Field notes, v504
Page 249
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1965 Bill Awey Journal July 24 1105 AM - Adult on 1 crouches a little lower to young and eggs. 5 courtants are now sitting down to the left. 11:07 begging takes place by crouched young in 5. 1108 young in 5 gets head into throat. 1109 - another, more vigorous feeding at 5, young get head into throat . 1110- another feeding at 5 1116 - adult returns to nest 2, with 2 or 3 mates on returning, and stands 1 feet to the left of the young. 1118 - arrival of 2nd parent at 2, stands at nest. Young begin to arouse 1119- young in 2 actively begging. Second arrived parent looks larger . 1120- feeding at 2 by larger parent 1121 - Parent which just fed now hops back to left; larger parent flies away, then back in to nest. 1122- 2nd parent arrives at 3, other parent leaves within 20 seconds 1123 - at 2 the larger parent feeds young, 20 seconds later the smaller parent feeds. young still active 1124 - smaller parent leaves 2 1125 second parent leaves 2, one is followed to sea, see AHM. 1130 - a parent has landed near above 5, stands there. 1132- adult still stands at dead nestling 1135. adult at 1 still alertly standing over brood 1136 - parent which had been at 5 leaves 1137 another parent returns to 5, whether the same or not is unsure since the one which last arrived here had not committed himself to this