" Phalarope 
Sightings of one on the north leg and 12 (one collected) on the south tracx 
approximate the number seen on theiilast non-grid cruise. 
Jaegers 
Three unidentified Jaegers and one Pomarine Jaeger were seen on the north 
leg. On the south track two Long-tailed Jaegers and 21 unidentified Jaegers 
(probably mostly Pomarine) were seen. Most were in areas where the Sooty shearwater 
were abundant, but none were seen chasing the shearwaters. 
Gulls 
Outside the 
T'wo specimens 
Western Gulls were observed on the north and south tracks, but more 
commonly on the latter. Some individuals were seen 60 miles off San Clemente 
Island, but most were closer to shore. 
Herring dulls were not noted inside the channel islands on either leg, 
bn + n , ay vft-hflftruTarflgfln t In large groups of unidentified gulls. 
islands they were present in low numbers, increasing to seaward. 
wore collected on the nortn leg* 
California Gulls arc the most abundant gulls along this coast. Probably 
most of the gulls on both tracks were of this species, but as it is all out 
impossible to make the careful identification of each gull in a largo flock, 
most were unidentified. On the south track California gulls were noted as 
far as -50 miles off San Clemente Is- 
One adult Ring-billed Gull «. sen in tee Santa Barbara Channel. 
. ills were noted on the north track. aH. 
i t it A ^ .a/- i - 1 wer6 of adults in - reacting 
sightings on ooth tracKs (all uns ^ J 
Highest numbers of Bonaparte 1 
plumage. 
A single Sabine's Gull was seen on the north track just before ence-ing the 
grid. 
