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RTH
1964
C. pasitlus
10 june Barrns, Alaska
ascent but was silent after it started down
In evening - are displaying on Oath's Bluff.
11 june Incredible activity in dren area near
old gunset hut. Chase with 2 birds - landed -
aggressive (chase) - landed with 1 wing aloft, fice
raised to ~450 - returned and boil (1' aways)
Chased again, gave rapid heard trill (different
in quality from the notebook to their
heard + sight's force i gather) - landed
again with 1 wing up the round other - tail
still half cocked - gave saw still note rapidly.
Later I next found - east with 4 eggs - Nenbut
I saw was in a low polyg - void scattered grass-
sedge cover - nest was lined with grass blocks,
set. pieces / lichens. Nest corn - about 60%. Incubation
And did not give a distraction display but
stayed in close giving a short (2-3 sec) chath -
trill - crooped 18-10 notes, given in rapid
succession [ch-ch-ch...]- number = quality.
This is an excellent call - similar to a
duo-it - call I heard - i.e. given near the
nest but not in the distraction display.
13 june - Call note in flight - A fork, sharp stereophonic
'kritt' or 'ka-rith'. An aerial harp
+ very accompaniment (given continuously) for
4 min., 20 sec. + no vocal in song - but voice
up pitch on loud and muddied down (i.e. more whip faster
[illegible])