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Catharacta maccormicki
Males
1960
Dec 7 4 feet from nest.
337 bird trying to oust incubating bird
has been stand by nest for 5 minutes at
least calling.
3:15. Incubating bird at 337 finally
stands up & walks away, Annemarie to passing
bird then flies. Other bird who gave up trying
to get off the egg & has been sitting 3 feet
away, walks over & sits.
Mate 205 gets up & flies off at same
time.
3:30 205 effect a change of incubation
duty about 3-4 minutes after the above
entry - the banded bird has just returned
his bathing in a puddle near the nest.
4:07 Brown Pied came previous at
3:55 or so. Everything upset. At 3:50
incubating 230 had gotten up & a few
moments later had flown. Mate was about
to sit, in fact made several starts when
Brown scared them off (2-17-6) In
return it mate returned from a bath,
preened & sat on eggs.
4:12 Five penguins came by 337.
Bird remained on nest. They didn't molest it.
4:25. L. Red just flew by from Spa. Flora
came + landed at nest.
4:30 R.O.Y returns from Spa to 206, Lando