind TIDE - Low (incoming). 1.2 m of rock exposed. On isthmus @ 9:22. Second day of video recording. Pair 32 copulating. 20 birds incubating, 36 birds on perimeter, 8 on platform. Rape in IB roof filmed. Copulation behind pair 20 filmed. The silver/yellow & wandered thru platform - was pecked at by sitting female 31. 9:56 - Colony watching 35 birds on perimeter, 9 on platform. Filmed a rape: & w/ yellow/silver hands head tossed to &, hopped on her back. An incubating male from nest 7 zinged out and broke-up the copulation. Filmed the yellow/silver & on top of rock ad at metal hoop - he may have landed directly on top of mother & on the metal hoop (rape) also filmed an attempted rape at nest 16. Trapped DAB 124 (& WG) off 3 egg nest. Also trapped another gull off a 3 egg nest (& WG) DAB 125. Picked up a recently dead, but fledged Black-crowned Night Heron from the recreation yard - the park rangers told me about it (DAB 126).
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Gull Survey: Work @ IB So to Boker Beach.. Boker Beach So.to Hut Parade Grounds. Rubble Stairs to Rec Yd. -> West. Walk N to NW corner East Perimeter -> N + NW corner Listen: West Totals 5 Nests only 7 Nests + 1 egg 19 Nests + 2 eggs 77 Nests + 3 eggs 38
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell LOCATION: Alcatraz, I DATE: 19 May 1987 TIME: 13:11 - TIDE: Low, 2 m rock exposed WEATHER: Slight Haze, Cool, Mod-Heavy Wind. 13:11 - 20 birds on cistern perimeter incubating, 3 on platform incubating . 32 birds in perimeter, 10 on platform. Measuring internest distances and photographing eggs. Nest totals: Perimeter : 136 IB : 16 Cistern : 44 186 nests
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FIELD NOTES Doug BELL DATE: 20 May 1987 LOCATION: Squaw Rock, Mendocino Co., on Hwy 101, Calif. 15:30 pm - Stopped to take a look at the peregrines. Asked an elderly couple (Baldwin) who were watching the rock how the birds were. They said they heard from Marty Kriener that the nest might have been robbed in the past couple days. The couple had been watching for ca. 3/4 hour - had not seen any feedings. We watched the falcon sitting on a ledge for about 15 min, she e-chirped a couple times - then I saw the tor turn to go soaring off into the heavens - he really circled up & out of sight. The female took off from the ledge, flew about it the rock a couple times, landed on same ledge. She then left again, came in disappeared, then came in to a different ledge, had something in her foot?, but quickly ate it. One or 2 screams - otherwise, no other activity. The falcon then flew up to her original spot. The birds seem to have lost their young - they are falcons without a cause. A red T-shirt is up on the pinnacle. This watch lasted until 4:00 - after that the accident with the old couple coming going off the road occurred - so I couldn't watch the birds anymore, had to help. 16:30 - 18:30 - slow drive down 128 west to Mendocino - saw a couple - 3 cliff separate rock-cliff area that looked good for falcons. 19:00 - Town of Mendocino - Barna Swallows in Town. At the Mendocino Headlands : pelagic cormorants, common loons (2), osprey eaters, pigeon guillemots, white-crowned sparrows, Cassini's auklets (flack 6). Three Phalarope (Northern) seen offshore.
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell. DATE: MAY 20, 1987 LOCATION: Van Damme State Park, Mendocino Co., Calif. West to park beach - good view a "gull nesting rock" to SE. About 56 pair counted [from my angle]. Lots of birds at fresh water creek "Little River". Black Brant hanging around beach - as is an Mallard Duck. Steller's jays, Brewer's Blackbirds, Robins, Horn Swanson's Thrushes, Varied Thrushes, Olive-sided Flycatchers in camp. DATE: MAY 21, 1987 Location: variable, along Mendocino Co., coastline. From 0600 to 0800 I tried trapping gulls on the beach with no success. Tried luring into trap "I" dead. They are just too wary to walk into a trap on the beach. The 3 mallard and the Black-Brant were there again. After trapping attempt I drove up to Fort Bragg to get fish remains. Then headed back to Mendocino. The headlands were very nice. On the immediate offshore islands there were a few gulls nesting - I counted about 24 pair, these use at least on constant colony of double nested cormorants. These were collecting grass from amongst the gulls for nesting. Then went down to the northern- most unit of Van Damme S.B. (on peninsula south of Mendocino Bay. One pair nesting on an offshore rock and a few birds moving past. Then went back to camp. Set up trap on beach with 2 fish carcasses. Lodins - but left trap out to try to condition a few linds, One male gull took a fish from the trap entrance, but that was all. Too many people out and about.
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Iris - 7.5 Y 8/2 Insides - Pigment even-dispersed, lower half - some in upper 1/2. 127 Eyering 10 YR 7/10 WT 1,310 grms 128 " 10 YR 7/10 - touch bill-spot color in corners. Iris: Pigment- even dispersed. lower half. 7.5 Y 8/4 WT. 975 grms Legs: 2.5 Y 8/4 - both. Celora Spring 8501 N. Navy I Little River Calif. 95456 937-5344 Sons: Allan & Glenn Alan
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FIELD NOTES Doug BELL DATE: MAY 21, 1987 Forgot to mention - while trying to trap this morning at Van Damme I saw a pair of ospreys circling about the cove. Quite vocal - whistling to one-another. At some point one of the birds caught a fish and then headed straight away for the ridge to the northeast of the cove. Anyway - after Van Damme I headed south on Highway 1. There really doesn't seem to be any good place for gulls at least between just south of Little River and Elk, Calif. There are scattered birds, but either access is private or it's too steep (>1000') to the beaches. Even then - few gulls. Allison is OK - saw a few gulls at that harbor - and towards late afternoon I even saw some nesting birds and a number of terns at the spit of the Navarro River - also saw 3 ospreys there, one sitting on a wire - I could see it from above (the road looked down on the river) eating a fish. The osprey had nifty yellow eyes, chocolate eye stripe, white rump. A double-crested cormorant landed next to it on the wire and squawked weird. Went down to a private beach about 2.5 mi. So. of Elk - real neat - but only one pr. gulls on an offshore rock. A friend of the landowner met me at the car - not happy with my trespassing. At Allison Cove saw couple pelagic cormorants diving inland in the river water - they almost looked like cotingas! Went back to Van Damme - two wrong people- so I went up to the peninsula just so of Mendocino - shot 2 gulls - appeared to be a pair [DAB #27, #28]. There
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell DATE: MAY 21, 1987 Birds were collected at the northern unit of Van Damme State Park. This is the peninsula just south of Mendocino town. Saw other birds, but the 2 I shot looked a bit like a mated pair - they had a nest on a small offshore rock. The male had even raised some gull chicks around. Other birds seen - Hairy Woodpecker, Marsh Hawks, Ospreys, Barn Swallows. DATE: May 22, 1987 Tried trapping at Van Damme beach to no avail. Gulls too wary & too many people! Gave up. Went to northern Van Damme unit - prepared the 2 birds I shot last night. Decided to talk to the ranchowner of the land inbetween the 2 State Park Units to see if I couldn't shoot gulls on their property. Met a wonderfully sweet gray-haired lady, Clora Spring, and her charge, an old woman confined to a wheel chair. They said it'd be OK to shoot if their son agreed, which they did. So I made plans to go back to their west cliffs this afternoon. I drove out there, right to the cliff-edge and was able to shoot 4 gulls in quick succession [DAB 129-132]. Recorded gull calls at Van Damme Point. DATE: May 23, 1987 Went back to the Spring property in the morning and shot 3 more gulls (actually 4 - but I lost one in the sea). Met Alan Spring - probably mid 40's - very nice fellow!
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell DATE: MAY 25, 1987 LOCATION: Squaw Rock, Highway 101 (10 mi. So. of Hopland), Mendocino Co., Calif. TIME: 15:15 - 15:45. Weather sunny, but variable clouds. Solid car-to-car traffic headed south between Squaw Rock and Cloverdale on Highway 101. We're heading north. We are watching the main east-face of the rock. A large shelf going across the rock about 3/4 of the way up has a beautiful adult penguin sitting on it. Looks like the female. She was quite, but we heard occasional wailing, like of an eyass, coming from the rock. Nothing visible, though. After about 20 mi. th e ad. tiercel flew in, th e & e-chucked and flew out to accept a small prey item from him. He unbowed then landed on a ledge up high in the rock. The female flew back to the main ledge and gave the food over to a single, waddling wailing eyass. The eyass looked to be about 4 weeks old - it ran about the ledge, wings flailing - looking a bit uncoordinated. The screaming of the eyass was quite distinctive. It was so nice to see that the pair did indeed have at least one young. My supposition from May 20 that no eyasses were present, was wrong. While there a fellow by the name of Mike Anderson stopped to look at the birds - a falconer from Petaluma - he knows everyone - Jim Gray Hills, Swainiger, Morty Kirven.
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Field Notes Doug Bell DATE: MAY 26, 1987 LOCATION: Phelps Ranch, m. Garberville, So. Humboldt Co., Calif. Rode out to Goat Rock w/ Todd & Maren in jeep. Ravens, meadowlarks, starlings, bluebirds around. At rock saw sed- crested Nuthatch. No sign of falcons, sat on rock for 1/2 hour (10:00 am). Talked about John Benbow, [illegible] Mark Boar. When we left the rock we heard a scream -> drove down the road to south of rock - saw a falcon - twiced zip over the hills at grass level fast. After 1/2 couple minutes saw another adult falcon on snag at rock. Same bird? We drove up to the rock - got a great view of the falcon - thick dark cap, white breast, yellow cere & legs. Loose down feather on new esc. It swoared and flew off. Todd said he had seen the pair last week fly over the house. Humboldt Calif LOCATION: Graceland Rd. Nw. Redway - at the penguin rocks. - pothole with at least 2 5-week old young in nest (migs 1/2 out, some down patches on thighs-head. Adult sitting in very large hole just to the right of the pothole. (1:30pm). It left after making a short hop to another spot. Young in pothole sunning itself, practicing flapping, beautiful choco-brown, golden toe breast, streaked. Blued cere. Pothole is in right rock face: [illegible]
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell DATE: MAY 26, 1987 LOCATION: Eel River near Holmes, Humboldt Co., Calif. Stopped at the large river cliffs around 16:20 hrs. After looking over the cliff faces for a couple minutes with the scope I saw what looked like a falcon sitting on a snag located behind a "clump" of trees about mid-way up the left major cliff face. There are actually 2 sets of trees growing right out of the [illegible] right hand cliffs, and the bird was sitting in the right hand set of trees. There is a large grassy slope behind these trees. After 5 minutes or so we heard wailing - of the "eyras" type. We then saw one peregrine fly up to a large dead tree. This bird was an adult, the other one couldn't be seen all that well. The wailing of an eyras (?) was heard irregularly, and some - times it definitely sounded like 2 birds were screaming. The adult flew about the rocks - more screaming was heard. A second adult showed up and appeared at various points along the cliff. Each time one adult flew, wailing of an eyras could be heard. This went on for about 1/2 hour until both adults disappeared - hunting. It was hard to see any eyras because we just couldn't find the expert ledge-site - it was too shrouded in trees plus it was quite windy on the Eel River, and variable clouds passed over - making for changeable lighting conditions. One bird sat on the snag at the tree clump the whole time - it was an advanced eyras.
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Field Notes Doug Bell DATE: May 27, 1987 Spent the night in Arcata, Calif (May 26). Stopped in at Ron Chaney Director HSU Marine Lab 677-3671 the HSU Marine lab in Trinidad. Talked to the equipment technicians: Lee Rusconi and Dave Hoskins. They gave me a list of possible fishermen who could take me out: Jim Gullett 677-3484 * We went out with him 30.00 Mike Clasby 677-0140 Mitch Farro 677-0618 Dr. Gary Brasca 422-0836 Other possibilities: Thur Bob's Boat Basin (677-3625) -> Mrs Cox gave me the names of her husband Dwane Cox (677-3807) and Dan Cox (677-3288). She said Dwane would agree to take me out. I arranged to meet & Jim Gullett at 3:30 pm - and he took us out in The Wildflower (32') to some of the rocks north of Trinidad Head. One rock we stopped at was about 1/2 mi. north of the Head - it is a large, flat-topped, domed rock. Tim called it Bird rock. Lots of Murres, a few Puffins. I shot 8 dolphins while we were next to the ocean side of the island. (DAB 136-143) Wind was 10-20 knots, sunny. We were back in to shore by 4:40 pm. Prepared the birds at the Marine Lab. Came back to the Pier at Trinidad Harbor by 20:00. Saw 8 River Otters in harbor - watched them up close as they played on the docks. Picked up fish scraps off bottom - brought these up. Gulls knew what to expect and hung out on the docks waiting for scraps. Gull nests in harbor: 2 on large shore cliff, one each on rocks just east of pier (as always). Tried to record gulls.
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Field Notes Doug Bell DATE: May 28, 1987 At Hsu Marine Lab for most of day - working on my gulls. Other birds at Trinidad Harbor: Oystercatchers (2), Kingfisher, Double-crested Cormorant, imm. Glaucous-winged Gull. Barn & Violet-Green Swallow. In the Pigeon Guillemot afternoon we went up to Agate State Reserve on North Bank of Mad River: saw solins, stellar's jays, olive-sided flycatcher, empidonax spp (famhus group), Black-headed Grosbeaks & nest. In the evening we walked Agate Beach (carged at Patrick's Point S. Park). Saw beautiful views of Grey Whales: long, slightly triangular backs, tiny dorsal fin, mottled appearance. High, straight sports. I saw them breach, in nearly in the surf, a couple times. Pointed head, long snout. Maren saw them breach 3 times. At various times we saw one to three whales, and possible a mother and calf. Breaching was carried out with the whale's head pushing out of the sea and then crashing back down into the water. At one breach I saw a whole poke only its snout - probably just up to the eyes, out of the water and then slowly sink back in. The whales breached when they were closest in to shore, that is, when the waves started cresting. This was actually quite close as there were only about 3 rows of cresting waves. Agate Beach appears to drop off into the deep quickly. At the center of this long beach was a large offshore rip-tide - looking area. In this were many sea lions and seals. Near the border of rip-tide and surf the whales were breaching.
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell DATE: MAY 28, 1987 A Red-tail hawk was soaring on updrafts above the cliffs of Agate Beach. It was nearly dark as we were leaving the beach. Nevertheless we caught a glimpse of two more whales - 2 diff. spouts and backs. Since this location was about 1 mile south of where we saw the other whales, and those other whales headed north event- ually, it seems safe to assume that these 2 whales were new ones. They were also heading north. So, it appears that we now a total of 5 (at least !) Grey Whales. PS - The large sea cliff rock at Sharp Point (?) to the North of Agate Beach looks great for Perchines. DATE: 29 May 1987 We parked up camp at Patricia's Point State Park. In the morning we heard baby crows calling for food. Saw adult crows foraging, too. Chipmunks also foraging in camp. We went to Trinidad Harbor, then hiked around to the west side of Trinidad Head. Sat down on the point above the separate but steepest cliffs of the head. Watched many gulls coming and going. Pelagic Cormorants were busy with nest building (or repairing ?) activity. Seals & Sea Lions in ocean and on a few of the offshore rocks. I think I saw a flock of about 12 Tufted Puffins heading seaward. The weather was beautifully clear & sunny. We were treated to a clear view of a Harbor Porpoise apparently foraging off Trinidad Head. It was rather uniform dark in back color and on the sides. Had a short snout, it came up and would break the water surface a couple times with its head & back and then disappear - only to resurface at the same area a couple
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell DATE: May 28, 1987 minutes later. After Trinidad we drove south on 101. Drove out Cannibal Road from Loleta, CA to the mouth Culvers-sided Towhee Other Birds at Trinidad Head: of the Eel River. Rough surf there, reminiscent of most Ocean Harbors. Great Egrets, a few Cormorants foraging. [double-crested]. Up to 5 Red-throated Loons were foraging in the river. They already had thin grayish heads! From the Eel River we went back to Loleta, then on thru Fernvale and headed out the road to Petrolia. The ciffs just outside Fernvale (in Sugarloaf Mtn.) resemble the Scotia Bluffs and look like they should have Peregrines. We stopped along the Petrolia Road before it gets into Capitola, at a forested slope. Saw Olive-sided Flycatchers, Buntings, Purple Finches singing profusely, Song Sparrows, Violet Green Swallows. Savannah Sparrows also along the way. When we got to Cape Mendocino we stopped in at the Russ Ranch and asked for permission to camp and shoot. Set up camp at the same spot, in the first yew shelf, about 1/4 mi south of Sugarloaf Rock. It was getting pretty late, but we hiked out to the spot just east of Sugarloaf. Sat and watched the rock - many, many nesting Pelagic & Brandt's Cormorants (blue display pouches), Western Gulls, some double-crested Cormorants (?), Common Murres, Pigeon Guillemots, and 2! Tufted Puffins. We watched the rock for at least an hour. Must birds on eggs. No sign of Peregrines. Hiked up to abandoned Light House. American Goldfinches, Lazuli Buntings, violet-green
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Field Notes Doug Bell Date: May 28, 1987 swallows around. Just north of the cape the landward beach is loaded with at least a 100 Stellar's sea lions. In fact we really nearly stepped on a single animal while walking the beach just south of this. Weather is overcast, but became very calm. Forgot to mention - Brown's Blackbirds, Cliff-Swallows and Vaux's Swifts at Mr. Russ's House. Date: May 29, 1987 Rain during the night and early morning. Cold & misty. Around 9:30 I went out gull shooting. Got 4 birds (DAB 144-147). Unfortunately I lost at least 2 additional birds into the sea that flew out too far before crashing. Shoot! I prepared the birds, at 15:00 we packed up camp (still raining), barely made it out with the car, then headed home.
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Field Notes Doug Bell LOCATION: Alcatraz Island, S.F. Co., Calif. DATE: 2 June 1987 TIME: 9:50 Tide: Low (incoming?) Rock [illegible] 1.2m exposed. WEATHER: Calm, sunny. Hot. At blind on eastern with Julia Smith. Chicks of up to 2 weeks of age seen at nests on territory 2, 5, 19, 28 The amount of long calling is incredible; the general level of movement and activity is very high.. The randy & gull with silver/yellow band combination is moving about territory 29. 10:05 - Colony, 33 gulls on perimeter, 8 on platform. 10:12 - Pair 19 - & shading chicks, & not on territory. 10:13 - The yellow/silver & is hanging out by nest 30 - & then threatened with bill. & from 26 chased him, but he is still on territory 30. Copulation on I# roof 10:35 - Pair 33, & banded, & & banded - silver, left leg. & on eggs/chicks. 10:37 - Randy & tried getting in & 30. 10:40 - & from 31 attacked randy &, who stood his ground, both did aggressive upright. 10:47 - Nest exchange of pair 33, & for &. - & now on nest. 36 gulls on perimeter; 9 on platform. Between roughly 11:15 and 13:30 we trapped a pair of & gulls off their 3-egg nest (p#s 148, 149). 14:13 Colony watching. Wind has picked up - strong. Most gulls shading, hooling young.
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell location: Alcatraz I, SF Co., Calif. Date: 3 June 1987 Time: 8:42 Tide: Low, incoming; rock .070m exposed Weather: Moderate wind, fog, 1.5mi visibility On listen in blind, recording gulls. 35 gulls on perimeter, 7 on platform (8:44). Recorded zw, 8:45 - 9:45. During that time much activity, long calling, chases. Observed 5 feedings - all fish - at least 2 of those sculpins. Also heard one copulation and saw another on the cliff. 9:52 - 26 gulls on perimeter, 8 on platform - watch along. 10:00 - 10:10 recording gulls: copulation by pair behind territory 10; attempted rape or setting & 15. Chased off by neighboring δ. Attempted copulation by pair on guard tower. 10:15 - Pair 3 - δ hood, ♀ standby. After begin ♀ took off. This pair had been feeding their young just previously. 10:17 - copulation heard, but not seen. Count feed - pairs 19 - large fish. 10:27 - Colony. 28 perimeter; 10 platform. 10:29 - Randy δ (silver, yellow) at nest 33. Chick feed on IB roof → fish. Copulation on Powerhouse roof. Randy male on platform head-tossing a ♀ (origin?) He then went and did chase to a landed ♀. The ♀ landed w/silver on left leg. Randy δ also left leg. 10:39 - Pair 28. But, pair 3 newing, feeding chicks, fish.
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell LOCATION: Tomales Point, Point Reyes National Seashore, Marin Co., Calif. DATE: June 5, 1987 With Dwight Harvey & Fred Sheldon, collecting gulls on the beach. Walked out from ranch homes at end of road north along Tomales Point. Went down to the beach just north of McClure's Beach. Foggy at first, but the weather improved quickly. Sat at point of rocks between the two beaches - Excellent tide pools. Shot gulls (DAB 150-159). Good hunting.
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Field Notes Doug Bell June 8, 1987 Left Berkeley 2:00 pm, drove north on Highway 101. Arrived at Mendocino Co. Squaw Rock (just so. of Hopland, CA) on 101 at 4:10 p.m. No Peregrine on the rock, but after a short wait I saw one flapping across the rock. It disappeared behind it, then started soaring up. It looked like the & (? - bad light). A smaller bird appeared - it came from above, stooped on it. Both birds soaring. The smaller one (?) is an imm. Watched it soar above the immediate area in lazy circles and at alternating height. Streaked breast - brownish back. It soared around for at least 10 min, then did a long shallow stop back to the rock, but first it stooped on a couple mullines flying in front of its rock. Gorgeous. The ravens have Humboldt Co. fledg'd two. Saw 4 young in a tree across the highway. Adult fed. Arrived at Holmes, CA, Eel River site around 7:30 p.m. One rrest, almost dizzyly. Scooped out the rock. Saw one large imm. peregrine sitting on a great spray at top of left cliff face. She has a thick, dark cap, dark eyes, heavily streaked breast. Dark back. Blueish cere, and possibly yellow feet. Watched her for 15 min. Camped on the Eel River. Pair of ospreys on river. Ravens abound. Couple & Common Mergansea. June 9, 1987 7:00 AM - At camp on Eel River. Heard one mail of a peregrine from the cliff; but rather overcast, low clouds, poor visibility Left area at 8:15 am. Arrived at Scotia Bluffs, Eel River at 8:30 am. Watched cliffs for an hour. Saw at least 3 ospreys, 2 Red-tails (all at one time or
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Field Notes Doug Bell June 9, 1967 - cont another sitting on snags along the bluffs), saw an adult peregrine (♂) only briefly - it circled above the central flat bluff, flapping. Landed in a large tree. & then simply lost site of it. Other birds: common mergansers ♀(♀'s)-white wing squares, karr-croaks. Great-blue Herons, Black-crowned night herons, Turkey Vultures. Calif. Quail. Might have heard peregrine wailing at a couple times, 9:30 am - observations at Scotia Bluffs ended. Visibility was OK below the clouds, but clouds were in the bluffs. Clearing . 11:00-11:56 am - went to the west-facing bluffs along Sugarloaf Mountain on outside of Ferndale talked to landowner - Les Silva. Said falcons used to be around - ate his pigeons. Now only Vultures a Red-tail in cliffs. I walked up to them - confirmed- loud, protesting red-tail. But a couple good ledges ! Met various people at HSU, then headed north. Went out to look at Humboldt Lagoons State Park. Beautiful rock at Sharp Point, but no gulls and apparently no falcons (I was about 1 mile away though. Camped on Split Rock, off Alder Camp Road, Del Norte Co., CA. Weather cleared, calm, sunny. It's moon too. No falcons, but I did see a couple ospreys (one carrying fish). Lots of Band-tailed Pigeons on the coast here - flying up and down the coastal escarpments. Singing Sparrow, Barn & Cliff Swallows + Vaux's Swifts at Split Rock. About a mile-and-a-half north of Split Rock is a dome shaped sea rock (White Rock). Louded ~/ guaro - many immenents or murres. Few Gulls. Only a couple
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FIELD NOTES Doug BELL June 9-cont. pelicans & imm. gulls wandered past to shore below split rock. June 10, 1987. Up late (7:00 a.m.). Bad allergy attack from all the pollen on grasses. Never seen it so bad - grass hairs "smoking" with pollen. Packed up tent - headed north on 101. Good view at False Klamath Cove. Largest concentration of gulls yet. Trinidad & Crescent City for some. Even looks like a potential collecting ground if we gets out in the beach early a late enough. NPS foot path around cape - but best approach would be from beaches just north of the rocks. Footsteps Rock just north of False Klamath cove is a huge rock - peregrine potential! In Crescent City I tried to contact the Game Warden (Don Gustinaque) and Dept. Public Works (Mr. Brown) to get permission to shoot at the dump. No luck with the Game Warden. The dump is being run by Klamath Disposal Services. Spent the afternoon on the Bluffs of Crescent City; the weather cleared, sunny and windy. About 20 gulls nesting on a close off-shore rock. Tried recording gulls first at the Bay where a creek empties into it. Saw one Glaucous-winged Gull out of about 60 Western. Several Pelicans & a couple Bonaparte's gulls, Caspian Terns & Then tried recording at the harbor with limited success. Saw Kingfishers + Red-throated loon. Finally tried at the creek outlet at the ocean beach just north of the city's bluffs. No real luck.
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FIECO NOTES Doug Bell June 11, 1987 Went out to Crescent City Dump (off Old Mill Rd), Del Norte Co., Calif. to shoot gulls. Shot 5 gulls with 9 shots - hit one twice, missed one twice (DAB 160-164). Remained at the dump to prepare them. Shot around 10:30 - 11:30 am. Finished all preps at 16:45. Dump closes at 18:00 (close!). Dropped specimen off at Del Norte Ice Co. The dump has lots of birds; hordes of gulls, crows, ravens, many turkey vultures, barn swallows, tree swallows, gold finches (females). One downy woodpecker. Red-shouldered hawk, screaming red-tailed hawks. Probably saw about 3 Glaucous-winged at the dump (imm. & sub-adults). Between 19:45 and 21:15 I walked out over Pt. Saint George. Beautiful view of Castle Rock. Thousands of sea-birds - all coming & going at once. Countless Common Murres blanket portions of the rock. Cormorants - Pelagics dot the rocks & cliffs; Brandt's occupy patches of flatter areas, and I think Double-Crested can also be seen. There are hundreds of Western Gulls. Off to the south there was a feeding flock ~ frenzy of to a couple hundred gulls, many cormorants & several pelicans (brown). The birds were moving over the water - dunking their heads and slowly moving on to the next spot like one gigantic moving carpet. Over the course of an hour the frenzy moved south about a kilometer. Many birds were feeding in the ocean between Castle Rock and the shore. Banks of Cassin's Auklets, Common Murres, and Rhinoceorus Auklets could be seen. The Rhino auklet had
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell June 11, 1987 - cont dark backs, white bellies, orangish bills, and a light, mobby cre. They also had what appeared to be white ear & crown plumage. Tufted Puffins were visible standing in front of their burrows and as the dim of darkness grew ever more puffin appeared at their burrows. It also looked as if some gulls were purposefully waiting at the entrance to burrows. I first counted 23 mobile puffins, but that increased to 49 by the time I left that spot. Went out to the point. Calm water, but every so often a large wave came crashing in. Oyster catchers & pigeon guillemots on the rocks. A number of gulls resting out there were surprised by my appearance. Saw one definite sub-adult Glaucous-winged and one adult Glaucous-winged. It seems as if there are fewer Glaucous-winged Gulls this year at Crescent City than in the past 2 years. Almost got cut off at the point by the tide. There was a bird calling in the thick grass/swampy areas of the bluffs - it began each wade with a ko-chink ---- . Marsh Wren? June 12, 1987. Was out at the Crescent City Dumps at 11:30 to shoot gulls. Shot 5 on 5 shots (DAB 165-169) around 11:45 - 12:15. Prepared all 5 by 16:45. Getting better at it. In the afternoon an adult Cooper's paid a visit. I was engulfed in a gull when I heard a scream. Looked up to see a Cooper's connecting with a starling. The coopers quickly made off with
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell. June 12, 1987 - cont the still struggling bird to a low pine tree. The hawk had caught the starling in a rising dash. Quite nice. at 18:10 I began driving north on 101 - direction Oregon. Seemingly good spots for future collecting: North Indian Road off 101, about 2 mi. so. of the Oregon/ Cal. border. There are two large rocks here, one of which might be called Prince Island. Adjacent to the Indian cemetery the beach looks rather secluded - only a couple houses nearby. From my angle I counted 110 gull nests (Western) on the large island. Many Pelicans and Cormorants too. Moving up into Oregon - potential shooting spots would be Harris Beach & Pistol River. Lots of offshore gull nesting nearby. Cape Sebastian is a bit too wild for gulls. Gold Beach is a large harbor on the Rogue River - seems to have gulls in it, but no real nest sites close by. Camped at Humling Mtn. State Park. June 13, 1987 Saturday Hiked up the beach at Humling Mtn. St. Pk. Foggy at first. A number of gulls at the creek mouth. As the fog lifted more several off-shore rocks were revealed. At this area there are possibly 6 rocks suitable for nesting seabirds. Loads of Mornes & Cormorants & gulls visible in them. Several rocky intertidal areas you have at Port Orford (6 mi to the north). The beach just north of Humling Beach seems isolated enough to shoot at. A couple hundred gulls were in a feeding frenzy just off the point. Excellent area. Talked to the parker people Mr. Lea, asst. manger... No
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Bob McKenzie PO Box 187 Port Orford, Or 97465 332-3384
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell June 13 - cont of shooting, but very helpful. Went up to Port Orford, a pier in the harbor has a huge crane which lowers all fishing boats into the water. Otherwise the boats are kept up on the pier. A deckhand for the Moxie (walter) said I could go out with the skipper tomorrow at 5:30am to shoot grills, if it wasn't too windy. (as it is today - gale force winds !). Spent rest of the day bird watching. Cannon Beach Wayside: Wrentits; Rufous Hummers, Western Gulls, Robins, Barn Swallows. Harbor of Port Orford: Pigeon Red-throated Loon Common Loon Guillemots, Common Murre", Common Sooty - Humming Ntn: Surinam's Thrush, Black-headed Grosbeak, Western Tanager!, Barn & Cliff Swallows, Steller Jays, Ravens. Song Sparrows. At swampy lake in Port Orford saw real nice Yellowthroat, Red-Wings, Kingfisher, Tree Swallows. June 14, 1987 - Sunday. No go with the boat. Pete Barrington (Moxie) couldn't go out because the wind was really blowing. He suggested I try Don Anderson's Boat. Thought Don would be up at the Cafe. Went there, no go. But met a rancher, Bob McKenzie, who said I could shoot on his property at mouth of Elk River, about 2 mi. North of Port Orford & 3 mi south of Cape Blanco. Went out there. Lots of gulls on the river bathing. Also Ravens, Osprey, Kilder, Tree Swallows, Barn & Rough-winged Swallows. Shot 5 gulls Between 10:00 AM & 11:30AM. (DAB 170-174). I was shooting from a river bar, not actually on the beach. Dunes to the west of the river. 8 shots- 5 birds 62 misses at one bird 2 hits to drop one bird 4 birds each are shot
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell June 15, 1987 (Monday). Went back out to the McKenzie Ranch to shoot gulls. Went down to the Elle River, at the bar near the mouth of the river (3 mi. S. Cape Blanco, Curry Co., Oregon). At around 12:30 there were roughly 200 gulls bathing & resting on the bank of the river south of me. Many adults wandering in along the beach from the north & west (there are 5 large offshore rocks here - the rocks are probably 3 mi. out in the ocean). Couldn't hit the side of a lawn today. Shot at first gull when it came in to eat bait. Hit it on ground, but it started up again. Fired twice total. Next bird hit + dropped with one shot (DA8/175). Then fired off 5 more shots, hit 2 birds, but they kept flying, although one flew away going in erratic circles & throwing up. Finally shot one more bird with one shot (DA8/177). Caspian Terns (4) seen today over the river. Song Sparrow nest building. Brown-headed Cowbirds. Crows & Ravens. While talking to Bob McKenzie at the ranch we saw spouts & backs of several whales (grey) heading north. Some were about halfway between shore & offshore rocks (1.5 mi.), others were in closer. Bob McKenzie's son, who runs the sheep operation, is Scott. Drove into Coos Bay, camped at Sunset Bay State Park. June 16, 1987 (Tues). Raining. Sunset Bay is a beautiful inlet. About 30 gulls were milling about the creek outlet - all adults (2/15)
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell June 16, 1987 - cont were good Westerns. Drove to the Oregon Institute of Marine Biology (Charleston). Talked with the director, Paul (Jerry) Rudi, about using facilities, etc. $10.00 a night to stay here. Space to do gulls, walk-in freezer. It's a wonderful establishment! Rudi said a fellow OIMB Prof., Carleton, gave a retirement seminar in honor of Ralph Smith at Berkeley. Anyway, met Jan Hoddard, who teaches Marine Birds/Mammals & whales at the Institute 1/2-time. She says this area is southernmost extension of Glaucous-winged Gull. Has a pure bird nesting at the lighthouse. We'll check these out tomorrow. At the Breakfast Barn in Charleston I met a young fisherman, who agreed to take me out in his boat, the Seagull, this afternoon to shoot gulls on Coos Bay. Weather is clearing by noon. Went in to see about getting my tank filled 1/2 lg N2, only way to do it is in Portland, or have Coos Bay Welder Supply send the tank up to Eugene overnight. Will probably do the latter, as the tank is down ~73 (after nearly 1 mo., 10 L deover). From 14:30 to 16:30 was out with Dino Roleson on the Seagull, in Coos Bay near the jetty and coast guard tower, shooting gulls. It wasn't easy, as the boat is small (~17 ft), can only shoot in limited space. Gulls also non- cooperative. Got 7 gulls (all good Westerns) on 9 shots (OAB 178-184). There was one good old Glaucous-winged, and at least a hybrid, which I wanted to get but couldn't. Many imm. + sub-ad Glaucous- winged gulls. Saw a few Brown Pelicans, Common Murre + Pigeon Guillemots.
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Field Notes Doug Bell June 17, 1987 15:30 - At Charleston Harbor Bridge : Gull Survey: Imm. - Sub Ads. 2nd 3rd 4th+Ads WG. GWG Hyb. WG CWG H WG GWG H WG GWG H ||||| 1 || ||| ||||| 16:26 - At Northwest Charleston Harbor Breakwater / Coast Guard Rosen 16:51 ||||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| ||| 18:37- at Cape Arago St. Park ; lookout point on cape - view of south to 19:20 Bandon, OR ( 28 mi. Away). Birds coming from south, headed North. |||| 1 || |||| ||||| ||| June 18, 1987 At Gregory Point, Cape Arago Lighthouse, US Coast Guard Reservation, colony of ~ 150 nests & gulls. Quick survey count: 109 Western Gull, 9 Hybrid, 4 at least 2 very light birds - almost Glaucous - winged in appearance. Came out w/ Jan Hoddard. She said off Chief Petty Officer Sigfried in the me to contact for key. Also meeting out here are: Cormorants - Brandts, Double-crested & Pelagic Saw 3 Tufted puffins. [Kingfishers] Did some recording. Went down to Wind Generating Plant (windmills) off Seven Devils Road, Whiskey Run Flat. Good beach - wide open, many imm. gulls. Towards dusk several adults (WG) down to creek to drink. Recorded Brainsin's Thrushes on Seven Devil's
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Field Notes D. Bell June 19, 1987 08:30 On Cape May Lighthouse, USCG, Gregory Point. Observing gull colony. Found the 2 very light-backed gulls, they have a nest on the north-facing p side of the point, about 1/2-way out, and on the cliff-face, ca. 2 m down from the top. A mated pair! Both birds have very light backs (lighter than WG) and their primaries are nearly the same shade as the mantle, possibly even slightly darker than its mantle. It's hard to see, but there appears to be only dark irides (= pupil color). Too far for eye-wings. The 8 may have slightly lighter irides than the ?. These 2 birds really look like Glacours-winged Gulls. They have 2 chicks, about 1.8 weeks old, in the nest. At other nests there are a number of 2-3 week old chicks. Also a few nests with eygs still, but these are in the minority. Most WG here seem to have irises which appear gray-greenish or slate, rather than the yellowish of further south. 0900 - Observed at least 3 very GWG-types - the mated pair; ? another which has some slight shading to its tail. Also saw a sub-adult w/ light shoulder + wings, slightly greyer mantle, and brownish, but hybrid-like primary tips. Eye-ring was yellowish, irides dark & even pigmented. Observing gulls in bridge: 18 good WG, 2 gulls w light PO = back. One bird seen clearly; irides like WG here -> pearl gray/green; eye-ring was pink/orange, however, and 3 birds with hybrid PO-tips darker than mantle, but still lighter than WG). 10:03 - 2 light-backed/prim-axed gulls flew to bridge - both landed, sat next to one another. I think this is a 2nd pair, which might have had a failed nest. Perhaps these were
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Field Notes Doug Belt June 19, 1987 - cont. the 2 Jan & I saw flying about so much yesterday. From 10:15- 10:45 recorded gull noises. Not bad success. Tried trapping but didn't succeed, the one & I had go in on her eggs got out because the trap door jammed. From about 12:15 to 15:00 drove north to Newport. Along the way stopped at turn out just north of Sea Lion Caves, Oregon. Loads of gulls nesting on slopes below. Also saw a couple Tufted Puffins tooling around. Saw one good Glaucous-winged appearing gull. At Newport I stopped in at Oregon St. Univ. Hatfield Marine Science Center. Got a room & a lunch for $4.00 a night. Met Don Mackenzie and his wife Pat (Lewis & Clark College Portland). Very nice, helpful. It was about 17:00, we went out to the dump. Asked a fellow by the name of Russ if we could shoot there, no problem. I dropped 2 glaucous-wing type gulls (DAB 185, 186). The place is called the Agate Beach Refuse Dump, just off Highway 101, about 4.5 mi. N of the Yaquina Bay Bridge & Newport, Oregon (Lincoln Co.). After getting the 2 birds we drove on to Yaquina Head & the Lighthouse. Some definite Glaucous-winged Gull appearing type visible, and lots of hybrids. June 20, 1987 Went to the dump around 06:15. Shot 3 birds on 4 shots day 07:00. Think I wounded one. (DAB 187-189). Towards dusk went back to the Near Agate Beach Refuse Dump and shot 2 birds on 4 shots (DAB 190, 191) & found one dead gull which I must have hit this morning.
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June 21, 1987 at 06:30, shot 2 gulls at Agate Beach Sanitary Landfill (OAB 192, 193). Spent all day doing my birds. 18:30 - at the OSU Marine Science Center Dock to the WECOMA. Based on primary pigmentation; it looks like I see one WG pair on boat dock, one WG sitting on a nest on pillings, a WG+ Hybrid standing next to each other on pillings, and 8 WG ; 1 sub ad. CWG, one Ad GWG, and one Hybrid standing individually on pillings in this bay area. 19:15 - On access road to Yaquina Light house (Bfm) - 4 nest of probable CWG along bluff, south of the road as the road goes east -> west. Primaries = dark color (both light). Bird sitting on nest is good CWG-Type: dark iris, (no pupil-iris contrast), pinkish eyering. Possible mate to the incubating bird soaring about above the nest, chasing other gulls (This bird also looks "GWG"). 19:41 - at Yaquina Head, on small rock just south of light: 18 WG, 2 Hybrids, 1 CWG ; latter 3 sitting on nests; total 9 nests visible, some birds or eggs, some 1 chicks. One sitting hybrid bird has contrasting pupil-iris + yellowish eye ring. On south east slope of point & minor bluff visible from southern walkway: WG Pairs - 6, one hybrid pair seen copulating; one hybrid on nest incubating, another hybrid standing next to 3 chicks in nest, and 6 WG sitting in nests with mate not visible. One hybrid/GWG (?) setting - his late primaries and no-contrast eye and orangish eye ring. The above hybrid on nest w/ 3 chicks has slightly contrasting iris/pupil & yellowish eye ring. On Point in front of light: 5 nests A) 1 WG x WG (yellow eye rings, light irides), B) 1 WG x WG (yellow ring, light iris F, yellow ring, pigmented iris M - but still both birds have no so we F's contrast; the M primaries a bit lighter); 1 WGxWG. M & F have darker irises still contrast, I later 10:30 C) Both good WG D) M good WG
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Don & Cat McLenzie 2805 S. Glenmore Dr. Lace Oswego or 97034 phone 635-2126 (503) OR Biology Dept. Lewis & Clark College Portland OR 97219 phone 244-6161- (503) Bio. Ex.
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Field Notes Bell June 21, 1987 - cont On west offshore rock at Yaquina head - 30 WG x WG pairs, one hybrid. This is the large rock just west of the lighthouse - it also has the large colony of Murres & Brandt's & Pelagic Conorants. June 22, 1987 14:00-15.00 at Yaquina Head, Lincoln Co., Oregon. Noting gull types: - Observation Platform (South East): Shore: WGp lt/yellow; WGq & lt/yellow & pigm/yellow; WGp lt/yellow. - SE offshore rock: 1 hybrid lead tossing to WG WG: 15 birds Hybrids: 2 - SE point (eastern face): WG - 17; Hybrids 2 = both have primaries slightly lighter than WG, and one has pigm iris/yellow eyering; other has light iris/yellow eye ring. - Rock off SE Point: WG 14; Ayb: 1 - Head itself: WGp lt/yellow but both birds have primary tips lighter (esp. following-edge marks) than WG. 3 WGp lt/yellow. - Westernmost offshore rock: WG: 51 Hybrids: 5 16:15: Depoe Bay, Lincoln Co., Oregon. At fish rocks 14 WG; 1 Hyb - lower 1/2 of iris dark pigm & yellow eyering. Lighter PO tips. 1 marked WG (red on rump) 1 GWG seen flying nearby 16:38: Siletz Bay for Lincoln city, Lincoln Co., Oregon). - 2 GWG adults alarming & chasing ad. Bald Eagle. The eagle had a fish in its bill, flew at first
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FIELD NOTES Doug BELL June 22, 1987 - cont' up from mud flats, then drifted over towards me on 101, also WG attacking. The eagle then flew very low (<50') over the highway, somed up over hills, got up to about 250' in height, flew back over mud flats a long, hover- flipped a bit at lower heights, 2 false stops, then wandered back to me on 101, soared high up over hills. 18:30 - Went out to Nestucca Spit State Park, Tillamook Co, Oregon. Walked about 1.5 mi down spit. Much beach activity - motorcycles (2), offroads (2), 4-WD's (1), jogger. "3 for 4" Nevertheless collected 3 Western Gulls (08B 194-196). Counted 29 good Western Gulls as they flew by the dunes. These birds look like good WG's! Also saw Marsh Hawk. Through by 20:05. Went to the campground along Nestarts Bay, Tillamook Co., Oregon. Nest birds here: Crows, Great-blue Herons, Swainson's Thrushes, Song Sparrows, Golden-crowned Kinglets foraging, nest Downy Woodpeckers, Redwings, Chestnut-backed Chickadees, Wilson's Warbler, Olive- sided Flycatcher. June 23, 1987. Processed birds from yesterday. At 13:30 arrived at Nestarts Bay Marina. Nestarts Bay seems to have scattered gulls, mostly imm. foraging on it. But at the Marina got a close up view of a perfect Glaucesous-winged Gull - pink eyeing, segmented iris, light primary tips. It chased a 3rd yr GWG around the marina - even ignoring other juni. gulls nearly (mostly WG's!) to chase this one bird. Another GWG, possibly the mate?, also at the Marina. Several adult WG's out
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Field Notes Doug Bell June 23, 1987 cont. on the bay. Tried to moose the CWG (bread as bait, but no luck). Went on to Oceanide, Oregon. Saw another GWG, and watched it flying all the way out to the first large rock of Three Arches Natl. Wild. Refuge, just so. of Cape Meares. There are literally thousands upon thousands of birds out on those rocks; Murres, Cormerants + Gulls visible from shore. At about 15:30 I proceeded on to Cape Meares. Went out to the lighthouse. Sunny but very windy day. Saw several Tufted Puffins coming about the steep North face cliffs of the cape. Again, on the offsharo rocks "unmountable" numbers of Common Murres resting. Also saw another GWG fly over, and many WG's. Drove down to Tillamook Spit, and walked from the parking lot about 1 1/2 miles north along spit to the start of the hills ad forest. Positioned myself along the west dune face and waited for gulls. Collected "3 for 3" Western Gulls (DAB 197-199), Then from at around 17:20. After taking care of these I counted "flyngs". The wind was very strong out of the Northwest, so gulls were moving at dune height northerly, into the wind. From 18:00-18:30 aswn counted 97 WG's, 14 jur + inn - WG's, and 4 jim GWG's. Also saw Double-crested Cormerants, Brown-headed Gurlinds, Benapanti Gulls, American Goldfinches, Olive-sided flystheiss, White-crowned Sparrows, Flicker, Marsh Hurrees carrying vole in foot ; on the bay side saw 2 snowy plovers, 2 western sandpipers, mallnrels, Cositan Terns.
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6-25-87 Chinook, WA Fish Plant Primary - Iris - Eyering D = dark L = Light pigmt'd. Y = Yellow p = pink F = flesh WG. O/L/Y O/L/Y g/L/Y g/L/y d/L/Y d/L/y GWC L/Dk/P H L/L/F WG D/L/Y D/D/Y D/C/F L/E/Y L/gy L/L/F L/O/F L/L/p L/O/A Hyb 1 1 1 // /// GWG // //
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell June 24, 1987 Today is sunny, warm, very strong NW winds. About 3 good Glaucous-winged Gulls seen in Tillamook Bay (Lincoln Co., Oregon) near Garibaldi harbor. Two adult Glaucous-winged Gulls and several sub-adults near Wheeler, on Nehalem Bay. 2 other GWG's seen flying along the bay here (15:00). 15:30 - at the 2 offshore rocks about 1 mi. S of Haystack Rock at Cannon Beach counted 49 WG's and 14 WG's on each rock, respectively. The lighting is bad, but they all look like good WG's. Many nests have large (2-3 wks) chicks. 15:50 - 16:35 at Cannon Beach. Surveyed 3 rocks: Haystack + 2 smaller ones just north of it: Haystack Rock: 144 Gulls on eastern & southern side; saw a few 4 light primaries, possibly 2 GWG's. The other 2 smaller rocks had 14 & 13 gulls each. Of 25 gulls flying, I had light primaries. Rest WG. Over beach saw 1 GWG ad; couple immns. June 25, 1987 11:00 - at Man o War Fish Plant, Chinook, WA. 12:20 Iris Ring Yellow SP SK 3 Ok. Lt. pig. & pigged lt Pink flesh WG AT GWG See chart previous page for gull totals. Attempted wording here, but poor success. Checked in at the Chinook Harbor Master's hut. Mr. Glenn Eager, and Mr. Todd were there. Glenn recognized me from
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Field Notes Doug Bell June 25, 1987 cont. last year. Said they could get me out to the island, but I couldn't go today as the wind was already picking up. Tides are uncooperative this year - low tide at the morning, when winds are lowest. Glenn told me to be at the dock at 8:00 am tomorrow. Forgot to mention - went to the south jetty yesterday, and at parking lot D it looks possible to shoot out there if need be. Saw lots of WC, CWCs & hybrids, plus tons of cormorants on old pilings. Back to the 25th - kind of a slow day - drove into Astoria, Or; then back and up to Willapa Bay Natl. Wildlife Refuge. Met Tim & Judy Atkinson again, dropped off specimens off in their freezer. Then went up to Long Beach, met some Germans (Klemmed) nam Hannover. Then went out to the Cape Head Lighthouse just north of Ft. Canby State Park, WA. Very high winds. Six WC's, 5 or CWC's ad 1 Hybrid sailed past going north into the wind. Tried recording Swainson's Thrushes, and almost stepped over a deer in thick brush. It remained unconcerned. June 26, 1987. at Clarks Harbor (WA) at 8:00 am. Todd took me out to East Sand Island (Clatsop Co., Oregon). We landed on eastern point about 8:54. Low tide (-1) was at 6:47. I made 3 long trips with all my gear, had camp set up by 10:45. Ate, took a short nap. Around 11:45 went out recording gull noises. Walked past the southern beach perimeter from camp, then up on the
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Field Notes Doug Bell June 26, 1987 - cut dredging spills. It looks like there are fewer nests on the south beach [eastern and/ then previously. About 1 nest for every 10 meters linear distance. The dredge spills seem to have more nests - at least 24 on the east + southern perimeter (counted 64 flying gulls over this area). The grass is in many places almost waste high. Here on such areas there are fewer nests, if any. Traces of porcupine sign - tracks, ect. There really is no large term colony any more, although I did count about 30 Caspian Terns nesting on sands. Their former beach is covered in driftwood. The northeast corner, grassy flat area on the eastern end had about 144 gulls sitting and milling about - all potential nesters. The northern dredge perimeter had about 64 gulls in residence. There might be some isolated nests here there - at least 2 on the half-wood fillings. Also counted 59 Canada Geese in at least 10 family groups. Osprey flew overhead. Starlings, Grouse + Barn Swallows in residence. Weather has been clear, sunny + windy so far. 17:00-18:40 - counted nests + landed 175+8 young along the northern driftwood + grassy space just west of campsite. This is along the middle portion of East End Island. The swath was about 100 m long and 20 m wide that was surveyed: Nests: 2 eggs : 1 1 chick : 6 3 eggs : 1 2 chicks : 7 2 & 1 ch : 1 3 chicks : 8 1 & 1 ch : 1 2*ch : 10 1 & 2 ch : 1 Banded: 956-10.D33 to 54 WG: 33-38 +10099 +42-54 + 99 6 WG: 39-41
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Field Notes Doug Bell June 26, 1987 - cont. Towards dusk went out to the pilings and marshy area on northern shore. Got a beautiful view of a common scoter, on the mud, less than 20 m away, cleaning & preening itself. Brilliant orange bill, well almost a chevron-like black & white pattern on the cere. Little eyes - irises yellowish. Also saw about 35 Lesser Scaups (white side, greenish heads). June 27, 1987 - Mid-late. Since it was low tide, I walked out to the tall channel marker & climbed up it. Fairly good view of the northern side of the island. From camp (trees - group of small pines) to a west to about the thinnest portion of the island before it widens into a flat pancake head, counted: 246 nests. This area is mostly driftwood, low grass, irregular terrain. A smaller sal section of this had about 175 nests (150 m x 50). Frequencies of the birds here: WG: 25 GWG: 9 Hy: 11 (for those that were visible. There was also a gull nest in the tower - in a large metal box. Weather has turned poor - overcast, fog, light drizzle every now & then. Decided to attempt collecting on the beach w/in the pilings. On these pilings 2 pairs of gulls are nesting: 2 light-tipped Pº and one pair where the ♀ is good western, and the ♂ is light-tipped on the primaries. I believe I wound up collecting the ♂ from the former pair (actually had brownish Pº) and the ♀ from the latter pair. Also collected 2 other gulls - a hybrid & another Western (Total: DAB 200-203). Towards dusk I went out to the marsh area again. Got a view of my banding area: counted 24 WG's; 2 GWG's & 4 hybrids. Watched several flocks of lesser scaups as they came on shore to preen.
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Field Notes Doug Bell June 27, 1987 - cont. They look so uncoordinated on land - making short quick steps and looking top-heavy. Song Sparrows around in the island. Large flocks of Cormorants rest out on the sand banks at low tide - all that have flown over my head to date here have been Double-crested Cormorants. June 28, 1987 Of the pairs visible in the landing area, there are 9 WG x WG, 2 Hy x Hy and 1 GWC x GWC. More later. Other birds I have seen here on East Sand Island (Clatsop Co., Oregon; or Chinook, WA) are: tree swallows, marsh harriers - saw a male on two days - may even have located possible nest site - in one of the willow thicket areas. The bird flew out of a grassy, yet clear ground area inbetween thickets and waste-high grass. This area on the south eastern end, near middle of the lower dredge-spill plateau. Possible Lewis's gull. Also - Mallards, Killdeer and today, 19 Brown Pelicans. Went collecting in this area. I am trying to not overly disturb the nesting gulls - so I shoot from areas of the island that have few or no nests. This includes most of the dredge-spill area in the middle of the island and the higher-level of deep dredge-spill on the eastern end; by chance collected 2 GWC's and 1 WC (#88 204-206). Spent most of day doing the gulls from Today & yesterday. Towards evening I carried half my stuff to the drop point. Counted 169 upset gulls on the NE island corner, mostly in driftwood/beach habitat + grass. This is the area
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Glenn Eager Port of Chinook P.O. Box 185 Chinook, WA 98614 777-8797 Wayne Morris Coast Oyster Co.; [illegible] South Bend, WA. 875-5842 Mickey Rounds, Tokeland, WA. 267-3676
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Field Notes Doug BELL June 28, 1987 -cont where the Caspian Tern Colony had been. Towards dusk I moved half my equipment to the drop point on NE corner of the island. Counted roughly 179 gulls in the air at once over this side of the island. About 85 gulls were in the air over the northern edge just west of NE corner, and between the pillings. Towards late dusk I attempted to move up the south island edge west, but disturbance was just too great. Over 280 - 340 gulls took to the air. Half again as many were in the ground. I estimate 350 gull nests over the middle portion of the island (between dredge spills & wider western end of the island. Recorded gull voices, and vocally called out gull types while scanning this area. June 29, 1987. Up at 05:00 hrs. Packed, moved stuff to drop point. Counted 111 gulls at the NE end of island (see above). Probably 2x as many actually there. Recorded some good long calls. Todd came out on the Chinook Harbor shift and picked me up. Heavy fog this day. After writing a short report for Glenn Gager (Chinook Harbor) went to Astoria, Or.; then back up to Willapa Bay. At South Bend, WA, asked about boats to get out to islands in Willapa Bay. Wayne Morris, of Coast Oyster Co. (875-5342) said he'd take me out tomorrow. Will meet him at 09:00. June 30, 1987 Adult GWG & ot pie in South Bend - foraging at the Cafes. Met Wayne Morris, they took me out to Pine Island in
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June 30, 1987 09:30 - on Pine Island, Willapa Bay, WA. WG [illegible] = 40 Proportions 56.34 H [illegible] = 20 28.17 GWG [illegible] = 11 15.49 Pairing s f WG x WG [illegible] WG x H 1 H x WG 1 GWG x H H x GWG 1 GWG x GWG [illegible] H x H [illegible] 23 pence Craig Dodd P.O Box 458 South Bend WA 98586 2:7 Eyery 5/CP 6/4 Iris 10 yr 7/2 Pink heavy growing 10 yr 2/2 paint thorn 10 yr 2/2 Very little background visible yppn 4/4 Bill 5 Y 9/10
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Field Notes Doug Bell June 30, 1987 - cont Willapa Bay, Pacific Co., WA.. Rode out in an Everwide speed boat with a 115 hp Suzuki Outboard. Quite Fast. Pine Island is very small (< 100' x 100') at high tide. It is located about mid-bay, closest to Bay Center (as opposed to South Bend). On approaching the island a herd of Harle seals were on a sand bank - probably more than 50, with many spotted pups. Almost all the gull nests were in dry sand, but there is a small turf/wall of grass which hid a number of nesting gulls. From the eastern side I counted 162 birds, the frequencies of each gull type are on the previous page. There are probably ~ 150 gull nests. Many by chick, several GWC's (seems as if there are fewer here than on the Columbia River. Also a couple Ring-billed Gulls, possibly nesting. The Oysterman say the island had been much larger, even just 20 years ago. They also mentioned that they see one Bald Eagle around - about 4 live on the bay, and owls rest in a light tower in the bay! Also mentioned that they spray the mud flats w/ Sevin to control shrimp. Anyway, I collected 6 gulls (2 WG, 2 HY, 2 GWC) DAB 207-212. July 1, 1987 Drove out to Mukilum, WA., just past Ocean Spray Plant (first left after the plant), to go to Coast Oyster. Asked first Tim Morris (Mr. Wayne Morris' son), then he introduced me to Mr. Mike Linn. They agreed to take me out to one of the islands in Grays Harbor. Real nice folks!
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Goose Island July 1, 1987 Grays Harbor, WA WG : IIIIIIII I = 48 H : II I = 37 GWG IV I = 15 Mike Linn Star Rt Box 190 Aberdeen Wa. 98520 648-2222 Coast Oyster Co., Int. Tim Morris Whitcomb I., July 2, 1987 Grays Harbor, WA Total WG : IIIIIIIIII = 28 54.90 -> 55 H : IIIII = 19 37.25 37 GWG : II = 4 7.8 8 5 6 WG x WG WC x H H x WC H x H = 5 H x GWG GWG x H GWG x GWG II = 2
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell July 1, 1987 - cont. They dropped me off at 10:30, and said they'd pick me up in a half hour, so I really had to hustle. Was on Goose Island, it is about 250 yards long, but gulls aren't nesting all over it due to erosion of "upper beach" habitat through most of the center of the island. For the grassy south end + driftwood habitat there were probably about 300-400 gulls. Second to be loads of hybrids. Pure Glaucous-winged gulls seen to rest in greater numbers in the grass areas as opposed to beach/driftwood. I noted the following frequency totals: Western Bull: 48; Hybrid: 37; Glaucus-winged Gull: 15. Collected 5 birds (OAB 213-217). July 2, 1987 13:27 hrs - got a ride out to Whitcomb Island, Grays Harbor, Grays Harbor Co., Washington. As last year - 2 large colonies on the major rises of Whitcomb Island. Northernmost one has fair amount of beach grass on it. From the south counted 174 gulls. The area is probably about 200 x 250 feet. Maybe 2x as many birds on north side. There seems to be a smaller colony of 10-15 matured pairs between the 2 major colonies. The island topography seems to have changed from last year, with higher sand dunes on SE portion (the deep point). The SE colony has 82 birds visible - with 21 of them apparently "sitting" on eggs. Chicks of up to 2-3 weeks visible. Area of SE colony: 125' x 50'; Most correct, the Northern colony is probably D, with rough dimensions of 200 x 250 x 300 feet. From due So. counted 210 gulls just the prime "grassy habitat. Another 28 gulls in the sand/driftwood habitat in front. Collected 4 birds (OAB 218-221).
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell July 3, 1987 12:30 am - at Port of Olympia, Olympia, Washington. Set trap out over 3 gpp nests. Two gull nests are on the mud flat, that has been diked off. The old flat area w/ several gull nests of the former years has been taken over for leg piles at the port. This one nest I trapped off was easily accessible on foot, placed on the ground next to a jibling. A second nest was up on a neighboring jibling. Caught the P (1988 222). The other nest was also still on eggs. Several nests in Port Buildings roof tops.. The nest I trapped was near the East Bay Marina. Also checked the old pier & small island off West Bay Drive. Of the pier nests - 2 still on eggs. Of the 7 visible island nests, 4 still on eggs. July 5, 1987 Met Joe Galusha at Wallu Wallu Marine Station for the ride out to Protection Island. Weather was inclement. Rained heavily on the trip up from Seattle to Rosario Beach, Anacortes, WA - Rock out in the Boston Whaler around 15:30. Saw several Marbled Murrelets, White-winged Scoters, Heermann's Gulls! Pigeon Guillemot Guillemots damn! Guillemots. Also many Rhinoceros Auklets. Rough water, too! At Protection Island about 17:00. Ate dinner. Saw ad. Bald Eagle at nest. Met Tom Lee, who is working on Northwest Lows. Sat with him overlooking the east spit - a very good Western Gull flew past! Tons of Glaucous-winged Gulls. Also American Goldfinches. Went to the blind on east spit of the island to set up traps and record gulls. In a turquoise blind next to the large steel tank. Beautiful views of nesting gulls. One 3-egg nest within a yard of the blind.
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Harry Potter Oxford Univ. of Wash. Life-history evolution in the Chacoas-munged Bull Walter V. Reis Chairperson: Prof. P. D. Boersma Inst. for Environmental Studies and Dept. of Zoology. Univ. Microfilms 300 North Zeeb Road Ann Arbor, MI 48106
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell July 6, 1987 On Protection Island, Washington. Went out to the East Spit to attempt trapping. Had set the traps out on 2 nests last night. Birds went in quickly. In the blind at about 08:45 today caught a female off the first set (3 egg) - DAB 223. Then caught a male off second set (1 chick, 1 hatchy egg, 1 egg) - DAB 224. Took chick (DAB 225). Then caught the female - mate to (DAB 224). Also did some recording of birds. Could not get the male from the first set, so I left at about 12:00 hrs. As I was leaving I saw what looked like a Good Western Gull about 70 yds due east of the blind. This would be the 2nd western-like gull I've seen. Then, about 110 yds due SE of the blind I saw another western-like 8', paired with a possible hybrid. Finally, as I was walking down the road back to the boat basin I caught a glimpse of a Western-like bird in mantle, p-tip, and break color, yet it had dark iris and a pink eye ring! Went back to camp - did the specimens. Caught a nest view of the two bald eagle chicks in the nest - small dark heads, short silvery cere & dark bills! Towards evening I came back to the blind and caught the remaining male - the mate to DAB 223. This male is DAB 227. July 7, 1987 In the blind at 08:45 on east spit. By 12:30 I had caught another pair of Glaucous-margined Gulls off a 3-egg clutch (DAB 228-229). Also recorded gull voices, and made recordings of Pigeon guillemots, oyster-catchers, and a Northwest Crow. In the evening Joe Caluher took me over to his study-site up on the southern bluffs in a cub-de-sac. Gorgeous birds - many with darker primary tips - although Joe doesn't think there is any difference in primary tip color frequencies between the bluff and its spit colonies. Saw 2 gulls with literally black primary
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tops , yet they had pink eye rings and dark irides (just as the Western-like birds down on the spit ). One of the 2 was mated to a dark-primaried GWC. The other was incubating eggs, looked like a female. It had a GWC-faded-yellow bill, and this bird was mated to a darker primaried GWC. Saw another stock- black-primaried gull loafing up on the road. And down by the cabin somewhat below Joe's study area we observed a black- tip primary bird of western-like yellow bill. It had pigmented, greenish irides (like northern Oregon WB) and a orange-ish eye ring. Also saw a GWC with a brilliant orange-yellow bill. (at least 10:42 7/12). In the evening we went over to Bill and Suzie Sterling's house (US F+W caretakers of the island. July 8, 1987 On Protection Island, Washington , still. Saw a few other land birds today: Winter Wren, Tree, Violet-green & Barn Swallow (just for the record) ; heard Rufous-sided Towhee, Marsh Harrier, House Finch, Song Sparrow, Savannah Sparrow, Brown-headed Cowbird, and of course, peafowl and Ring-necked Pheasant. American Goldfinch. Went to the East Spit - gathered up my equipment. Saw 2 Harlequin Ducks on the north shore. Went to the truck where Joe was working. Sat & watched birds. Soon discovered some interesting gulls! Very Western- like. In the area east of the first blind on stilts & north of the road first saw a ♂ WC (black primary tips, but somewhat faded ; yellow eye ring; little contrast ym. pupil & iris) paired with a ♀ GWC. Pair had 2 week old chicks. Then saw a pair of WB's chinking and mewing & hanging out in the colony. ♂ of this pair had brownish primary tips, yellow eye ring and a contrasting iris (greenish) - pupil. The ♀ had jet black primary tips, and also a contrasting
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Field Notes Doug Bell July 8, 1987 - cont. iris-pupil. Again, the irides were greenish-yellow. All in all, good Westerns. Finally saw a & Western Gall, with black primary tips, yellow eye-ring & yellow iris. Turns out she is banded: silver-blue right leg, white- red left leg. Mated to a good Hancock-surged Gall, which was also banded: right leg red/silver & left leg red. Pair of eggs in the nest. I trapped the female of this pair. Took some doing, but caught her just before we had to get ready to leave the island (VAS 230).
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FIELD NOTES Doug Bell LOCATION: Alcatraz Island; San Francisco Co., San Francisco Bay, Calif. DATE: 13 Dec. 1987 WEATHER: clear, sunny; winds NE 20 mph TIME: 13:23 -16:00 TIDE: 3/4 m of rock exposed At Blind or Cistern Gulls are scattered throughout the entire Bay area. No gulls on cistern, or any other nest site when I arrived. However, at 13:26 2 birds landed on IB - ad. Westerns. Note - at Fisherman's Wharf saw lots of gulls - Western, Glaucous-winged, Mew, California, Bonaparts. Many Calif. & Mews gulls around SF. 13:29: 2 more WG on IB roof. All 4 birds w/in 3 yds of each other. 13:30: 5 gulls now on IB 13:33: 9 gulls on IB roof. One gull, upon landing, elicited Long Call from another bird. These 2 began alarm yelps and did an aggressive upright along side one another. A third bird joined in, but the newcomer was chased away by one of the birds. 13:37 - all birds split. Killdeers (2) on IB roof. Flocks of DC Cormorants proceeding past Alcatraz. About 50 Western Grebes on bay west of island. 13:40 - large mixed flock of gulls, cormorants, grebes on water west of island quite spread out - nearly 300+ birds. Spent the rest next hour watching birds around the island. 15:25 - 2 WG on Cistern. Long call, one did aggressive upright at another &. & joined first &. One chose on ground. 15:30 - One & agg. upright directed against another &. Randy & shoved up !: silver/yellow bands on left leg. 15:34 - all birds away. Pair landed on IB, long called, then alarm yelps. 15:35: 6 birds on IB. 15:36 - 17 Gulls on IB, one pair landed, mewing, choked on IB at near edge. Of 17 gulls, one is a GWG. 15:37: 27 gulls now. Many drinking water. The pair from 15:36 in now mewing mewing together, ran over to cement loader. 15:44: 63 gulls on IB, including one Herring Gull and 2 GWGs. More arriving.
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