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Catharacta maccormicki
Male,
1960
Nov. 9 as they were the commonest remain found +
meat ranged
To pithe
Bones
We found one nest cavity completely
lined or ringed with their bones. Also found
a couple of snow petrel remains in the
area. On the bay ice in front of the
skua we an area a couple of hundred
yard square I picked up the remains of five
snow petrels (+1 wing in skua + one
juvenile to head partly gone) I would
resume from this that the skuas are
feeding on the young chicks which
must emerge from their burrows
after the bay ice freezes in the fall.
Nov. 12
04??
Curved skua 1:40, took up old post.
Pt to S. of post made up of PT Red +
an mumbled bird is a wide red. band on
one leg.
2:10 Pt. wpulated NE of my portion
about 20 feet away, both unmarked or
banded birds.
& definitely flattens herself down-ment
when begging. Begging initiated by F &/a
(both blue) triggered by the male beginning
to regurgitate. After regurgitating F &
had eaten she remained with head + body
horizontal. F began intermittent begging
cry increasing in frequency intensity. As it
we he began spreading wing. Finally
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