Field Notes Doug Bell June 17, 1988 Left Charleston around 10:15 this morning - heading north to Newport. At Sealion Caves, 1 mi. S Haceta Head. On the slope below Sealion Caves, from the lookout north of it, I counted 101 gulls - all Westerns. This slope is steep, grassy, blends into rock, guano-covered; further down it consists of rock. Right below the first turnout is a small ridge - 1/2 gull nests - one nest has ? WG and ? WG/h? which have worn p° tips - makes them look slightly brown. Their nest is on a grassy portion. A small rock island south of turnout had 11 WG's. At Haceta Head 13:00 - 14:00. 2 large rocks just offshore; the farthest one out is mostly rock, dirt, lare-topped. This rock has dense Double-crested Cormorant colony (80) on top, mixed by Brandt's Cormorants. Counted 90 nesting Western Gulls, 1 pair had brownish p° tips, 4 isolated brownish-tips / these basically look like adult birds but have faded black/brownish tips. 1 hybrid ? + 1 WG ? with slightly brownish tips seemed to be associated, but did not appear to have a nest. The hybrid ? was threatening agg. upright to a WG ? w/ nest. This area was entirely rocky. Lots of Cormorants nesting. The other rock, closest to shore, is topped w/ a few trees & has grass up its N + NE slopes. 71 WG's nestings, 4 brown-tipped gulls resting and 1 hybrid ?, not nesting but in amongst nesting WG 's. On the shore below lighthouse counted 8 WG nests + 1 nest with ? WG, ? Hybrid.