Holmes,R 1963 37. E. melanotus 29 June Barrow, Alaska posture or would jump into the air (1-2') flutter their wings, giving their call note & landing nearby. The call was usually run to M + M - which would be repeated again. Only twice did I see a ? go into the ground courtship posture - not for sure, it was toward a & with a complete clutch - who responded with the tail raising - ags.-display. Flocks were more numerous during the early part / the census today 5 flocks were noticed in the afternoon. There were groups of 2-5 ?s moving slowly, or in flights - feeding as they went - trying chased, with weakly, lay settled males. All nests previously found in the plot were in fact. All ? except 1 - smashed all the nest before I was anywhere near. The one exception was at 8.0 - where it remained on the nest until I was 5' away - at which she popped off - and off a fluttering flight - landed away. She then gave a distraction display with wings extended horizontally, tail depressed & fanned - the bird then hushed the ground went shuffling off. Moving the grass giving a high pitched squeaking note. The way looked like it would be more excited again as the bird moved