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  • 8 May 9 [1931]. Left camp at 9 oclock in the launch and headed outside the sound. On the way out saw several Bluebill ducks. 5 Common Loon which were very tame. Several were still in the brown immature plumage. Landed on 3 Rocky islets on which we took 2 Ruddy turnstones: These birds were not very wild and were quite easy of approach 4 Black turnstones [word crossed out] oystercatchers that appeared to be nesting on the rocks. Saw 4 Wandering Tattlers that were very wild but Mr [Kenneth] Racey took one bird a very small one with greyish yellow feet + legs instead of the normal yellow. We then cruised down the coast past the lighthouse taking a Baird + 2 Brandt cormorants a Rhinocerous [Rhinoceros] Auklet 2 marbled murrelets and 2 Cal. [California] murres in breeding plumage and one " " in winter plumage Turning about we arrived East to Bare Island about 6 miles distant
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