Alaska field notes, v4435
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J P Myers RAS Calidris melaanotes following 13 Grid 2 49=f=26 48=f=22 21 June (cent'd) 49= Woodin '22 50= " → 0 51=f 52=51.f 53=51.f 54=51.f 55=51.f 56=f 57=f=56 58=f → 8 approx mean hr 59+f 60=f=59 → 0 61=59.f 62=59.f 63=59.f 64=59.f - chased 65= Wilting - 25 being chased by another bird which is not obviously 87 i.e. no pronounced wattle. further, no preliminary elaborate 8-type display although there is obviously some aggression, posturing, working away from area, jalloing, as in low key winter territory. [illegible] could be that latter 8 was 9 or was of the 1st year wing of bird calidris should be beginning now. could it have been a nesting 8? 23 June ♂ 6/23/75-1 f=f t1=1600 2=f 3=2f 4=8=f flew 30m 5=f 6=f5 "feeding frontally" flew again short distance 7=f 8=f 9=8=f 10 circulatting flew from 9 to nest (P5#2) at (2,4) 6/23/75-2 ♂ 1= booting in air 8 sec t1=1618 2=f 3=2f 4=f 5=f 5:16 took off landed 5:23 6=alert, gassy ravenh wibbunk call 7=6=alert 8-6=alert 8:54 took off, booting at 8 9=booting landed 9:04 10=f 9:30 flew, landed 10:35, flew again 11=f→8 12=alert 13. Supplanting in air. 13:30 booting in air 25m 14=f 14:26 → 14:31 in air 14:35 flew → 14:42 15=alert 14:42 took → 15:50 (6-2d) 16=alert 16:02 flew ten in, then again briefly 17=f 18=f=17 18:40 cleared RBS 18:50 landed 19>a 20>19>a 20:03 - flew to boat; landed 20:21 21>a 21:40-48 flying