Alaska Species Accounts, Part. 2, v4425
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P. DeBenedictis 1965 Calcaius lapouicus 2 July Barrow, Alaska— the pair behind the lab is gone and the nest still empty. Almost no song today and most birds appear to be non-breeding. 3 July A nest with 4 eggs was found in the VOTH area by Dr. Pitelka. The 4 come in and (which my concerned nest no I was seen. 6 July for a change heard we song today, even though the weather was fairly good. 7 July didn't hear a song. The nest found June 26 probably abandoned. Birds were not singing in the VOTH area in the afternoon. A 2-egg nest found by Hamilton between semi, pel. Nests 1+2 now contains 1 egg + 1 chick. little other evidence of nesting seen, but also little flocking. 9 July Above nest unchanged; a nest near pustillus 20 contains 3-4 live and 1 dead chick yesterday and all were dead today; no longspurs seen in this area or eelthudate, 11 July longspurs were widely but sparingly distributed in the Throak' region and a nest, attended by the ♀ contoured 3 large chicks (pulli) and 1 egg, probably infertile. No song. 13 July The 4 egg nest found July 3 broken up. 15 July The nest found 27 June contains at least 3 young about ready to leave the nest and they were seen in it. area. The nest found 25 June appears to have been woken up. 17 July This nest empty and a ♂ in the area, alarmed by my presence; Hamilton's (y) nest empty. No young seen.