Image from the Biodiversity Heritage Library.
Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
| www.biodiversitylibrary.org
Transcription
Code
1958
Evolia melanotos
30 June Coal Mine, Meade River
Two or three females seen in
distraction display today on walk
down river from the village.
July At least half a dozen females were
seen in distraction display today
in areas near T12 and T34.
Young must be hatching out all over the
place.
July Barrow - more seen in 3 hour drive
around areas where previously common.
Barrow to S. Bow 3 - total of 12
seen (see general account).
7 July Uniat, Alaska - seen commonly in
all areas of the river valley, as
usual.
July Uniat - a downy young was seen with
an adult on alligator wood. I caught the
young by hand. It had full body
size, was well-feathered on the back,
the primaries were about 30-40 mm
long but the tail coos out only 5mm.
Another coo caught on T5. It coos
somewhat older with primaries about
50-60mm and tail out mm.
12 July Uniat - this is the commonest shorebird
around Uniat this year.
13 July Uniat - a pair with two downy coos was