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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,