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Remsen,
J.V.
1973
Elegant Tern
Thalasseus elegans
Aug. 5 Bay Bridge Toll Plaza, Alameda Co., Calif.: 50
Aug. 31 Bolinas Lagoon, Marin Co., Calif.: 200
Sep. 18 Monterey area, Monterey Co., Calif.: 150, including 120
standing on help beds at Loves Pt. This flock was aroused
to flight twice by a Parasitic Jaeger. The terns saw the
jaeger long before we did and long before it hit the
tern flock.
sep. 21 Monterey area: 5 pt. Pinos
Sep. 22 Monterey area: 20 Loves Pt.
Sep. 23 Monterey area: 10 pt. Pinos
Ano Nuevo S.R., San Mateo Co., Calif.: 15. My first record for this spot
Sept. 27 Monterey area: 2
Moss Landing, Monterey Co., Calif.: 2
Nov. 22 Sweetwater R. mouth, San Diego Co., Calif.: 1