Alaska Species Accounts, Part. 1, v4424
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P. DeBenedictis 1965 Calidris puscicollis 25 June Barrow, Alaska - a single bird was seen in a high polygonized area giving a low flight display and then landed and fell. A pair was watched for some time across the gas line W of the Neul of gasoline ridge. When 1st seen the 7 was chasing a dunlin and 3X gave a wing up (one wing only) when its dunlin came near. Sometimes the associated 7 was involved in the chase. Later a male flew up into the air to a height of 40 to 60 feet and hovered for 15 to 20 seconds giving a still wing beat, the head level forward, the tail opened & level, the wing beat rapid and bluny [illegible], and at the beginning of its (1 1/4 sec) call "po-oit po-oit po-oit po-oit po-oit wee-zit wee-zit" the 'po-oit' note low and rough and the 'wee-zit' high pitched and buzzy; then it flew down (landing near a 2nd bird, going into a "grouse posture" and running at the head (in small circles) of the 2nd bird, calling "po-oit po-oit po-oit" as it landed; otherwise it appeared to be silent. The grouse posture was main- tained for 2-3 seconds, when the 2nd bird flew off, shortly after which the 7 flew as well. Shortly after this I flushed the 7 which landed on a low-polygon ridge. The 7 about 15 feet away got up and flew over calling "pz-wee-zit pz-wee-zit po-oit it..." and landed and went into the "grouse posture" running at and around the 2 for 3-5 seconds, continuing the call "...po-oit it po-oit it 22222222" the buzz very soft and the grouse posture lasting longer than the call, and