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JP Myers
1975
Calidris melanotos following
Grid 2, adjacent to IBP site #1, Pt Barrow, Alaska
12 June evening 2015 began following preboreal 8°. 6/12/75-1
① feeding then flew to N fighting with other male actual physical fight, hovering in air,
grappling + then falling to snow. Standing on top of the others, both then
flied off calling. Flying 11 calling (Wootsin - intern chatter call) suddenly
α & appeared + they both began chasing her. Flying flew far out
Lavaired 8°(4-5, 7) Fighting was in (4,6)
③ feeding - 8° landed on perch site. the above fight began when 8°,
which had been by 8 at location ①, flew off after first 8° but diverted when other 8° appeared. The 8° being followed had landed until
2018 when it flew (forward) (4,5) & hooting + landed up in 10 seconds
(called 4 time). appears to have display mound in (4,5) about ~20'
north of (4,6) stake.
⑤ fed
⑤ fed
⑥=5
⑦ loot it in snowstorm
⑧ - 8♀ preboreals landed in (2,4); no sign of 8°.
⑨ 8° appeared flying from (0,0) direction to supplant a ♂ 8° by (3,5) stake in (3,4)
Flew up to ~ (2,8) then circled back to site 29. Performed a circuit returning
⑩ from supplantation, going around (1,7) region.
⑪ beside red phalarope w/ tail up going crrrack a crrrack a ....
⑫ 29 displaying
31=39 feeding
32=38 feeding
33=32
34=32
35=32
36=32
37=32
39=32 preening. Then flew in circle + hoorted. Landed in front of 8°RP, hoorted + then
supplanting it. I marked as flight 5 on map