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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.