Alaska field notes, v1299
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464 Gilmore 1931 POMARINE JAEGER (3) Point Hope, Arctic Ocean, Alaska. Aug 2 during the last five days spent on the sand spit between the village (Tigara) + Cape Thompson. I saw many of these jaegers & the one shot at the reindeer camp was a Pomarine. Often seen singly or in pairs, either flying over the lagoons & land or perched on some slight raise in the ground. Seemed to be more numerous near the village (seaward half of the peninsula) than nearer the foothills. Aug 7 Saw 4-5 along the north shore today - some of them hung out over the rough water, well out from land. August 22 Seems to be getting scarce - Jaw only one in a 15-mile hike over the peninsula, around lagoons etc.