Alaska field notes, v4435
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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