Field notes, v639
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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