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Holmes,R
1960
Nyctea scandiaca
9.
21 june Ikravile (Barrows), Alaska
Pair #810 Seen south of the
second split with Okeworks this
evening.
22 june - Pair # 810 seen again in the
same area. In the evening, The
nest was located on a rather
prominent mound. It contained
5 eggs. Nodewrings were present
around the nest. Copulations or
drizzle displays were not seen.
23 june - Nest #10 still contained 5 eggs, +
both birds were present. An
attempt was made to get to nest
#89. But it was discovered that
This nest is located beyond a
deep slough (described as an inlet
or trough on 1 june - due to snow
cover). I was directly across from
The nest but could not see
into it. Both birds were
present, so Apparently the nest
is still active.
27 june- Barrow, Alaska
Nest #2 was visited. It contained
7 young + 2 eggs. There were
several old Lemmings around
the nest + 4 fresh ones (3883,19).