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Beaver
1967
Species account Pomarine
Jaeger 1
13 June
0950 Best below [illegible] ft. Alaska.
Sighted a P. Jaeger sitting on a raised
piece of tundra vegetation. The bird resembles
a gull in its body form and manner of stance.
When it flew, the wing beat was very slow
and deliberate. The bird moved over the tundra
in a pattern very similar to that of a hunting
Marsh Hawk. It stayed close to the ground
and appeared to be looking intently at the
ground while flying. It lit abruptly
several times but I couldnt see anything
that may have indicated it had captured
a prey item (tanning?)
14 June Haral T. and I are on Beach ridge and just
1/4 mi S. & slightly W. of the FALL houses. About
1/4 mi. to the North west of us, a pair of P. Jaegers
are behaving like they are copulating. One bird (M)
mounts [illegible] the F from the side with his wings
held high over his back and gives a couring
note. They are too far away to see real
clearly
19 June
1530 S. MacLean and I are on Gasline ridge
and have spotted a Pom Jaeger sitting
in a low, wet, area of the tundra E of the
building of the micro met institution about 300yds.