Alaska species accounts, v4430
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Maclean 1967 C. melanotes 7 June Saw 2 ♂ feeding with 2-4 bairdii on wet tundra at Nuuk. 8 June Newly arrived birds were conspicuous- actively feeding and flying, but no display or territorialism yet. Collected several feeding observations and several flew by or W. end of Beach Ridge. Others at Gasoline P., and a flock of ca. 18 was feeding on the S. end of P's plot. Collected 3 - 1 ♂, 2 ♀♀ - from this, this was a good start toward a "Pectoral year". ♂ - t = 15 mm ; ♀♀ - ova to 4 and 5 mm- coming up, but a way to go yet. ♀♀ in poor condition - heavy fat. 9 June Another newly arrived flock - 10-12 birds - on W Beach Ridge. Feeding actively in a tight flock, but saw ♂ ground display and aerial display twice. Birds were very cooperative - obviously jabbing along retreating snow edge. Frozen ground right below the surface - couldn't have probed if they tried. Twice saw birds remove what looked like Tipulidae larvae. 10 June 2 ♀♀ feeding in Micro-Mer area as we drove by. Flock of 6 feeding actively S of FAD in area of flooded low polygons.