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JPHayers
1975
06
Calidris maranotos
Grid 2. Adjacent to Smithsonian Bldg., 4 km S. of NAPL, Pt. Barrow, Alaska
swinging of head from → thro →
new posture - following a period of active rip down + drag out fighting one 0° (6/18/75)
stood upright facing opponent ~30 cm distant and spread wings with wrists being most
elavated parts + tips pointing to ground. An incipient cup (buffic) display?
head should be up forw
feathers of other
bird in all
back feathers
raised
→ tail fanned
wings not spread
quite so much as
indicated here
other bird standing, erect but w/o wings out.
Grid 3
21 June
1630 - 2 0° in border fight, have been marching parallel for 4 min., # paeny
2-3 m in one direction then turning + going back. ## maintaining distance between
each other of 50 cm.-1 m. If you 'fall behind' it flares up, passing other bird slightly. I
have seen a pair of wings spread business (above) but just briefly, at end of flapping
forward when they seem to be some sort of balance-related behavior - feathered
at, sometimes touching ground. Body today has not been erect as 19 June but
rather horizontal. During parallel marching the tail is depressed.
23 June
12:20
as pectoralis bank in flight after chasing intruder out of territory then as a
characteristic posture in flight with outside covering up and exposed. must
be a display of underwing in flight.
See journal re # of 0° around this a.m.
following 0° [6/23/75-2] this afternoon only?75: see following accent: this bird left
territory several times in aerial chase, going as far as 200 m outside of area in the
process. Much of its time was spent either in chase or alit. No I observed with it.