Alaska species accounts, part 1, v4403
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T. Cade 1957 Lagopus lagopus 27 July Pitt Point of the females geres a distracteur display; the other died out. A little farther on southwes stoward and next #3, a pair of adults and 3 half grown juveniles were flushed. The adults froze with the young and did not flush until I was on 3 feet from them. A gyrfalcon chased the female. 29 July Pitt Point Numerous rainto dropping seen all over the drained lake SE of site. Lag (entry) Rupapuk and Sagavagniiktok Rivers The Novaunda et al group saw quite a few along these rivers including nepts, broods, and flocks of adults in the willows on the gravel bars and islands. These observations were made in July. Thanks to Novaunda agreed that there were not as many ptarmigan on the Saga—as last year, More on the Rupapuk than on the Saga this year. Mleafe River (upper) — O'Sullivan said that in June ptarmigan were very common, faced 877— all over the area. Sago River— Sable and Caution