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RTH
1964
C. Lucicellis
12.
11 June Barrow, Alaska
On indw - inlanding aft, a flight display - kept 1
wing at vertical, then lowered it 1+sec. later. - The
was seen twice. I bird seen on Pitelko's plot near
10.0 - 203 chasing + displaying east 1 bend in
Needle ridge + 3 chasing near 4 barrels.
12 June WRC displayed after low flight - sharp climb - hover at
60' for ~60 sec., landed - fed for 5 sec. -
flown 15' lander - stood washed 10' to cup, stood
in it, squatted & settled, tail nearly at overhead
rotated one 20° - preened again.
waved breast into both cup, waded out
Up (after about 20 sec.), stood at edge, with head movement? head (couldn't see what was
very forced) - always to the left - probably
frozing grass in lub with cup. This was a
deliberate + calm jerky movement. I had
head up-rept successin - but grass (- object!)
not frozen but more deliberately dropped. Then
bird then moved halfway around the cup & tossed
head to right (still toward the cup) - did this for about
60 sec. - Bird washed into cup, stood there
for 1-2 sec - half squatting. Me walked out -
feed for 1/2 mins - flew low -1-2! When -
went to 3rd - glided down - set wings & sat
long.
WR - supplemented by PPS twice. Both flying were 1st
Seen. Landed - WR 1st - then PPS. PPS seen from
WR, WR saw could vote (4:58 PM) at flew 6' & landed