Alaska eggs and nests notes, v4497
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-13- 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 -14- 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 -15- 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