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Holmes
1962
E. melanites
30.
11 July Panow, Alaska
Omenit has watched a brood ridge census plot -
all often were intact - no pipping. Nest
# 8 - NTH (the plot was empty - no sep)
♀ - probably, her hatched last days so - my
were not destroyed by cold after all.
12 July None seen along north level ridge or also
Desout choul NHN Salt logor.
In afternoon - Nests # 24,27,12 were intact
still being incubated. N. #28 had hatched
probably day before yesterday - since one
1 M young collected (weighed 18g). Nest
The chick were about 100 yards south of the nest
site.
Two other broods were encountered - one
with 3 day-old chick (♀ + Ne) were collected) +
a ♀ with 2 young - 2-3 day old - 1 you
collected.
A flock /47 on south side of Beaver ridge -
15 100m + = flock of 127+1♀ a recent
south oak week.
13 July Nests along gasoline road intact - found 1♀ + 4
young along me west side of Footprint - Here
were collected. E1 Ne plot - Nest + 2 you
When I looked ~ 7/13 never about
50 yards from the site 1 Barcelon - Nest
exists.
On the Shroceil census plot, N # [illegible] 17.