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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