Alaska Species Accounts, Part. 2, v4425
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Calcerius logoponies -2 28 May Meade River Coal Mine, 157°25'W, 70°29'W, Aloha exposed sandy Dyas.-Stymus flats on the dense K of camp and a larger group in lichen- chickweed-grass (?Poa or Carex) grown high polygon. Here were 58s and 24s in one group and at least 37s and 68s than the other. Saw several isolated males. little song. Around camp they commonly feed around exposed tufts of Poa, but seem to prefer areas where this is much exposed moss between grass rifts. 29 May. There were fewer birds flying about and possibly a few individuals have left, but basically not much change from yesterday. Mostly 3s, in flocks of 3 to 12 birds, and feeding in sandy areas where much soil exposed for the most part, but some are now moving out to the poor polygon ridges - grown to Carex and Poa, which are now becoming exposed. Very little song, and no flight song. 30 May. Birds very noisily and they have really begun to move out into the exposed bunches of grass in the lower areas inland from the river. Flight song and 37 chases seen regularly all day long. but the flocks are still evident, although now looser in organization. In the evening birds were singing and feeding actively along the Meade's SW of camp, after about 10:45 PM almost all activity stopped