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Childs
1958
Buteo lagopus
5 June Pitmegea River, Cape Sabine Alaska
Rite saw 2 on a bluff west of Wolverine Mt.
309m Did not see any in the above area.
3 July Saw 2 Buteos on way up river in plain
probably this species.
6 July Pitmegea River, 16 miles SE Cape Sabine, Alaska
Found a nest under cmentrust. on a cliff
7 miles up the Northfork of the Pitmegea.
at first 2 though it was inactive until
I saw the 4 bringing nesting material to
it. She was mottled grey while the
3 was brown with the white tail.
8 July At about 4 ft. from the spot where Duck-
Hawks nested last year opposite the two
pands, we found a nest with 4 young. The
adult 4 and 2 young were collected. The
largest and smallest young were taken.
The only evidence of prey was a longspur
feather at the nest. In the stomachs
of the young was found Microtus
remains and stomachs were very full.
A third adult Rough-leg fly by to see what
the commotion was all about!
13 July One seen near mt. my Northfork
16 July Young well fed at nest when we collected.
F. am mottled M. oemus was in the nest.
Took it and young bird plans to raise it.
adult was eating young Ristail.