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Holmes,R.
1966
Stercorarius pomarinus
30aug Barrow, Alaska
On 28 Aug, the remains of a
partially-eaten grega chick
were found near trapline XIII
in the fertility plots. About 40
feet away was the body of
a juvenile Snowy Owl (band
#160). It appeared that
the young owl had killed the
chick and had then been attacked
by the adult jaeger which
had injured it bodily. It
was then able to move away
(it gave up a pellet containing a
legs foot) before it died.
On the same day, another
chick was discovered dead (only
feathers remaining) near trapline
XIV. Both these juvenile jaegers
had been dead at least several
weeks and both were unable to
fly at the time. Their death
(D.F.- flight feathers not developed
enough for flying). Today a
third incident was found about
200 yards NE of the trapline at the
edge of the polygons. Here another
chick, juvenile jaeger female was