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Holmes, R.
1960
Arctonetta fischeri
7 June Barrow, Alaska
A pair was seen so. of Wohl. Sought
No. of Ookpik. They were flying
southward.
9 June - The above (?) pair was seen in the
morning + afternoon, sitting on a pond
about 1 wg between the two
sloughs. They were flushed 3 times
during the course of my fieldwork +
each time they returned to the
same vicinity.
23 June Skrowik (Barrow), Alaska
A pair seen flying north over the
plot
24 June - A pair seen during the entire day on
the pond, in front of the vanigan.
A 8 was seen at the mouth +
The bird went into the lake.
25 June - The pr. 11 still present on the pond.
They will feed for an hour or two
and will then climb up onto the bank
+ preen or sleep.
29 June Skrowik, Alaska
The 8 was sitting on the edge of the
pond this evening. The 4 was nowhere
to be seen.
1 July Seen near So. end of census plot. 8 still
present in front of vanigan