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Holmes, JR
1967
Erolia alpina
28 june Barrow, Alaska
The displacement - disturbance note - give who
the bird is flushed from the nest or from
feeding is a drily + bruggy - fleet or cheat.
Also give by c distraction-display bird on a
(orho) is Parawam, in nest. Nest #2 not TIII
in steel present; both birds were Denevitz.
29june A total of 3 birds seen between Wohlseblo
& Oolepita Flough. No displays were heard.
30june Warm, clear day with lots of mosquitos -
but no displays were heard. Three birds
well seen on Decircuit from B.R. - gasoline R.),
Wohlsechly flory - to N.S. R. - Camp
Nest #3 - incubating 8? - who jumped off the
rest - flew low to No - (under 200' away - never
returned while I was near the nest (2min).
Nest #5 - 8? flew off the nest who flew 50'
avay - flew low over foreground - setting wings
in V + trilling. Finally, it landed (-wings
folded quickly with the body - not held up) -
trilled again, ran a few feet with head
forward - but not - free, rocket run
posture - stopped jam still again + 8
flew off - gave 1 min free hover
15' away. When I moved to the nest,
it came in slow + gave a fluttery flight
with wing out to the side - fluttering at the
fundera - the same rocket run - Ben (or)