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Holmes, R.
1965
42.
E. melanoste
3 July Banny, Alaska
made a dundig - Not beds been
fuding about 10 yds apart.
Ps. n #14 - Nw 17.3 - a moss-covered
polygon - with scattered grass ridge - 4
egg were 16% cover - no distr disp
by incubating $.
Ps. N #15 - Nw 18.4 - mossy more
run south grass clump - given 109.
Court egg - No d. displ. - but did
perform a rodent run. A $ in Ne area
did a hooting display over Ne $.
Ps. N #16 - Nw 21.1 - 4 eggs + inc. $ -
no dd. - in small mound in trough
between 2 large grass-covered polygons
- 20% cover.
On return trip - checked nest #2 -
which was empty with no evidence of $ -
eggs - by herbing dish - No nest
couldn't have hatched yet - so it may
have been lost to predation. The nest
clump was full/ wellus lars - mouth/
Salix palchre - but a few of S. rotundifolia.
The bottom the cup was emptied - Necroses
pul (Lears 2" high + 3" in diameter) +1 feather -
no grass blocks.
At nest #9 - The $ ate a cluch.