Field Notes Doug Bell July 9, 1988 Spent rest of day preparing & stuffing specimens. Around 19:00 we rowed into town, had dinner, rowed over to Brown Island, then back. At Brown Island we heard Bald Eagles, then saw two sitting atop a snag right next to one another. One bird was giving the begging cry. We sat on Marine lab pier till 23:00. July 10, 1988 Finished doing gull wings, packed up, said goodbye and were on the Ferry to Sidney B.C. at 16:30. The Ferry went right past South Mandarte Island, which is east of Sidney I. and Sidney Spit. Mandarte had extensive vegetation, loads of gulls. 2 corms, but a Pelican visible. Mandarte is shaped like a S-N doof of bread. Small trees on eastern side. West side is dened / cliffs. (Forgot to mention - 4 Bald Eagles searing over Friday Harbor as we left. Also saw an adult over central part of island as we drove to Roche Harbor). After passing through customs, where everybody had to put in their 2 cents for my declared purpose a gun, we headed for Victoria. Beautiful, clean city. European, English influence is quite strong. Some places remind one of Holland. Buildings everywhere in the city, and cruising along the waterfront both in the harbor and on the Strait, We spent the night in a Bed & Breakfast down ($55.00 - Canadian).