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Hobvies, R.
1962
Erolia alpina
6 June Barrow Alaska
Took flight after 1pm - The & Following beh
The 3; The 3 given the Loud Song
Trill & as they flew low over the
Tundra. The 3 displayed a decent
Wing. At this point The 3 rushed at The
displaying bird - The pair swerved off
to the side landing & began again
Ground Chasing. The 3rd individual
landed nearly presumed fleeing.
Apparently - The intent of courtship was
stronger than area defense. Some The
Two birds kept chasing each other
for the next 10 minutes; their both
were then collected.
The chase can be categorized below where
[___________] The solid line is the
pursued - when seen until the pursuer
catching up with it - The 3 jumps ahead -
The a fortiori turn off-label. The other
bird followed it - only to display it again.
After a period there - A aerial component
is interspersed - then more ground
chasing. (3:1 ground time to aerial time).
There two turned out to be the two
35 (1554, 1555) - So They - a ground
chase - involved in 67 to 87 contact & aggression.
These were included further.