Alaska Species Accounts, Part. 2, v4425
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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