Field notes, v639
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Field Note D.A. Bell June 10, 1990. Out of bed at 07:30. Ravens on beach at week. Left Cabin at 10:15, in boat. Overcast this morning, but clearing. Bald Eagle on Digis Head, as well as a pair of CW's - 10 Harlequins. + Oyster Catchers. - + whitecaps - abit wet. 10-20 mph NW winds, and swells to 5' around Lacy Island at SW corner of Langara I. (That is, the area between South West side of Langara and the strait between Langara and Knox Point on Graham Island. It took us about 40 min to motor to a beach in the Lords' Bete - a flat expanse of reefs along W side of Langara, between SW corner and Radar Point. We are at a fine beach, loads of timber, and a cabin w/ real windows is up from the beach, in woods. 1st Heard Oyster Catchers, begging Chickadees, Golden-crowned Klippets, Song Sparrows, and some type of warbler w/a scratchy song - zee be dee zawee juwee juwee juwee dee, dee, dip. We will head N to overland to an ergie site at Radar Point. We just might have heard a flock of Rossbill (Red?) at 11:30. We hiked thru moss-lined canyon and along beach to Radar Point - and an old WWII wooden road which leads out to it. From Radar Point Wayne said you can look NW and see Forster Island in AK, but it was too hazy. Large ship going in to Prince Rupert. Big white caps & 20 mph wind. Saw 5 Bald eagles and 6 crows on Radar Point. We hiked up the road about 10 min, then out to a gorge series of 3 gullies. Heard hooting of Peregrines. From wall of first 5 gorge we didn't see eagle remains chirps at last year's ergie, but wind * ite. from Bristol film park who seem. We then hiked to middle, promising between both gorges (and above last year's SW again facing ergie). But la