320 
BULLETIN OF THE BUREAU OF FISHERIES 
Count of fur seals on Bering Island by rookery guards in 1916 
[No distinction made between harem bulls and idle bulls; yearlings not counted separately] 
Date 
Bulls 
Half 
bulls 
Bachelors 
Cows 
Pups 
Seen in 
the sea 
Total 
May 1.. 
May 9 _.. 
May 15 
May 16 
May 20 
May 23. _ 
May 30 
June 1 
June 4 
June 6 
June 13 
June 15 
June 20 
June 27.. 
July 1 
July 4 
July 11 
July 18 
July 25.. 
August 1 
August 8 
August 10 
August 19 
August 29 
September 4.. 
September 9. . 
September 18. 
September 26. 
October 3 
October 10 
October 17 
October 23 
October 30 
November 6. . 
1 
1 
3 
3 
6 
10 
16 
23 
28 
25 
26 
28 
29 
74 
90 
93 
91 
99 
116 
92 
78 
80 
31 
38 
37 
46 
14 
1 
1 
6 
8 
9 
18 
25 
42 
127 
100 
100 
100 
100 
419 
130 
107 
149 
223 
206 
170 
274 
14 
13 
17 
20 
25 
63 
79 
140 
1.901 
2, 241 
2,331 
2,201 
2, 561 
2, 989 
2, 579 
1,428 
1,362 
1,266 
967 
918 
1,078 
273 
180 
800 
950 
120 
22 
10 
1 
5 
28 
40 
82 
1,071 
1,501 
1, 521 
1,701 
1,600 
1,700 
1,700 
1,770 
1, 193 
1,034 
656 
880 
770 
1,319 
222 
115 
26 
2 
4 
8 
4 
1 
5 
3 
9 
16 
27 
80 
30 
100 
200 
500 
300 
600 
300 
500 
600 
,800 
400 
341 
1,800 
2,000 
1,400 
60 
10 
4 
15 
25 
36 
57 
69 
82 
168 
217 
393 
3, 223 
4,052 
4, 272 
4, 613 
4,690 
5, 853 
4,829 
3,406 
3,432 
4, 369 
2.088 
2,371 
2, 186 
1,611 
2, 235 
2,800 
2,350 
292 
58 
23 
Count of fur seals on Copper Island by rookery guards in 1915 
[Schedule probably misunderstood; the figures under "Idle bulls" are probably intended for both harem and idle bulls] 
Date 
May 17 
May 21 , 
May 28 
.Tune 8 
June 14 
June 18 
June 2.5 
June 27 
July 7 
.July 13 .. 
July 21 
July 25 
August 3 
August 12 
August 27 
August 31 
September 3. . 
September 14. 
September 18 . 
September 23. 
September 28. 
October 7 
October 12 
October 22 
October 28 
November 5. . 
Harem 
bulls 
Idle 
bulls 
4 
5 
9 
34 
71 
81 
117 
117 
170 
215 
223 
225 
316 
243 
89 
218 
214 
305 
222 
206 
239 
107 
167 
Half 
bulls 
2 
3 
13 
33 
37 
71 
75 
137 
150 
180 
188 
191 
172 
84 
160 
168 
206 
183 
170 
202 
103 
103 
78 
49 
15 
Bache- 
lors 
36 
78 
149 
361 
546 
882 
1, 168 
2,858 
3,017 
2, 163 
3, 760 
3, 154 
3,609 
2,822 
1, 635 
1,666 
1, 165 
1,282 
384 
345 
490 
311 
10 
Cows 
1 
1 
1 
1 
74 
123 
778 
3, 174 
4,075 
5, 378 
6,618 
5,038 
1,984 
4, 732 
4,468 
1, 778 
3, 405 
3,240 
4, 678 
2,860 
2,797 
2,622 
2, ISO 
990 
Pups 
Year- 
lings 
60 
183 
161 
158 
196 
200 
178 
156 
173 
178 
119 
62 
95 
Seen in 
the sea 
760 
1, 161 
2,318 
2,987 
1, 750 
570 
658 
750 
2, 785 
3,250 
590 
902 
345 
Total 
4 
7 
17 
84 
183 
169 
662 
926 
2,449 
6,678 
9, 875 
12, 614 
13, 179 
14, 023 
7, 501 
14, 024 
15,464 
7,666 
9, 453 
9, 803 
11, 937 
9,918 
9,485 
6,655 
5,945 
2,314 
