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- [Typewritten copy of journal of Allan C. Brooks]
adults; Least, Baird's, Western and Semipalmated
Sandpipers all young.
11. No new shore birds. Black-bellied plover
increasing, all are adults with black breasts
Sanderlings all adult, other sandpipers are all
young.
12. Left for Langara Island on I. William'
fishing boat, started at 9 a.m. lots of alcids
at inlet mouth. Rhino [Rhinoceros] and Cassin's auklets,
marbled murrelets, a few ancient murrelets,
and quantities of murres and pigeon guillemots.
On the whole trip over probably Rhinoceros
Auklets were the most numerous adults and young,
when we got near Langara I saw adults flying
with fish in their bills towards the land
East of Lucy Island. Shearwaters numerous all
Sooty, a few Fork-tailed petrels and 2 adult
Parasitic Jaegers, light phase, 1 Sabine gull
full summer dress and many Herring gulls of
all ages, no other gulls except a few Glaucous-
wings. Norther Phalecope [Phalarope] in big flocks as well
as scattered birds all young and near Langara
a good many Red Phalecopes [Phalaropes] singly, all adults
about half way to winter dress. 1 taken.
13. Up east shore for a few miles, shot a young
Peale's falcon but could not find it, saw 3
others, many young herons but no shore birds
save one Western sandpiper juv. [juvenile] 2 adult redtail
hawks and of course a great many bald eagles,
ravens and rows, all very tame.
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