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Ludwig, James P . 
1965 
waddles around "the mounts and copulation occurs. Post- copula cory 
display seems similar also to the albatross - (very little birds) 
some moaning and then both usually preen. Finished the paper work and 
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in the sack by 10. 
December 17—Up to^ay'to hunt with little success. One Erolia acuminata- 
tail (shot off). Saw the same ducks in the overrun plus a large long 
hilled sandpiper that looks like a short-hilled Dowitcher—the Rump 
(white) Patch: something Siberian I expect. It had at least a 2 inch 
long bill, grey, chunky, 9 to 10 inches long, to a high pitched harsh 
call. 
Check arrived today from S. I. and now I can get off this God 
Damm Island. King did not come in on Log flight so I spent P.M. in 
Photo Lab, taking S. I. pictures, and skinning the Erolia . 
In the P. M. banded forty-seven Petrels. Found a dog killing 
petrels. Stoned the SOB but good. Probably why birds so shittish and 
why so many dead. In bed by 11 P.M., and glad of tne sleep. 
December l8 
Spent most of today on Eastern banding 30^- Black!oots (23 recoveries 
taking pictures of all our study areas on Eastern, and the whole Island, 
and walking around it. Saw a gull today! The Lords BEST Birds are here- 
Juvenal, with a very robust Body, Short stout bill, LARGE, and with the 
typical cream-grey plumage of the western glafcous bull race. It was 
unquestionably a Glaucous gull. Wing was relatively shot also. It 
looked fat and in good shap, flying strongly. 
Took film to Photo Lab - to pick up the pictures Friday. 
