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Hamilton
1965
Phalaropus fulicarius
June 12 Barrow Alaska- Two Red Phalarope were seen flying
S over Beach Ridge. They were not seen landing.
June 13 A pair of Red Phalarope flew in and landed
about 10 yds away in a pond of standing water.
They fed for about 1 minute and then flew away.
On several later occasions a pair of Red Phalarope were
seen flying in the same area.
June 14 A pair was observed flying N is the 200E at
Central Marsh.
June 15 Two pairs were observed. One pair was flying N
of the Voth Area. The other pair was observed
resting and preening in some shallow standing water
in the Voth Area.
Jun. 19 Phalarope have returned and are feeding in small ponds.
They are often seen in groups of three
June 20 Phalarope are becoming quite obvious, it is difficult
to keep track of numbers since they fly around so much.
June 21 Many phalarope were seen in the Britten Area. An
attempted copulation was observed but the female did not
appear interested. She stood with head under wing trying
to sleep.
June 22 A moderate concentration of Phalarope was observed
on the shore at Elsas Lagoon.
June 23 The numbers of Phalarope in the Britten Area seem to
have decreased somewhat. There were however seem to
be paired.
June 24 About twenty pairs were observed scattered about the wetter
place on the Takhini. A copulation was observed but no