Field notes, v639
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Field Notes Dave Bell August 17, 1989 Puffins & Black-legged Kittiwakes. We circled Gull Rock - which has an unbelievable concentration of the Kittiwake, but also many GW G rest. In fact, there were at least ca. 200 GW gull chicks on & around the island. All GW Gulls looked good - all light, w/ light Prim-ary Tips. On the way back to Homer we saw one Pomarine Jaeger, and several Fork-tailed Storm Petrels, as well as more of everything else. Several Bonaparte's Gulls were at the dock area. In all, we were out from 06:30 - 10:30. Driving back into town along the spit I saw what I think were Herring Gulls, and some Pintail & Goldeneyes on Beluga Lake. Drove from Homer back to Anchorage this afternoon, evening. Stopped at one river, hiked along it for a while, saw only Fox Sparrows. Back in Anchorage I went straight to the airport, to request a ticket change. I described my situation to Alaska Airlines as desperate. They were kind enough to put me on a flight tomorrow at 17:30. [Otherwise, I'd have to wait until Aug. 23rd!]. Spent the night at John Piatt's house, along with Brian Fuseli. August 18, 1989 Spent most of the day getting my specimens packed, and shipped out on Alaska Airlines. It was easy to ship my Lq. N2 tanks - nothing