Alaska field notes, v4434
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Male 1959 Arid flammew. distraction display. All 4 chicks in enclosure. When I arrived they were distributed about the periphery of the enclosure each about 90° from his neighbors on both sides. A short ear was seen chasing the Perch-legs on Willow Creek. Made repeated swops at hawk & both retired back to their own territory. July 27 Flushed a pair, smallest female in drainage across One Mile Ridge, East of mine. O remained flying & gave screeching call, female flushed up & flew off. My O of owl nest 2 was flying along ridge at this time. Probably the territory boundary. (I presume it was the O of pair 2, didn't follow him back) July 28 O - growling or hooting or whatever in area between Pomerane #2 & Baital Dough- neer to slough. Same general area I have always supposed a nest situated. July 30 Found an owl chick on E slope of owl ridge midway down through the band of tamarack tundra that borders the ridge. The owl was actually in the one strip of sedge that runs down thru the tamarack, about in middle of ridge. O owl was near by & gave a weak distraction display. This seems to prove the presence of a second