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Childs
1957
Nyctea scandiaca
June 10 Enroute to Wainwright, Alaska
Several seen south of Barrow.
June 11 Wainwright, Alaska
One seems to be settled north of the village
June 14 Pitegea River, Cape Sabine, Alaska
3 owl pellets yielded skull of all microtines, except
Clethrionomys using Bee + Hall for identification
I have collected all of the owl pellets seen
and intend to work them over this fall.
Pellets are not abundant even on the large
mound which must serve as look-out.
Some of the pellets are undoubtedly from
short-eared owls from their small size
but if microtines are not abundant
what is to stop a snowy from tossing off a
small pellet. It is a note point as the
grey species is the important thing although
it would be interesting to know relative
abundance of these two into
19 July Camp A, Pitegea River, NE Cape Sabine, Alaska
Some pellets were collected on bluff tops, No
adults seen.
30 July Three pellets were not intact, down so I washed
all bones, etc. on there in camp. Almost no
rodent lines seen. Grey appears to be mostly
Pteromys.