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Holmes R.
1959
Erolia fasciata
20 June Barrow, Alaska
Pls see above. Also when I approached
Close, he would raise the one wing
[usually the one near the intruder].
21 June Barrow, Alaska
A pair seen again on the beach
ridge. Aerial displays were noted
several times, and the P was seen
to chase two Sanderlings and a Baird's Sandpiper. The
ground display was given
once when the female was present.
The female was approached out time
as she was feeding and when I
was within 10 feet of her, she
cropt off using the "mouse-run" behavior.
This behavior is where the bird appears to
crouch and runs in this position, as if
it was running away undetected. The
feathers on the back are ruffled and
the head is out straight in front of the
bird. This is often the type 1 behavior
a bird uses to leave at roost or
when it is going to a nest. The
territorial boundaries were carefully
guarded again and were patrolled in
the same low-flying manner.
The second bird was not seen