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Make
1960
Catharacta maccormicki
Nov.13
4:50 Lft Yw - On walks past Pt Y-O
35 feet to position N. of me 30 feet, near small
snow path - give occasional chink call, makes
as if to choke then sits down
5:10 Pt Y-O - flies 20 feet & lands
20 feet from Lft. Walks slowly towards Lft.
takes time, swander, poles to feel at
ground, picks up bits of feather etc (7 shell)
at 7 feet Lft gives one little call &h.
Lft sits 18" from Lft
[Fr 230]
5:25 Lft Y-O returns lands
on Cone side of #15 mound
5:27 Saw a food tug on snow
slope. Heard the begging call then noticed
the tug - both with wings raised as
they pulled, the food broke & both at
once at their part (assuming both got
a part).
5:35 left slowly.
Unmarked shear sitting N. of me
20 feet during most of watch left once
& returned a short time later w. a penguin
egg. Dropped Landed on snow patch, put
egg down & bit at it 2x in his beak before
brushing through. Then ate contents &
sat down near me again.
Nov.14 Arrived slowly 1:40 P.M. Bird approached
Bird 5 (or more) were seen to fly in and