Field notes, v570
Page 343
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Cogswell 1949 Puffinus griseus 5 July 17 - Pt. Cypress and Pescadero Pt. (W. and S. sides of Monterey Peninsula), Monterey Co., Calif. Estimated 300, 500 respectively - all passing along at usual distance & headed northward around the penin- sula. The time is late AM (11:00-12:00) altho too far out for identification of most of them, the few close in were this species and most of them probably were also. Pt. Lobos, Monterey Co., Calif. Estimated 500 or more seen - the general flight line here at 2:00 PM is still north- ward, but off the top of the peninsula there was quite a bit of circling around. - off mouth of Malpaso Cr. S. of Carmel Highlands Monterey Co., Calif. - 1000+ seen between 5:15 & 5:45 PM. - Most of these were flying southward [!!! - cf. above] at a distance offshore about twice that of the main flight of the Brandells cormorants. [species again assumed to be this; the manner of flight being exactly that described above for Pt. Pinos] Some 200 or so were bobbing on the waves major flock at about the same distance offshore, but the flying birds passed on without joining them. July 20 - Monterey Harbor to point on ocean about 9-10 mi. W. Pt. Joe, Monterey Co., Calif., return Leaving the harbor at 1:06 P.M. & out along the S. side of the bay to past Pt. Pinos no shearwaters were seen. About 1 mi.