Field notes, v639
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Field Notes D. A. Bell 7 June 1990 of SW spine, then another eyrie site just below an overhang. We could scramble over roots and drop down onto ledge- wide, 6-7' long. A scrape was present in soft, moss-peat floor of ledge. The scrape was positioned out from lack of ledge, such that it was nearly in line with edge of overhang. Beautiful spot. No birds. Then we watched the Bald eagle nest - good view, and saw ad & feed (16:00) small kit to a very small eaglet. She was very clumsy with the chick. Good view of eagle nest from top of W face of SW gully. We found one Pelagic Cormorant egg and some feathers of a flower (?) Golden, Black-billed, in forest stops Cox. We then walked over to other two eyrie sites, on N gully of Cox (this area looks out upon the reef area to the NE and has a clear view of the 4th Pinnacle to the N, and 3rd Pinnacle to the E-NE. Each eyrie site was an E and W for ends of N gully, somewhat facing each other. Waynes blind for his thesis work was on W end, looking at E end. Both eyrie ledges were crawl-ins. Wide, flat shelves, mossy, beneath & around behind many roots. Easy travel from ledge to other areas for chicks, etc. We found 4 fresh cormorant eggs on top of log in forest. On way out we found another cormorant egg in forest. Saw 1 gull nest + 4 Pelagic Cormorant nests on main W side pinnacle (twin-trees on top). Winter wrens on top of Cox I- one seen carrying