Calcerius lopophorus - 5 6 June Meade River Coal Mine, 157°25'W, 70°29'N, Alaska Birds seem particularly concentrated near the village, where they are especially common in the dense stands of Elymus, 1-4 ft high. They fight quite aggressively between competing males. Carey seeds; not very successful at finding food. 7 June. This is probably the most widespread of the locally breeding species; est. mate density around 1 pair / acre in the big stands and a few birds in the open areas. Not much song in 8 June the afternoon and they are hard to see. In the evening. Occasionally jump a female that looks like it might have a nest, but can't find any thing. In the evening while looking for the ground, I saw a ? with gray in its beak, which it quickly dropped and another male courting a non-receptive ?. The head raised and the wings fluttered. This is similar to our ? aggressive posture, except that the wings are fluttered, which I also saw several times. One or two figures. They are out on the snows nearby spring-falls with Semipalmated Sandpipers. courting aggressive posture.