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Phalacrocorax fulicarius
16 June Weelee River Coal Mine, 15°00'5"W, 70°02'9"N, Alach
allowing close approach. Another g seen to be there but they
are not conspicuous.
17 June Phalacrocorax party #2 on along the W side lake
Agassiz but they scarcely seem to be having a heard
fishing during any time to eat. Saw the first
real evidence of "tertiary" - 9s defending
the Ps. A few (one 9s out now and also a few
(one Ps. They clearly will not be common.
Birds prazing out in the Carey pools, where
its grain is opened and floating on the surface.
They seem to get much of the food they can from
the floating mats of grass.
19 June Found a nest with 4 eggs just N of the cern
plot in the gressy ridge between two ponds. There
were 3-4 other Ps on the plot where they feed
in the pools, without seeming to have much success
Sauces was greatest when they walked along the
edge of the pools. Several (2 or 3) 9s still associated.
20 June Birds heard flying over the polygonal area N of the
village but none seen landed except 1 or 2 in the village
pads. No pairs seen except in flight.
21 June No 9s on the cern plot today. Found two 4 egg
nets, both on Sphagnum dikes between ponds
in Carey. The Ps flushed at 3-4 feet coming up
off the nest without distraction display but calling
Gently, a startling performance. Little feeding seen.
but that seen seemed to be more successful than earlier