8 
NON GRID 
The 12th and 20th were spent either within or immediately 
outside of harbor areas along the Southern California Caast. The 
13th was spent 75 to 100 miles off the coast of Monterey, while 
part of the l4th was near the channel islands of San Nicolas and 
San Clemente. A total of 21.1 hours and over 268 miles of diurnal 
observations were concluded in this area (See TABLE II). As would 
be expected the avifaunas of these three areas differ radically 
from each other and from that of the Grid (See TABLE TV). 
TABLE IV 
DIURNAL ABUNDANCE OF SPECIES GROUPS 
Species Group 
Number of Birds 
Birds Per Hour 
Duck 
63 
2.99 
Albatross-Shearwater 
65 
3.08 
Storm Petrel 
7 
0.33 
Tropicbird 
0 
0.00 
Pe li c an-C ormor ant 
126 
5.97 
Fhalarope 
4 
0.19 
Jaeger 
12 
0.48 
Gull 
1309 
62.04 
Tern 
2 
0.09 
Alcid 
27 
1.28 
Miscellaneous 
3 
0.14 
Total 
1618 
76.68 
Ducks: All of the 49 Surf Scoters ( Melanitta perspicillata) were- within 
the breakwater of Seal Beach Harbor. Two Red-breasted Mergansers 
were found on the l4th near the channel islands and another was 
observed in Seal Beach Harbor. 
Albatross-Shearwater: The only species found in this area that was 
absent from the grid was the Slender-billed Shearwater (Puffinus 
tenuirostris). 
Black-footed Albatross 
18 birds were observed following the ship 
