Alaska species accounts, v4430
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Macba 1964 Pluvialis dominica 29 June Nest - 4 eggs - ca. 120 yds. W. of D. micro-net bldg. Shallow depression, lined w/ liers. 2 July Flock of ca. 15 birds near micro- net. One collected - MacLean # 248. Copulation observed S. of Micro-net on beach ridge. No preliminaries - just topper and remained ca. 58 sec, flew 40 yds. away. May have been abbreviated by Stevers and Logsdon moving up from below ridge. 6 July Flock of ca. 18 near group of 4 buff-breasts, 100 ft. west of 320. ditch in Pitelka's Plot. No association between species - remains in separate groups, 15 ft. apart - . 2 collected. 10 July Several roaming flocks of 12, 10, and 18 in area. 13 July Flock of ca. 7 in Voth Area. 18 July Collected two juvs. - # 293, 294.