Alaska species accounts, part 2, v4221
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RTTH 1963 C. melanotos 18 June Barrow, Alaska ♀a nest near insect plots (#3). Nest found by Stevens Joyce Southeast/ 10.0 a Trapline #1 - with 4 eggs & inc. ♀. Considerable chasing activity seen So. 1 Voth's area. - One pair /3 yearling ♂♂ noted - They were being chased by territorial ♂♂? 19 June Nest located on northern end / Southern base of beach ridge - (Nest P5#8) - with 3 eggs & inc. ♀. Limnick cut grass + smoothed down attached grass; ♀ did not do a dust display. Activity was up. Chasing displays were seen commonly along the beach ridge. One group (4 - 1st yr ♂♂) were seen feeding; two were freq. chased by settled ♂♂. Two ♂♂ - ground - walking side by side both would go into head down cgg. Posture- with wings moved out slightly from the body sequence: both feathers ruffled - tail deprressed & fanned - one would turn run at the other - who would then side step run & continue feeding. This would sometimes feed (or displaced feed) while in this posture. The courted event