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Remsen,
J.V.
1972
Journal
Lemmings
3 at IBP site
Predators
30 Pomarine Jaegers moving NW in flocks of
12 (2 dom, one of which appeared not
to have the twisted rectrice)
6
5
2,2,2,1
2 Snowy Owls : 1 ♂, 1 unknown: sitting on
snow about 1/2 mile S. of IBP site
Longspurs: hunted for nests, 2200-0100 with
Tom Custer (TWC). Found one with 2 eggs.
Shown another found previously near Britton site by
TWC with 4 eggs. Males singing vigorously.
Density low according to TWC
Shorebird courtship: Semipalmated Sandpipers and
Punlins both giving flight songs frequently. One Pectoral
inflating chest. Curlew Sandpipers apparently paired. Phalaropes
frequently engaged in chases, usually involving three birds.
Migration: no obvious migration noted other than
jaegers noted above