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MacLean
1967
T. subruficollis
13 July
Nespe River, Alaska
Found a bird attending two small
chicks near the donkey engine, ca. 100 m.
SW of the coal mine shaft. Young looked
about 3 days old. Attending bird (there was
only 1, presumably the ♀) did much wing-
waving and came quite close, but no
"rodent-run" type distraction behavior.
Birds were in elevated, but not ringle or
extreme uplaws, turnora. Saw them
coming and going, and both times activity
was focused around small willow patches.
Photographed check our of the young, but did
not collect. The record is interesting
giographically and in timing as well. The
activity there must have been earlier
than Barrow for young to be ours already.