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the short leg connecting points m and ogwood, birds identified as 
Northern Phalaropes were recorded. These observations are as reliable 
as possible without specimens for substantiation, and represent one of 
the first pelagic records of this species for the area. 
Surfbird Number recorded: 19, 
On 8 August at 35°00' - 122°09'W a flock of 19 birds approached the 
ship from the northeast, crossed the bow, and continued flying southwest. 
The identification is considered positive. 
Jaegers 
Pomarin6 Jaeger - number recorded: 4 
Long-tailed Jaeger •" " : 1 
Jaeger sp. " : 9 
Jaegers were recorded in 8 of the 9 sectors. Six of the 14 birds 
recorded were in the western third of the grid. No parasitic behavior 
was observed; the question arises: are they preying on either of the 
abundant species (phalaropes or storm petrels)? 
Sterna sp. Number recorded: 3 
The specific identification of these birds remains a question. 
Alcids sp. Xantus Murrelet - number recorded: 17 
The specific identification of these birds is not definite. Only 
one was definitely identified as this species; the others with a re¬ 
liability of 2 (this or the next most similar species - C a ssin Auklet). 
Accidentals : # Records 
Mourning Dove 1 
Band-tailed Pigeon 1 
Bullock's Oriole 1 
Brown-headed Cowbird 3 
# Collected_Position 
33°20’N - 125°^9'W 
34°10'N - 122°01'W 
1 33°35'N - 121°23'W 
1 34°12'N - 126°l8'W 
30 o 53'N - 123°34'W 
30 o 54'N - 121°02'w 
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