Field notes, v637
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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