P. De Bensdicks 1965 Stercorarius pomarinus 21 July Barrow, Alaska - (not found only 1) and 2 chicks, the latter fairly small, and the nest in the River from there with 2 eggs. The next pair, possibly two pairs, down are gone and 2 snowy owls were in the areas they occupied. Saw fights over the 2 part of Holmes's Marsh but didn't check nests there. Should get back to VDTT pretty soon now. The largest young can move around pretty well but don't seem to be more than 3-5 days old. They don't bother the long-billed cur in Central Marsh. 22 July The one egg nest near AACS not yet hatched. The pair close to the road south of S. Salt hagoon gone + white feathers (op?) and Ham/Don found a broken egg by the nest; this pair farther in 511 there but well away from the nest marker (nest not checked) as were all other pairs. No signs of any hatching except for the 2nd chick at the 27 June nest (see 17 July). The pair at the latter nest were quite nasty, especially, so I was near the 10.5 end of time [illegible] TTA, where one did hit me 3 times. Who says they calm down when the eggs hatch?! When I was checking the pectoral nest near AACS that pectoral when & into a distraction display on numerous occasions. The pair of jagers, whose nest is only 100 yards away were bombing me and when they saw the pectoral they dove at her, obvious- ly trying to catch her, on 5 different occasions. Each time the pectoral flew when their jags were about 2