Alaska Species Accounts, Part. 2, v4425
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P. DeBenedichs 1965 Stercorarius pomarinus 4 July Barrow, Alaska - found two new nests, both with eggs, new VOTH slough. The pair at the 1st nest attacked me viciously but the 2nd pair just flew off and left me. On 3 different occasions a 3rd Pomarine which was flying by all of assiduella made pass at my head, silently and usually from behind. When I am being hounded the jaegers always will stop to chase off an intruding bird. Density is very low. Found a egg shell, too broken to see the cause, in the Hotel area and another near the Gooline Ridge; I suspect they are wild eaten. Saw no groups of Pomarine anywhere. 5 July A group of gulls which peculiar near mines III was flying towards a jaeger, territory - a small group of gulls wandered off and one of these was attacked by the jaegers + quickly gave way; the main fork at the same time turned back. 6 July Checked 4 nests along Elson bayoon and found 2 eggs in all; at two I was attacked that 2 was left alone. I was attacked by lone birds on 4 diff. ocasions. Saw Poms, attacking Snowy Owl and L-Tail Jaegers today. 7 July Found a nest that McClean had marked previous by dAACS slough. It contained 1 egg. The parents followed me around and when I check a semi-pal. nest as I swooped down at the 3rd which was giving a distraction display, and tried to catch it. It was no far from a Pectoral nest & 9 Pectoral came up,