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Evolia ferruginea
14.
Holmes, R,
1962
12 June Barrow, Alaska
was heard once again just prior to a flight.
The musical phrase of the 80 can be described as
musical trill - whi-e - ti-ti-dee - cubee
13 June Pheles 2 returned at 1800. Spent 2½
hours searching for pair - not excellent
conditions for seeing; heard 1-20
birds were located. Either they have moved
off - this courtship was performed
during migration or a part of the same
localized area had drawn them off. Havers, The day
before - no interaction had been noted
between RT & The Sog.
The area inhabited by these birds has
been a well developed polygon area with
moderate deep troughs - grassy feet
cranny. Just the wind were high - flat-
topped polygons - where were meet
occasionally - even snow over in choice.
To the south was open flat field to some
hundreds yards little polygonalization. The
area occupied by these birds was about
200 yards by 100 yards. - but on the RT -
they encroached these boundaries. The
level area was 100 x 200' - where most time spent