Alaska species accounts, v4430
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Maclean 1966 C. alpina 26 June Nothing of note - I just feel obliged to comment. Birds are mostly encountered singly, scattered - obviously incubating. Well into primary molt. Feeding observations are coming much harder now. 27 June a ? West of Micro-Met was worked up over something - displayed several times, although never at full intensity. May have been wandering bird - was chased once by another alpina. 29 June On "uplands" tun dra SW of the village this was the most common shorebird. Tundra consists of rolling dry, well-drained, areas with grassy swales periodically. Each swale supported one (or exceptionally two) pair of red-backs. Found 2 nests - 4 eggs each. Display was over - only an occasional trill. 3 July 2 birds were flying with the Holmes' Morass pectorals. Separated them selves in flight, but always took off and landed with the flock. 5 July Nests are beginning to pop open. Niko found two, and Lewellyn reports one. 6 July With Brina Kessel - couldn't raise