Alaska species accounts, part 2, v4221
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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