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RTH
1964
C. fuscecollis
13 Jun Barrow, Alaska
Display saw w/ fly to a chasing PS. -
Saml or - humming, w/ nse c zeee in 2-7.
PS - chasing w/a - got up arrived & chased
PS c at wings with song - PS grad up
landed - we went into ground posture
w/ tail furled - wings out & dropped - given
food PS - P) flew off - un fed.
2pm. $-arrive w/ 4,5,6,t9. In 5+5
the M&$ don received no ground courtship
display from the $ - but received "unmoved"
while their mates again performed aerial
displays. - The $ kept feeding as long as they
were watched (about 30 min. agreed).
In #6, $ aerial hover at 50' - landed on alt
wrap - mat to $ - went into ground courtship
posture (for zone) - $ remained unconcerned after
she stopped feeding. She then flew about 100'x
a mound on a small slope ridge - went up
went cep, tallup. rotated - breast against bottle
(1x 10sec) - stood up & scissed briefly (sev. times)
pecked around grass 3-4x + then flew short
distance + began to feed. - All 1 M&$ flew -
The $ gives in a here display about
30' above her & as she left he up &
landed he set wings, glided toward
her, giving song, + lateral - folded wings -
flashed me toward her - went into ground