Alaska species accounts, part 2, v4221
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RTH 1963 51. E. melanotus 13 July Barrow, Alaska #29 (our 1 cold egg pnest - but & I probab) chels were nearly) were empty - The remains all have The full complement of eggs. On some - the fleas not present & what were not eve seen. - all the eggs were warm. Thus, there are still complicating factors about finder all our nests - since the 84 nests move quite a distance for their rest when feeding. For nest we found #37 - Nv 23.3 - with 4 eggs & - an moss-gro ptygra with 10% cover of gras sedge. #38 - Nv 7.2 - with 4 eggs & - a small mound - moss + grass seq - 5%. cov. No display activity - no chasing - no jabber call. Several small groups of 3 to 10+9 were here often on Neplot. 14 July Pectoral nest a peat ridge plot + new York's brok all intent klien wecubated. A New nest was built - & we went Sand Vusk Creek 'due E1 D.01 Triples IV-A-B. 'C' Eriglhen vgnok, no save 30% cover - 2 eggs - warm. No other point.