Alaska species accounts, part 3, v4222
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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.