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P. De Benedicts
1965
Stercorarius pomarinus
July 10
Barrow, Alaska - the birds on the Beach ridge
and the area to the N and in Central Marsh appears
to be occupying territories ~ 3/4X those of birds elsewhere -
or there are large unoccupied area. They are
comparatively scarce in the Meadow Lakes area
although considering [illegible] area they might be
comparatively sized territories as well.
Holme's Mora proper has a low population
[illegible] area along Woldbelling Sought
Elson wagon is a densely occupied as any place
else. One nest found had only one egg, and
2 light-dark egg nests were seen. Still a considerable
variation in their reaction to intrusion. About
3-5 black birds in this area.
11 July
Birds in the region South of Footprint Lake were
obviously nesting and were seen in densities quite
comparable to the area just N of Footprint. They
were fairly quiet and were frequently seen in aerial
chases. No nests were found but many setting [illegible]
were seen. A two egg nest seen in [illegible] must have
been fairly recent as the area it was in had been flooded
up to Long [illegible] and the "group" there seems to have split
up as the group on Central Marsh. No sign the birds
are having any probable yet.
12 July
Steaked a two egg nest East of hine IT and saw another
sitting bird. The nests on pikelha's plot either
destroyed or given up.
13 July
The birds on Central Marsh in the Northeast part