Alaska species accounts, part 2, v4406
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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.