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Field Notes
Doug Bell
June 24, 1988
It looked like the mate of 346 was sitting on the
nest while the female lay nearby, dragging her
moose rings off the nest. I think I waited too
long in going about - generally 1.5-2 hr. intervals.
There were lots of gull nests on Terminal 1 roof,
especially the higher building & curved roof parts.
From an observation platform in the harbor I counted 14
nests. Plus the nests on the flat roof area, 3, and the
rest of the building, 10, makes for 27 gull nests.
Interesting, that of the five nests I trapped off of,
3 were composed of rather dry grass/garbage (plastic, etc.) and
2 were composed of [illegible] gluelively moss. Other birds
around - crows, White-crowned Sparrows, Purple
Martins - sing very warbled song.
June 25, 1988
After finishing up with the gulls I did some sound
recordings on the Port of Olympia, then drove on to
Evergreen State College to deposit birds in freezer.
But Guttman showed me to the freezer in cold storage
room (basement). Also met Betty Kutter. Tried to
call Steve Herman 943-5751.
18:00 - 18:45; at Taholah, WA -> East, end of Highway 109
at Quinault Indian Reservation. Went out to beach at
mouth of Quinault River. Indians have nets over entire
mouth of river - fishermen? Sand-bar rock just North
of here / at least Cormorants. Counted only 6:3:3
ad. Wb:H:OvG on beach, lots of sub adults. Block of ca.