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Contributed by Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley.
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Transcription
J P Myers
1975
Calidris alba
Brittan area, 1 Km W of NARL by road, Pt. Barrow, Alaska
9 June
(cont'd)
it then ran to chase another alba - flight ensued, but briefly, one remained. Back
feathers well-erected. Spoke by Stercorarius pom. 1415 - 8 calling again
rrrrr rrrrr rrrrr while fluttering. This afterwarked w/ sound I'd heard this am:
rrrrr rrrrr [illegible] !!!!!
1.5 sec
sharp staccato note
w/o rising inflection
9-10 in series in 2-3 seconds
the two notes are alternated. Entered next scoop again. No tail raising but
calling in rrrrr rrrrr ....... & irrible up the pond edge. She flew. 87
followed abruptly. reappeared w/in 3 minutes during [illegible] & but somehow
they picked up another alba. one bird in group calling rrrrr rrrrr
while another giving winter "flock" call. visibly apparent in fluorescence that one of
the birds is frantically trying to flutter-fly while at the same time keep up with
other two. somewhat comical.
Transect 1, 51,23 CCS, Pt. Barrow Alaska
15 June 1045 heard alba giving frog display note along E side of ridge ~ 300 m beyond
#20 stake.