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Field Notes Doug Bell
14 June 1988
Clamorous-winged Gull was dive-bombing me. Caught a
♂ WG (DAB 328) that has a slight sub-adult appearance - touch
of brown in coverts, primary tips, some black on tail. Then
set trap over 2 egg nest south of the Lighthouse. Caught
gorgeous ♀ (DAB 329) WG. Then, surprise, mate of 328
was caught (DAB 330) - it is a hybrid ♀: light back,
+ dark P° tips, but lighter than WG's, eye ring pink + yellow,
iris greyish. Also caught mate of 329 - DAB 331.
Quite successful. Many WGs here, some sub-adults breeding.
Searched the north face of West point for the GWG's of
last year. Saw only one bird, at about the same spot
as last year, can't tell if it's mated. Pelagic Cormorants
on the North face cliffs, double-crested nesting on the top
flat, intermixed w/gulls. Most migratory. Several
Tufted Puffins - real close- soaring past. Pigeon Guillemott,
Many Brown Pelicans resting. Weather foggy, calm.
15 June 1988
Picked up the key from Cape Arago Light from Mr.
Seifried. Out on the island by 10:00 a.m. Set trap out over
3 egg nest near the foghorn. Eggs jiggling. Promptly caught
the ♀ DAB 332. Weather soaking in. Forgot to mention,
yesterday saw 2 GWG on bridge as I was walking out,
also Belted Kingfisher - probably at nest on eastern cliff
beneath roots/pins of mainland. Once again, a good GWG is
hanging out at the North face cliff. Also, a good GWG
is soaring about the island, concentrating on the area
near the foghorn. A further hybrid gull shows up every