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44 13
July 2. 1907
Glacier Bay, Alaska.
This "runt" egg was one of a set of three.
The other two eggs were just hatching.
They were normal in size and coloring.
The nest was in a bunch of grass
just above high water mark on a
low sandy island. The nest was quite
compactly built and was made of moss.
The "runt" was infertile. The gull was
flushed from the nest. J. Dixon
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44 14
July 2. 1907
Glacier Bay Alaska
Nest was built in a clump of grass
on a sand spit just above high water
mark. Incubation ½. Gull was
flushed. J. Dixon
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44 15
July 5. 1907
South Marble Island-Glacier Bay, Alaska
Nest was built of moss in a niche in
the rock about 50 ft above the water.
Incubation began. J. Dixon