Alaska species accounts, v4430
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MacLean 1966 Cephus grylle 15 August Merle Solomon reports that he and Joe Algeade found a nest in an do oil drum near the point. He said both birds were flying around the drum as they checked it. 17 August Went up to the Point in Merle's unish. Found the drum about 100 feet from the lagoon and 200 m. South of the Point. Drum was on it's side, half submerged in gravel, with one end knocked out. One bird left as we approached and landed in the lagoon - definitely this species. The single egg was sitting on bare sand well back in the drum. Photographed the drum and tried a time exposure of the inside. The other bird joined the previously incubating bird in the lagoon. At the same time at least one and probably two more were (was) seen on the ocean side of the spit. 22 August Pete Sovalik tells of another nest - this one with two juvenile birds - under the wrecked home on the way to the Point, ca. 3-4 miles South of the above. 1 Sept. Charley Brower shot the adult birds from the nest at the Point.