Holmes,R 1966 28 may Barrow, Alaska These birds are now common around the base and singing and fighting was noted several times. Apparent territories are already established. 30 may Barrow, Alaska. These can be heard singing all around camp and in Britton's tree & occasional other fundra localities. There appear to be little territorial defense at this time. One bird was watched for an hour, and no encounters were made during this time. Its main activity was singing from 4 feet behind to 10 feet with occasional flights to a few hundred feet. The female was nearby, but no associative war observed. 1 June Barrow, Alaska. Much fighting was seen today in the vicinity of ARL. Three birds, 2♂+1♀ were involved, but the ♀ was not very active. The 2♂ were "wrestling" around on the ground & the pursuer ran after in an aerial chase. This went on for nearly 10 minutes, while 1♂ flew off & the pursuer never he joined the ♀