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Field Notes
Doug Bell
June 10, 1989
Rough ride, wet. 3 ft. waves (12 foot aluminum skiff).
The sub ad. Bald Eagle left the island as I landed.
Savannah Sparrows, Song Sparrows singing. Saw the pair
of Gadwall's fly overhead towards sunset. Set up camp,
and blind on dredge table.
June 11, 1989
On Goat Sand [illegible] Island. Mouth of Columbia River,
Clatsop Co., Oregon. Two people have landed on west
end of island 09:30, proceeding on foot east. Scaring
up hundreds of gulls. When they got to my section of beach
I went out & talked with them. 2 fellows in their 20's.
One said he comes out far years. They were picking up plastics,
ropes, etc. Said they seen more a more fish netting of the
nylon sort. Think they left at about 12:30; disturbing
every bird on west end, including curlews. In
blind on location 4 from 10:30 - 13:30. Doing voice
recordings. I was surprised to see many of the nests I
had checked in May to be empty, or missing eggs.
Around my camp: Song Sparrows, Barn & Tree Swallows,
Starlings, Grouse, Raven. Heard a Yellow Warbler
singing at [illegible] dawn. On my way back from blind
on location 4 I was dive-bombed by male gull. He had
3 egg nest. He came so close, even while staring right
at him, that I considered trying to wack him. Well,
then he hit me in the head. So I took out my