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Holmes,R.
1960
Nyctea scandiaca
6.
6 June Barrow, Alaska
display for considerable length of time.
Wing on spread back, and feet, with
The digit at the bend of the wing
sticking out distinctly. The head in
forward, and the tail usually has a
slightly spreading.
The tail is spread
normally and is not cocked. When
first noted he was in a mound in
This position, turning around in 360°
This went for several complete revolutions
Another pair was seen northwest of the
ground, and this nest was located
by Maher that afternoon. It contained
eggs.
7 June - One owl ever seen along Else
north wotblacklog. This is
probably the break ridge 8. The
pair at The mound Cotjack
Two cocked, and their weed (45)
contained 7 eggs (+1 outside). Both
birds were present, and the male
performed a distraction display
by spreading his wings out
and flapping them shallowly.
The was performed when he was
behind a mound, so that I could
just see The top of his head & The