Alaska species accounts, part 1, v4403
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Cable 1957 Falco tecticolus 9 July Colville R. Twy. Outcrop itself ca 15 feet high and nest ca 10 feet down on a ledge. One young ca 2 weeks old. Nest itself not investigated - observed from 30 yds. Prey remains could not be seen. Adult not seen. 15 July Point Lay By the shack at the lake back of the site a brownish grey gyp was seen flying low over the tundra. It was being chased by a long-tailed jaeger. Both birds disappeared over the tundra to the SW. 27 July Pitt Point In the afternoon, when I flushed the second brood of ptarmigan just S of the site, a gyp flew up from the bank of the drained lake and pursued one of the adults towards the rock site, but soon gave up and turned back, flying low over the tundra. It came past me within 60 yds. It landed on a bank 200 yds away, was harassed there by several jaegers, and then flew S with out of sight along the river. It appeared to be a F7 and was molting out of very worn jies, plumage into 1st adult stage.