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Holmes, R.
1964
C. Bairdii
5.
13 June Barrow, Alaska
See pain in drum area - I chau noted involving 4
indir. - coming at entire drum area - apparently
are a chau slope - two boundaw as not held
+ very strictly & several from adjacent
areas join the chase - eventually all separate out
tributary to their respective territories.
Chau - My son is often spoke chau, ..., or
versus - here + occa part 1 the
draw out hill (especially when they set
their wings - a cued - + glide).
17 June Pair on south side of head ridge near 4 barrels.
Chased & giving long trill. - landed on south slope of
ridge. - I raised tail (it used to 60°). walked to
a nut as we left a grass + began displaying -
tail high - wagged both up - as he rotated in cup -
& standing about 1 foot away. [No femto log]
Trill - which varied in loudness &/or pitch] -
- I walked to him - but the flew - then a following
given the trill - the event with aerial
flight - will shut trill note (dee) given
repeatedly. [In cup - or lifted on wing
vertically. While deer in display posture,
as I approached. - West quadrant - won
tail at 60° - I win up - No drop
(flew).