Alaska species accounts, part 1, v4403
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1. Code 1959 Buteo lagopus 20 May Pitmegea River - a very light headed and light-chested ? was seen sitting on a knoll on the ridge northeast of camp across the river. 21 May Pitmegea - another ? of some description was attacked briefly by a gyrfalcon as she flew flying across this ridge toward the mouth of the river. 22 May Pitmegea - two birds, a light one, and one darker, flew by camp at 1430, passed the mouth of the river and continued south along the coast. 23 May Pitmegea - four birds in ? plumage were seen soaring in a strong wind over the upper end of the long ridge on the right limit above camp. One had molted inner primaries (? th?). Three were very light, one was somewhat darker. 24 May Pitmegea - one was seen on the high ridge across the view from camp, one was seen at the gyrfalcon cliff, and one was seen over the long ridge across and above from camp.