Alaska species accounts, part 4, v4284
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Holmes, R. 1960 Stercorarius pomarinus 28 June Wainright, Alaska noted but there were infrequent. In walking about in the tundra, we were never attacked by jaegers, and it was my impression that jaegers were genuinely scarce (at least compared to Barrow). 29 June Barrow, Alaska Rex Pieper + Dr. [illegible] reported seeing a jaeger take a phalarope egg. Apparently they saw the bird at the nest, and after scaring it off, they found that the egg had been punctured but the bird had been scared away before he had taken the contents. Jaegers were seen attacking the owls at West 3+2 this morning. On several occasions, it seemed that actual physical contact was made. 1 July Ikorvik, Alaska The nest in front? The warren at the NW corner? The plot has one egg which is pipping (at 1600). Carson reports that he saw a chick near the south end. I observed this offspring that must be at least 2 or 3 days old (Still in down plumage, but out wandering around).