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Marloa
1965
Nyctea scandiaca
Sharply rising polygonal mounds ca.
4 ft x 3 ft.. Mound has thin coating
of recent snow. ♀ left when I was
c.a. 100 m+ away, did not return until
200 m. beyond.
23 May
Nest now has 6 eggs. 2 pairs
on Beach Ridge between micro-met and
c&68. 4 owl-killed lemmings lying on
mounds - 2 on one mound, 1 ca. 50 ft.
away, 1 ca. 100 ft. away. Others seen
occasionally along ridge. Remains of
3 dinners seen - once just back half of
lemming eaten, once all but in testes,
once just about all!
26 May
Conditions essentially unchanged. Nest
now has 7 eggs.
28 May
Observed courtship at E. end of
gasoline ridge. ♂ flying over in very
"bumpy"
flight shooting.
Came down on mound and gave
dracula display w/ tail cocked.
Rotated slowly (ca. 1 rev./10 sec.) while
in this position. ♀ didn't seem too
impressed, but watched me.