Alaska species accounts, part 3, v4222
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Holmes,R 1962 Erolia alpina 29. 21 june Barrow, Alestra strong distraction display - mostly the pursuit run variant - with head bowed & pulled up - Arch Haltu , including Staggelee, Ruffled, tail lowered & spread & the bird shuttling off over the funder - after seeming 30' - at it stopped, turned toward the nest - Mother - The ran off again - sort of a Ruffled aggressive - but still mouse-like posture. Upon leaving the nest site, she kept the shuffling device with very Shuffled out to the side & went shuffling off over the funder - (through & through). The alarm or disturbance not given by the female in a failed, mate - school, 23 june Nort #12 nest Leggs - E( Mest.) #0 ret, ret, ret ... ruffle may be given several pitches. - vary somewhat with the excitement of the bird. 24 june Two nest found in same De Strooud plot - both with 4 eggs. 38 were incubating & gave storm disturbance displays when I approached on nest #1 at 50' east of plot - left nest with 200' away - but gave a slight mouse run - later when flushed from the nest - gave the weir shuffling to both sides - tail expressed - turned Now forward & low - Hopper flyby - trumps over the funder - generates a squeaking noise. It would stop - in hundred moves - no posture