Alaska species accounts, v4430
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Maelee 1967 P. Dominica 2. [18 June] testis. (SU717) 23 June A pair S. of Family Lagoon was surely nesting - 4 well along in molt - but would not quickly reveal nest location so I was satisfied with feeding observations. Found a 1 egg nest on Village Ridge West of the CRRCL Ice Well. 24 June Found a 4 egg nest in the Drum area, the ignoring of it all! Beautiful & was incubating closely at 1130, and again when we returned in the evening. this and other birds indicate that it is now (finally) time to find some nests. It seems late this year. In the afternoon a loose flock of c.a. 12 birds was feeding in the East side of Central Marsh. After some trouble, collected 1 - a & that has recently been incubating (good incubation patches- vascular). Her stomach was stuffed with Prionocera larvae. Either she has found a concentration of these or their feeding style favors selective feeding on Prionocera. 27 June Don and I found the nest on the AACS polygons - 0? incubating on 4 eggs.