Alaska field notes, v4426
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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