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J. Cade
1958
Phalavopus fulicarius
25 June Coal Mine-Meade River, Alaska
Two nests, each with 4 eggs,
were found near T728. One was
in a wet polygon area about 5 feet
from the edge of an inundated cutter. It
was lined with dried sedges. Also there
was a canopy of sedges growing up around
and over the nest - as so - [illegible] - giving
good concealment. The second was on
moundy moss ground with good sedge cover
right on the edge of a low cutter pond. It
also had a canopy of sedge blades covering
it - dried blades of last year's growth in
both cases. A good number of other phalaropes
were seen, and it is probably the commonest
shorebird here as at Barrow, but it is
not as abundant here as at Barrow in
terms of absolute numbers.
June Coal Mine-Meade River
Another nest found in general area
of T728 - this one held 3 eggs, was
lined with lichens and was on moss-
moundy ground with a good cover of
Carex and Eriophorum - and was fully 15
feet away from the nearest water - a
small pool about 2 sq yards in surface. It
was covered by a canopy of sedges.