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Holmes,R
1963
C. bairdi
12 July Barrow, Alaska
A pair was collected a west chin.
Van creed - probably c nest somewhere
in vicinity. The nest in Bot Brit's
are was still being incubated.
14 July Beach ridge census plot - 1 nest (nr 18-c) - hatched
July #12-13 - gone today. Same was true / Nest
nr 16 - except that two cold eggs remained
in the nest cup.
16 July Nest #3 - in Brit's av. had 3 young just
out of the egg + 1 egg which had not yet
hatched. The other egg shells were gone - 1
adult was incubating.
17 July One adult with 1 downy chick collected
near BASS. All nests - plot here
hatched - some adults & probably
their chicks are in the area still.
Nest nr 16-c - where had 2 cold
eggs last check - steel hoed (nr) today,
Who crooked - we had a chick about
ready to hatch the other was
Sterile - no development rubates
ever. I have no idea why they
didn't survive - unless there's
we had some effect.
19 July 1 collected Brit. av. in full winter
body plumage. 3 collected allm b.i. me
beveron antenna - all but one - all