Field Notes Dave Bell June 25, 1988 60 Common Gulls nesting on beach. Couple of Caspian Terns too. Song Sparrows on beach. Barn Swallows + Kingfishers in river. South of Taholah, about 5 miles, are 3 fair-sized offshore rocks and one smaller one, all suitable for seabird nesting. They lie just off Point. The northernmost of these rocks has Double- breasted Cormorants nesting (8 nests visible), about 20 loafing gulls. D-C Cormorants, loads of Common Murres, most of which appear to be nesting, and, of course, gulls: 5 gull nests visible, 3 of which have WC's incubating on them. On the mainland cliffs of the point just across from this rock are another 5 nests: 3 id'd: WGxWG (2) + HYxHY (1). These nests are in grass, cutbank cliffs. The offshore rock has at least 2 WGxWG and 1 BH ?WG nests. Total gull freq for rock is 9:3 WC:HY. It is essentially straight-walled rock w/grassy flat top. The farthest offshore rock, between the other 2 large rocks in a N-S gradient, is the largest - has loads of Cormorants, Common Murres - but I only count 2 gull nests. Too far out for accurate id, but may be both WC. Probably 800-1000 Murres on it. Just saw a Tufted Puffin fly by. Also - Pelagic Cormorants nesting both on estuary cliffs & offshore rocks here. Several nows "hanging around" the rocks. Found one Murre + one Cormorant egg on shore - both eaten. The next rock for breeding is south of the above two, and is a small pillar - it has one WCxWC nest - on rock. The large rock south of