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Trips to the Coronado Islands, April and May 1924 | |
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Field Notes April 1924 Related Links L.M. Huey Biography
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A page from the original field notes. Transcription of the entry for May 25, 1924. 
May 25th 1924 In company of Mr. Gallegos & Mr. Van Rossem I left the municipal pier about 10 p.m. [should be a.m.] on board the Mexican Patrol boat Tecate bound for a 5 day trip to the Coronado Islands. Stopping at Roseville we picked up Mr. Sefton’s skiff. The tide was at its lowest ebb and we hadn’t gone a great distance before striking a mud bar. Here we stayed for about half an hour waiting for the tide to rise. An uneventful trip brought us to South Island, where, after a fine lunch served on board the ship while the sailors put our stuff on shore, we established camp. Later we all put out searching for murrelets on the east side of the island. I found two murrelets incubating nests while Van found several single eggs and 3 birds with sets. On the trail near camp he picked up the dried headless carcass of a Black throated Gray Warbler and a Western Flycatcher. These birds had no doubt been killed by duck hawks. |
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