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23 June, Barrow, Alaska
away and performed a distraction
display. This consisted of spreading his
wings slightly and dropping there and
dropping and fanning his tail. At the same
time a sharp chek, chek note was given which
sounded very much like the note of
a Solitary Chicken. The male was several yards
away and did not attempt display.
Previously, the male was seen land
and the walker ten feet, bobbing
his head at the same time. The
regular aerial song was given as his
head moved forward and back. The high
note was given with the bill wide open.
This motion had the appearance of
the bird puffing out its throat; however,
with the neck pushed out and the head
back, the feathers were merely ruffled.
24 June, Barrow, Alaska
The nest was checked at 0940 and contained
4 eggs. The female watched until I
was within 6 feet of the nest before
she flew off. After flying about 6 feet,
she landed and performed the distraction
display. As I walked away from the
nest, she followed for about
ten feet then she turned and began
a feed nervously. She returned
to the nest in about 3 minutes.
26 June, Barrow, Alaska
The nest was checked at 1100, and the
female was incubating. During