Alaska species accounts, part 2, v4406
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Chiles 1957 S. longicaudus 2 27 June Patuxent River, Cape Sabine, Alaska I found the nest mentioned above - 2 eggs. Adults dived bobbled me. I suspected another nest in same drainage but did not find it. 29 June One seen diving on raven near Foleen rocks 4 July Found one down young (black) to north of T5 area where behavior of adults made me suspect a nest earlier. The adults mimicked the notes of a pectoral sandpiper, giving the broken wing act. I never would have suspected it if I hadn't gotten within 10' of one adult while he gave it at the ground and on flight when he took off. 7 July A long-tail was obviously hunting small sandpiper on the bar near Vincent today. 10 July I gave a dead twin to a Gyrfalcon this morning. 14 July Saw a long-tail kill a jay pectoral. It dove down and apparently killed it immediately as seconds later I flushed it. The jayger carried it off about 200' and another joined it. I ran as fast as I could, scared them both off, and identified the prey. Already most of the skin of the neck and back was torn and eaten. This may be the pair with the young Bridgethams I haven't seen the young one since. The head I can't tell if it could have finished it yet I have seen territorial chasing in this area.