Field Notes Donny Bell 13 June 1988 Stopped at Bandon, OR 17:00 - 18:30. Beautiful gull colonies on the rocks just offshore. Counted 165, 65, 60 gull nests, respectively, on the three major rocks North-South. Very windy. Looks like most birds WG. Pelagic Cormorants, Pigeon Guillemots and one Tufted Puffin seen. Many gulls flying by. In fact, I get the impression that the entire OR coast so has gulls flying South -> North. Saw 1 perfect C-WG fly by at Bandon. Hybrid on the wharf. Spent night in Charleston, at Capt. Jack Motel. 14 June 1988 At Oregon Institute of Marine Biology by 09:15. Met Jan Hodder again. She had just gotten back from a trip to England. The secretary, Marge , helped me make arrangements to stay at the institute. It turns out that classes will start next week, so they are quite busy. Also, DeRudi, the Director, is giving command over to Bob Terwilliger, whom I met in Friday Harbor last summer. Jan called the coast guard to make arrangements for a key to the lighthouse at Cape Arago. Mr. Seifried is still in charge at ANT (Aids to Navigation Team) at Charleston. Gave his OK. I went over and picked up the key from Mr. Gerry Herbert. Out at the station on Cape Arago Light by 10:45. As last year - lots of gulls on the bridge - many sub adults. On the north end of island there are approx. 15 gull nests - some 2 chicks (1-2 wks old, max), but most still on eggs. This is very gorgeous here. Set trap over a 2 egg nest where I thought a