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Holmes,R
1964
Feeding Data
E. agapina
2.
16 July Barrow, Alaska
Seemed to be swishing mud with three
short sequences of rapid jerks. Head
Underwater - stayed ~ 2 sq.ft. area.
225 sec - 111x- Lifted head - again work
motion as above. - moved 5'
from deep water to shore - when
it picked once at over the
bank at deep water after 2 min
spent in preening.
1501 - Bathing - by bouncing left down &
splashing water up onto feathers -
dip head in - flutter wings - it
ruffling feathers - it picked at
feather with the tip of the bill -
fl ew up a the bank - fluttered
& hopped to preen.
1505. Walked 11' away from pool & stopped
again to preen.