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Male
1960
Catharacta maccormicki
33
Nov.14. & feather lunker in place. Feathers seen
flying in fang. Third bird flew a minute
late. Fray lasted 10 minutes.
Lft Blue gondid met co-mate the above.
3:10 Y-0♀ moved 20 feet from nest,
out, then left shugy when I wasn't looking.
3:15 Pt Y-9♀ returns land near nest
then moves 30 feet away & sits. Mate gets up
(few minutes later) flies to have it. No challenges
stands, mate sits. Pt O-Y finally flies,
mate leaves a moment later.
3:25 bird flies past w penguin egg in
bill.
Left above watch at 3:40 & left
shenary at 4 PM.
Post mortem noted. - A triangle
Pt Y-0 was seen presumably with
his mate, a third bird landed with
by them. All 3 challenged. Challenging
continued for several minutes sometimes
together, at times Pt Y-0 & stranger,
alternating. All 3 then sat. Stranger
finally departed. Lack of hostility vs
stranger, i.e allowing him it vs
remain & showing no attempt to drive it
off was puzzling.
Nov.17 31 Shuas were seen bathing, preening, and
resting near a small melt pool on the