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.