Alaska species accounts, part 2, v4221
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Holmes, R. 1964 28 June Barrow Alaska C. fusacolus Nest checks: 2 - 4 many feeding - came in as 2 appr. 3,5,7,12,13 - 9 am 4,8 - 9.30 am, app. warm Only display heard at broad weed ridge where 4 birds were chasing harassing 14-fm nest #12 (see below) - Usually not would less unusual. Belief # - Bejot give ground display - Non others would land to canon in a short flight - Nest # would stop display, all would take flight - with me or it appeared, in pursuit / Nests. This apparently was a flock 10-8 - Several minutes later, a single bird was seen feeding in the slope near the nest (when Nest # was sitting) + during nesting - 2 birds to the display present by ~ 2 mins, the display settling his wings / singing. He came back + fed 100' up the slope - paying no attention to any lure feeder. When the latter was collected, Nest # gave a ground display & it soon when he was collected. The lone bird was a Nest #12 - found by MacLean - 4 spp. Fine. On mud slope 1 BR - east 1 mentioned - relative beam slope, side bolder + more, scarabed grass, somewhat dry, not ~80% exposed.