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Hailey
1960
Catharacta maccormicki
Nov. 14
land, he was carrying a penguin egg
in his bill which he proceeded to eat (the egg).
The egg was frozen hard & he smashed.
It to pieces ate it in chunks. This bird
was here yesterday afternoon, is single
as far as I know - he was seen brought
in + ate a fresh penguin egg yesterday.
Thus more than one other shell on his
territory that may be his.
Lft Blue is on territory (4), he was
absent yesterday evening.
Lft Yw-O 50 percent lay snow path
1:55 Lft Y-Gr + Lft Y-BL arrived,
challenged after landing, are now 1 foot
apart, one sitting, one standing.
Rt Y-O. All white pictures qft in
bill down display. Given without sound
when another skua came by about 12
feet up.
2:15 Lft Y-Gr + Lft Y-BL standing one
(but end aluminum band) regurgitated other
(look on band) ate piece. Standing
2:17 Lft Blue + met on Ten. Suddenly fly
off penguin 60 yards out chase of pair which had
been feeding there.
2:32 Lft Y-Gr + Lft Y-BL flew off towards
penguins. Y-BL was last to leave Y-Gr had already
left.
Penguin
egg
one band
(301) already
caten at Coast
3 penguin
eggs
R 12
B 204
R 230
B 204
Bill down
4k Y-Gr
Red band on left leg + (but end aluminum band) regurgitated other
Lft Y-BL
Red band (left leg)
[illegible]