Alaska species accounts, part 2, v4404
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1. Code 1959 Plectrophenax nivalis 2 June cant rocky areas and investigating crecks and crevices. Males singing but no conspicuous display flights. A single female also seen in the bed of Whistler Creek in the company of some rosy fuschias. 4 June Peters-Schwader Lakes: a female was seen on the Frank-Sulvan bluffs semi-dawn from below of 4 Buttes Creek, elevation 2200. It was attracted once by a placebo. 6 June Peters-Schwader: L - rather common along Carrivone Creek both high up on rocky walls of valley and right down in the creek bed. Males seen displaying. Some appear to be ready to nest in rocky mountain areas in the bed of the valley. Probably 30-40 birds seen in all along 21/2 miles of creek. 7 June Peters-Schwader - about 6-8 males are stationed out on the jumble of rocks at the southwest corner of Peters. One female was collected. 8 June Peters-Schwader - two or three seen around boulder jumbles on the creek above the large fan SE side of Schwader.