Alaska species accounts, part 1, v4220
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25 June. Barrow, Alaska outstretched wings. The note of the sandpiper, however, differs decidedly from the other earlier, in that it is a deep and hoarser note (crawww- crawww....). It is followed by the same type trill as the Red-hawk has when the day's is over, but here again it is on a lower scale. Once the bird was seen to land, walk a few feet and then fly off again and this then he uttered a nasal quaw some time and this sped up as it was given and finally was turned into the hoarse crawww.... described above. This low rolling accelerating nasal note was also given during the chase when the third bird was forced to leave the area. 28 August, Barrow, Alaska. Two immature seen feeding along Kheowat Lagoon, adults were co-located. 31 August. Barrow, Alaska Three immature seen along the shore of middle saltwater Lagoon.