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 May, 1909 THE PASSING OF THE PEDRO ISLAND SEA-BIRD ROOKERY 95 hearing this we did not expect to find ninny birds on the island, but decided, how- ever, to make the trip. lTear as the island is to the shore, it was necessary to row about a mile to reach it. The craft was rather small for four people and made slow progress against the waves of an open sea. Our boatman rowed to a spot ;vhich he claimed was the best on the island to land. As we neared the great mass of rock rising almost per- pendicularly out of the sea it seemed to me that there was but little choice in the matter, for it meant a hard and dangerous climb wherever we disembarked. As I have stated, Mr. Heinemann was one of the party, so it will be understood that we had the usual collection of cameras, tripods and packiug cases; these with a rope- ladder, provisions and other neeessities made a cousiderable load. Landing, one at a time, on a wave-splashed rock, between one breaker and another, was exciting if not enjoyable. Then by way of variety canoe the climb of a narrow and steep DISCRNID Ol'q TH ROCKS AT TH RIGHT MIDDII rocky passage to the top of the ridge. It took the combined effort of Oluf and myself to aid the heavy-weight member of our party, Snow, to the top. From here a descent was made to the southern side where traveling was easier. How- ever, the worst was yet to come, for, after a short distance, a steep bluff walled our way which we were forced to ascend, as the cliffs water-wise were as straight as a brick wall. At the foot of the bluff we lost a member of our party, for Snow found the climbing too difficult and so was left in charge of the conmfissary department while Oluf and I worked our way to the top. After reaching the sunrefit and wending our way along the ridge we came to a long level ledge which was no doubt in the past the main rookery. Many deserted cormorant nests still remained and in the rocky furroxvs were scattered egg-shells of the murre. There were but few birds about, however, and these were not nesting. Oluf remained behind to photograph