Alaska Species Accounts, Part. 1, v4424
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himnodromus scolopaceus 23 June Meacle River Coal Mine, 15>425'W, 20°29'N. Albury Also seen [illegible] a bit of grump behavior usually confined to P's, which I do not understand. A 4 (not of the mating pair) landed about 15 feet from me and then, throughout an open (25% grass cover), sphagnum curled and sunk along close to the genny, however a grumpy area some 50 feet away. When she got there, and 2X on the way, she went in to about position, and at the destination I got up and flew away. About 5 minutes later I went towards the area, and flushed a 4 which first ran off down to its ground, then flew off. Sometimes in these "breaks", when they go into an alert posture, they give a pastoral-like "whoot whoot" note. Usually this behavior noted in very open areas (one on a open lichen patch, where it seems most unlikely its birds are resting, and as mentioned, it does seem to be more common in P's than 4's. 25 June 3 (28, 1) flying to the area in from the North Bluffs and 1 singing on the lakes opp. these bluffs. 27 June A P collected in a marshy area west the only one seen on the per side of the pleaser today. 28 June A (4?) feeding Cassia pools just south of the census plot in the A.M. 29 June A 4 feeding along village Creek just above the 1st lake, in its few shallow grumpy flats there. One in the marshy flats along Lake Agassiz, and soon over to area.