MEENWALD 1951 longspur activity Page 3 of 9 July 21 Point Barrow, Alaska 1830 no sign of ♀. 1842 3 Phalaropes fly over nest. 1900- still no ♀ - Checked nest - Squeaking had not effect on young. hand close to nest - still negative. Actually touched young - at first no response, finally I gaped - She did not. - Extra supra seemed flexible in comparison to some other birds 1905- Snowy Owl sitting on mound to west of 1st flag - Complete absence of Longspur & the erratic action of the ♀, would seem to invalidate any data derived from this run. 1907- Snowy Owl's back - dark in color - gray? Young bird? 1915- Still no ♀ longspur - Snowy Owl still sitting. 1930- no ♀. Has she left for good? With temperatures falling, cold alone (lack of food) could kill off young in matter of hours. 1931 ♀ back!! landed to east of nest - stood over nest flicking for 30 sec. before starting to feed. Tail feathers up/down while feeding. Settled down on nest - Just impossible to make ♀ out on nest. When I approached, did not seem to have much food in bill. 1950 ♀ still on nest - Can't make her out at all while sitting. Standing - picked back of head sometimes visible. 1953- ♀ flew off - towards marshland 2015- ♀ still gone 2024- R.B. Sandpiper flew over