Anacapa (cont ! d) 
appeared to be the larger. Many adults were in the air and in the water 
on the north side of the island at all times. None was seen carrying 
nesting material (a possible indication that nesting is well underway ??). 
Three pairs of birds were seen soaring together over the island. 
Podiceps caspicus (l) Eared Grebe 
Church found the feathered remains of one of this species on the beach 
Phalacrocorax penicillatus Brandt’ s Cormorant 
Four seen flying at East Island. 
Phalacrocorax sp. (80+) Cormorant sp. 
On the approach to East Island, 45 were sitting on high rocks. Thirty 
five more were seen sitting further along on the north side of East Island. 
None was seen on Middle Island but the westernmost isolated rock islet 
beyong Nest Island also had about 40 sitting. Numbers could not be de¬ 
termined with accuracy because of glare and distance. 
Falco sparverius (2) Sparrow Hawk 
A male and a female were seen in separate sightings on West Island. 
Haematopus bachmani (6) Black Oystercatcher 
Five were seen on rocks on the south side of the island and one on 
the north side. 
Arenaria melanocephala (l) Black Turnstone 
Kleen saw one on the north side of the island. 
Arenaria interpres (l) Ruddy Turnstone 
One seen. This is apparently the first record for the island (C 
Banks, 1966). 
Actitis macularia (2) Spotted Sandpiper 
One on the north side and one on the south side. 
Heteroscelus incanum ( 3 ) Wandering Tattler 
Three seen. 
Larus Philadelphia (400) Bonaparte’s Gull 
About 400 Bonaparte’s Gulls were in a disturbed water area at the 
east end of East Island. 
