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Gilmore ALEUTIAN SONG SPARROW. (2)
1931
Note as yet.
Sept. 19. These birds are very common
along the rocky beach between town
and Summer's Bay and seem to do
most of their feeding on the rocks &
boulders of the beach. I watched one
feeding on the face of a crumbly cliff
and it hopped from ledge to ledge,
scattering tiny pebbles down, as it
searched diligently for some sort of
food. Just what kind of food exists
on those ledges & in the cracks and
crevices of the rock, I don't know.
Sept. 22 Unalaska. Today at Summer's
Bay I heard a Song Sparrow sing for
the first time. It sat on a moderate sized
rock - 3-4' tall - in the surf and
uttered a melodious trill of double
noted syllables. The first note was
lower in tone than the last which was
sucked by a rising inflection in the
voice
Common at English Bay, Oct. 3. -
Seen only along the rocky beach line
and along the mouth of the stream