Field notes: Alaska, v4401
Page 433
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M. Brock 1957 Stercorarius pomarinus A.R.H. Barow, Northem Alaska June 4 Saw my first jaeger flying overhead in a northwesterly direction while at the southern end of beach ridge. Bird continued in a straight flight until it disappeared in the horizon. About a half mile east of the last location a jaeger was seen seated on the ground. As we watched, another jaeger approached very close to the seated one and then flew away and landed about five hundred yards away. After teen minutes, the first jaeger took flight and landed about 100 feet from the other bird. These two birds were observed for about a half an hour without anything happening. On the way back to A.R.H. (about one mile south of A.R.H.) Bill shot two jaegers which were flying overhead in a S.E direction. Therefore, in all, five jaegers seen today. June 5 On the trip to the Innan River and back which took all day 8 AM-9 PM eight pomarine jaegers were seen June 9 Atkasute, Mead River Coal Mine Alaska at 3:30 a pomarine was seen flying over Trueset