Alaska species accounts, v4430
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Maehes 1967 C. alpina 17 July Flock between dacs and Beach Ridge crossing seems to be picking up alpina- now ca. 30 w/ Pd, m, & i. Couldn't get close enough to collect any. 18 July A flock of ca. 40 birds was feeding in the Micro-Mer area. Tom collected 6: FAP C.a. 67-4 : 34.4/5.0/4.3 5 : 32.0/5.6/3.9 6 : 34.5/5.6/4.0 and 3M# In the morning, Tom collected one bird feeding in Central Marsh: FAP C.a. 67-1 : 30.9/5.8/4.8. and one bird near Beach Ridge Crossing: FAP C.a. 67-3 : 35.0/5.8/--. 21 July Several Small flocks - from pairs to 16 birds - as we did transects around family creek. 22 July 2 birds have been captured in snap traps. Send these off to Fairbanks. Again - several flocks of 6 to 16 birds feeding on surface insects and jabbing at pond edges in Holmes' Morass. 23 July A pair with young in wet, ponded marsh No. 1 of Gasline Ridge. 24 July A pair with large juveniles in No. part of Central Marsh - drier than most parts,