Alaska species accounts, part 1, v4220
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Holmes, R. 1961 Eremetes pusillus 8 June Barrow, Alaska posture I appeared to count This cDv display- er. It is possible however that there may have been c 3rd bird involved, but nevertheless - do both seen display?. Another pair was seen later at a nut depression, (actually, this depression had been sat in by a red-bird less than 5 minutes before - but was now taken over by these semi-puls). The pair walked up to the site. One bird cocked its tail & walked into the cup, sat & began to scrape & compress the sod & vegetation with the same type movements as described for Bairdi (8 June). He also picked pieces of grass & three then on his shoulder into the cup & pressed them down. No foot stomping was noted however. There was quite a bit of shuffling - the bird wriggled around in the cavity. The site was marked will be revisited. (at warmer build an finer suite - cast 1 Vth's area). 1 June These birds were very common - in the Drummane & west towards the family lagoon. There was much chasing going on. A shot chase would end with the bird mid-sectin warp a V shape & slide down into the ground.