Field Notes Doug Bell August 11, 1989 fog, wind ca. 15 knots, drizzle. Saw fair numbers (groups of 2-15) Wandering Tattlers on the rocky beach, as well as Western & Least Sandpipers, Black Oystercatchers (20), Black Turnstones (15), Whimbrell (isolated pairs in the marshy areas), Common Snipe, and 2 Curlew Sandpipers ! on the rocky beach. The long, thin decurved bill was unmistakable. They were slightly larger than Dunlin size, somewhat tannish, white base of bill, slight eye stripe and brownish cap. At the spot large flock of Pelagic Cormorants, Kittiwakes & GW Gulls. At one of the fresh water ponds on the marshy flats I saw about 15 GWG fledglings, and 2 small groups of Gadwall and Pintail Ducks. August 12, 1989 Spent most of the morning preparing stripping the gulls. When ! 20 birds took a marathon stripping session. Weather still foggy, so we couldn't get a flight out today. Towards evening I drove out to the SW end of the island, and walked down the cliffs to the shipwreck on the N shore. Heavy fog. The path down to the ship is well overgrown along the cliffs, and some areas the path is nearly a creek, with fern & arrowroot plants. On the flat marsh area between the cliffs and beach I saw Lesser Yellow- legs in marsh rivulets. The ship, a steel-hulled