Anacapa 
(cont T d) 
Melanitta perspicillata (300+) Surf Scoter 
At least 300 Surf Scoters were resting on the water on the north side 
of Middle Island. 
Melanitta deglandi (A) White-winged Scoter 
Four White-winged Scoters were with the 300+ Surf Scoters at 
Middle Island. 
Larus occidentalis (750) Western Gull 
About 400 Western Gulls were resting on the water on the north side 
of Middle Island with an additional 300 roosting on the slopes above the 
cliffs 5 also on the north side. No pair bonds appeared to be established 
on this island but two pairs were seen on high outcroppings above the 
cliffs on the south side of West Island. About 80 azygous birds were seen 
on this side. 
This species is the only abundant species on the Island. 
Alcid sp. 
Eleven alcids, probably Xantus T Murrelets, were seen by Church flying 
up from the water on the passage between Anacapa and Santa Cruz. 
Landbirds 
Four White-throated Swifts ( Aeronautes saxatalis ), one Rock Wren 
carrying a large insect, and one passerine species were observed on West 
Island. 
Mammals 
Three Harbor Seals ( Phocavitulina ) were close inshore on the south 
side of West Island. 
Ship Survey of Santa Cruz, Santa Rosa, and San Miguel Islands. 
On 6 April we cruised from our anchorage on the southeast end of 
Santa Cruz along the entire southern side of the island past Santa Rosa 
Island, then through the channel between Santa Rosa and San Miguel to 
Prince Islet on the north side of San Miguel where we had expected to 
put ashore. The water was too rough, however, and we returned along the 
north coast of Santa Cruz, to the anchorage of the night before, a dis¬ 
tance of about 40 miles. One area (near the Western Offshore Oil Company 
Floating Tower) was very rich in bird life and we retraced our track 
through it in order to verify identification of the several alcid species. 
On the south side of Santa Cruz, we observed the following: 3 loon 
sp., Sooty Shearwaters, 12 Brown Pelicans, 2 Brandt T s Cormorants, 47 
