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Maly
1961
Catharacta maccormicki.
Jan 7.
both then fly 20yd to edge & drink, or seem
from under edge, or climb on ice + eat
snow.
3:00 One flew back to welcome site
next to it. Other sits near ice.
3:05 Chub 235 is fed.
3:15 Mate of 18 arrives. Feeds
chick. Bird which has been sitting with
the chick gives low alarm calls but
comes over & eats, some regurgitated food.
3:20. Two birds away down in
first chea, one in lead w food in bill. From
3:07, lands, while other flies off. Mate
comes on, challenges then eats part of food.
3:33 U. 349 flutters to mound, challenges
queen then in a few minutes flutters down
starts walking toward nest. Suddenly flies
N. along slope.
3:51 Chub of 38 just fed.
18: One adult arrived, other present.
Arrival startled then began to give little alarm
calls, soon changed to squeal call? & soon
both then into new posture side by side, one
finally returned itself & then the other so it was
then facing outward at first. They straightened
my after 2 minutes ago. One now sits,
one pree.
3:58 Unbanded 349 arrives lands