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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