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Plectrophenax nivalis
Jun. 24 Pairs of birds were observed scattered about the
Tundra. There are no eggs in the nest that was
found previously
Jun. 25-Aug. 27 - Bird continued to be seen regularly. However only
one nest was found. This bird was most numerous
in areas where large amounts of junk and oil drums
were located. The nest that was found was located
on July 28 and contained one young and three eggs.
It was located in a cleft in an area when supplies
were stored. This cleft looked like it had been dropped
out on at the wooden panels was broken. The nest consisted
of a large mass of grass from which a cup was
formed. About this time, numbers of young were seen
beginning to feed and flying. They were located in
the birch along the road to Birch Ridge. At Cup
Thompson these birds nested only in natural situations and
rocky. Consequently the density there was lower than
at Perven.