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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.