July 3 Point Lanas Alaska. and before the smoke had cleared away from the scene of battle, 5 jaegers had given their all for science. When first seen, we thought that the flock consisted of all 3 species, at least Long-tailed and Parasitic. However the collected specimens show marked variation in the length of the central tail feathers upon which snap field identification is based. All were Long-tailed Jaegers. Afterwards we finished censusing the area. Went back to the area where the Red-backed Sandpipers were before and flushed the 7. Another surprise was in store for me on this already outstanding morning: 4 downy young were in the nest apparently recently hatched. Gil went & brought the weasel up which had the sands, during which maneuver, a bogie wheel broke. Not undaunted by this or the lack of pliers, the young were banded. On return to the root which I had marked with my notebook was a good indication of the protective coloration of the downy young plumage. With the marker within a foot of the nest it was nearly a minute before we could pick.