Alaska species accounts, part 4, v4284
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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