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Gilmore Glaucous Gull (3)
1931
numerous tho they may occasionally
be seen flying along the beach or
back on the lagorns. They have
a couple of calls - one is a raucous
scratch, across between the ears of
a crow & the shrill scream of a
chicken & the other is the typical
gull squawk. Former is repeated
half a dozen times or so in one breath.
Very suspicious and wary.
Aug 25 Cape Thompson, Alaska - Scarce.
in the large rookery of Pallas Murre,
Pacific Kittiwakes, and Horned Puffins
Aug 26 Kotzebue Kotzebue Sd. Scarce.
Aug 27 Elephant Pt. & Puffin Rock,
Kotzebue Sd. Scarce at Elephant
Pt. & quite common on Puffin Rock
where many undoubtedly nest;
because they were not so wary
as usual.
Aug 29 Nome - A large flock hung
around the boat all day. There
seems to be a greater percentage of
immatures than before.