Field notes: Alaska, v4401
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E. M. Brock 1958 3 Sabine Gull July 17 Pitt Point, Alaska were being incubated. Of the sabine gull ests, five contained two eggs, five contained one egg, one contained one pipping egg and nine were nests that were empty and probably vacated. Two very young chicks were also noticed. The island was a mossy, spongy wet island surrounded for the most part by water about 10" deep and densely covered with Arctophila. Our approach to the island was with the L.V.T., which took parallel to the island and caused quite an uproar among the gulls. Also found on the island was a duck's nest with two eggs that had been destroyed and were still fresh. The eggs had not been eaten, just broken.