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P. De Benedictis
1965
Nyctea scandica
26 June Barrow, Alaska - a 3 seen crossing the N
end of Holmer's Mraa from Elson hogoon high in the
air with a slippingy direct wing beat - so it
coursed it was attacked in order by each
successive Jaeger Pair. In the evening
a male was seen flying directly and W over
the ARH (no jaegers to bother it) in addition to
this of that has been hanging out there for several
days now.
27 June At least 8 owls on the continuation of the Beach Ridge
W of Family hogoon and about = # of 3s and 4s. The
nest on VOTH area is probably gone as this 3 has been ?shot
and the 4 is gone. Saw a 4 by the Barrow dump.
28 June Saw both of the pair at Family hogoon (SE end)
and the one in the basin area is a 4 now. Found a
death-springaliv 4 in the level area across VOTH
Creek from the VOTH area, and brought it in for
autopsy. There was a live remining under it when I
picked it up! It was thin, weigh 1460 gm., and
had no subcutaneous fat and its stomach was empty.
The ovary was inactive. It was badly bruised on
the right shoulder and about the tail, which was broken.
29 June The pair out in Central Marsh is actively going
back and forth from the nest now, although this 4 stays
close to the nest and remains longer than does this 3.
The group of non- breeders at the W end of Family hogoon
numbers at least 19, for I saw 11 on the W side of the mouth