Alaska species accounts, v4430
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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.