Jaegers and Skua 
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Two Skuas were seen on the north track; one was inside the 
islands, ana one on the outside. 
Pomarine Jaegers were abundant outside the Channel Islands on 
the south leg. Sixteen were identified, and most of the unidentified 
jaegers(17) were probably also Pomarines. On the north leg two 
unidentified Jaegers were seen outside tt>e islands. 
A single Long-tailed Jaeger was identified outside the islands 
on the south leg. 
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Gulls 
The status inside and outside of the islands has changed con- 
siderably over the past month. On the inside of the islands lz9 
unidentified gulls were seen, only six of which were on the north 
leg. During earlier surveys hundreds of gulls were seen in the same 
areas. 
Western Gulls were observed most commonly inside the Channel 
Islands. But when compared to other species of gulls they were 
proportionately more abundant on the outside. Also,in a proportionate 
sense,they were more abundant overall than they have been on prev¬ 
ious cruises. Both adults and immatures were noted. 
One Herring Gull was seen inside the islands; the remaining 
four were on the outside. The decrease of numbers correlates to 
the drop noted in the grid. 
California gulls were the most abundant gull seen on the non¬ 
grid survey. A group of 130 was seen just off of Catalina Island; 
an estimated 90% of these were immature birds. On the north leg 
only one California Gull was seen. 
One Ring-billed Gull was seen inside the islands on the north 
leg. 
