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The winter elements of the Grid avifauna now are dominant in the 
Grid. The ship followers, gulls (chiefly Herring) and Black-footed 
Albatross, account for nearly one-third of the total birds. Leach’s 
Storm Petrel comprise the next largest group, 22 percent of the total. 
Black-legged Kittiwakes and alcids account for 18 and 9 percent,respec¬ 
tively. Of the remaining 18 percent Fulmar and Fork-tailed Petrel con¬ 
tribute about k percent each, with phalaropes, jaegers, and miscellany 
filling out the total. 
Species/Group Percent of Total 
gulls 32 
Leach Storm Petrel 22 
Black-legged Kittiwake l8 
alcids 9 
phalaropes 5 
Fork-tailed Petrel 4 
Fulmar 4 
jaegers 1 
albatrosses 1 
misc. k 
Collections 
Three Red Phalaropes, 1 Leach Storm Petrel, 1 Black-legged Kittiwake, 
and 1 Herring Gull were collected. 
Linear density of ship followers by section 
.704 
.536 
.109 
.579 
.318 
• 477 
Overall 
- .352 
.135 
.450 
.178 
Linear density 
of non-ship 
followers 
by section 
• 356 
.522 
1.186 
1.070 
1.382 
.381 
Overall 
- .710 
.522 
.600 
• 5^5 
Species recorded in each 
section 
10 
9 
9 
8 
11 
4 
Overall 
- 15 
4 
4 
8 
$ Miles covered 
in each section 
118 
69 
92 
58 
110 
42 
Overall 
- 79^ 
96 
40 
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