Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Gull Island, AK

June - Sept 1999
Gull Island, Alaska. Located in Kachemak Bay near Homer.
My first summer in Alaska.
Black-legged kittiwakes, red-faced cormorants, common murres, and the tufted and horned puffins. We lived in a cozy cabin in Halibut Cove and boated over to Gull Is. to work.

The Rock

Halibut Cove Cabin

1999 Gull Is. Crew:
Shiway, Mike Shultz, Brian Smith

Black-legged Kittwake chicks


Brian fishing for kittiwakes

Common Murres


Common Murres with leg bands

Common Murre eggs

Beach seining for forage fish

Yumi & Alisa counting the catch


Tufted Puffin

Brian weighing a kittiwake chick

with Tufted Puffin chick