forced the birds south. It is not likely that the high seas encountered 
during this survey could have been responsible for so few birds being re¬ 
corded . 
Phalaropes 
13 
9 
- 
Red Phalarope 
Phalarope sp. 
Number 
Number 
observed: 9 
observed: I 6 
3 
0 
0 
The concentration in 
grid is much the same as 
the northern 
on the EGS I 8 
third of the 
earlier this 
0 
0 
0 
month. Many of the birds were recorded sitting on the water near 
floating objects. 
Pomarine Jaeger ( Stercorarius pomarinus ) Number observed: 3 
Two were light phase adults, and one a dark phase adult. 
All were seen on l6 December within a half-hour period. 
Glaucous-winged Gull ( barus glaucescens ) Number observed: I 7 
All birds were immatures and followed the ship. There 
has never been an adult bird of this species recorded in the 
grid. This probably reflects the greater wandering tenden¬ 
cies of the immatures. 
Herring Gull ( Larus argentatus ) Number observed: II 6 
In a sample of 90 birds, 57 (63 percent) were adults 
and 33 (37 percent) immatures (first and second year birds). 
Distribution appears near random except for the central and 
southwestern sections. In both areas coverage was good, 
thus the sample is thought indicative of actual numbers. 
1 
2 
- 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
10 
- 
1 
4 
5 
0 
2 
3 
44 
31 
— 
5 
19 
40 
5 
24 
27 
Black-legged Kittiwakes ( Rissa tridactyla ) Number observed: 
Kittiwake numbers have increased greatly since EGS I 8 
(only k recorded) earlier this month. The distribution is 
centered in the north and probably is highest in the north¬ 
east corner. Both adult and immature birds were present. 
Alcids Number recorded: 5 
80 
18 
46 
— 
0 
2 
14 
0 
0 
0 
Birds recorded in sections S and W. 
