Alaska field notes, v1299
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465 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.