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Catharacta maccormicki
masses of krill lying there. Walls to p. colony
12 feet from bin pick-ups a lump, walnut
size, of brail, head for another bait when
a penguin charges or he flies. Lands on far side
colony stays there 2 minutes, perhaps feeding,
then flies across the core.
5:55 308 p. sitting by nest. One adjacent to
skeleton one 30 feet off.
5:57 Ad 308 nearest nest flies to snow & gets
some.
5:59 Link 331 returns circles low over ten.
Lands on island + announces to albatross flying
over at 25 feet.
6:00 left.
Jan. 10 4:10 have been watching near nest
204 since 3:20. Ad. 31 + chick in present. The
chick has been wandering about most of the
time giving the beg. call in plaintive manner. Twice
it haggard adult + begged to no avail. Once
it went to stream of water & broke.
Jan 11 12:55 p.m. arrived albatross near nests 11 +
349. Link 349 is incubating, chick stealing
20 feet away
11 Sohad standing 10 feet from
nest
I am in territory of 29 and watch
in fact I find I am 15 feet from their chick
which is flattened down watching me.