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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Tuesday 6/09/09 began with 70 passengers on the Islander, with 37 landing on Anacapa Island.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>No cetaceans were seen throughout the day even for the non-landing folks. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>There were<STRONG> </STRONG>many gull chicks in the trails (and all over), so well camouflaged it was scary. People definitely had to watch where they stepped. A peregrine falcon pair made an appearance.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Students from Cal State Channel Islands were out counting gull nests. They will be back next week, and plan to present </FONT><FONT face=Verdana>findings</FONT><FONT face=Verdana> to CINPS after the project. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>One of the most exciting parts of the day: Dave Begun gave his first interpretive virtual kelp forest hike on the Channel Islands Live Dive program! He was his usual awesome self underwater as he is on land. Congrats Dave!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana>Debra</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>