Alaska species accounts, part 3, v4222
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Holmes,7 1963 C. alpina 15 June Barrow, Alaska Very few tundra census plot - see census sheets. One nest located ne stole 15.2- with 4 eggs + inc. ? bird (sex?). The egg had a lighter background color with dark red-brown spot on the pointed - brownish spots at the round end. It was located in the center of a 30' diameter flat, typical physa - could not miss, below only stunted grass. All eggs were conspicuous for about 10 sec. for blades of grass covered them. Display activity was at 11:00am fodder - 11:00am? One 15 acres display heard 6:30am - the plot. Only 1 pair encountered - travel skourt, 16 June Pair collected south / John Area - in the middle of egg laying. Wing molt noticed yesterday. Displaying? + one specimen collected today Hood cat puma? 1+2. Again, there seems little display activity 17 June Again, there was very little activity on a census plot. Another nest located ne 13.3 - with 4 eggs - Dementation birds jumped if the nest within 20' away, went fluttering & bouncing over the tundra, giving a high-pitched squeal.