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RTH
1964
C. fuscicollis
20.
14 June Barrow, Alaska
run - after song about 40'- he stopped-
stood up & ran again & took flight.
Whit - not the bird we're concerned about -
next is great-wood - in a nut (we found)
but behavior suggested a nest-leaving
pasture.
Another located to down hill, have display
at same level ridge (or man's side).
Little activity near bands or there to be next.
Wong-flush (1sec) to 8'PS in bottom display
WR-#1 - 8'(at least two displays) near nest
#1 - Wren seen in two nest cup displays, I within
25yd / Nest #1 (but probably not within sight
10' & on a nest). In fruit display - 8' gave a
low intensity display - by just getting into cup-
sitting, tail high - for 5 sec - then stepping out
& moving off to aerial display. After about
3 aerial glide displays & the intervening feeding
periods - he went into the cup near Nest #1. First
Sat with tail high (wings folded & layered at a
slant) (tail so that white
pump shows over 8'PS'
head from frontal view).
He then stood, scraped and looked feet,
feet are then the other. He then
stepped out of the cup - stood beside it
& began to grass - mowing. In this