10 
Jaegers 
(41) 
Jaegers.were also quite abundant in the southern section of the non-grid, 
specifically in the area -with large concentrations of Kittiwakes and other 
feeding birds. They were frequently observed harrassing the Kittiwakes and 
were often successful in causing a regurgitation. Thirty-three were recorded 
as Pomarine and 8 as ^aeger so. Since light conditions made identification 
difficult, it is probable that Parasitic Jaegers were also present though none 
were positively identified. Only one Ja"eger was sighted in the northern section. 
Red Phalarope 
Red Phalaropes (9) appeared to be well-scattered over the southern section 
where observations were made. These were our first non-grid records, but prob¬ 
ably because we were so far from land and had not made a day survey in this 
specific area. Each bird was observed singly, one being in a flock of Kittiwakes. 
None were seen in the northern section. 
Gulls 
During the first da^y of non-grid observations, as we passed through the 
Santa Barbara Channel, no Herring Gulls were identified. The next day, as the 
grid track was neared.and we were distant from land. Herring Gulls (16) were 
following the ship. It appears that the Herring Gull is being cut-competed 
near land as indicated by the large numbers of other gulls. In the Eastern 
Pacific it seems to be a pelagic gull. Judging from the previous cruises and 
this one, the Herring Gull commonly follows at sea but decreases in number as 
land nears and other gulls appear. In the southern section the Herring Gull 
( 31 ) was common but land was distant and only a few other kinds of gulls were 
sighted (i.e.j California, Western, Ring-billed). Adults outnumbered immatures 
4:1 in the north, 15:1 in the south. In the northern section California (30), 
