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Holmes, R
1960
Erode Bairdi
5
15 June Barrow, Alaska
Came into view, the B was in a distroctic
posture - that is head forward, body hunched
with scapular raised, and tail lowered
and spread. He was following behind
the 2. He then noticed a bird nearby and
raised his wing in "recognition" & assumed a normal
attentive position. He then chased the
intruder off. Later he was seen fallow.
With wings spread (true? - body
position?), but again this was behind
a pylon.
16 June - Several pairs & territorial disputes
were noted in the area near AACS.
The census maps show there to great
detail.
18 June - The area around AACS was
again checked and several Bairdi Territorial defenses were
noted. These are shown at the
sketch on p. 7. One of the pairs was
seen feeding; the remainder of the
birds seen were displaying p. 5.
These latter birds may have
held a 2 in a nest, since nesting
is obviously underway. No nests
have yet been found however. A
partial display was seen again, when