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12
Holmes
1965
E. aspina
26 Jun Barrow, Alaska
recently - yet she had a fully developed
WC patch - including vascularity -
Cull follicles were not in evidence. Thus,
M. was probably a second clutch
whose owner about to lay - the
first may have failed.
28 Jun One bird found south brood ridge - on
the gasoline collector. It was a F -
with well-developed patches. Once calm
flushed - she looked in 'every' - held
every up for several a half sec -
Then lowered them.
A 3 was collected near the insect
patch - the afternoon. The call not
breech - we flew after her as wounded it
as I approached him.
29 June Almost no display activity or reconscript
Today - but 18 min 5,4 was seen -
post-script + aerial display. As the bird is
in the air giving the aerial churning - he
quivers an outstretched wings for about
5 sec, then there is a very brief pause -
whereby wings are held in a down-curve
position & the bird glides
There are turns above. The bird will continue a
quivering sweep for periods up to 1 minute -
but the pauses are usually more frequent.