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Jonich
1953
Stercorarius pomarinus
June 8 Point Barrow, Alaska
One taken about 2 mi. S. of Britton Wanigan was
a feeding 07, tertia 20 mm.
June 12 One dark phase bird often over drum area the
past few days, and apparently established there.
June 15 About 8 birds at Nuvuk. There was a con-
tinuous conflict among several that were
hunting over the plot.
June 18 One on territory at S.E. pursued a short-eared
owl about 200 yards, calling loudly, and
owl led it several hundred feet upward.
Another chased a sandhill crane for out over
Elson Fagoon from near the south end of
the plot.
June 23 At plot L.E. 2 nests occur at the west side
and one near the S.E. corner, none on the
plot itself. Each of these pairs has 2 eggs.
This afternoon there was almost constant
bickering between the pairs and passing or
interloping birds. When a short-eared owl
was flushed, apparently the 07 of a nest at
the east side, 2 jaegers drove it in erratic
flight out over the lagoon. The owl, as
seems to be usual, led the jaegers upward
for about 200' and maneuvered strenuously
to avoid them.
June 26 Territorial jaegers pursued a snowy owl when
we flushed the 07 from his perch about.