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"Field Notes"
Doug Bell
June 11, 1989
Too close. After the gulls calmed down, I got both of pair 71 with one shot. The gulls were pretty jumpy by then. Trussed the 3 birds, then took the boat into Chinook at high tide to drop my tissues in the N2-tank in the car. Went back to the island for the night.
June 12, 1989
Up at 06:00. Saw crows dive-bombing a Red-tailed Hawk. Collected mate of Pair 72 from blind (491), then a single flying over the colony (492). In all for East Sand Island: 1 gull with a chew, and 5 gulls on 4 shots. Quickly packed things up and sadly left East Sand on High Tide.
Rode slowly out on very calm water, kept looking back at the island which I probably will not visit again for quite some time.
Drove up to Westport, Washington.
June 13, 1989
Met Mike Levin at Port Oyster (Mankham, WA) on Grays Bay at 06:30. After coffee we hopped in their boat, and he took me out the islands in Grays Harbor. On the way we got good views of 4 Grey Whales (medium size - 30'). Many Pigeon Guillemots near navigation towers, and quite a few Cassin's Auk Rhinoceros Auklets feeding in the Bay. Mike