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Maly
(461)
Pagodroma nivea
petrels as shown by remains found in
snowy. See Skua account for this.
From Brian Reid:
149 nests occupied. - all others
in recent dropping - chick collected
6 nests w chicks on back side
4 collected
Chick preening on ledge
[sketch of a bird on a ledge]
walked up from nest to shelf to see some
just points in snow. Retreated back when
Skua swooped over. Petrel chick could be
caught this way.
Presence of half-grown chick in snowy
indicate they can't do take chicks out of
nest - some nests quite vulnerable - more
open cavities
Brian found a clean skeleton of a
snow-petrel chick in small nest cavity 2 feet
9 inches in from entrance in cavity 4½" high
9" wide. Inaccessible to Skua. Cannibalism?
???