Alaska species accounts, part 2, v4404
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Stercorarius parvusiticus 1. Cable 1959 June Peters-Schweder L. meowing behind me, turned and flew to light coloured jaegers flying high over Schweder toward North end. The vigilant pair had flown out onto the ice 60 yards from shore and were meowing very loudly. After the other two had passed, the light one flew back to the polygon area, followed soon after by the dark one. (2) in the NW corner of the flat area between the two lakes and near the central ridge of Whistler Creek delta - saw a pair of black jaegers sitting on an ice shelf. The pair slid by side and drilled each other. Then one flew west over a high ridge 1/2 mile away. The other followed a few minutes later and leveled on the ridge. The first bird flew around it in circles, landed briefly beside its mate, then both birds flew out of sight behind the ridge. A little later I was again alerted by the "meow" cry and looked to see the two jaegers out on the ice some yards beyond the snow drift.