h.m.nodorus scolopareus 23 June Meade River Coal Mine, 157025'W, 70929'N, Alaska and in a hunched posture closed just the 28's off 6-10 feet then closed to 7 over a distance of 8 to 10 feet. No copulation pressure this, the two birds feeding close to each other. I stopped writing to make notes at this point, and then, within 5 to 10 seconds the males had hurried to the f. On three occasions when I flushed this group trying to get close, the flock got up and landed about 10 to 30 feet off. When the f. associated with any other male, many "his" f. away so that none were within 10 feet of the f. (One copulation was seen after the birds had flushed the first time.). The impression that the f. was defending a f. in the group was unmistakable. One short song flight seen by an unnamed f. included a song like the "peet-cep," song - "plee delada leb" - and given from about 8 feet up, the wings open but flat and the head lowered below the body level; then, its song, raised slightly above otherwise, as in normal flight. hunched posture Song position flight position.