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Steatornis pomarivus
Grid 2, N. of Smithsonian Building, Pt Barrow Alaska
12 June cont'd
♀ beginning to arch back way up, w/ tail up, turning around walking away from him
settling down. ♂ walks away, some parallel walking then. ♂ tail has been up continuously, his is not up. He is calling a soft ca ca ca ca 3-4/sec for 15 seconds
repeating. facing on another while ♂ calls. the he placed wings up, increasing
intensity of calling. Picking wings way up, looking somewhat like a sandpiper
wing display. Primaries displayed way out, held up for several seconds. Both wings
up. Her posture becoming more exaggerated with ♀ arch. she is jumping
up + down using wings (did 50 twice). ♂ mounted her calling, walking on
top. Within 15 sec copulated again after 17 seconds. She also called zonic
copulated briefly again after 40 seconds. Flushing wings for balance even dopt.
of touching ground. Has doubled neck so as to be sitting ♂ on top of
head - another copulation at 1 min 27 seconds. He remained on her back
for 1 min 50 sec at which pt ♀ shook, ♂ slid off [he had folded
wings just before ♀ shook him off]. Once ♂ off ♀ ruffled feathers. ♂+♀
then faced one another, chests thrust out. Then ♀ flew off + ♂ followed
within 10 seconds. This whole process took 4 minutes
21 July
chick of jaeger not on Grid 2 running about - a raton el tundra
30 July
see journal re jaeger eating melanoto chick.