Alaska species accounts, part 2, v4221
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Holmes,R. 1964 32. C. fascicollis 23 June Barrow, Alaska ♂PS-gave ♂WR (who had just received a ♂WR grand display) - a ground courtship with his tail cocked, head up - draw-ka-rr coo - she kept - fudling - he ran away, he followed for sev. feet & then foot flutt. left < ♂WR gave - grand display to a 4 PS. ♂#11 - with two nests - his territory - gave a nest cup display 25 yds west of Nest #4 (ie between 4+7). He entered the cup & stood over, scraping over for feet. Alternated for 5 sec - then settled in on cup with tail high, rotated once, stood up, picked grass, tried several times - then he moved away - always looked cautious - peeped around my presence. North WR nearly at my junction - but nests not an incubating bird. Earlier - a ♂ was found near the phone poles - wounded by an ♂ - but may have been from one of the nests. The fact that he is still nest scraping & giving the ground display to me - is further evidence for low pair bond. Also ♂#6 seconds later & gave - or at least not - in case 1 Nest 3 - i.e. ♂+nest with no ♂ nearby.