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Hali
1960
Catharacta maccormicki
after which they both ate their meal. One
left.
Another mewlet. Two birds close - a few
feet apart - flew + called, glided in circle +
landed 20 feet apart nearer the bluff then
before. Both in challenge as they landed
One flew 20 feet to a 34 bird. Both
challenge. Second 2 now eating 18"
apart.
Nov. 3 Hallett Station.
Arrived Station at 1:30 PM.
Pair in a little begging sequence. Heard
them before I spotted them. They are well
camouflaged. Again one, &? begging other,
standing upright, non naturalized. But both
down once then back upright. Both
discreet.
Few minutes later another pair was
seen also begging. The one being unimportant
flew off.
First pair in repeat. Both standing,
one walked towards other put head down +
brought up food w no preliminaries, other
ate it & just then repeated then separated.
Low grunting noise accompanies the
ales abulant whine (like dog vabs
like long tail) 2 to hard vs 1 till which
bird is making noises or even if