Field Notes Doug Bell June 8, 1984 two hours later at 1900. Cold. A couple nests had pipping eggs. Many nests had fewer than 3 eggs. I think this is due to the intense crowding of gulls on this island. The nests are really packed in here. Add to the nesting gulls the 300 or so resting gulls on the flats next to the island and you wind up with a lot of gulls. West of the island on one of the bars a large dead Gray Whale had come to rest. It was about 250 ft in length. Large flock (+100) of gulls were on it this evening. I think my general impression from the island is the large proportion of Western-type gulls and surprisingly few Glaucous- winged gull types. The data collected may verify this impression. June 9, 1989 Windy night last night. Up at 0600. Decided to do a general survey of the island first, then attempt trapping from nests. Pine Island (Willapa Bay, Pacific Co., Washington) is very small. There are about 3 "habitat" types present: sand; Riff-raff, wood & sand; and dunes, wood & beach grass. The sand is found around the mean high-tide line and along a spit jutting out to the NW. The spit is about 20 m long, narrowing from about 15 m wide where it connects with the island. This area has the lowest concentration of gull nests. The riff-raff area encircles most of the island. The eastern & southern shores have the most highest density of nests. Finally,