Holmes, R. 1960 Erolia alpina 30 June Klawock, Alaska so it is possible that the limning could have undermined the nest & the eggs fallen through. Hence, the other 2 eggs can not be accounted for. with this reasoning. As mentioned before the birds were not present this morning. The nest near the wanise is still active, and at least one of the incubating birds is wing molting. 2 July - The following activity was seen near Stake 1,0 This morning. A Red-bird was feeding on the ground. Suddenly he raised both wings to a vertical position and began to give the aerial trill, (also a couple "kraa-kraa" were given) and as a bird landed near him he began to fly slowly above the newcomer. The chase finally went out of sight. This aerial display vocalization can apparently be given completely on the ground and is a method of announcement. To describe this more fully.- The birds flew to a height of 40-50 feet (This is usually not a steep, high powered flight as seen in [illegible]), when it hovers giving a series [illegible].