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Holmes, R.
1960
Erolia melandri
8 July Ektrovik, Alaska
The cup, where opponents had been
marked down. The 4 were present
but gave no distinctive display or
call acts of any kind. An
occasional hooting sequence was heard,
but each time it was not
on plot.
9 July - Several scattered 178 head displays,
but none were seen. Only occasional
flocks were noted on the plot, & there
were generally small groups (13-78)
individuals.
11 July Barrow, Alaska
Only an occasional bird was seen today,
and most of these seemed to be
♂♀.
12 July - A flock (19♂♀) was seen at
The west side 1 Footprint Lake, &
another of 8 indiv. was seen
at Trapline 4+8 (NW of both area).
13 July - On our way to Oskiple Slough, I noticed
numerous groups 1 perches in the
marsh (central) and a few small
aggregation on the polygonal area
near the Sloughs. In the evening
I returned & collected 7 birds
from a flock of about 30 in Central