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Moorean
1965
Journal
and found 6 eggs + 1 pink, downy chick
in first snowy owl nest. Seems strange,
since owls are still courting and jaegers
are not even down to territories. That
early melt could have triggered owls
early, creating an abnormal spread in
preyitor breeding chronology.
Returns home just in time for
dinner. Later, discusses shore bird feeding
program, and + agrees upon method, as
follows:
When a shorebird is sighted feeding
an immediate mental note is made of
location. Observer then attempts to
maneuver into favorable observation position.
If bird flies at this time, the character of
location where bird was feeding is recorded,
and observer moves on to another bird. Even
the flying before detailed observation, the
bird has supplied a useful datum - one
observation of feeding in a certain habitat.
If bird remains after observer has reached
favorable [illegible] observation point, observer
carefully notes feeding style (i.e.-peck, jab,
probe, or mixture thereof), then begins a
30 sec. count of feeding motions. 30 sec.
counts are repeated to maximum of 5 unless
bird flies 10 ft.. During each 30 sec.