Alaska species accounts, part 4, v4284
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28 June. Barrow, Alaska One individual seen just so. I gasoline ridge. It was flying at first and then it sat on a small polygon. It then began to dig by pulling up parts of the tundra with its bill. It would pull up a bunch of grass, throw it aside and then look up and look around before repeating its 'digging.' 30 June. Barrow, Alaska Two seen along gasoline ridge flying westwardly. 2 July. Barrow, Alaska Two seen near the gasoline ridge and one over the beach ridge. 5 July. Barrow, Alaska Three seen flying and hunting over the block ridge near the census area. 6 July. Barrow, Alaska Several seen in central marsh during the morning and one seen harassing a female plover who was flushed from a nest.