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Holmes, R.
1963
C. melanoto
18 July Barrow, Alaska
near the lagoon plot.
In afternoon - 2079I met pbd-
fledgling in wet meadow area - but
pecking, not probing. Along with
week - sec. 49 were seen - some appear
to have nests & other were unattached.
At nest #39 - new seven eggs - I
think this nest was taken by predator -
Suits last time, 1 egg too but the nest
by 6" s now they are all gone. The I may
have directed them to - at the time I
saw for frye several days ago - but
this seen unlikely (from then - no
egg how it disappear some way - so
joe gus may have been involved).
One Wood 1 3 downy - 2 day old green
banding - dryd south (Ottawa).
From Wood/3 -(30-40 sec) young were
captured & banded in Vol 5 Story I per Ne enclosure.
In this case when I started to catch the
chicks - Ne & chick did not display -
just the chick-alan cue. At Nesantine,
a flock 1689 arrived & all began
given distraction displays - Ne entire
sequence - include fluffing, embedded bold
features, etc - Record - chick case race -
S. at one time - there were 749 - all