Field Notes Doug Bell June 11, 1989 folding chair, turned my back on him & waited. He went into his dive, and when I thought he was nearly on me I swung the chair up. Whack! I nailed the poor guy. Died instantly of a broken neck (OAB 487). From my camp near the old pier on north side of middle portion of island I counted 309 breeding gulls in the dune/sand/driftwood area of west end of island. This is the area just east of crest of dunes where the Cormorants are nesting. Counted 280 breeding gulls from dunes to camp, but this does not include any gulls [illegible] on south western beach driftwood piles as they are out of sight. I think it's safe to estimate 300 gull nests on west end dunes, and 300 gull nests from the dunes east to the central pier pilings. Then another 30 nests on south beach to east end, 100+ nests on bridge table, 150+ nests at east end beach driftwood. Totaling then 880 gull nests (a definite under estimate). Also 6 w/ cormorant nests in a tree at west end. Saw 2 groups of 5 Brown Pelicans. First of the season! (for these parts). Went back to the blind on the bridge spill to collect gulls. Collected one bird right next to blind. Had put 410 aux in the 16-Gauge. When pair #2 were standing right next to each other I pulled the trigger. Thought I pulled the 410, but it was the 16-Gauge barrel. Nailed the #only[488], a hybrid/GW.