Field notes, v639
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Field Notes D.A. Bell June 10, 1990 flexes [illegible] lower down, and sticks ones up towards throat. God, I've gotten great views of her on a smag 60' away. No bombs. Could even see the brown of her poop inside in the sun. No joints in tend ad. either. Prey at eyrie: I Mabled Murrelett + 5 Ancient Murrelets. Chicks approx. 14 days old. We left the eyrie at about 21:00 - so we spent ca. 5 hours at the Radar Point Eyrie. Went back to Wooden Road, rested. Hard Rufous-Hummingbird zip by (also recall seeing a Rufous Hummor on Cox Island on 6-7-90). On walk back to Beach in Lord's light we heard Hermit Thrushes singing - I had also seen one at the Calin on Lord's Light. Arrived at boat 21:53. Saw ad. Bald & ad GWs. Left Calin dearch in Zodiac, headed out into the NW wind & waves. The waves were in many directions, I swells probably out of NW & W. But there weren't as many whitecaps as the way out. Saw pair of GWG's on Dry's Head, + 3 Red-throated Zowns. Oh, also saw 3 oryst catchers + 2 Bald Eagles in Lord's Light. The GWs is a Deyz Head - & is ad; & has gray on all rectrices. June 11, 1990 Hend funny whoops-whoop at 05:45 this morning. We get up to check, but didn't see anything. Weather out of SW-W, overcast, rainy. Heard 2 warblers this morning - one with a fluty voice - whede wheele whade whedde TEE tip rather even frist note, last 2 [illegible] in pitch - Townsend's Warbler. And another 1 buzzy, rapid notes, followed by 2 higher quick notes -> Wilson's Warbler. I now boat out into Fary Bay - Weights of Radar Pt. Trinidad: 535 g 570 g 615 g (-50g for bag) Low Tide 10:20 High: 17:00