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Vol. I 
THE MONTHLY TOPER OP THE 
ST. GEORGE NATURAL HISTORY 
SOCIETY 
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July 1966 
No. I 
The breeding season for the cliff birds is now in full swing. The 
murres and kittiwakes are laying and we suspect the puffins and aulclets 
are also. He were able to get to one Fulmar nest (but not without much 
sweating and worrying about the 50 feet to the ground). The egg had an 
embryo about one week old. He took a trip around the island in a skiff 
and were amazed at the number of Fulmars nesting on St. George. The 
population is guessed at between 20,000 and 50,000 birds. The skiff 
trip also changed our ideas about the number of Crested Auklets. They 
are much more abundant than previously suposed. 
Tne trip around Dalnoi Point on the western end of the island was 
an exciting one with about 3,000 sealions talcing to the water and swim¬ 
ming around our boat. This was the first time that anyone had found 
young pups on St. George and Dalnoi can now take on the status of a 
rookery instead 01 just a hauling ground. The big bulls would probably 
weigh in at around 2,000 pounds. 
A new check—list of Pribilof island birds was drawn up in Juno. lie 
can now say there are 170 birds recorded from the islands. Of this num— 
oer, the Si field party has added eleven to the list not to mention the 
numerous first records for St. George and St. Paul. At least three of 
the SI records are new to North America. 
The latter part of June was spent reconditioning the old fox sheds 
1or tne sanding season. New window material was tacked on and Bob was 
aole to punch a big hole in one the second day it was in. These sheds 
are used by us to weigh turnstonos and store gear. 
The village poisoned 188 Arctic Foxes this past winter but didn't 
gem tnem all. lie had our firing cord chewed up twioe and the banding 
season hasn't started yet. 
