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P. De Benedicts
1965
Limnodromus scolopaceus
10 July Barrow, Alaska - Heard song over the Meadow Lake
area.
11 July 3 birds flying with 3 golden Plovers and a lone bird
were seen in the 1 Kroatik region but no downbills noise
was heard nor were any seen on the ground.
25 July Two, including a long-bill, probable ?, seen near the
large Sabine colony we found; they did not associate
closely, and were not vocal. About 1 mi. NE of the
old gas well near Sanguinak a male with 4 chicks
was found in the grassy border to a pool. The area was
saturated, with some standing water, a mossy bottom
and much walled by runnings. The chicks ran when
exposed and went into clumps of grass or in running
runways before freezing. The ? primarily gave the "p'ew"
call, like a song syllable; and sang once; it came to
within 7 feet of us while we were photographing the
chicks. All 4 chicks were found and two were taken.
The chicks were quite young as they had large/large
than the rest of the gat, yolk filled sacks in the abdomen.
They were not very fat and not the easiest thing to skin in
forward. One chick seem to peck for food even though a full
yolk supply in the belly.