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J P Myers
1976
Calidris melanotos following
Grid 2
17 June
cont'd
melanotos 6/17/75-1 (cont')
39 f = 36
40 f = 76:29 → = 1♀
41 f = 29
42 f
43-42 f
44 a:42 44:40 ♂ hooting over ♀. She had moved ~3m & then flashed wing at about
45 flying that angle, very brief - 0.5-1 sec. almost a "keen Jawn". flew over within 3 sec
46 f = 90
47 f = 40
48 f
49 f = 48
50 f = 98 → 1♀ 15m
51 f = 48
52 f = 46
53 f = 46
54 f = 46
55 a = 46 55:20 supplanted ♂ - distance = 46-357
56 fighting w/ ♂. ended in border area at 62. fight proceeded as far as 6/17/75-1 jumping on back of other ♂
57 alert, ♂ hooting over ♀ 57:40
58 ♂ hooting over ♀
59 ♂ flying - choosing RB
60 flying hooting over ♀
61 = 48 f
62 = f
63 f
64 f - going after other ♂♀
65 hooting on ground beside ♀ then attacked by ♂ in view territory (to may be
66 fighting, marching parallel w/ tail feathers raised, necks extended, alternately will touch ground
67 f
68 = 67 f
69 = 67 f → 50 → 2♀ 20:20 flying to heat over other area (w/ 3rd ♀
landed 70:46
71 f
72 hooting over ♂ (took off at 72:00; landed 72:20)
73 f
74 f 24:20 flew
75 hooting in flight landed 75:20
76 alert
77-76 alert 28:30 took off again to pass over ♀, hooting alo
79 flying
80 f → 1♀
81 f
82 alert
83 f = 71
84 alert alert. 84:35 flew 5 sec
85 = 73 alert
86 = 73 (purring)
87 = 73 (purring) 87:20 took off, hooting landed 87:45
88 = f = ♀
89 = 88 f
90 = 90 f → 1♀
91 = 90 f 91:30 took off to display to ♀, hooting (landed) 91:45
92 f
93-92 alert 93:05 took off, hooting, landing by ♀ who hoot 93:17 landed. di group display
94 calling in group display, bumbling - tail cocked, wings lowered