Alaska species accounts, part 2, v4404
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Stercorarius pomareri 7-30 Jack Pitt Point Make's visit - probably came 10-15 individuals, and this may account for some of the scattering of individuals. On the three deep, I have covered the entire surveyed area of Make's map on spot, and I was able to find only 1 young jaeger - this just S. of another. Bell I have found 2 young a couple of days earlier in the same area. However, I did encounter a total of 8 pairs that acted very aggressive - directed at me, called and/or displayed when I was in their areas and which were very aggressive also toward the owls. There probably had young. I have indicated their locations on Make's map thus →8. I saw no jaeger catch a lemming on there deep. One was seen attacking a downy young loon (G. avellia) on the river but was warded off by the parent. The jaeger made repeated attempts for about 10 minutes. One pair was trying to take the remains of a ptarmigan that had been killed by a Snowy Owl and deserted