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Limonodoner scolopaceus
16 June Whade River Coal Mine. 15°02'5" W, 70°29'N. A few
A couple of 8's seen along the W side of lake Agassiz
and occasionally giving much song. No pairs closely
associated and no 9's seen.
17 June Two 8's alone in the village field. Two 8's
along the W side of lake Agassiz, still singing a little.
Seen on the far side of the bleede. The 8's commonly
sing when flushed with the 9's first gave the "keek"
notes in rapid series. 8's singing by lake Agassiz
19 June A male singing over the cranberry plot area
during much of the day. In the even a 8 got very
excited about my presence on the high bluff 2 mi S of
camp and, with a dunlin, moved about with me,
staying just out of gun range. Later it turned up with
a 9, which I shot but did not wound enough to kill.
20 June A couple of 8's seen over the village dunes and
over the polygonal area NW of the village. Only a little
song. No 9's seen.
21 June A 8 origin in intermittently over the cranberry plot most of
day. 8 landed only N. and S. of its plot as far
as I could tell. No 9's seen.
23 June The doos, there have moved into the large marsh in
lake Agassiz where they are out on the sphagnum flats
feeding actively, and we were #8 in the margin
of the lake. One 8 was seen feeding was definitely
probing the base of some tufts, its bill slightly open
the motion being 3-5 jabs followed by 1-2 probes, then moving
to another spot. They are shy and several 8's almost