Alaska field notes, v4469
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NAM Jerleek 1966 Stercorarius pomarinus June 3 We saw one single bird flying across our snow-cat. It flew in a straight line east ward. June 6 Saw one dead bird on the tundra. Probably died last year. 8 June. One bird flew south along the w. shore of Elson hagoon. When I noticed the bird for the first time it was being chased by a shorebird, which according to Pitelka was probably a Buddy Turnstone 9 June Two more birds flew SW over the Voth Creek area. I don't know what they are looking for, there seems nothing else to eat for them at present. 10 June Five jaegers flew over Home's Morass as we stopped on Pitelka's plot. At one point they all sat on the ground. We could not see what they were feeding (if they were feeding) or.. 11 June Five jaegers flew over Honey Bucket lagoon. They could well be the same birds we saw yesterday. Saw three more at Uhipic Slough and later one another single bird. 12 June One single bird flew over Central Marsh. 13 June Noticed one running bird on the ground, walking along a manow-shy of grass surrounded by water and snow. Maybe it was scavenging 17 June Three birds over Honey Bucket Lagoon 18 June One bird flew over Honey Bucket and was being chased by 6 Buddy Turnstones. 5 July Three birds over the E. Shore of Natt Salt lagoon. 9 July One bird flew over P's plot this morning 17 Aug. We saw 2 birds and later on a third on flying over