Field Notes Jory Bell July 18, 1984 On our way in from the Farm to Campbell River this morning to contact RCMP, CO & get money. Rained last night, just clearing this morning. Sunny. On the trip back from Campbell River to the farm we counted 15 Bald Eagles. Drove out the Research Farm's road to the fields just behind the beach & mature trail. SE winds mild. Many gulls cruising low from the north over the farm. They tend to get funneled by tall trees to this point. First couple shots missed. Collected 4 gulls (D&B 467-470), but I had hit some others, but couldn't find them after they had flown way out over the water. However, we went for a walk on the beach at sunset, and found 2 fresh dead gulls, obviously my wounded birds (D&B 471-472). So in all, with 6/9 this luck, 6 gulls on 8 shots. The UBC Research Farm consists of open fields & stands of willow woods. White-crowned Sparrows, Robins, Flickers, Barn & Violet-green, Tree Swallows, Pine Siskins, Swainson's Thrushes, House Wrens, Starlings, NW Crows, Ravens, Bald Eagles all nest on the premises. On the water we observed a flock of about 40 Red-breasted Mergansers feeding. Great- blue Herons "float" by every now & then.