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Field Notes
Doug Bell
April 29, 1988
it appears as if several gulls might be sitting on
nests on one rock. Lyndel saw flock of +/- 100
Arctic Loons. 1 Marsh Harrier (?). I collected
2 gulls DAB (261, 262). 2 shots, 2 birds + 1
shot to finish one bird. Also saw 3 piglets (black) + mom.
April 30, 1988
Drove from the station by myself out to the trailer
at West end of island. Located near Forney Cove.
Along the way saw Calif. Quail - always in pairs.
Redfox-sided Towhees. Starlings. Flickers.. Redfox-
crowned Sparrow? Song bugs of one series of similar
notes. Ravens galore. Horned Larks (one nest 4/3
eggs). Near Forney Cove I collected 4 gulls -
in 7 shots - bad! 2 birds I clearly missed.
One had to be finished w/ 2 shots. DAB 263-266.
At about 16:00 went back out to Forney Cove,
collected 2 more gulls DAB 267, 268. Around
{2 shots}
19:00 he went out and tried getting some birds
for Ned. Took 6 shots for one bird...
May 1, 1988
Up collecting at 10:30. I had to first prepare the
6 gulls I collected yesterday as skeletons, home I
was out rather late. Shot 3 gulls (4 shots) just
down from the trailer, near Forney Cove. DAB 270-272.
{DAB 273}
Also collected a bird for Ned. Spent the mid-day
getting these ready. In late afternoon I went
back down to the shore, saw Oystercatchers and