J.P. Myers 1975 Calidris melanotos 04 1000 m S of I.B.P.#1 along road, Pt. Barrow Alaska 15 June cont'd chase. curving a trio. sometimes it appears as if the male or is going after Q, + something fluent it is going after intruder. Grid 2, adjacent to Smithsonian building, 4 Km S of N.A.R.L., Pt. Barrow Alaska 13:29 - began following Q melanotos 6/15/74-1 ? during following period [at minute 37] saw what appeared to be a Q mel. soliciting or nearly Q I am following. She is walking w/ tail up; he is following her squawking in donald duck call. She was walking away, he had both wings up, also again I went up display. Minute 45 - Q being followed is walking along edge of pond in an area where the bank is steep (~30cm high) [angle] feeding about 5 cm above edge of H.D., probing sideways into polygon. [illegible] Bloody bill still flies but going down hill. Others are displaying over his hunting the prey wheeled. 16 June no sign of Bloody bill during day. Found pectoral nut PS I 0 in (3,2) of Grid 2 on meat map. 3 eggs. She spoke when I was ~40 m away but went back at ~50 m distance. See Q mel 6/16/75-1 following 17 June 1326 - apparently I spotted Q off not or at least out of hiding - she flew a few immediately at speed by [illegible] a 8t. A Q reappeared in same area within 4 min later, presumably her, I was again attacked by 8t. She landed, 8t went to her & ran after her for 20 sec. Churning in chicken strut, starting she took off, 8t pursued and 2nd 8t fleeing. Both 8ts chasing Q rather than one 8t going after the other. But quickly 1st 8t gided off and back to territory whereas 2nd 8t continued on w/ 1st Q, which then landed. 3rd 8t approached began churning, frightening 2nd 8t; as this happened Q slipped away, briefly. 8t caught her again in flight as she came toward me [3,5]g; I tried to land but was again set upon by 8t. Catenated on her (Qs) within 5 min rapped where another 8t joined in chase 1 eventually flew off toward Volts Creek. Another Q creaking forward we, rather running away from 8t, which in frantic frenetically trying to keep up, or wing up in chicken strut. Q took off, calling, 8t followed, looking. She lands, she lands on top of her & takes off again, centers not quite territory and 8t follows. Resident goes after Q, which then cuts back to finally lose 8t. minute 15 of 6/17-75 8t-1 (bird being followed) - 8t close to Q in chicken strut