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Field Notes
D.A. Bell
9 June 1990
Up at 07:30. 36 Harlequin Ducks on calvin beach, 1 deer.
Left camp 10:04. Ad. Bell in tree near Dog's Head. 1 pr.
CWS, and 19 Pigeon Guillemots foraging. Stopped
at Largaras Lodge - John & Terry Van Berkel - said hello.
Terry is going back to ~~Vancouver~~ - they'll have a
child soon. Fishery is rather poor - loads of sand eel
loafs a herring feeding on them, but few salmon. Most
catch bottom fish. Water turgs up this year. Landed
at Discol Bay site 11:20. Heard wail of peregrine. Also
Raven croaks. As we walked up from beach about ?
we could hear screaming wails of young being fed.
Then the adults began hunking at us. Tsurvel has a
very harsh, raspy voice - it sounds almost lower
than the falcons. The falcon has a heavily marked flank,
breast & belly. Belly bars thinner than flanks' bars,
and as you go up the flanks its bars turn into thick
teardrops or chevrons. Belly & upper breast also has
thick teardrops. Bill has rather thick penciling.
Faint stain or pink on belly. Throat & ear patches appear
clean, white. Thick males can convert themselves are
grayish, giving appearance of a half hood. Super
cere cere like lightish, thick, going nearly over
entire forehead. No bands. Wayne ID the Tsurvel-
buth adults same as last year. (Last year's eyrie
had 4.) We hiked up W end of Cliff - small
arch - ca 60' high, maybe 100' around. Thick
trees in front of and on top of hills behind
Mike Nielsen
mgr. Lang. Ldg.
Lodge owned by
Doctor
Discol
Bay