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Field Notes.
Dorv Bell
June 15, 1988
good spot where the gulls going north pass just over overhead.
good view of Bandin Islands about 10 miles distant. Waited
at this lookout from 19:00-20:00 hours. Hoped to land
a Glamorous-winged Gull, but only Westerns came by.
Quite a few ad males w/ full crops. Probably a
total of 80 birds passed, some going north, some south.
saw what I think to be a Marbled Murrelett
making a bee-line for the ocean. It came from inland,
behind me, passed straight out to sea. Small, dumpy
dark bird, probably slightly larger than a Cassin's Auklet,
closer in size to a Rhinocanbit. It was quite distant.
June 16, 1988
To 15:00 - took care of 6 gulls, laundry, etc.
15:30-16:45 - went out to Cape Arago State Park. Counted
gulls passing: 20 ad. WG's in course of 45 min.. Out by
Simpson reef loads of Common Murres, Several Loons
(Common?), Cormorants, gulls feeding. Watched 2 Cormorant,
3 Common Murre & about 12 gulls feeding. The cormorants
were right amongst gulls - would dive, gulls also would
gab at the water. No aggression between cormo + gulls,
Murre seemed to stay in perimeter of flock. Young cross
in park. Lots of Barn Swallows, a few Oyster catchers.
saw one sub-ad. GWG. Lewis Woodpecker on pole.
I drove over to south end of Charleston Harbor - out the
breakwater
sewer road that parallels Loos Bay entrance. This is the
same breakwater road that starts at the ANT- Coast Guard
Station/Housing. On the navigation tower closest to