. The Wilson bulletin . quent events proved that we were holding some dozen birdsprisoners in their nest burrows. If the birds without seemedto be saying Im here, Im here, let me in, let me in, surelythose within were more eagerly calling Im here, Im here, letme out, let me out. The highest point of this island, a rock ridge, faces north-ward, this side of the island being almost precipitous. South- Jones—On Washington Coast Birds. 191 erly to this ridge there is an area of tall coarse grass, fringedby bushes on its east edge, and still more southerly and lowerdown on the slope grows a fine cu
. The Wilson bulletin . quent events proved that we were holding some dozen birdsprisoners in their nest burrows. If the birds without seemedto be saying Im here, Im here, let me in, let me in, surelythose within were more eagerly calling Im here, Im here, letme out, let me out. The highest point of this island, a rock ridge, faces north-ward, this side of the island being almost precipitous. South- Jones—On Washington Coast Birds. 191 erly to this ridge there is an area of tall coarse grass, fringedby bushes on its east edge, and still more southerly and lowerdown on the slope grows a fine curly grass some four incheshigh, the roots forming a tough, thick turf over a bed of stonechips. The burrows of Ksedings Petrel honey-combed thisturf, and even extended into the tall grassy area. In this tallgrassy area and among the roots of the bushes were numerousnests of Cassins Auklet, while the Tufted Puffins burrowedamong the rocks which fringed the vegetation covered were no gulls nests on this Carrol Islet Camp, beneath a spveadins Sitka spruce monarch. The object of this night excursion was to catch the Petrelsand /Vuklets in their characteristic nocturnal activities by flash-light. While the birds were numerous enough, and flew closeenough during our periods of quiet, they were so disturbed bythe operations of the camera that no pictures were secured. 192 The Wilson Bulletin—No. 65. After we had settled down for the night one Petrel whose nestmay have been beneath our bed perched upon my head and re-fused to be shaken loose. Its only damage being the introduc-tion of sundry sharp points into- my scalp for a securer hold, Ilay quiet until it was willing to depart peacefully, after whichtwo thickness of blanket formed an effectual shield to furthervisitations. The din of noises which surrounded the island allnight long beggars description. Many nests of both K^edings Petrel and Cassins Aukletwere uncovered by overturning the sod as the burrows were
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