Alaska field notes, v4434
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Asio flammeus nest in the owl ridge vicinity as I have long suspected. A ? owl barked at me when I was halfway between ridge II & Carbon Mt. at about level of the loon pond. May be one up here as well as the one ? & N+S already known & the nest that failed near loon pond. Aug 1 Owl #2, chick gone, ad 9 hunting in area. Owl 4 ? present Owl 3 ? present Owl 2 ? seen in evening, hunting. Owl seen in LT#9 territory Owl ? at end of owl ridge (Kend) Owl at ridge #6, ? , calls at me. I think diff territory then at LT#9 territory. Aug 4 Found Owl chick across river, 1/4 mile from owl nest #2, straight inland from it appears. It was not banded & showed no toe chip though latter not conclusive evidence that it wasn't chipped. I believe this is a chick of that nest. Couldn't get fly. Shorten owl calling, flying NW of LT#7 site. In evening along willow creek I flushed up at least 2 owl chicks already able to fly. They kept flying ahead of me & were flushed several times. There might have been more than