Jones — On Washington Coast Birds. 



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erly to this ridge there is an area of tall coarse grass, fringed 

 by bushes on its east edge, and still more southerly and lower 

 down on the slope grows a fine curly grass some four inches 

 high, the roots forming a tough, thick turf over a bed of stone 

 chips. The burrows of Kseding's Petrel honey-combed this 

 turf, and even extended into the tall grassy area. In this tall 

 grassy area and among the roots of the bushes were numerous 

 nests of Cassin's Auklet, while the Tufted Puffins burrowed 

 among the rocks which fringed the vegetation covered area. 

 There were no gull's nests on this rock. 



Carrol Islet Camp, beneath a spveadins Sitka spruce monarch. 



The object of this night excursion was to catch the Petrels 

 and /Vuklets in their characteristic nocturnal activities by flash- 

 light. While the birds were numerous enough, and flew close 

 enough during our periods of quiet, they were so disturbed by 

 the operations of the camera that no pictures were secured. 



