Antartica field notes, v1468
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Maken 1961 Catharcta macconnelli Jan 7. next challenge. B announces to [illegible]. Then flutters to mound & preens. 4:08 Unb. 349 finally finishes preening, site Member 11 who was by edge of ice began walking, pushing, stopping etc. gradually approaching nest. Twenty feet away however at flew off 4:19 Unb. 349 floats next, gives full call then well behind nest & gives incubation call; is ignored 4:23 Dots of 11 lands. 349 unb. gude callenge, 11 now preening 30 feet from nest 349 unb. still stands by nest, now well off 3 feet & sits. 4:40 Club 38 being fed 4:45 Member of Blands (15 feet from 11 enclosure) & 349 both challenge, the incubating call only the call. Then [illegible] member 11 near ice flies over lands by route, challenging to town by it. 4:57 Unb-349 again standing in new posture near nest giving low- e e e e e calls. 5:03 Relief of 349 took place about here. Unbanded had to sit a while before banded finally got off. Now preening 4 feet before nest. 5:15 Band 349 flew, banded IV & finally turned W. toward punguery.