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506
Gilmore
1931
Mandt's Guillemot
July 12, Sevoonga, St. Lawrence Is.,
Bering Sea, Alaska. Mr. Geist states
that birds of the year remain here
during winter, congregating in the
open leads in considerable numbers,
while the old birds go south.
From notes of Commander E.D. Jones -
captain of Coast Guard Cutter "Northland".
Sept. 20, 1931 "Many young near Sevoonga,
(St. Lawrence Is.) - very close to shore
in varying stages of plumage succession".
The Mandt Guillemot is very common
around Sevoonga. They nest in
appreciable numbers on the sea
ciffs in the vicinity and may
always be seen feeding along shore
in water from 2-5 fathoms in
dept.h. In general, they have
paired up and occasionally larger
flocks may be seen.