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Gilmour Long Tailed Jaeger D
1931 June 8 St. Michael, Alaska.
Several dozen or so seen as they
flew over the tundra and marshes
back of town. Their long tails are
very conspicuous as they fly. They,
together with Parasitic seem to
be more common than gulls.
Probably they feed on mice and
eggs.
June 23 Sevoonga, St. Lawrence S. Alaska
Saw one feeding on body of Microtus
that it had caught. It sat on
a slight raise or side of low
hill near beach and froze at
its kill. So engrossed in its
work was it, that it allowed me
to approach to within 10 yds
and kill it with the gun.
Again - I watched one hunt and
its actions closely resembled those
of a Marsh Hawk. It hovered
on beating wings about 20 yds
up and then glided & flew
off to another spot where it
repeated the performance.