Alaska field notes, v4435

Myers, John P.
1975
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley
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Myers, J. P. 1975 Alaska Journal Species Accounts
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Myers, J. P. 1975 Alaska Journal
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J P Rodgers 1975 Journal Road from I BP #1 N to Britton area, 3 Km S of NARL, Point Barrow, Alaska 8 June 0930 went to I BP site #1 in truck w/ [illegible] Connors, Pichka, Schamel's. [illegible] Smithsonian Temperature had been ~231° at 0845, a little but steady northerly wind. Solid cloud cover w/ambient light levels on order of 2000 fc. We spread out around the Smithsonian in order to search for Buffy, FAP heading off W, we onto platform area Smithsonian building; Connors SSW. After ~45 min of unsuccessful searching we returned to truck and headed down road to Britton Area. [illegible] photographed snow cover from roof of building - in the area SW of this road there is a band (~100-300 m) strip of heavily melted tundra, apparently so because of dust from road (changes insulation properties of snow). Thus by the road much of the snow has runnled - there are obvious pools of water, much of it spotted with last years vegetation. There was less activity than this area than last night - definitely fewer shrill calls, although within the vicinity of the building (~200 m radius) we could pick out several pairs. Redtails have begun hooping. I'd first seen a displaying male on evening of 6 June. FAP watched it live this morning and says it has 2 QQ, one near the building, the other a considerable distance away, dividing its habitat between both. Territorial 8 semi-palm sandpiper were calling both N & S of road, I briefly watched one banded 8 (see resighting chart) as it displayed, lasting on top of a stake, calling continuously (see semi-palm separate). FAP reported one fuscicollis and 2 pts of phalaropus ramacharii displaying. Stood patrolling along road between Smithsonian and Britton area to search for ponds while last pin we'd seen fuscicollis; nothing cregata bonded longspur. At Britton area the 3 plus split up, FAP going off with [illegible] Connors with still camera. I watched the banded semi-palm (Rwyl-t) (see porthole appendant). 3 Lalo were in vicinity; Ch. semipalmatus calling overhead in intense aggressive display; Arenaria flying by calling, chasing one another. One barditi nearby. In this area there are "minimum" three territorial 8 semi-palm, displaying actively and QQ with QQ. White fronted geese passed overhead, could see flock of old squaw. Jockers patrolling. Jockey activity low in vicinity, it would appear. FAP estimates 5-10% of cover has been cut by winter lemmings, low in comparison to high years, but above the level of activity we have seen in other areas. As if to reinforce this observation, we coincidentally see jockers here (this morning 5 when we drove out). Snow owl has also been haunting here. Returned to base 200. 9 June 0745 walked from NARL to [illegible] Britton area ~1 Km to went along road in order to finish details - gird which FAP and I began yesterday afternoon. Weather cool, ~32°; a slight wind from WE grew as the morning progressed until ~1130, it was becoming unpleasant. A thin haze also
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J.P. Weyraus 1975 Journal Britton area, 1 km E of NARC by road, Pt Barrow, Alaska 9 June (Cont'd) increased to the point where it looked convincingly like precipitation (frozen drizzle?). Immediately upon turning along the road I found shorebirds: C. alba displaying & wading, turnstones copulating, a Ch. semipalmata finally w/p, still displaying (field appearance?) and C. virilla displaying, (see appendix). I then (OB3) continued on to the area we had gridded yesterday in order to mark stakes. After two hrs, part of which I was spent chasing a Rwy Lr Ploeg working back to camp. In the low area to the NE edge of the Britton area I saw one Tryngite, which landed briefly only to fly again, and displaying C. alba's again. 10 June 0900 I went to Britton area w/ FAP + PGC; our objective was to follow a banded semi-palmated sandpiper recording its position at minute intervals. FAP was obtaining a measure of bird density over the entire area; PGC was to follow the mate of the banded bird, and I was following it (RwyLr; 0830) this process began at 0816 (see virilla appendix for details). Windy morning (from NE) temp = 30° at 0830; after a morning snow shower the ponds have ice upon them. At the onset there was a snowy owl at the N end of the area, within 50 m of the grid; several Bt jacques frequented the area during the morning (see pomaire jacques appendix). The results were disappointing: only 4-5 virilla were in the area: RwyLr; RbyLr, a Q W/ RbyLr, and R-, plus, perhaps, an unlocalized Q of RwyLr - this incorporated the area from the FAP building to the N end of the Britton area. RwyLr's Q was either incidentally out of sight, or spooked off by the heavy # of jacques using the area. Following data were complete until minute 50 when a roadquidu went by, at which point the followed bird flew ~250 m to the opposite end of its area + where I could not find it. 1321 - returned to Britton grid area w/ intent of following RwyLr again; however I was unable to locate it. I spent the rest of the afternoon in the vicinity of the BAP area taking microhabitat information on pectorals, semi-palmates, dunlins, and red phalaropes. Grid 2, N of Smithsonian Building, Pt Barrow, Alaska 11 June spent day in field w/ FAP placing grid in area W of road + N of Smithsonian Building. Dimensions: 500 x 500 m; 50 x 50 m subunits. Area is extensive low polygons plus, on western side, many small ponds. Heavy numbers of red phalaropes
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J P Myers 1975 Journal Grid 2, N of Sunthsonian Building, 4km S of NATI by road, Barrow Alaska on which FAP recorded numbers - excess of 878 apparent, novel to his surprise - 2 pts of northern phalarope, one by road all day, another flying over. 11 June (cont'd) 12 June 0900 scathed grid 2 area in order to mark stakes. FAP came w/me in order to census the Grid 2 area. Weather conditions were normal - a moderate NE wind, heavy clouds, with flurries of driving snow. The ponds developed a sheet of ice during the night, which somehow makes walking more precarious, especially when, as is frequently the case, in addition to the surface ice there is a solid layer at the bottom of the pond. The gridded area is largely low center polygon with an expanse of ponds along the upper (N) western reach. It is bordered on the north by a low ridge, on the S by the sunthsonian building area, and on the E by a road. There is sufficient open water so that occasional pairs of pinkfeet and old squawes land. Since yesterday there have been numerous red phalaropes (~15 on the grid), as well as: Calidris mniatores (see sp.acent); Calidris baikalij C. sp.; Arenaria interpres, # Pivialis dominica, # Stercorarius pomarinus, Calcarius japonica and Pleotropeus nivele. Occasionally, a Nycticorax flies over; they are nesting within 500 m of the grid. I finished marking at 1400 and walked back to NATI, first debouring to top of ridge W of grid 2 - the area my there is heavily polygonized (small high center polygons) with almost all troughs still filled with snow. Polygon tops are melted. Many pectorals, both displaying 878 and several small groups of P. Dominica also displaying on top as were Bairdii. Going north along ridge saw 2 Pivialis dominica and one P. syratala. Arenaria. In a low center polygon area to north of grid the snow melt has not proceeded nearly so far as it has in the gridded area. Indeed there is almost no open water and less than 40% open ground. We returned to the gridded area during the evening in order for FAP to complete his census and for me to follow a # pectoral (see sp.acent.) Had some difficulty because of the poor weather (snowing, windy) and the great amount of activity. Found a phalarope nest (see sp.acent.) Returned to camp at 2100 hrs after 42 minutes of following
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S Players 1975 Journal Garliee Ridge, 3km SSE of NARL, Pt. Barrow Alaska 13 June Layed transect 1 along gasoline ridge from 0900-1145 with Pitka - the transect begins at the northern end of the ridge, ~ (51, 23) of the Connors Coordinate System (see appended map). It extends SW along the ridge for 1000 m: a line of stakes is placed, 1 every 50 m, except after 500 m we bent the transect by ~200 to the east and placed a gap between stake 500A and 500B. Areas sampled are defined by the stakes: [diagram: stake 00 - unit 0, unit 05, unit 10, etc.] the transect is almost entirely upon the ridge; unit 19 may be slightly off beyond the edge. The degree of polygonization varies somewhat, being especially strong in the 15-16-17 region. Returning along the transect we made a sample run (see transect record book) Total: Calidris alpina 5 [including 2 pr] [plus 2 flying by] C. melanotos 4♂ 7♀ [plus 3 flying over] C. bairdii 1♂ [plus 3 flying by] We also were displayed to by a 5th Nyctea - distraction display in the heavy polygon area area.) 16-17. Weather bright+clear during early morning. Snow cover along the ridge is still quite mean with the troughs filled to their brim w/snow, even though there is 1m0 melted beneath. NE of Airstrip - (35,88) region ECS], Pt Barrow, Alaska Went w/PG Connors during early afternoon to the leeward side of the spit NE of the airport in order to examine an area which PGC had found that this am. to be dense w/displaying bairds. Restricted my count to the area E of the eskimo hunting camp but W of the ponds and the oil tanks. N-S I traversed ~500 m, bound by the oil tanks on the S and the end of tundra [levee gravel] on the north. The area has numerous mounds, 5', high, which appear to be the remains of eskimo sod-whale bone huts. One tree spanner. Nothing else but bairdii - (see appendix). Grid 2, Adjacent to Smithsonian building, 4km S of NARL by road, Barrow Alaska 14 June Began 8 a.m. by working over stakes on grid (not again!) to make it more workable. PAP cursed during that time period, beginning at 9 a.m. See pisilla spp., melanotos, Phal. ful.-appaccts.
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J P Myers 1975 Journal Grid 2, Adjacent to Smithsonian building, 4 Km S of NARL, Pt. Barrow, Alaska 14 June (cont'd) I remained in area until ~1330 when PBC picked me up. QUENIN - returned to grid in order to follow. see melanotos sp accent. TRANSECT #1, Gasoline Ridge [51/23 CBS], Pt Barrow, Alaska 15 June 0945 began census of transect #1. Weather balmg w/ dead calm. 100% clouds (high) ~40°. totals w/in grid: C. melanotos 5; C. baairdi 5; Calpina 3 (inc. next); Golden Plover 1. See Nyctea sp accent re next. After running the transect I worked along the Grid 2, Adjacent to Smithsonian bldg. (W side of the ridge) then SW toward the road to the galeaeris, across it, and then ~N, parallel the road to Voth Creek and Grid 2. There was a tremendous amount of C. baairdi and C. melanotos activity, both on the ridge and W of the road, but more west of the road, particularly of melanotos. see peck sp accent Grid 2, Adjacent to Smithsonian Bldg., 9 Km S of NARL, Pt. Barrow, Alaska After reaching grid area I tracked 9 melanotos 6/15/75-1 (from beginning at 1319 for 100 minutes). See tracking accent + sp accent. 16 June Rain - steady + significant enough to be more than just a nuisance. On the grid at 0815 in order to track birds. Very slight wind from E which later shifted to West. Rain stopped at 1045 only to begin again ~1130. Began by following 8? alpium beginning at 0837. Did so successfully for 100 minutes. I then began to follow its ? last stop because I had been in this area for so long. Walked to 3.4 region, found banded ? RIB + begin following but they pulled a switcheroo on me (2 banded birds of a pair to complete clutch, I later discovered) + I stopped confused. 1215 began on ? melanotos + did so until locating her nest [see melanotos tracking 6/16/75-1 ? melanotos; sp accent; next map] 13:39 began following 8? banded dunlin just one of pair mentioned above. See RB 87 6/16/75-2 17 June During the morning I transcribed notes from the last several days. Then in the afternoon despite a steady wind w/ occasional flurries of ice I tracked birds on Grid 2. See melanotos sp. and tracking accents. Returned to camp 1930.
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J.P. Myers 1995 Journal Transact 2, by Voth Slough, 5 Km S of NAKI, Ft. Barnau, Alaska 18 June (cont'd) was transect #1. #2 lies in a NNW-SSW direction, running 1 km through a lowland series of ponds, low center polygon, and Cany x flat. The majority of the transect is within the pond zone. Returned via BPT3, seeing Linnodromus scolopaceus en route, see melanotus pp. accent. During the afternoon I recorded microhabitat foraging preferences in the area of guis 2 Transect 1 + 2 0900 walked from Southesian Bldg to transect 1 in order to sample. Weather rotten—a very cold rain with a moderate E wind, enough to make the outdoors unpleasant. Much of the snow that had been along the #1 transect has now melted. totala 3pp transect 1—in the grid transect 2 C. melanotus ♂ 7 8 ♀ 4 4 C. alpina 4 3 C. baudii 3 0 Pluvialis d. 2 2 Phalacrus felicarius ♂ 0 2 ♀ 8 On the weather was poor—made observation conditions to be less than ideal. Not only was visibility poor, hearing was near impossible. Further, I suspect that the cold rain (or strong wind) could easily have dampened display activities by the birds. Therefore in order to compensate I took somewhat longer in moving along the transect and tramped through a 25 m radius circle around each stake in order to spend whatever lay within. It was surprising how actually large like this produced; it should be effective in locating birds in what was within units. Afternoon—followed O melanotus (see accento.) As in the morning, weather conditions made work difficult, and uncomfortable. I have seldom been colder than this afternoon, watching the patrol. 20 June a.m. worked on mats until just around noon, at which point Russ + PAC came running into the lab, energetically seeking FAP and his shotgun. They had seen a wood sandpiper (Tringa glareola) out by low marine. We went out their immediately and collected a tringa
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J.P. Myers 1975 Journal POW MAIN, 1 km W of NARL by road, Pt. Barrow, Alaska 20 June (cont) which turned out to be flaripes. But - there was another Triaena flew as well, and Russ + Peter were convinced that what they had seen was the other bird, + that it was not a flaripes. (Bear yellow legs had never been reported at Barrow before, although glaucela had). We saw it flying overhead; it called a non-flaripes note, + then disappeared into the heavy fog. Later that afternoon Peter saw it again, + having done some reading that afternoon, confirmed that it was a glaucela. However we did not collect because by the time that the gun got there it was gone. Grid 3, SW of FAA building Pt. Barrow Alaska. During late afternoon we Russell (Munberg) and I worked on placing a 50x50m subunit grid in a low center polygon - caryx area NW from Grid 2 + 8TE SW from the FAA building. Golden plowes + lowitilers displaying. Call it Grid 3 Grid 2 21 June 39° at 0800, slight E wind w/a high cloud cover. Began following 4 mile markers at 0850. By 0900 the wind shifted to the W, although remaining light. Followed incubating P. donalum afterwards until moon, but as they were on south part of the tundra I did not get complete samples. Grid 3 1600 - finished layout stakes on Grid 3 w/FAA. six mule deer present 22 June During the morning, I finished working Grid 3, finding several with (seerwat map of grid 3). Then the weather was stuffy again with occasional rain, thick inciscent fog and cold. Then in the afternoon we (Russ Greenberg and I walk) set out to place transect 3 (E of gasoline ridge, near 5 meadow lake) and transect 4 (W of gasoline road and S of IBP site 2). (Cold, foggy, with moderate east wind and enough rain to be unpleasant). One White-rumped sandpiper (see trip list) 23 June Beginning at 0845 I began renewed Grid 3. Although at the time when we went out weather did not look favorably, with a light W wind and solid fog, by 0845 it was breaking up and burning off. By moon, except for intermittent patches of fog descending from the Chukchi Sea, the sky was clear, the wind down, + it was gloriously warm + sunny.
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J P Plagas 1975 Journal Grid 3, 3 km S of NARL, Pt. Baran, Alaska 23 June Genus rialto: 8 pectorals holding territories contained totally, or partially, within the grid (17.5 hectares): 18 (!!); 9 Pectorals 5 (found 3 nests); Dunlin pairs 4, possibly one more based on grid; Phalaropus fulicarius pairs -> 8 (plus 6 8 and 4 9 not obviously paired); Ruddy turnstone - 2; Golden plover - 1 (possibly 2). Non shorebird: 2 pcs Pomarine Jaeger; one individual parasitic; 4 pcs Steller's eider; 3 pcs Lapland longspur. The melanoto situation, as can be seen by the results of the census, is incredible. Given that there are several 88 whose territories go beyond the grid, there is still a density of ~1.5-2 hectares/territory. Not only were there many holders of territories but there was an unquestionably high level of 88 birds operating either without territory or away from them. I was seeing more chance of 99 in which multiple 88 joined, with chances going far beyond territorial boundary. This would inflate a floater level measure. However one flock of 8 88 did go over late in the morning, behaving as a unit w/ no sign of aggression; rather they were engaged in the whuffle-type flight similar to what I've seen in Calidris in Argentina. It would appear as if the influx of 88 has occurred. During midday photographed a 9 melanoto at nest - an unbelievably cooperative girl who would return to the nest despite my paraphenalia hanging over her, w/ one right at the tripod 1.5m from the nest. During afternoon until 1730 I followed birds; Franklin's 2 melanotos (8 and 9) and one dunlin (9) on Grid 2. See following: apparent accent - The hawks buzzing low over the area made matters difficult at times. 24 June a.m. transcribed notes p.m. spp trapped incubating birds for banding during the afternoon. Banded 5 9 melanotos and 1 alpina (see banding schedule). Transects 1 and 3 25 June Began sampling transect 1 at 0900. Clean, little wind, and fairly warm although not balmy. As usual I spent ~2min by each stone, walking in an ~25m radius circle around it. When I found a 9 which appeared to have spawned off a nest & backed off and tried to frighten
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J.P. Myers 1975 Journal Transsects 1 and 3 25 June meat. Time spent searching was not part of the two minute sampling period; birds which appeared in the unit during that period will be disregarded. One melanoto not found, several others suggested. Following After finishing #1 I went to #3 and ran that transect, using the same procedure. Results (totals) Transect 2 Transect 3 [ ] [means passing by] [illegible] Calidris alpina 2 1 [ * ] [means passing over] C. bandii 1 0 C. fuscicollis [2] 0 C. melanoptera ♂ 8 [5] 8 4 [2] ♀ 7 [1] 9 0 C. purpilla 2 0 Ph. solitarius ♂ 2 6 ♀ 1 [1] 9 [2] Ph. lobatus 0 1 Pluvialis dominica 0 [1] Limnodromus scolopaceus [1] Individuals were only counted once. All snow along both transects is gone. During the latter part of the #3 sample the weather began to deteriorate, becoming ominous on the SE horizon, an increasing wind appearing. I went to the lower region of Transect #3, at the N end of gabline ridge along the E side in order to eat lunch and watch Calidris fuscicollis [where I had seen individuals displaying earlier] Again they were there (see sp. acct.). However, by 13:30 it began to rain and about rain gear, I headed back to NARL along the gabline. 26 Jun Because of incohability in yesterday's transect (I passed in order to find pectoral mutes) I ran transects 1, 2, +3 again this a.m. Beginning at 09:35 I started #1; #2 at 10:45; #3 at 12:05. The weather became nicer as the morning wore on, starting with a thin fog which gradually burned/blowed off. Wet wind continued lightly throughout census period. Table presented in table on next page. Birds displaying occurred an [illegible] as having occurred within.
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J.P. Myers 1975 Journal Transecto 1,2,3, Pt. Barrow Alaska 26 June (continued) totalo: Transect 1 2 3 species Phruialis dominica 0 1 0 Calidris alpina 4 1 0 C. baardii 2 0 0 C. unalaschensis ♀ 5 4 2 C. pusilla 2 0 0 Phalacrocorax fulicarius ♀ 4 5 4 [♀] - flying over unit, not displaying territorially [♂] - flying near unit, not over During the afternoon, B.A. Connors, Greenberg & I went about w/ PAP listening to learn rapeloat vegetation. this was at my instigation, wanting to learn something about local flora. We collected a variety of grasses, sedges, etc. + took them back to the lab. 27 June A deadly wind + heavy cloud cover should have been convincing enough but neither than take held & went out to Grid 3 in order to make some sense of the areas of mularator territorial space. Both my censuses of 23 June and FAPs of 26 June suggested very high, or mularator size of this area. Thus I spent the day from 0830 to 0500 following pectoralis on the grid (see following account): Territory: 5°, 1♀. Territory sizes ranged from ~ 0.57, 88 hectares to ~ 1.5 hectare, but this which may be low due to the gross way it was done; finer calculation with plane polarimeter. with an average of 1.1. Thus, if these signs can be extrapolated to the rest of the grid, totalizing 17.5 hectares, then should be ~ 15.9 (±) territorial 0° or given optimal packing, fewer - but probably 10-12 this figure compares favorably with my estimate from the 23 June census in which I estimated 18 0° of territories contained either wholly or partially on the grid. See diagram on next page or drawn position: shape of tracked bird's territories: they were traced from tracking records, using outer most recorded position to delimit border (or actually observed border), with line drawn so as to never enclose an angle > 180° (where < 180 and > 180). See following account
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SP Myers 1975 Journal Grid3 28 June morning- worked on notes. During the afternoon and evening I returned to grid 3 in order to follow the same melanator #3 (which I had followed yesterday 9 a.m., for two hours: first, to find out if there were any obvious changes in territory shape etc. over a period of one day. Secondly, to obtain time/activity information during afternoon and evening. The afternoon itself was balmy - incredibly so. Very little wind, a lot of sun, and warmth. A bumblebee flew past! The pond edges were awash with waterlilies. In fact the gale of the afternoon was that of a warm spring day on the pampas - save for the eskimos and jaggers. I remained on the grid until ~2100 after finishing birds. I did start #5, but found myself too tired to function. 29 June TRANSECTS 1,3 0930 began sampling transect: a miserable morning w/rain and wind. I wanted to run all 4 transects this am. but was forced to stop midway through #2 (sampled 3rd) when a f***ing helicopter of mammalia proportions made several passes low over the transect, forcing a flock [no less] of melanators on to the transect. I aborted because of the possibility that this flock was formed only by the machine-gun chatter of the helicopter. Transect results: #1 #3 C. alpinus 3 0 C. barbatus 2 0 C. fuscicollis 1 [1*] 2 [4*] C. melanator 8 9 [3*] 8 [4*] 1 C. puna 0 0 Ph. fulicaeus 8 2 [3*] 2 8 [6*] Pluvialis dominica 0 0 30 June Transects 2,4 FAP left on the morning plane. At 0900 I began canvassing transect 2, and after finishing I was moved on to 4, or at least tried to. Both Creek were still too full to allow me to cross MOAN Footprint Lake, so after having walked down there with the intent of returning
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JP Myers 1995 Journal Transact 2a — S. of NARL, St. Barnie, Alaska 30 June FALANGERS WAT? cat? north toward Grid 2 along transect 4, I was forced to walk all the way back to the beginning of (Grid) transect 2 and then up the east side of Volly Creek until reaching the beginning of transect 4. Of interest en route — many melanotos in flocks in the grassy fields by Footprint Lake. (see results of transects); large flock (450 birds) of pintails in the lake area itself; 4 of 7 snowy owl chicks have hatched at the nest at the S end of transect 4. Finally began reading 4 at 1130. transect results: 2 4 C. alpina 4 5 [↑] C. baiddi -0 0 C. fuscicollis 0 16 [↑] 17 [↓] C. melanotos ♀ 3 0 C. pinnilla 0 1 Ph. fulicanus ♂ 5 [8] 3 ♀ 9 [8] 3 Plorialis dominica 2 [↓] 0 Limonadronus scolopaceus [↑] [4] Grid 2 1 July — 0750 I began (✓) tracking C. melanotos on Grid 3. I had reached the area ~40 min before to find six arctic kids farting around on the grid — pouncing lemmings with grid stakes, killing a snowy owl, and making a general nuisance of themselves. They were piling lemmings into (✓) a plastic tray and carrying them back to town. I found out later that they had achieved considerably more pernicious heights earlier that am., destroying the experimental setup of a group of limnologists headed by [illegible]. Weather conditions during the morning were quite pleasant, with light breeze and considerable sun, after an originally high and heavy cloud cover moved off to the E. See following data re morning results. During the morning one yellow billed loon flew low over the grid, following to brilliant yellow mandible.
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JP Myers 1975 Journal Grid 3, 3 Km S of NARL on Gasoline Rd, Pt. Barrow, Alaska 2 July Censused Grid 3, beginning 0720. weather calm, with decreasing cloud cover until mid-morning, by which time clouds had cleared. Results (birds landed on grid) Shorebird Phruidia dominica 2-3 prs C. alpina 6 pairs C. melanotos 9-10♂ w/territoria 12♀ C. posita 2pr Phalaropus fulicarius ♂ 7 ♀ 17 Artemia interpres 6 (3 pr) Linnnodromus scolopaceus 1 After completing the census (1020), I followed a ♂ melanotos. See tracking data. Returned to base 1200. Afternoon worked on notes (Actual TRANSFER 4, Grid 2, 4 km S of NARL, Pt. Barrow) 3 July 0640 began sampling transect 4 - heavy clouds, intermittent showers, westerly wind. I was surprised by the quiet of the tundra today at this hour C. alpinn 2 * C. melanotos ♂ 14 [2] ♀ 2 Linnnodromus scolo. 1 Phalaropus fulicarius ♂ 4 [16] ♀ 4 Phalaropus lobatus [2] Of interest is that the ♂ pectoral ♂ are increasingly appearing in flocks, a trend which was first noted in the aborted sample of #2 on 6/29. Thus, if we calculate the mean # of individuals / individual in each unit and divide that by the mean density over the whole transect, this ratio approaches 2x (=1.79). From 0830 till 1245 I censused Grid 3. C. melanotos still displaying somewhat. totals: ♂ melanotos 10 ♀ melanotos 9
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J.P. MIGENS 1975 Journal Grid 2, 4 Km S of NARL, Ft Barrow, Alaska 3 July dunlin ☐ 11 baird's 2 scopipalm sandpiper 3 Phalacrocorax auricularis ☐ 24 Arctic tern 1 Pluvialis dominica ☐ 2 Calidris fuscicollis 1 A few phalaropes are beginning to appear in flocks as well. 4 July On Grid 2 at 0600 looking for St. Malanator to follow. Surprisingly little activity, in fact I saw no malanator until 0613 when I located 7/4/75-1 as it hooted. A few alpine had called by that time, as well as one quail. The quiet is probably due both to the lake state - bathing should begin shortly - and the coldness of the morning (31°). At 0615 I began following 7/4/75-1. Flight to MacIntyre, from Barrow, Alaska At 1230 we took off from Barrow in the NARL twin otter headed east to MacIntyre, an old DEW-line station lying just north of Prudhoe Bay. Our party included Russell (Cornell) - Brigham Young U. Greenberg, Carolyn + Peter (owners), Tom Cade, Clayton White, Harry Underwood (Sci. Director NARL), Jim Mosher (NARL), and James R. Schleschinger (U.S. Secretary of Defense). Obviously the purpose of the trip was so that we [illegible] ornithologists new to the north slope might benefit from the experience of Cade + White, 'old Alaskan' ornithologists. Actually, we were all to serve as beaters for the Secretary in his quest for new life birds. It had arrived the previous evening, and gave out to the Point to see the nesting Calidris fuscicollis with Conners. Russell + I learned only this am that there would be room for us on the plane. We followed the coast fairly closely from Barrow to MacIntyre. Greenberg + I tried to ID all birds seen from the air - a task not quite as ridiculous as it sounds considering that 1) we never saw any shorebirds, and 2) we were flying at or below 400'. The most waterfowl were easily identified. The few alternatively over coastal tundra and shore + pack ice. There was almost no snow left on the tundra, save a few spots sheltered from a southern seam.
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J.P. Meyers 1975 Journal Flight: Barrow to MacIntyre, North Slope, Alaska 4 July (CONT'D) Much of the tundra seen along this route was low center polygon-vari regions with flooded centers and dry rims. I was surprised by the relative paucity of high polygon areas. There were also considerable patches of polygonated ground, low, with what must have been a red lichen or something on top. The coastal strip itself was not very interesting - a bluff or ledgy, perhaps a meter or two high in most places, with ice as yet obscuring the nature of the littoral area. However, particularly along the Cape Simpson - Cape Hallett stretch, there were gaps between the actual shore line and the high water mark (who's parking was made evident by a thick line of driftwood). Dotted off of the coast were long stretches of barrier islands, devoid of vegetation and saw many birds. Far off shore we could see a lead, but along the coast there were few open spots. An unraveling mosaic of clean/dirty ice could be seen in many areas - patches of brilliant white ice intermixed with a filthy mud known which must have been silt from nearby stream/river mouths. In many places this sort of ice became so extensive + so muddy that I sometimes was not sure whether it actually was silt-covered ice or true mud flats. The clean ice itself showed several different phases - thick pressure ridges, obvious from the piled amounts, then a very solid looking material with water on top, sharp edges, often with faults running along in cracks, and finally a softer looking ice patch, partially covered by pools, with obvious holes either cut by eskimos or maintained by seals (of which we saw a few). The most common birds seen from the air were Somateria mollissima and Changlea hyemalis - large, fast, flocks of both. Also some Branta nigricans in number. Olor columbianus, Nyctea scandiaca, etc. See trip list. MacIntyre, coast of Beaufort Sea, Alaska We spent ~ 1 hr on the ground at MacIntyre, during which time for the first 20 min, while we recovered from plane noise, the group struck out spasmodically, going away from the plane in every direction. Some of the party - the generals, the press secretary, etc., remained behind. Resident USFWS biologists told us that there were Tryngites present, breeding in typical lek, so much of my effort went towards spotting wing-flush. The amorphous movement of the group - probably due to complete lack of leadership -
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Journal Maclntyre, Beaufort Sea Coast, Alaska 4 July (coh10) Inoone wanted to kill Schlesinger what to do, and he had an unprepared screech beat on meandering finally subsided when the USFWS people returned co/hipbook. I had wandered off toward some nearby ridges searching for thrushes. As they cooled and headed off down the runway (W), then onto a road, I tried back through the flooded area to catch them. We remained in a group thereafter, going ~ 0.5 miles away from the terminal, then returning. It was uncoordinated birding at its worst. The tundra by the runway is similar to some areas of Barrow, but there seemed to be bolder defined habitats: instead of the finely intermediated several set of wet - non wet habitat you see at Barrow, caused by the several types of polygonization (particularly low center), there were low areas of 100-400 m expanse, separated by actual ridges, well defined areas of high center polygons within dry, sloping troughs. Vegetation was phenologically well ahead that at Barrow. In the depth of the high center polygon were several flowers blooming which might have not appeared at Barrow. For Man, the grasses in the marsh, also a species I don't recognize from Barrow, had grown 6-8" out of the water - a lush area of much more substantial growth than as yet has appeared at Barrow. Topographically another prominent difference between Maclntyre + Barrow was the presence of a pingo - a large cone, over 10m high and at least 100-200 m in diameter. According to Maclean, this is where the buffalo should have been - and they were (although we did not reach it; I asked the OST+WS.) There was another leak on a beach ridge also. An additional contrast to Barrow, and one related to my original statement about the clearer separation between upland and lowland, was the structure of the ponds, which were large - [illegible] vegetation belt. They were surrounded by a narrow but thick strip of emergent grasses, lying between open water and either high polygons or short grass upland. In fact there were more than one area of fairly level upland without any polygonization with a thin vegetation covering giving in area of short grass prairie [almost].
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J.P. Villiers 1975 Journal MacIntyre, N. of Prudhoe, Beaufort Sea Coast, Alaska 4 July (Cont'd) After walking ~0.5 miles along a gravel road, and seeing no life birds for the secretary, the group somehow turned around. I suspect a consensus was reached when the secretary said that he'd already seen Tryngite in Texas. ergo there was no need to see farther. Poor Russell, never having seen a buffle, was ready to bolt from the party and sprint the last 0.5 mile to where they were supposed to be. On the way back, talking w/ USFWS people, we learned that Tryngite credibly appeared almost every year. We also found that Mr. Weller, to whom I was indebted for Maurice Rawlins' name, was back at camp. We (Peter Connors + I - PC had known Weller in New Zealand) hurried back ahead of the main party so as to be able to talk briefly w/ Weller. See trip list or birds seen. By air: MacIntyre to Uniat, on the Colville River, Alaska Departed from MacIntyre at 7:30. Heading inland, the terrain quickly picked up a rolling aspect. Before that, along the coast, there were numerous pings, as well as extensive ponds and low-center polygons. One impressive, + disturbing feature of the whole coastal plain, it would seem, is the ubiquity of tracks- these have been vallagous and weasels everywhere. This is particularly true near Prudhoe and Barrow - but even mile from any current inhabitation, one flies across tracks - stretching as far as the naked eye can resolve, unending except for a brief scurry around a lake. Bearing the coastal plain on a conscious first of the relief around streams and rivers, perhaps by perceiving the gradual of the path of a river that flows somewhere - and down - rather than are meandering across a flat plain. Soon after that point, however, the ridges alongside the streams became prominent and addable. Undeniable: First, the vegetation changes to what appears to be a tussock or bunch grass - hectare upon hectare. These are what appear to be bare gravel hillsides, and the pings. become much less frequent. But the most striking feature is the lack of polygons except in the low areas between ridges, those not cut by streams - i.e. what appears to be poorly drained meadows - the stream and river bottoms themselves,
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J.P. Myers 1975 Journal By air: Maclntyre to Uniat, on the Colville River, Alaska 4 July varying in size, are similar in that all have small channels of water with broad, base, sand and gravel flood plains. Only in a few places does a stream seem to meander, and when it does it is usually through a polygonized area of some extent (rather than the isolated polygon interpersed in the ridge). Entering into the Colville River valley, however, one encounters a whole different scale of organization. We approached Uniat from the NE; coming into the river from the E, one first passes over a broad area of ponds, low center polygons, and lakes. Presumably this is an area which long ago may have been leveled by the river; thus the reduced drainage polygonization ensured and the a topography similar to the coastal plain is achieved.?? We then flew upstream, going over the series of old and new channels, the gravel banks, the willow flats, which must be characteristic of rivers of this area. Moose. (3) By the time we reached Uniat the hills along the W side of the river were high - perhaps 400'-600", and obviously being eroded by the river, with bare ridges, faced cliffs reaching down to the flowing water. Uniat itself appears to lie in an area where just upstream from where the river valley narrows considerably - at Uniat it is perhaps 2-3 miles wide w/ significant hills defining the edges (as opposed to what I described downstream). Uniat, Colville River Valley, Alaska We landed c. 1830-1700, debarked, and went off with the same strategy as used at Maclntyre - a random walk. Again, with time (wasted time) the group collapsed. Schteschinger was hot for finding an arctic warbler - there was a single up of purpose which reminds me of the bell headed new w/ which we bombarded Hanoi. (to draw an appropriate analogy). Cade was hot to show him one- so much so that every Acanthis luzz or Passerulus song became a Phylloscopus. Perhaps Cade wanted to spend a little time as possible hunting birds amidot the marguitos. I suspect not. Incidentally, according to Russell + Peter (+ Russ would know), although Cade may be an ornithologist he is not an all purpose bird watcher (White, i). Greenberg was inquisitively the
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JP Meyers 1975 Journal Uniat, Colville River Valley, Alaska # July (contin) most accomplished (under there). We spent 0.5 hrs near the runway, looking through a dense willow thicket interspersed with # open grass ways (obviously old river channels) were so filled with thick grass which deceptively hides the 2'-3' deep water underneath.) . the willows were short - perhaps a maximum of 8' high, thick and thin-trunked. A very dense stand. Certainly the most extensive forest I've seen since the south. After unsuccessfully trying to find the wobble we got on a Kollogon and trekked down the runway to the E + then along a road, going ~2 miles from Uniat to the NE. We birded along the road for a distance, in some heathery areas w/ dwarf birch and aspen. Several blooming heather spp., and spotted grass-filled ponds, as well as one large (300m radius) lake. No Phylloscopus, but several Motacilla flava, lots of Passerulus s., Acanthis h., etc. (see trip list). Callinico + Phalaropus lobatus are the only shorebirds; the former were wading. From beside the lake we climbed a the first ridge, a large hill probably 300'/high defining the NW limit of the river valley at Uniat. Willow, aspen, and dwarf birch were abundant, but quite scrubby, more of it growing over 4' - 5' high. Ground cover was heather. A few rock outcroppings rimmed the hill. 3/3 of the way up I spotted a Luscinia svecica, perched on a dead branch. (see sp. accent) Also, at last, we found a Phylloscopus... Schleschinius, intent upon Phylla, ignored the Luscinia, which turned out to be a quail-like bird. Later we got numerous good views of Phylla. - but to his satisfaction he never saw Luscinia. He seemed a bit slow at following visual directions, partly, at least, because he would ignore what people were saying. As he + White climbed up to the top to look down they passed within 5m of a Buteo lagopus nest w/ 3 chicks + 2 eggs. White saw it + asked JRB if he wanted to stop; JRB, without even turning his head, said: "No, I've seen a rough-legged hawk." Where. The top was alderoid of any trees, but had extensive heather mats. Lupine. Other flowers blooming. Also a large colony of arctic ground squirrels. White, who had been doing field work in his last week, pointed out a Falco rusticolus eyrie ~2m downstream, on the side of a cliff above the river. Obvious.
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J.P. Myers 1975 Journal Umiat, Colville River Valley, Alaska 4 July Schlechterger persisted in hunting for the Luscinia cernua ~ 2045 - everyone else by that time had gotten quite angry, but he seemed oblivious. In fact more than half of the party had remained by the voligon or bucket at the airport. The ones who remained at the voligon suffered most, as they were stuck in mosquitoes. Serious mosquitoes. Whereas we on the ridge were in the wind, and, although suffering, could manage to keep them off our eyelids. Flight: Umiat to Barrow We left Umiat ~ 2100. The heather and tussock grass hills run on indeterminably, ceeding to the polygonated areas only near the coastal plain and its isolated meadows. We flew ~ 200' above the ground, under flitting low clouds nearly when the pilots which clouds, too, ducked to under 100, while they kept up all the way to Barrow. It is a bit disconcerting to see a tundra ridge - as low as the face - actually rising to meet the plane. I was able to identify even some Phalacrocorax fulicarius, we were so low. Many caribou - but quite patchily distributed. Snowy owls, and jays were also frequent. A few moose just as we left Umiat, still within the river valley. Flight: Barrow to Cape Lisburne. (Conquabell, the same party as yesterday) Left Barrow ~ 10 a.m. Flight was almost entirely over ice, lead, or barrier island. However, the first hour was spent at such a high altitude (72000') that we discerned almost nothing. Then Underwood asked the pilot to fly lower, and we went down to 200'. Again, the most common bird was Somateria mollissima - flocks numbering up to 500-800 birds could occasionally be seen. Kittiwake, two possible (but not probable) slaty backed gulls. Many arctic loons. Occasional groups of seal. Off-shore from Wainwright we followed endless outlets of barrier island - mud and gravel eventually with some driftwood piled up. A few islands had patches of tundra, and one even sported a cemetery (near Wainwright.) From the air it appeared as if Wainwright had a large system of fluvial slough, lots of mud both exposed and slightly under water. In fact in
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J. P. Myev 1975 Journal Flight: Barrow to Cape Lisborne, Chukchi Sea, Alaska 5 July (cont'd) some areas then appeared to be vast expanses of mud between the barrier islands and land, although conceivably this was silt covered ice (where at Barrow, e.g. North Salt lagoon, migrant shorebird will forage). Less than half an hour before landing we began to draw close to mountains, and only for the final approach were we actually near them. The Brooks Range meets the Chukchi in the Cape Lisborne - Cape Thompson area. Cape Lisborne, Chukchi Sea, Alaska Landing at the active air force base, we were met by a tremendous wind (20 knots with strong gusts), a fire-suited crew on fire truck, and the base commander. Fortunately the Secretary did not feel obliged to exercise formality so we were placed inside 3 pickups and taken up to "Top Camp" - a series of buildings, including a DEW line station and an ITT radio communication shack perched on the cliff 800' or so above the Sea. A scree slope fell from the edge of the parking lot at top directly to the beach (a gravelly affair ~50m wide). Directly on the other side of the parking lot, a scout 100 m from the W side, was another scree and tundra slope, falling at no less than 45° several hundred feet. So the site was a narrow ridge. Unfortunately we did not have the opportunity to clamber about: they decided we could not reach the cliff from that side, and therefore should go back down to "Bottom Camp" where the main base was, and take a Rollagon and a Wrecker tractor out to a more accessible cliff. As traveling both up and down the road, our drivers reported their position 4 times en route: "this is polar bear blue leader 1 at summit approaching survival hut #3...." It looked like a nasty route in the winter. They said that winds reach 100kts, and were, in fact, 40kts the day before. We were apparently only the 2nd plane to land in two weeks, the first having done that morning. (Upon learning that I recalled the rough landing and fire truck narrowly). The road, perhaps 1/2 mile long, follows a narrow stream for the first 3/4 mile. It then cuts up sharply, winding up around the side of the mountain. Vegetation was sparse - some very short grasses, some lichens and perhaps a heather; but we really could not explore the hillside at all. At the base of the road,
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JPMeyes 1975 Journal Cape Lisborne, Southern Chukchi Sea, Alaska 5 July (cont'd) The area opens into a sloping patch of grassy tundra. No polygonization to speak of, but a gentle enough slope so that there were pools of water, filled with emergent grasses. See trip list (birds). The beach is gravel with a few patches of coarse sand; I suspect that anything finer would quickly be blown away. Going S from camp the cliffs close in upon the beach within one mile until they finally cut it off completely. Shoulder is a simple gravel ledge ~1.5m high. See in all clear at shore (pack ice ~ 1.5 km offshore) but there were no waves to speak of. A seabird colony begins shortly before the end of the beach. There were thousands of Uria lomvia, milling about in the nearby ocean, and more nesting on the cliffs — I doubt if there was anything comparable elsewhere. Uria lomvia outnumbered all other birds, using low to mid-cliff microledge — on the afternoon shortest faces. We were able to pick out one Uria aalge in a group of 5 perched on a typical ledge. The few Fratercula corniculata were much higher than the main body of Uria; they favored areas just below the crest of the cliff, below the point where the slope changed from almost vertical to completely vertical [illegible] Perhaps had we been able to see the tundra zone above the sheer edge we would have seen more puffins on the cliff. However, even in the water, less than 1% of birds visible were Fratercula. Rissa tridactyla showed the sheer face with Uria; however they tended to occupy smaller spots, with room only for one bird. The Uria aggregated on slightly larger ledge with up to 5-6 birds. A few Cepphus were present. We could identify both black and pigeon. Larus hyperboreus also sat on the cliff, but most that I saw were in the gulls (puffins). Flight: Cape Lisborne → Barrow, Alaska Left Lisborne at 17:30 in a high wind — a precarious take off. We flew over ice at first, going S away from the mountains directly and out as far as the lead. Encountered one group of Walruses — 10-15 individuals in a wide, 200m lead with only chunks of floating ice — no platforms. It was astonishing to see that so many appeared within 3 minutes because they were forced (aircraft) or had seen more although looking hard. By the time we reached Wainwright we were at the coast; from there to Barrow we flew over tundra, the ground
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J.P. Myers 1975 Journal Flight: Cape Lisburne to Barrow 5 July Coastal plain here appears no different from that which we saw towards MacIntyre the day before. Again, I was impressed by the amount of low center polygon, and the relative paucity of high polygon. We saw many caribou. From the air one could easily see their paths - and it was only in places with well defined paths, tracts, etc., that we ever saw any caribou themselves. Landed 1920. Transect 1,3 6 July A late start this morning because we were not sure whether Schlichteniger wanted to go out again. He didn't. So at 915 I drove out to the Smithsonian w/Russell - me to sample transects 1 and 3; he to sample 2 and 4 (Cormous died. will be census-ing 2,4 from now on) Schlichteniger was actually out by the grids when we went by. I stopped to ask if we could show him something - he said he was looking for sharp-tailed sandpipers (It was not very encouraging). I did get him to put his binoculars on the nearby snowy owl nest. We then left. Began census-ing the grid at 1000 - a strong E wind was discouraging. It was obvious this morning, for the first time, that water is evaporating extensively now. On the ponds along the center of transect 1 there are strips of exposed mud. In transect 3 some of the grassy fields are considerably drier. But as yet there is some way to go. totals: #1 #3 alpina 9 + 3 chicks 0 bairdi 2 0 fusicolis 4 0 melanotos 0 11 6 1 maikia mauri 0 0 pisilla 0 0 Phalaropus f. 8 1 3 6 4 Transect 5 (Grid 3) 7 July 0850 began sampling Transect 5: this is a new transect over old ground, running out the (9,n) column of Grid 2; plan these along the (n,1) now:
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JPLMyas 1975 Journal Transects, Grid 3 7 July (Cont'd) Thus: [sketches of grids] Sampled as all other transects. RESULTS: TRANSECT 5 alpina 4 bairdi 0 [illegible] fuscolli 6 melanotos ♀ 7 [illegible] pygidae mauri 0 [illegible] posilla 4 ♀ Ph. fulicarius ♀ 5 2 [illegible] Arenaria 1: 1 [illegible] After finishing the transect I occurred Grid 3, using double the transect run as part of the grid census routine. Here in grid 3 the pond edges are receding also; silty bottoms are all that remain of a few of the smaller ponds. But the worst phenological development was the appearance of mosquitoes. This morning there had been a strong S wind, which was really gut to warm. Then it died, and as it did so the mosquitoes started to rise. (Every so often solvation appeared imminent.) The soft S wind would give way to icy fenges off the ocean - the only time I've ever felt an actual thermocline like effect in the atmosphere. But when I went in around 1300 that a calm prevailed. Temp. at the lab upon return was 65°F. this may prove to be the hottest day of the year - I hope so. route G-RIO 3 alpina ♀ 25 melanotos ♀ 13 posilla 5 Ph. fulicarius ♀ 15 66 Arenaria 4 Pluvialis d. 2 Limnodromus 9 [illegible]
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J P Myers 1975 Journal Tranquet, Grid 3 7 July (caut) The most obvious features of both Tranquet and Grid are flocks of & fulicarius and & melanotus. The phalapopes are moving now in almost semisexual groups - very little 8→9 aggression any more; The 9's are keeping to themselves. The melanotus situation is also obviously changing — groups of 78 now remain in areas held territorially before the Great Schlockinger expedition. However some 88 persist on territories — witness the fact that in several areas, e.g. that used by 623/75-6 before displaying (see census sheet). Finally, perhaps the most significant development is the hatching of several clutches — the Arenaria nest in the (9,6) region, RB2 (alpina). Found no chicks, but it was obvious that alpina behavior had altered. [illegible] (so spate?) Tribolos are out now in increasing #. Chironomids are myriad. Grid 2 8 July A confusing and frustrating day, partly because of the false starts this a.m. The weather was extremely variable, almost Tierra del Fuego (except not quick enough on the change [illegible]) The obs at breakfast promised, if not a good day, then at least no pain. But by 830 when I began canvassing Grid 2 a strong E wind was up, and soon a squall moved over. Because of that, and because it seemed that melanotus were set to extruding their eggs today, and [illegible] grid sheets, I went back to the lab at 11 when Russ (done by in order to get grid sheets for tracking [illegible] melanotus and rain gear. Went out again but returned almost immediately to get bands to band pectoral chicks still being brooded in the nest (P31). By the time I got back + had finished up the chicks it was 1215; I continued censoring the grid + finished at 1455. Two new melanotus nests. After the census I quickly picked up an apparently territorial & melanotus, but lost it (see spate). The weather, in its persistently way, turned hailing enough around noon to bring out the mosquitoes, only to douse them 2hr. later with a palling rain storm. Oh joy. What was impressive, however, was the [illegible] nest that [illegible] or are hatching. Chick out the gaggos — perilla, melanotus, alpina, and fulicarius. Nest checks showed that alpina + fulicarius are leading the pack, with pusilla right in there but melanotus lagging behind. See alpina and pusilla + melanotus apparents
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J P Nayers 1975 Journal Grid Z Census route: 8 July (coat?) alfana 16 favidii 1 fuscicollis 0 malanotus 8 27 & 8 maeui 0 pusilla 11 Linnodromus 0 Pluvialis d. 2 Arenaria i. 0 Phlomapos foliarius 8 14 & 21 From this tally it should be apparent that flocks of Phalacrocorax have left grid Z now as well. Nowtules, some turbinid, even hookleg + grousing individuals remain. (See appendant). 9 July Strong W wind blowing subterminal showers today. I spent most of day in field trying to help P Weber's vegetation classification work for my purposes. TRANSECTS 1, 3, 5 10 July more miserable weather - rain with moderate to strong E wind. During the last few days enough rain has fallen to saturate reached the lower tendon, and to a certain extent correct the pond evaporation which had been occurring. Did not come near replacing all the water, however. Starting at 0430 I began sampling Transect 5, beginning with #5. Finished the transects at 145. Temperature throughout morning hovered around 30°C. Rain picked up around 1130, after having ceased for an hour or so. In the afternoon returned to transect 1 in order to continue working at habitat characterizations. Weber's system will prove difficult, because the modu, which may serve to generally characterize plant cover over a large area (one modum) has considerable small scale variation - that is, one can find the vegetation that he uses to describe one modum within a
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JP Myers 1975 Journal Transsects 1,3,5 10 July (Cont) [illegible] few meters of a patch of another. This is particularly true for the areas of regular and pronounced polygonization. Unfortunately, it is this small scale variation in the composition of transect units in which I am interested. TRANSECT RESULTS #1 #3 #5 C. alpina 2 3 6 C. bairdii 3 0 0 C. fasciella 3 0 0 C. unculata 8, 27 17 2 4 6 1 4 C. paxilla 0 0 3 Liinnodromus scoto. 2 0 0 Pluvialis d. 0 0 0 Arenaria interpres 0 0 0 8, 5 9 Phalaropus foliaceus 4, # 27 9 Transsects 2,4 11 July ~1100 I took Carolyn out to beginning of transect 2 + set her off in right direction. — an auspicious beginning, w/ 10 & Red phalaropes in one of the excerts. We had gotten every late about because of possible trip to Verde River (aborted). I then went to the head of transect 4 + began sampling (1155) Walking from O of transect 2 to O of transect 4 I necessarily cut across a large wet Dupontia-Eriodorum meadow which spreads on both sides of Verde creek. There were numbers of Eriochloa and & foliaceus present; unfortunately it is a habitat which is not well represented in our transects. Both species were moving in small groups, but they were dispersed over much of the area. Thus this enumeration #’s could have been considerable. The question is whether I should quickly throw up a transect through here. Had we placed all transects randomly, as we did not at FAP’s instigation, we would at least have some representation of this habitat, perhaps. Running #4 one interesting observation → there appears to be a pocket near the 18-20 region (and beyond) which is phenologically behind most other areas, in that Eriochloa persist, and C. alpina was displaying, etc. However there
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J P Mugeus 1975 Journal From NARL to Pt. Barrow (the end of the spit) 11 July (cont'd) Shortly after I finished sampling, the OCS [illegible] the entire spit was enshrouded with fog-dense stuff that cut visibility horizontally to less than 50 m. But looking directly upwards I could see blue filtering down. Thus it must have been a very low cloud cover. Patch has drifted by, thicker than others. It remained that way for ~20 min as I scouted out to the end of the pt., but fortunately just after I arrived there it began clearing. At the tip the point [illegible] broadens to a wide gravel bay [illegible] [illegible] just over 1 km wide. Along the east side is a path of tundra of perhaps 300 m extent. Very low vegetation, mostly moss. A pool. Some sedges + a variety of flowers. It is true that the Calidris ruficollis was found nesting several weeks ago by Beening. And this afternoon it flushed from the nest as I approached (see appendent). Unfortunately I had too little time to spend looking at the ruficollis, or at anything else. There was a narrow band of open water immediately off shore (no shore ice piece) in which a focid seal and several Bavia adamsii swam. I had to flash back to camp however. Found one Cepphus grylle nest w/ 2 eggs in an oil drum. Reach / camp 1950. Grid 3 12 July Began canvassing Grid 3 at 0830. Weather warm (40-45°F) with light S and E wind, heavy cloud cover. Occasional thick mists parading for drizzle. The mosquitoes made several concerted attempts to overwhelm, but the weather never became sufficiently favorable for their victory. The grid was amazingly quiet being with few or melanotos or Q. fulicarius. In fact it appears as if they've left the area. One peculiar observation: a 5th Nyctea performing dracula display w/ 2 nearby. This is an area adjacent to a pair but where nothing has been terribly active this season. Otherwise birds present today were three tenders, kids or young. I found three pectoral nests (actually, I checked 3 already known sites) which were in the late stages of hatching or just ready to leave the nest. Arenaria nect #1 was hatching. All known
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JPMayers 1975 Journal Grid 3 12 July (alpine) alpina - nests on the grid have hatched. Found 2 new melanoto nests in areas where I saw 94 were present (but had been unsuccessful on nests). Both lay within territory of followed 3 melanotos 6/27/75-6. total GRID 3 alpina 7 pusilla 12 + melanotos 8 0 [8] Fullicarius 8 Pluvialis d. 2 Arremonia 2 I finished censusing at 1430 and then began to sample habitat. However, after ~ 1/2 hr. I found that my tape recorder was not functioning. shit. One comment: coastal foxes have killed one of the nesting pavaire jaegers (several days ago); this afternoon they were out shooting to the W - I saw them get another jaeger (neighbor which foraged almost as far as grid) as well as a sandpiper shorebird, probably an Arremonia. I am missing birds (incubators), including melanotos, fullicarius, and a Somateria. The carnage that they wreak is abhorrent; pernicious little bastards. Beginning - Grid 2 13 July 0745 began censusing Grid 2: heavy fog limiting visibility to ~400 m, light E wind. During the morning the fog lifted, so that by midday it was reasonably clear but unpleasantly warm and mosquitoid. I heard several groups of emerging pectoral chicks (see previous banding record). The grid, as had been #3 yesterday, was dominated by broody adult birds. This makes censusing somewhat difficult, as adults will fly towards you at considerable (100m) distance from where they are brooding the chicks. If there are several pairs in a general area, this has the result of drawing in a whole mob of birds. In fact it is a mob with me, the predator, being the object.
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J.P. Myers 1975 Journal Corid 2 13 July (cont'd) Genus results (shorebirds) alpina 17 mauni 1 suldanota ♀ 11 purilla 9 Pluvialis 3 Arenaria i. 2 Phalaropus f. ♀ 13 See melanotus sp. acct re resighting of banded ♀ moving with their chicks. During the afternoon I worked on habitat features of Transect 5, determining them an approximate % composition of various topographic categories along the grid. (We [illegible] for the late evening (2000-2330). I tried to band the remaining circulating ♀♀ on the two grid with very little success - two birds (see banding schedule). I had a run in with 4 rakino children (brats?) during the afternoon. One of them, Kenneth Brower, in one, when I've had several [illegible] interactions - all of them unfortunate. They began equally so, with them trying to kill jagers along the north edge of Grid 2, one of our surviving pairs which to date have miraculously not been shot. We talked for 20 minutes; kids [illegible]. I followed the common wisdom of the lab in ignoring the kids even though they might be shooting my birds. Today I tried to enlist them in what I was doing + finally enlist their support. At first it went poorly with Kenneth [illegible] underjoking jokes in Estimo to the other three (Ronald Brower + 2 others). But then for some reason one suddenly pulled out a phalarope leg from his pocket, one with an old band (#63-18707). I explained to them what the bands were about, + told them to mail it in to Wash. D.C. Perhaps that was a mistake. They also had a dead ♂ phalarope (#76-134975) which had lost its wing, presumably having hit a wire in flight. Just as I was explaining to them what we were trying to learn by through banding, they spotted a banded ♂ with several [illegible] chicks, all unbanded. They quickly caught three, and in only
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J.P. Myers 1975 Journal Grid 2 13 July (cont.) that they might see away of the process I put red color bands on the right legs of all Bolards. This whole interchange could have been a mistake: perhaps they will now go out shooting for wounded birds. But obviously the old sea - no evil routine wasn't going to work. I hope this does. One sad side light - landing 9 minutes later that night I found a Q beside PS-8, shot. As the PS-8 eggs were cold it was, presumably, the PS-8. Cape Thompson, Chukchi Sea, Alaska 14 July 830 (old) by Larry Underwood that this was room on a flight leaving for Wales at 0900. We were ready by 0845 but the plane - R4D - did not take off until 1130. Stopped air duty Cape, where the plane was radioed that all passengers had to get off at Cape Thompson rather than continue on to Wales - security, they said. Russian sub-marines and all that. So at ~1450 we landed at Cape Thompson (deleting a) got off the plane. First hour spent helping crew unload gear and carry material from runway to campa this was impeded by a stream, Oyabrok Creek, which at this stage of the melt off was running foot that shallow, not over 8" deep in the channel (at the best crossing site (i.e. it was deepen everywhere else)). After helping for a brief period, C. Connors and I walked along the woods NW toward the cliffs, with the intent of seeing the colonies. However we were quickly stopped by an outcrop of impassable rock which dropped off into the ocean. (Quickly being after as a 15 km hike up the gravel beach.
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J.P. Myers 1975 Journal Transsects 1,3,5 18 July After a late start (getting going again w/ poor coordination) I began ceussing transects at 0854 (beginning w/ #5) Light E wind, 80% high cloud cover, cold. TRANSECT TOTALS #1 #3 #5 alpina 5 3 5 baidi 3 0 0 fuscolllis 3 0 0 maui 0 0 0 melanotos f 7 2 7 puilla 5 0 5 Phalanopus f. 1 14 9 0 0 0 Of particular significance was the fact that today, along transect 3, I found Phalanoptes defending small areas along the edge of Meadow lake and in nearby tundra. There were obviously flocking birds, but more fleater engaged in space-specific aggression are apparent. Tape recorder ceased to function so that I was not able to continue during afternoon on habitat data. Grid 3 19 July Began ceussing Grid 3 at 0840. Clear sky, 59°F, light wind. Immediately struck by two rats — the place was fruitful of stockbirds + blessed w/ 3 snowy owls. Do these have a relationship? An interesting possibility is that the Nycteris now have access to the grid (as well as several peregrine jaegers) because of the removal by osprey kits of two members of two separate nesting peregrines, thus causing cessation of territorial control over the area and allowing intruders free reign (which would occur especially if the presence of a pair of jaegers before had been cutting the cropping rate, which would have resulted in there now being more Lemmus). Grid totals alpina 3 melanotos f 0 3 puilla 5 Phalanopus f 9
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J.P. Myers 1975 Journal Grid 2 21 July 33°E at 0700; clear with light N.W. wind. The grid this morning (began censusing at 0715) was remarkable for its quietness. Very few birds, quite patchily distributed, almost all of them occurring on the grid in an area in the NW corner (high 8's, 9's, + 10's). Only 3 hornbills unattended, 1 unhatched, a melanotus and a Ph. fulicarius. Tanager chick hatched. Grid Totals alpina 1 melanotus ♀ 2 [illegible] pilla 4 Phalaropus f. 37 11 Again while censusing the breeding birds a swallow flew, flying in from east at over 100 m at tenio (particularly fulicarius). I did not count those birds. Rather, only individuals which were obviously on the grid for reasons unrelated to any presence were recorded. One new melanotus nest (pipped egg) found between end of grid and the oil spill pond where Miller's crew is working. Bonded P. australis (Lr.) came to oil spilled pond to visit me, she fed along the edge in emergent vegetation - at least her bill had oil on it. Footh Meadow Lake, Transect 3 During the afternoon Ross Greenberg, Katy Parsons + E walked to the area between Meadow Lakes in order to look for Calidris ruficollis (which Katy had reportedly seen the evening before). Although we did not find it - there was an amazing concentration of flocking melanotus (40? 8+4), Phalaropus fulicarius (69? 60?), Ph. lobatus (1), C. parvipes (160), and C. fuscicollis (1) along the down wind side of the lake. The birds were feeding on the upland area and along the shore edge (although most were upland) in very tight flocks. I walked from there around the E edge of S Meadow Lake after leaving Katy + Ross - there were considerable numbers of melanotus + fulicarius, particularly on the SE, S + SW sides (an easterly wind today)
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J.P. Myers 1975 Journal TRANSECTS 1,3,5 22 July 0830 began censusing transect 5.- clear sky, light NE wind, temp ~38°. A beautiful day today until the fog moved in at noon. TRANSECT RESULTS #1 #3 #5 alpina 4 0 2 bairdii 2 0 0 phalaenopterus 8 0 6 9 1 7 puella 1 0 2 Arenaria 1 0 0 Phalaropus f. 3 0 29 4 0 5 Censusing #3 was very difficult because of the number of adults attending chicks - I was mobbed by 8 Phalaropus throughout most of the length; it was obvious that even if I had counted all birds landing on the units as I stood there, the densities would have been grossly overestimated. Therefore I began censusing 2-4 units ahead of any position, watching birds take off as I approached. This worked fairly well. I was able to deal with the most individuals; I also watched across several units back to see where birds would cease their clamoring. Certainly 8/10 Phalaropus 9+ Fulicarius 5? this indicates where the chicks are. Birds which settled down off the transect (or, ahead of me, rising from without the transect) were not recorded as having occurred on it, even though in the process of mobbing something may have landed and fed briefly. As usual, the resident pair of St. pominus came to investigate me as I reached the 7 area of the transect (their nest is west of unit 15 or so). The jaeger could not loose it to mosquitoes - cloud of 8 Fulicarius. At any given time it would have 8-15 birds around it, peeping constantly. At once I saw a mini. of 25 8 Fulicarius hovering about as the jaeger flew on. Individuals will follow this jaeger for 250 m x then turn back. But by the time that they & other fulicarius have come to the mob. Phalaropus participate also, but not as actively. The melanotos 98 also appeared
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JP Myere 1975 Journal Transacts 1,3,5 to join the mobs from as far away as well fulicanius, and they return to the area more quickly. Afternoon - habitat dula (Grid 3) 23 July 0830 - sunny with 0% cloud cover, light NE wind. 38°F at 0800. Few birds on the grid. Drying process continues. totals: alpina 2 melanotos ♂ 0 ♀ 3 peulla ♂ 3 ♀ 7 Phalacopus ♀ 0 Afternoon - habitat dula see melanotos sp. accent. Evening: Pt. Barrow Spit w/ Celer Brisbin from ERDA. We obtained 3-wheel vehicle from the lab for transportation. Weather was atrocious - cold and slightly windy with a heavy fog. This cut down bird watching because of the poor visibility. Main pt. of trip was to find Calidris virgata's chicks, which we did (see sp. accent). Also found bairdii, alba, + Ph. fulicanius chicks. (Grid 2) 24 July Censused grid 2 from 0830 → 1pm. Few birds. Cloudy, slight wind. The last several nights and mornings have proven cold with freezing temperatures, local frost froots. See melanotos sp. accent re 8-9 observations. On the grid as has been true for the last several samples, the dominant event is the absence of birds from the dry high polygonal areas. Birds are only in the wet flats and the polygonal areas (if pond or still saturated) ground. totals. C. claria 1 C. melanotos ♂ 0 ♀ 5 [illegible] haemastia ♂ 1 [flying over only] Phalacopus fulicanius ♀ 0 Pluvialis dominica 7
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J.P. Myers 1975 Journal Cape Prince of Wales, Seward Peninsula, Alaska 25 July - a "flight of opportunity" to Wales today - Russell (Greenberg an) d accompanied Dick Hymen of the Polar Research Laboratory to Wales in the R4D. Left ~1030 am; arrived at Wales shortly before 2. The flight was smooth but cloudy until the Brooks Range north of Kotzebue. The minia along the direct route from Barrow to Kotzebue were more rugged that those we'd seen on previous flights to this area (Thompson + Lisburne). But the most significant finding for us along that part of the route were spruce forests - square mile of them - in the lowlands N of Kotzebue. Kotzebue bay was largely muddy from silt, and scattered with gill nets and fishing boats. The Seward Peninsula along its W/W show that part Shismaref to Wales was low coastal tundra - in some places extensively polygonated. Surf. Grey whales, many gulls. Whether because of the tidal stage we don't know, but there were very few extensive areas of muddy looking habitat along here - much less than one seen between Lisburne and Barrow. Finally, to the W we saw the Siberian cliffs and the Diomede Islands. A mystical view should black cliffs in a blue white fog. The Siberian mainland jutted up prominently to the west of Diomede, particularly one large and long set of cliffs. Further to the S we could see more such formations. Unfortunately at the distance at which we were - 40 miles over the closest - details of the Siberian coast weren't apparent. (We had 2-5 hrs on the ground, although were originally told to expect only 1. It was still to short a time. The general layout is: ? manfa Bering straits ↑ South hill Wales airstrip beach line of dunes stream low tundra Thus, there is a quite portion of a high hill (mountain even) at the S end of town next with the ocean and a large expanse of low grassy, unpolygonated (largely) tundra. The beach has surf, and a set of dunes which in some places are 100m wide.
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J.P. Myers 1975 Journal Cape Prince of Wales, Seward Peninsula, Alaska 25 July (cont'd) The tundra, thick mostly tall grasses + sedge, is cut by a series of large ponds which appear shallow. (large being 100-200 m long & and sometimes approaching ecircular). A stream runs along the base of the mounta + flows into the sea at the village (tiny, of ~100 people). It is separated from the low tundra by a slight rise in which there is a bit of polygonization + a greater slightly dryer vegetation. We walked from the airstrip to the ocean, then down the beach through town to the mounta, then back through town, partly by the stream to the airstrip. Because of the limited time we saw very little (see trip list). Shorebirds had obviously bred there - the phalaropes, calidridiies + Luirodromus were all behaving as if w/chicks. I found what must have been a C. mauri clade. The weather was extraordinarily good, with a light wind + something which approached sunshine. From the ground we could see the Diomede but not Siberia. Left Walrat 1620. transects 1,2,3,4,5 27 July A cold night + morning - three ice on the ponds and a crust on the tundra when I began sampling transects at 0715. These last several days of bad weather with wind, fog, drizzle/snow and 100% cloud cover must have had a depressing effect on the insects available to foraging birds - especially critical now with the peak of hawing young. TRANSECT TOTALS: 1 2 3 4 5 alpina 3 2 0 3 5 bairdii 1 0 0 0 0 melanotos 9 0 1 3 3 1 puella 0 0 0 0 0 Ph. petal fulicarius 8 0 3 3 1 1 Pluvialis 5 0 0 3 0 One apparent facet of the habitat use patterns, particularly those of dunlins and plovers, is that as the spectrum of available habitat increases - with opening of flat through drying and evaporation, and the drying of the better drained
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JPMycors 1975 Journal transects 1,2,3,4,5 24 July (cont) areas - particularly the highly polygonized ones - as this spectrum increases the separation of birds appears to be more cleaner. Thus, melanotus and alpina appear to be utilizing different areas - the peroral in flatter, less polygonized and wetter regions, while the dunlin appear to require some degree of polygonization, and indulge persisting along the ridge (#1) and in some other highly polygonized sites. These patterns should emerge from the more detailed analysis. Yet there are also places where the two species continue to coexist. Apart from the increased resource spectrum available for differentiation, it is also possible that the increased greater mobility of the birds due to now ambulant young, plus the lack of need to remain in suitable nesting habitat (for melanotus) allows the differentiation to emerge. For example, 99 melanotus passed through transect 3, reaching a peak during the 10 day period (beginning 7/15). Now, they appear to be moving further down the gradient into areas which before were normally flooded. I found more peroral 99 to the south of transect 3 this morning, out in the Carey - Erieharven flats, than there were on the transect. This is an area which earlier in the season had been without P melanotus but had considerable #s of P melanotus during the first part of their flocking movements, around the early part of July. Note - just before running #3 I was almost "white-out" in a snow flurry. Perhaps an exaggeration. But what is happening to the surface invertebrate + as a result to foraging cardioper chicks ?? During the afternoon I returned to the transect area, first to biolograph a Phruvialis ditch which was still in the mud but banked, and then to sample micro-habitat foraging preferences. GRID 3 28 July 0900 Negen sampling #3. 100% clouds - a low unpleasant cover w/ light NW wind. Temperature ~ 34°F. Although no pustula appeared on the grid, there were a few individuals in the nearby polygonated area found
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JPLayers 1975 Journal GRID 3 28 July (canto) Census totals alpina 3 melanotos ♀ 6 Ph. fulicarius 7 29 July remained inside much of day compiling transect information. weather miserable - 35°, rain. 30 July GRID 2 Ogis began sampling GRID 2. - during the census period weather changed from a thin fog with no wind to a clearing sky and light NW breeze. As I was returning to the lab at 1230 the sun shone briefly. Census totals: alpina 14 (including 4 juveniles) melanotos ♀ 3 + 3 juveniles Ph. fulicarius ♀ 12 Pluvialis ♀ 4 Obviously the alpina situation has changed markedly: 24 July there was 1 alpina present. Today's flush included 4 juveniles in two somewhat distinct groups. The juveniles were spread throughout the low (1, 0-4) region of the grid; i.e. in flush polygons. They were apparently moving to a certain extent with the Pluvialis. In addition to the counted juveniles, there were unfledged alpina in at least two distinct areas (see census sheet). Today I found the season's first fledged melanotos- 3 juveniles still w/ parent(s) in (0,6) area. Brent II had 3 hatched chicks (see appendix). The increase in Phalaropus f. is was certainly due to a number of apparently non-breeding ♀'s moving thorough (at least 1 they were not acting as if tending chicks). Another item of note was that I found a St. praninus eating an unfledged melanotos chick. It came after me and passed near its chick (in 3,10 region) and dropped something only to pick it up again. As the bird flew off I saw it dangling something w/ obvious band leg + thus gave chase. When the jogger landed next I ran at it, + the wild bird dash off saved the chick. Inspection revealed it to be a melanotos w/ primary pin feathers
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J.P. Myers 1975 Journal Grid 2 30 July (cont'd) ~3cm long. Curiously - the breast meat was stripped bare - picked clean, as were the viscera. Is that a typical jaeger eating habit, or had something else done the dirty work + el jaeger simply picked up the leftovers? Footprint Lake Area - 5 from transect 3 31 July 1400 took 3 wheelers to N end of Footprint Lake. Carrying shotgun in order to collect pectoralis and duralin for Yang + electrophoresis. Immediately, upon entering the lake bed, which is now drained with only a few channels of open water left. Much mud where the collapser have passed through toward the box well. On the exposed mud were alpina, melanotus, fuscicollis and one pruilla - P. fuscicollis was in the water + regulation. Through the thick grass of the drain lake bed were considerable numbers of melanotus, both 2? with young and without, & some fledged melanotus fuscicollis as well. NW from the old lake bed, toward transect 2, and lie an area of light polygonization with low center polygon and ponds. ? melanotus w/ broods three as well, particularly along the periphery of the ponds. I collected 12 melanotus, [11 & and 1 juvenile]. collected The 11 were almost all acting broody. Also collected 2 alpina and one fuscicollis. Weather was cold (39°F) with a long clearing fog, eventually no wind. Found 2 dead pluvialis chicks in two different places, one with a few entrails hanging out, the other seemingly undamaged. Transects 1,3,5 1 August 0720 began sampling transect 5. 39°F, low clouds, a light NE breeze. The wind shifted direction periodically this aim and never became more than a whisper. TRANSECTS TOTALS: 1 2 3 4 5 alpina 4 10 0 6 18 melanotus ? 0 0 0 0 ? 1 0 0 0 Ph. fuscicollis ? 0 4 0 6 ? 0 0 0 0 Pluvialis d. 2 0 0 3 4 alpina is obviously doing something now - moving in small flocks. It appears to be associating with Pluvialis in the considerably polygonized, dryer quadratato. There are mixed groups of adult and juveniles. Further, the adults in these groups are no longer acting broody, and do not
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JPMyers 1975 Journal Transsects 1,3,5 1 August respond to me until I get within a more reasonable distance (~25m) than that at which they were breaking out when with broods (>100m). Perhaps it will be possible to take micro-habitat preference data on them soon. Flight to Barker Island 2 August After a long morning of waiting POCannon + I took off in Ru twin Otter at noon for Deadhorse (frear Prudhoe Bay) and Barker Island. We were up for 40 miles in order to see countline. As such, we had no control over ground time, t were therefore able to so very little (see trip list). Flight was ~ 3½ hrs going, including 40 min on ground in Deadhorse, and 2 hrs returning (tail wind) direct from Barker Island (20 min on ground in Barker). We & were not able to see very much from the plane because of bad weather + basically uncooperative pilot. At Prudhoe I found a flock of ~30 juvenile [illegible] behaving territorially (so up accent). The runway at Barker is situated on a gravel spit and almost a mile from any tundra; we were thus unable to prove good shorebird habitat during the brief ground time there. Saw one polar bear with cub on ice between Deadhorse and Barker. Grids 2+3 3 August totals ad 2 3 2 alpina juv 4 0 1 melanotos g 0 11 0 jov 2 Gaidiu ad 1 0 juv 2 Ph. fulicarius g 12 0 1 juv 2 Fluvialis d. 7 0 Bryan canvassing GRID 3 at 0715; finished #2 ~ 1300. These areas are remarkably poor to census now with reduced (birds and bird activity). The Weather this morning was characterized by a fifth layer of clouds covering ~95% of sky, a light to moderate (increasing) easterly wind, and air temperature on the order of 38°F. Conditions on both grids appear to be similar to what they were during the last census: alpina w/ juveniles moving in the high polygon areas w/ Phuvialis.
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J.P. Myers 1975 Journal Grids 2+3 5 August (cont) (although some of the juvenile alpina had moved away into the pond region); P. melanotus with chicks (plus one set of juveniles) largely in the pond and low grassy region of the grid; P. phaeopus f. concentrated in the pondy region, still with chicks, although several juveniles were apparent and there seemed to be a few 0-3 days parental responsibility. The most remarkable development of the day was not reflected by grid tallies: hundreds of juvenile pinnula now are foraging in the Britton area, the edges of Seattle's Middle Salt Lagoon, and in the mouth of Both Creek. They appear to be restricted to the shore and near shore areas; however one did fly over as I was censusing the [illegible]. 1BP area, Grids 2,3,4 4 August spent the morning gathering micro habitat site data on felicarius, melanotus, phaeopus, and alpina. The weather did an amazing thing, becoming sunny, rapidly warm and mosquito-ish. No wind. Temperature was ~45°F. During the afternoon I first went in to Bannock for May, June + July weather summaries (see weather acct), and then returned to [illegible] lake area for more survey-points. As I drew up Russell G. [illegible] who had been there all afternoon, signalled frantically for me to stop. He had found a juvenile Calidris ferruginea, which we were able to relocate without any trouble (see [illegible] acct). Transact 135 5 August began censusing transect 5 at 0735. Light NW wind, 100% clouds. It rained last night even enough to fill puddles in [illegible] area along the road. Sampled transect 5 from 20 direction - perhaps a mistake because the jaycar pair bounded me over much of the more productive area (units 10-17), spooking duvivier. However I believe I was successful in recording them properly. Totals: posida ad imm 0 2 3 4 5 alpina ad imm 0 0 1 2 5 10 1 melanotus ad imm 0 0 0 0 6 0 0 Felicarius ad imm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 P. phaeopus ad imm 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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JPMayers 1975 Journal Transects 1,3,5 5 August (cont'd) Transect #1 was dead, as can be seen from the totals. Of interest along here was the fact that the 8th Mycra whose nest was near unit 18, and which has been hounding me during censuses for the last several weeks as far away as unit 15 or so, today began dive bombing as I climbed onto the ridge by unit 0. The 8 was unusually. In fact, during my last several censuses this 8 has been hunting down that for. I suspect that the chicks have worked their way along Gushing Ridge toward the 8's current area. It would not surprise me were their distribution causally related to the paucity of shorebirds - particularly in that I picked up 29 miles down near the unit site where I'd never had shorebirds. Transect 3 was interesting in that there was one alpina and gusilla juvenile. Yesterday while taking micro-habitat transects I had encountered a group of alpina's, gusilla, + fulicans at this place near where today's anomalies were. Could it be that the apparent specificity of alpina to moderately-high polygonized areas breaks down after chicks fledge? Could the chicks be less selective? To what extent was yesterday's warm weather responsible, in that it induced greater availability of surface insects? One item of particular interest is that despite the presence of gusilla in the littoral zone, particularly along the shore of the salt lagoon - there few individuals foraging on the tundra. Also it appears as if alpina is switching to the coast. A mot've weather - we were assaulted today by constantly changing conditions - the greatest flux since Tierra del Fuego: it would snow heavily for 5 minutes, only to have the sky erupt in brilliant sunshine, then more snow. IBP area 6 August spent much of today taking micro points. What a frustrating experience, of questionable utility. The points are real, usually, i.e. I think they reflect the habitat preferences of the spp. But there are many problems circumvented in their collection: first + foremost is the difficulty of finding a bird sufficiently cooperative to allow you to approach. Sometimes it is very difficult to be sure that a bird's position is not influenced by you - in fact many times it obviously is + therefore must be ignored, as in broody adults. Dunlins, for example, are now foraging in polygonated areas both in the lows + on the highs (troughs & polygons)
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JP Nayers 1975 Journal IBP area, Barrow Alaska. 6 August (contd) When you approach + disturb them, they tend to move to the higher parts of the mounds. But they are feeding there part of the time anyway, pulling into the mats of moss. So how far any given pt., is it possible to read fairly on their behavior? Melanotus & most similarly humans, but almost never appear to forage up on the polygons undisturbed, so the problem is not as great. 7 August This a.m. at + the ground carried w/ snow. Snow flightmen. melted by 9:20 another day of micro. then an evening collecting melanotus, alpina + Arenaria near Footprint Lake. This is a disturbed area now rife with stands of Arctophila fulva and saturated ground. Earlier in the year it was a wet loaded field. The bar Well poligyn brachio cots throughout the lake (the reason for draining it), and because of the vehicular passage there are longships of exposed mud, in someplaces nice muddy puddles, e.g. There are many shorebirds here; in fact it and Volta Slough have about the densest concentration now in the tundra, with small groups of melanotus + alpina, fulicarius, Arenaria, some pusilla (even), Pluvialis, fossicollis. Actually Volta Slough is more uniformly densely & melanotus and Pluviculars. The trend for alpina to occur in lower areas, first entered in the journal 5 August, continues. Juvenile alpina are now found anywhere, particularly along peccoral puddles-grassland) small pools with much emergent vegetation. Yet one still sees alpina in the higher habitat as well. B+ The most apparent feature of their changing habitat usage is the number of alpina now along the liberal area. Where there is shallow water + mud, as the mouth of Volta (week or Barlow's ports), there are numbers of alpina. Shortly, if not already, the point will be reached where alpina are a thoroughly librorie species. Grids 2+3 8 August 745-1130 on #3; 1330-1600 on #2 Strong wind. cold, clearing #2 #3 alpina juv 2/3 9/3 2 0 3 4 melanotus juv 1 2 Pluvialis 0 1 fulicarius enjv 8 2 0 2 5 4
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JP Myers 1976 Journal Grids 2+3, NARL, Barrow Alaska 8 August (cant) Again today I am impressed by the soldier sinkh in detail foraging near. On grid 3 they were foraging over the entire area, as indicated by their record position on the grid. One group, in the upper units, was associating with Phuialis as before. They were in the upland areas. Others were along the 'ridge' slope in the southern region, an area which has been benefit of birds for some time (Larus melanotus). Finally they were in the mixed polygon-pool region, foraging both on the polygons and in the pool edges. I was able to get micro points on them, Larus melanotus + Larus fulicarius. By mid-afternoon, during the census of grid 2, the wind had picked up considerably + the sky cleared somewhat. Of some relevance to shorebirds was the presence of 2 adult and 2 Nycticorax chicks (see boxes on data sheet). They were using the high polygon area where a flock of Phuialis + alpina [illegible] had been during the previous two censuses. This group was not there today. To what extent are the Nycticorax working against shorebirds - now I have 4 cases of places where Nycticorax apparently discouraged shorebird presence: transect 1 at an area around nest during first half of season; Grid 3 when jaegers were killed + Nycticorax moved in; transect 2 last census when Nycticorax had expanded range + chicks apparently moved, as I note this. Although this is almost impossible to substantiate without a fairly vigorous program, the arguments make sense. They also wrecked a certain havoc with my seasonal's in s-bird densities. Flock of Branta canadensis flying over today; a possible Falco rusticolus - an obvious, large + swift falcon in poor light over the road. Barrow Spit 9 August During the evening I took a Hevie whaler ~ 3 km out the spit from NARL, going as far as Whalebone Cove. Very cold - temp ~30° - snow + strong w wind. The wind has piled ice up along the Chuckchi shore. See trip list for birds. 10 August Transects (3,5) The snow which was falling intermittently last night remained, so that at 7 this a.m. there was snow over the tundra - not more than .25 cm, but a fairly continuous layer lay at 7 = 28°F; by 1400 it had risen to 32°F. Snow cover off by 1230. Strong
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J P Nugeus 1975 Journal Transcript 135 10 August (contd) weakly wind, with intermittent snow and 100% cloud cover. A blustery, cold day. Began censusing transect 5 at 0840, finished 3 by noon. 1 3 5 tholo 2 9 0 7 alpina 2 2 0 1 melanotos 2 0 3 0 1 0 2 1 Th. fulicarius 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 Middle Salt Lagoon During the afternoon I had intended to continue micro work. But en route along gas line road I stopped in order to pursue the ever-growing gull flock at the mouth of Cloth Creek. Low + behold - a slaty-backed gull. It stood out as an exceedingly dark-backed, pink- tinged gull almost of hyperborea size. Trying to get a better look, I chased it to the dump, where I was able to get within 50 m. Yellow eye, but undetermined eye-ring color. I went back to the lab to find Peter + Russell, who had not yet returned from the point. I went back out with Phil - , running out of gas part way there. We combined on foot + easily found the gull - he confirmed my ID. We then hitched back to the lab. Just as we were returning back to the dump, this time w/ Russell et al., another Schistosagus flew by. Back at the dump after dinner the gull was easily relocated by all. 11 August Schistosagus again along Middle Salt Lagoon B Parea During the morning + then again in the afternoon I worked on micro-habitat data. See daily but a species scan. It was cold (never going over 33°) but sunny with only a light west wind + occasional snow flurries. Positively balmy compared w/ other days. The shoreline scene: patches of sandbanks, mostly juveniles along heavily neglected ponds, but the patches are few + far between. Infrequently I came across pectoralis & melanotus alpina - fairly abundant in a variety of habitats. Most adults appear to be sticking to the more heavily polygonated areas, while the juveniles are more pectoral-ibh in habitat. fulicarius - very few, almost all juveniles.
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J.P. Myers 1975 Journal IBP area 11 August (cont’) Pluvialis d. — saw 3 all afternoons, a pair w/its chick. This was especially frustrating because the express purpose of the afternoon outing was to compile more Pluvialis arcticus points (I finished melanotus this am). Other spp. of shorebirds are about now from the tundra. During the afternoon trek I wandered W from the Smithsonian building as far as the Barrow slough, then cut S from there to North Lake. In doing so I traversed a considerable diversity of habitat. Circio 3 12 August 0900 in a moderate and increasing southerly wind I began cursing Circio 3. With the shift in wind direction the temperature soared to a balmy 38° — it is incredible what difference there is. Cloud cover 80% and decreasing, although intermittent rain drops pelted. (We once hailed upon earlier in the am). And with the southerly wind have come immigrants: thousands of Calidris flew by me during the morning hours. That is no exaggeration. As can be seen from the census totals, melanotus appear to be on the move as well. I identified no adult QP — no one on the grid is protecting chicks any longer, and all the birds I was able to see well were juveniles. The quail j’s were moving alot in flocks + small groups, making counting somewhat difficult. I was conservative in counting, and made fair sense of who was whom + where they might have been on my last pass day. Circio totals: al. 25 alpina i 3 melanotus j 0 16 fulicanus j 2 3 The alpina are also obviously up to something. Indeed they are over the entire grid. I find the spp. length adj./juv. ratio enthralling, particularly as it is so long the littoral. (Ask RL); the adult alpina were foraging in all micro-habitats, including low peat/ash stuff, although they appeared to be more common in higher places. During the afternoon I went to transect 3 and worked on intermediate macro-habitat characterization of the transect units. Nothing remarkable of a botanical or ornithological nature happened.
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J P Myers 1975 Journal Burrow Spit to Nuwak + Plower Pt. 12 August out 1830 went on 3-whaler to the end of the spit, travelling out the Chukchi side. Weather was incredibly balmy - 39° with sun and no clouds. This changed abruptly as a westerly wind picked up, and around 2115 we were socked in by a thick + wet fog. East out, however, the sea was glass. Xema sabini + Phalaropus fulicarius were the two most common birds along the Chukchi side, hundreds of the former + 2000+ of the latter. Both spp were foraging within a meter of shore, picking off surface + subsurface crustaceans + gannets through the "splash" zone for stranded bugs. Very few auks - a small flock of Sora stellula, a few Sora specklealis, and ~50 Clangula h. At the point (Nuwak), on the long thin tendon pool, we saw 200 Phal. fulicarius, 50 C. alpina, 10 C. pusilla, 6 C. melanotos, 5 C. mauri, ~50 Xema, 10 Arenaria interpres. We searched diligently for Rhodostethia, and found only 4 juveniles (Excellent looks at them all, beside juvenile sabini's for comparison) along the spit almost halfway to Plower Pt from Nuwak. Along this stretch of beach the sheiks were on the downwind (outer) side, again foraging in the littoral. Over 1000 fulicarius along here, ratio of adult : juvenile fulicarius in on the order of 1:10. One flock of ~200 Sterna paradisaea foraging almost all the way to Plower Pt, hovering ~100 m off shore, plunging + surface dipping from the air. Grid 2, transect 3 13 August Began cursing (ratio 2) at 0830 - moderate westerly wind with a low and thick fog. Temp. on the order of 38°F. Census totals: ad. 16 C. alpina juv. 5 ad. 2 C. melanotos juv. 3 ad. 8 Phuvialo dominica j. 8 Phalaropus fulicarius 21 The snowy owl & clocks are still in the lower left-hand corner of the grid, which happens to be G. Baty's trapping area, as well as being daisies + some polygonize the the other regions. The fact of the definite habitat difference makes it difficult to say whether the owls' presence is solely responsible for the lack of shorebirds. It is also true that local areas vary
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J.P. Myers 1975 Journal Grid 3 13 August (cont'd) in the abundance of birds: within the difference in pectoral densities on grids 3 (run yesterday) and 2. Both areas are contiguous, essentially, and have a similar although not identical array of habitat. I can perceive a few differences between the areas: grid 3 abuts on its northern edge, and indeed includes along the north side, a strip of low center polygon [illegible] ponds, with low topographical relief. This is one of the more extensive stands of that habitat in the area and is where many #9 melanotos brought clutches. Grid 2 possesses only a small area near the southern side (0.5 ha) + this piece of habitat, and does not extend extensively beyond the grid. Several #9 were plooting clutches earlier in the season but are gone now, perhaps because of the proximity of Huxley. Transsects 1,3,5 19 August 0740 began sampling #5. A moderate east wind, 100% clouds and 37° graced the morning. Transsect totals: 1 3 5 C. alpina j 0 2 12 i 1 1 8 C. melanotos j 0 0 0 i 2 2 8 3 H. fuliginos j 0 10 5 i 0 0 0 Pluvialis dominica j 0 0 2 i 0 0 0 So, transsect 5 was again covered with shorebirds, especially alpina. I suspect that part of the reason for its continued high density is the proximity of #5 to good littoral habitat. (Could that be?) Birds are piled into the littoral zone (mostly alpina) and in at least some other upland areas adjacent to the coast. There are high densities. This is true of the Acrolophus marsh behind the lake (C. melanotos instead of alpina). I also found concentrations of alpina juveniles, adults as well as fuliginos and melanotos between the two Meadow lakes. [Note that the quadrats on #3 near S Meadow Lake were the only significant contributors to the #3 totals.] So perhaps it is not the littoral so much as simply an extreme patchiness, perhaps related in some way to waterer proximity (an important initial cue to vagile flocks no doubt). One trend is for the previously noted habitat separation to be disintegrating, or changing. I no longer am picking up large #'s of melanotos, so perhaps in one that do occur on Mount birds, which when there were larger #'s would have been
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J.D. Nupps 1975 Journal Transects 1,3,5 14 August (cont'd) marked. Dunlin are diversifying, or perhaps shifting. Irvicile Pluvialis are foraging in areas where during the post breeding movement of adults, the adults never appeared. In fact they are foraging along the exposed shore edges, etc., like all the other juvenile birds. Transect 1 15 August spent the entire day sampling habitat along transect 1. A lousy afternoon, which was to be expected after a dawn temperature of 47°F!! Light southerly breeze all day, sun. Saw 2 Tryngites. Grass 2,3 16 August Covered both grids today, beginning at 0740 and ending by 1230. The weather, although unpleasant, did not interfere with observation: temp 35°, moderate W wind, 100% clouds (low + threatening, but only occasionally foggy) totals: #2 #3 alpina ad 25 8 alpina ad 6 2 fusciollis ad 0 0 1 melanotos ad 2 2 0 0 5 fulicaeius ad 29 1 Pluvialis ad 0 2 1 alpina are obviously building up—in fact the density today on #2 is the highest on grid 2 to date. They were well distributed over the area, although the largest single concentration was in a region of high polygon's covered in tooling high Cerax-gera and dryophyta. Flashes of all common spp. were seen in migratory whirls, falling high over the toadidae + falling rapidly in unison. One S. melanotos (banded [illegible]) persisted in protecting mudlark on grid 3. During the afternoon I completed sampling habitat along transect 1. What a bear. Transect 2 17 August worked on habitat on transect 2 throughout the day characterizing the vegetation, coast & micro-relief, and water conditions. The procedure is to pace each diagonal of all units, sampling every 8th pace, moving a 2m radius circle as the basic area. Vegetation is characterized as falling into one of 10 classifications, based upon a novel system generated by Pat Weber
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Table 3. List of the eight vegetation nodal identified from the sampled stands at Point Barrow. Characteristic and or dominant species for each are listed. I. DRY LUZULA CONFUSA HEATH: Luzula confusa, Potentilla hyparctica, Alectoria nigricans, Pogonatum alpinum, and Psilopilum cavifolium. II. MESIC SALIX ROTUNDIFOLIA HEATH: Salix rotundifolia, Arctagrostis latifolia, Saxifraga punctata, Sphaerophorus globosus, and Brachythecium salebrosurn. III. MESIC CAREX AQUATILIS-POA ARCTICA MEADOW: Carex aquatilis, Poa arctica, Luzula arctica, Cetraria richardsonii, Pogonatum alpinum. IV. MOIST CAREX AQUATILIS-ONCOPHORUS WAHLENBERGII MEADOW: Carex aquatilis, Oncophorus wahlenbergii, Dupontia fisheri, Peltigera aphthosa and Aulacomnium turgidum. V. WET DUPONTIA FISHERI-ERIOPHORUM ANGUSTIFOLIUM MEADOW: Dupontia fisheri, Eriophorum angustifolium, Cerastium jenisjense, Peltigera canina and Campylium stellatum. VI. WET CAREX AQUATILIS-ERIOPHORUM RUSSEOLUM MEADOW: Carex aquatilis, Eriophorum russeolum, Saxifraga foliolosa, Calliergon sarmentosum, and Drepanocladus brevifolius. VII. ARCTOPHILA FULVA POND MARGIN: Arctophila fulva, Ranunculus pallasii, Ranunculus gmelini, Eriophorum russeolum, and Calliergon giganteum. VIII. COCHLEARIA OFFICINALIS MEADOW AND CREEK BED Phippsia algida, Ranunculus pygmaeus, Stellaria humifusa, Saxifraga rivularis, and Arctagrostis latifolia.
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SP Myors 1975 Journal Transact 2 13 August (cont) (Univ. of Colorado) for the IBP arctic tundra biome project. See opposite attached sheet. I have added two classifications: ① - no vegetation on the surface of the 2m radius circle, and ② an association dominated by Carex aquatilis and fruticose lichens but lacking any Poa arctica. This typically occurs near margins on the hummocky polygon rims of rising low center polygons - i.e. low center polygons with Carex-Eriophorum centers, often shallow water, sometimes Arctophila ponds, which have pronounced vertical relief - seldom invariably over 20 cm, usually more, up to 50-60. I have separated this association from the mesic Carex-Poa because it lacks the dense monocot stands of Poa, having competitive Carex, sometimes Luzula arctica, and unusually Arctagrostis latifolia. It differs from the Carex-Eriophorum association because of the presence of fruticose lichens, indicating a moister moisture regime, reflecting better drainage and (often as a result of) the increased micro relief present, in contrast with very low Carex-Eriophorum or (Carex-Oncoporus) low center polygon rims. ② also lacks any Salix rotundifolia, otherwise it would be classified as ②. I believe these differentiations useful for two reasons: first, because it probably makes a great deal of difference to a bird whether it is foraging in the relatively open vegetation of ① but one which is deeper than ⑥. Secondly, because the occurrence of this type is associated strongly with the high rimmed low center polygons and ponds, and will therefore add another potentially significant variable for subsequent transect analysis. Transect 4 18 Aug began taking herb data on ④, finishing one diagonal of all units. However the cold was greater than my novice so after those four hours I returned to camp. Transect 1,3,5 19 August began sampling ⑤ at 0720 - strong E wind , [illegible] total a 1 3 5 alpina i 1 1/2 4 j 0 0 2 melander i 0 1 0 j 3 3 4 Ph. felicinio i 0 0 0 j 0 0 6 Pliorials d 3 2 0
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JPNayens 1975 Journal Grids 2,3 Barrow, AK 20 August Began sampling #2 at 0800 after spending 30 min walking thru Trygata along N side of Joka Creek. The totals reflect an unexpected development, at least as far as the achieved definitions are concerned: we have been invaded by juvenile Limnodromus scolopaceus. However they are appearing only in the upland (i.e. inland) areas, not along in the littoral zone. Weather this a.m. 38°, light NE wind, 10 low clouds (ret see fog). Totals GRID 2 GRID 3 C.alpina a 18 5 j 15 2 C.mclandusi j 8 16 Ph.folicarius j 13 20 Limnodromus scolopaceus j 17 40 Pluvialis dominica j 0 1 Wainwright, North Slope, Alaska 1400 flew w/ Russell Greenberg to Wainwright, planning to stay until 22 August sampling OCS transects. We arrived ~1500, established ourselves in NARC camp and then went out onto transects established previously along the Kuk river, inland from the Wainwright airport. The tundra between the airport and the Kuk is broadly polygonized tundra sloping gently down toward the Kuk, at which point the slope breaks sharply in a 10-20 ft bank. Deep troughs sometimes a meter or more wide, polygons 50-100 cm high, a few higher. Vegetation on the mounds is generally a Salix polaris/Arcticum with considerable Enniogdron vaginatum tussocks. A rosette which neither R.G. nor I recognized substituted for Potentilla vivida cases. Troughs were Diplopoda and Eriophyllum, ponds had stands of Arctopilus. This series of high polygon extends several kilometers along the ridge separating the Chukchi Sea from the Kuk (which at this point is flowing parallel to the ocean). Walking along the creek, there are occasional large expanses of low center polygons and ponds. One side, at the northern end of our walk ~1.5 km straight north from Wainwright, the Kuk river near the airport is a boring, small-gravel beach which is imperceptibly riverine, but most definitely an estuary. No birds were foraging along the first transect, while some along this beach ~1 km from the point where we intercepted the Kuk
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JPHyres 1975 Journal Wainwright, North Slope, Alaska. 20 August (Cont'd) be a major slough (actually now an isolated arm of the entry) which parallels the coast as the Kik breaks off inland. [the 'river' - estuary - here is under 1/2 mile wide + devoid of birds]. En route we also occurred totals alpina a 69 j 4 mauri j 13 alba 1 Phalacrocorax f. 2 a upland transect perpendicular from unit II: no shorebirds actually present within the vicinity, but [illegible] be ridge previously described - in fact it is part of the same ridge several C.alpina, melanotus, Luminosus sc. and Phalacrus s. made their presence known. By contrast To the main estuary, the slough's west shore was covered with birds, mostly dunlin [73]. Phalacrocorax: A few C.mauri were present as well as one alba + 2 Phalacrocorax. The substrate was a lot muddier w/ some organic material, no current but a light skipping of warblers. Otherwise it was curiously similar to the kik. Reaching the end of the 1 km [illegible] transect, we cut toward the ocean, going through a large bowl (the expanse of low center polygon already described). Here melanotus and Luminosus prevailed, with some juvenile phalacrocorax: Gavia arctica + stellata flew vociferously overhead. See trip list for spp seen. See alpina sp. count. 21 August Welled w/ R. Greenberg from Wainwright to sand flats at mouth of Kik river, ~5 km. Began at 0815, returned 1400. Weather thundered by very heavy fog, gradually lifting till at 1400 we could see ~ 500 m. Flying in the previous day, and during a brief encounter that evening, I had estimated there would be over 100 fulicae along the shore - my prediction still was way over, certainly because the birds manned to other areas. We counted all seen en route of the following birds: foraging flying C. alpina 12 3 C. alpina 9 14 C. bairdi 1 0 C. mauri j 3 0 C. melanotus -0 -0 Luidonotus scolopaceus 0 2 Pluvialis dominica 0 2 Phalacrocorax fulicarius 199 18 Glauces spp 8 not count) Xema 2 juv " " Gavia stellata 1 Strepera paradisaea 1
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SP Meyers 1975 Journal Wainwright North Slope, Alaska 21 August (cont'd) After reaching the mouth of the river we went perpendicularly to the ocean for ~300 m in order to reach a large "mudflat" on the opposite side, a composite of mud and gravel with some places high enough to be covered with Puccinellia. Birds counted: there were largely along the channels culling through the flaps - only a few westerns were actually on the flat itself save along water edges: C. alba 3j C. alpina Phalacropus fulicarius 8j + 7ad + 40 flying Limnodromus scolopaceus 4 + 10 flying C. mauri 4 Phalacropus fulicarius 200 Changula hygromelis 1 We returned along the same route, save an extensive foray into the tundra ridge to claw an Empidonax (Leitneri difficilis or flavivertex - see Greenberg's extensive description) and to run the splay transect (which yielded 2 Ph. fulicarius juveniles). During the afternoon I walked around town - there are many C. mauri about, and a few porilla, as well as altrigatus Limnodromus & Ph. fulicarius. To my annoyance + concern the Produse barge, which had been off Wainwright in a large land when we arrived, pulled south to Icy Cape to avoid the incoming ice. 22 August 0800 I returned alone to the Kuk River transect (first visited 20 August); Greenberg went back to transsect along the Chukchi toward the south. Again, a thick fog permeated the area, making all but nearly (within 200 m) birds virtually uncheckable. The splay transect again yielded no birds; along the 0.5 km (5 hectare) inland transect there were two juvenile alpina. Then at the very end of the Kuk splay transect in a pool isolated from the main body of water by a gravel spit (pool dimensions ~125 m diameter) were 2 Limnodromus s. juveniles, 3 C. alpinaj's, 2 A. melanotus j's and one Ph. fulicarius. The Kuk splay transect was poorer in comparison to results of 20 August: only 2 birds (2j melanotus) were actually on the transect. Several alpina, fulicarius, and Fluvialoid flew by. I returned by cutting directly across the borden to the airport, speaking with A. melanotus, dominica, and scolopaceus en route. See daily trip list or species seen.
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JPlumers 1975 Journal Wainwright, North Slope, Alaska 22 August We had planned to leave Wainwright today, flying back to Barrow on a Twin Otter. But the fog here and there conspired to keep us on the ground in Wainwright. It was intended that the plane was to arrive around 1430 and beginning then the town's inhabitants began to accumulate beside the runway—most were kids, many of whom had stolen air planes with rubber band propellers and plastic tails. The village store had apparently just received a shipment. But the pancake came as well, and everyone, amid the gate, watched the NW horizon for the twin otter, which never came. A Cessna 185 slid in about 1630, carrying word that Barrow weather was still too bad to allow a flight today. At that, the go crowd dwindled back to town, its place fever dissipating and with it hopes for the twin otter daily mail run. We carried our gear back to the NARL cabin. During the evening I walked north along the beach, staying out until 1130. The ice had come in. During the afternoon, over the ice numerous Rissa tridactyla flew northward along the shore; there were more kittiwakes around than I’d seen for a week or more. The ice-draining returned probably was a causal factor. But by evening no Rissa could be seen. And throughout the evening, small Phalacrocorax floccosus, and groups of 25-50 Branta nigricans, flew over southward, deviating not a bit in an obvious migratory effort. Gavia arctica + G. stellata called recordingly overhead, the cat mew of the stellata and the arctica bark. Pluvialis dominica passed over infrequently, one or two at a time, and flocks of dunliners looked about. 23 August 0700—returned to the beach. The movements of Phalacrocorax + Branta continue, even more pronounced than last evening. Little else in flying. Returned to camp at 0800 1030—walked again along the beach. No more circled flights of Phalacrocorax or Branta. We returned to the cabin at 1100 and just after arriving, the twin otter circled town. We immediately gathered up our gear and strode to the airport. A baggage crowd of 25 had arrived before us by then the plane had developed its cargo—mostly soda pop for the village store, it seemed (the town is dry). But when we tried to get on, Homer Bayfield announced that there was only one seat left, as the plane had come with a lot of cargo + three left seats behind. I flipped a coin w/ Russell, and lost. At dinner—sate on the runway for two hours reading Peterson in the sun, then walked to the store + bought food for lunch. Finally at 1430 I managed to hitch a ride on a Cessna 185 charter that had come to Wainwright + was returning to Barrow empty. $33.
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J.P. Mayors 1975 Journal Transsects 13.5, Barrow Alaska 24 August sampled transsects 0740-1100. Temperature at start ~35°F with heavy fog and a light SE wind. Fog dissipated intermittently and then disappeared by the time I was halfway through #1 (order, as usual, was 5-1-3) totals: 1 3 5 C. alpina ad 6 0 5 j 3 3 2 C. melanotus ♀♂ 0 0 0 j 3 4 1 L. himnodromus scolopaceus j 0 B4 7 Ploviolis dominica j 2 0 0 Phalacrocorax f ♀♂ 0 0 0 j 6 7 10 Note - Six Nycticorax chick scattered out of the 5a unit of #1 and began coursing, going in a variety of directions including down along the transect. Limnodromus are almost everywhere, irresistibly so - they are now the most abundant shorebird, or at least equal in number to alpina. During the afternoon I returned to transect 4 and finished sampling habitat fleas. It became a balmy 50°, with no clouds and several mosquitoes. Grids 2,3 25 August 0745 began cursing the grids; finished at 1215. The weather changed from 40°+ clear to 50° and raining w/ strong southern winds during the census period. GRID totals #2 #3 C. alpina ad 22 18 j 4 8 C. melanotus ♀♂ 0 0 j 22 15 L. himnodromus scolopaceus j 14 ** 91 ** Ploviolis dominica j 0 6 Phalacrocorax fuliginosus j 15 0 j 15 18 Again, as has been true since the last grid census, Limnodromus are the story, achieving incredible deviates. Most of the birds in #3 were in a flock of 35 which remained in more or less contact in the same area throughout the morning. As evidenced by the "Flyby" tally (see grid data street), Dunlins + other shorebirds are flying a tremendous amount also. A good % of these are repeated sightings of the same flocks flitting about, but many are not. Fleas is some movement in
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JW Myers 1975 Journal Gribs 2+3 25 August cont'd downchucks, dunlins and phalaropes between the two gridded areas and nearby Voth Creek/ Middle Salt Lagoon. At 1030 there were ~15 downchucks along the OC5 Voth Creek transect (waycount) whereas at 1215 there were 120 plus 42 dunlin - this is without movement of the big (grib 3) flock] 26-28 August A severe storm developed out of the south wind cells began 25 August. By the morning of the 26th the wind had shifted to westerly direction, blowing as strong as the hardest winds of the year. Middle Salt Lagoon was covered in white caps in the process. I spent the 26th and 27th completing habitat groundtrails along transect 5. Because of the weather it was very unpleasant work, particularly by the 27th because of a strong drop in temperature and hard frost with blowing snow. I was able to sample many only about 5 hrs at a time, both morning and afternoon of the 26th + the morning of the 27th. The afternoon of the 27th the wind abated enough so that it looked as if the storm was spent - indeed we had an afternoon of sun. But by dawn on the 28th it had returned with vengeance, albeit at slightly warmer Temperatures (40°). Much rain. I worked outside both morning and afternoon locating grids and transects for aerial photographs. Because of the poor weather + the nature of the work, I made few observations of birds. Transects 1,3,5 29 August 0740 began sampling; wind light from E (what a switch) with temperature 32° thin sheet of ice on many ponds, but not as hard a frost as that of 27 Aug. The low clouds occasionally protruding & fog, but drawing off partially by late morning. totals: 1 5 5 4. 0 0 8 P. alpina 0 1 5 C. anehelelao 0 1 0 Limnodromus sc. 3 0 2 Phalaropus fulicarius 0 2 0 Everything except for dunlin along transect 5 are down. The alpina were flying above all transects some very high, and several times in flocks performing crazy flight. [I have also seen Cormorants in crazy flight in last two weeks]. Although I have been lead to believe
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SP Nyerg 1975 Journal Transsect 135 29 August (cont'd) this before, I expect that the end is near, with massive emigration already occurring. GRID 2/3 30 August 0800 measured (Q,O) total of Grid 3, with aid of Russell G., then 0840 began censusing Grid 2. Temperature low -30° when I began, 32 at 1200. ice covered all but small areas on the larger ponds. Considerable snow/ice accumulation, and a solid crust in the tundra. Wind grew in strength out of E and unpleasant. Fog accumulated with low clouds prevailing. Obvious that above the surface layer there was nothing. And nothing is almost the appropriate name for declining bird densities: GRID 2 3 alpina 5 0 3 1 melanotos 0 0 8 0 limnodromus 0 0 Phalaropus fulicarius 0 0 Grid 3 was essentially bare, the only bird present being a juvenile stellula. #2 still had a contingent of alpina, as well as melanotos + fulicarius juveniles. But the census of both grids was apparently - dramatically even since yesterday. Compare w/ totals from Transsect 5, which cut across Grids 2 & 3.
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JPhyws 1975 Daily list Pt Barrow Alaska 5 June brief trip out behind telt late evening of arrival lapland longspur show hunting white fraked gape (i) 6 June trip out to Deeline w/F&P 2 bus during morning Pluvialis dominica (1) Larus hyperboreus Plectrophenax nivalis Catharidae pusilla - second off displaying Acanthis flammea C. alba (i) C. alpina - calling Passercula illica C. mindellla (??-collated) Calcarius lapponicus C. bairdii - chirping afternoon out to IBP site I Nyctea scandiaca C.alpina Paspertculos sandwichensis Asia flammeus C.pusilla Calcarius lapponicus Arcticaria interpres Tringa t. Plectrophenax nivalis C. melanotos Stercorarius pomarinus C bairdii Larus hyperboreus night - 1030 -> 1:30 walked from lagoon to IBP #3 new Holo eidors off coast Anas acuta Canagula hyemalis Stercorarius pomarinus Arcticaria melanotos Larus hyperboreus bairdii Nyctea scandiaca alpina Calcarius lapponicus (one partially lined nest) puilla Plectrophenax nivalis (nest w/eggs) Chenad. stimpelanus Pluvialis dominica (1) trip w Connors to IBP #3 2e a.m. 4 June Phalaropus spp. C. melanotos Anas acuta Calcarius lapponicus Arcticaria interpres Stercorarius pomarinus Canagula hyemalis Plectrophenax nivalis C. bairdii Larus hyperboreus Somateria mollissima Passer culos sandwichensis C. pusilla Nyctea scandiaca Somateria spectabilis C. alpina
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5PWyers 1975 Trip list afternoon to DEW line station w/ PAP, connous 4 June Gavia spp 3 Anas acuta 20 Clangula hyemalis 200 Somateria mollissima 100 Somateria spectabilis 75 Branta nigricans 2 Pluvialis squatarola 1 C. baïrdii 8 3 C. pusilla 26/8 10 C. alpina 2 Stercorarius pomarinus 5 Larus hyperboreus 10 night (0830-1100 pm) to IBP #1 with Gonnors, H Norwood) Anas acuta (8) Clangula hyemalis 200 Pluvialis dominica (2) Pluvialis squatarola (1) Chionodromus semipalmatus (1) Arcticana intercip 5) C. alpina 30 C. baïrdii 5 C. fuscicollis *(±) C. pusilla 20 C. melanotus 30 morning 0400-1200 w/ PAP, connous to IBP #1 8 June Anser erythropus 3 Anas acuta 15 Clangula hyemalis 50 Somateria mollissima Somateria fuscicollis sp. (illegible) Charadrius semipalmatus 1 Arcticana intercip 5 C. melanotus 6 10 C. fuscicollis ± C. baïrdii 5 C. alpina 20 C. alba 3 C. pusilla 20 Phalaropus fulicarius 4 evening - Britton area w/ Gonnors, EAP Branta nigricans 2 Stercorarius pomarinus 5 Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis 30 Somateria spp 75 Charadrius semipalmatus 1 Arcticana intercip 3 C. baïrdii 3 C. alpina 5 C. alba 3 C. pusilla 5
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JP Vayers 1975 Trip lists morning Britton area 9 June Anas acuta 20 Changula hyemalis 75 Sonnaleia [illegible] 4 Chaundrius scutipalmatus 2 Trenellia interpus 5 C. melanotus 3 C. bairdii 2 C. alpina 5 C. salinaria 10 C. alta 1 afternoon (1hr) Britton area Anas acuta 4 Chaundrius scutipalmatus 1 Areneia interpus 3 [illegible] C. bairdii 1 C. alpina 3 C. alta 1 Capilla galtinago morning Britton area 10 June Anas acuta Chaundrius scutipalmatus Areneia interpus C. melanotus C. alpina C. alta IBP site I afternoon Anas acuta [illegible] Sonnaleia [illegible] Areneia interpus 8 C. melanotus 5 C. bairdii 10 C. alpina 10 C. papilla Grus canadensis (2) 11 June IBP site I morning Changula hyemalis Areneia interpus C. melanotus C. bairdii C. alpina C. papilla Phalaropus fulicarius Phalaropus lobatus Larus hyperboricus Stercorarius pomarinus Nyctea scandiaca Calcarius lapponica Plectrophenax nivalis
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J.P. Phillips 1975 Trip list Grid 2 - afternoon tracking birds 17 June Gavia arctica Somateria stellaris Clangula hyemalis Anas acuta Branta nigricans Pluvialis dominica Arenaria interpres C. alpina C. melanotos C. bairdii C. pusilla Stercorarius fuliginosus Ple electrophenax nivalis Grid 2, transect 1 18 June Gavia arctica Somateria stellaris Clangula hyemalis Anas acuta Pluvialis dominica Arenaria interpres C. alpina C. melanotos C. bairdii C. pusilla Stercorarius pomarinus St. parasiticus St. longicollis Calanis leucophaea Plectrophenax nivalis Larus hyperboreus Sterna paradisaea Nycticorax scandiacus 19 June Grid Transect 1,2 Gavia arctica Somateria stellaris Clangula hyemalis Anas acuta Pluvialis dominica Phalacrocorax pelagicus POW main - 1 hr around noon 20 June Chlidonias sumprimator C. bairdii Tringa flavipes - collected Tringa glareola - seen Calidris pusilla C. alpina C. melanotos pararexus sandwichensis. 21 June Grids 2 + 3 Gavia arctica Somateria stellaris (building nest) Clangula hyemalis nests Anas acuta Branta canadensis - 27 Pluvialis dominica C. alpina C. bairdii C. melanotos C. pusilla Stercorarius pomarinus ± (w/1 egg) Larus hyperboreus Nycticorax scandiacus Calanis leucophaea Plectrophenax nivalis 22 June Grid 2+3, transect 3,4 Gavia arctica Olaria columbianus Anas acuta ± Clangula hyemalis Somateria stellaris Pluvialis dominica Arenaria interpres C. alpina C. bairdii C. fusicolis (1) C. pusilla C. melanotos Limonodromus scolopaceus Phalacrocorax fulicarius Phalacrocorax lobatus (1) Stercorarius pomarinus St. parasiticus Larus hyperboreus Nycticorax scandiacus Calanis leucophaea Plectrophenax nivalis
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JP Myers 1975 Trip list Grid 3,2 June 23 Gavia arctica Somateria stellii Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis Pluvialis dominica Arenaria interpres Phalacrocorax fuscicollis Phalacrocorax carbo Rissa tridactyla 25 June Transsect 1,3 Gavia cuculina Gavia stellata *(2) Somateria stellii Somateria spectabilis Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis 26 June Transsect 1,2,3 Gavia arctica Somateria stellii Somateria spectabilis Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis Grid 3 Somateria stellii Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis Pluvialis dominica Arenaria interpres 27 June Transsect 1,2,3 Gavia arctica Somateria stellii Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis Pluvialis dominica Arenaria interpres 29 June Transsect 1,4,3 Gavia arctica Somateria stellii Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis Pluvialis dominica Arenaria interpres 30 June Transsect 1,2,4 Gavia arctica Somateria stellii Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis Pluvialis dominica Charadrius semipalmatus Arenaria interpres 1 July Grid 2 Gavia arctica Gavia adamsii 1 ovum Somateria stellii Somateria fischeri 4 Poults Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis Pluvialis dominica Charadrius semipalmatus
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JP Mayors 1975 Trip list Grid 3 2 July Somateria stellaris C. alpina Stercorarius pomarinus Clangula hyemalis C. baicalis Larus hyperboreus Pluvialis dominica C. melanotos Nyctea scandiaca Chandrius semipalmatus C. purilla Plectrophenax nivalis Arenaria interpres Limnodromus scolopaceus, Calcarius lapponicus Phalaropus fulicarius Grid 2, transect 4 3 July Gavia arctica C. alpina Phalacropus fuliginosus Plectrophenax nivalis Somateria stellaris C. baicalis Phal. lobatus Calcarius lapponica Anas acuta C. fuscicollis Stercorarius pomarinus Clangula hyemalis C. melanotos Stercorarius longicaudus (4) Pluvialis dominica C. purilla Larus hyperboreus Arenaria interpres Limnodromus scolopaceus, Nyctea scandiaca 4 July Gavia adamsii C. alpina Stercorarius longicaudus Somateria stellaris C. brachypterus Larus hyperboreus Clangula hyemalis C. purilla Nyctea scandiaca Pluvialis dominica Phalaropus fulicarius Plectrophenax nivalis Arenaria interpres Stercorarius pomarinus, Calcarius lapponicus MacIntyre DEW line station, ~20m (?) N of Prudhoe, Beaufort Sea, Alaska 4 July Coastal tundra w/ high upland ridges, pingoes Carcinus pachystoma Calidris alpina Larus hyperboreus Gavia arctica Calidris melanotos Calcarius lapponica Somateria mollissima Anas acuta C. purilla Plectrophenax nivalis Clangula hyemalis C. baicalis Stercorarius longicaudus Tryngites apparently there (see spaceant) Olor columbianus Phalacropus fuliginosus Branta nigricans Phalacropus lobatus Pluvialis dominica Stercorarius pomarinus Sterna paradisaea Pluvialis squatarola Nyctea scandiaca Umiat, Colville River Valley, Alaska 4 July Riparian area along Colville River: arid dense short Salix, alder, Ericacid complex. Also slope of hill - scrubby alder, and ridge top - birch, low heather. Anas acuta Anas carolinensis Buteo lagopus - needin 2/3 meet 4 clutch (script?) Falco rusticolus - curie seen but pr not - location? (see T. Cade & C. White) locked w/aid of T.Cade & C.White Gallinago gallinago Phalacropus lobatus Stercorarius longicaudus, Larus hyperboreus Iced in flight: Barrow -> MacIntyre -> Umiat -> Barrow. Flew at 400' most of trip, often lower. Gavia spp. Somateria mollissima & slab backed gull ?? Somateria fischeri Clangula hyemalis Stercorarius spp. Branta nigricans Chandrius semipalmatus Nyctea scandiaca Olor columbianus Sterna antarctica - very common in all low polygon areas [illegible]
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JPN Myers 1975 Trip lists Transact 24 11 July Gavia adamsii Gavia arctica Clangula hyemalis Somateria stellaris Somateria spectabilis Pluvialis dominica Charadrius semipalmatus Arrenaria interpres Pt. Barrow's Spit to Point - p.m. Gavia adamsii Gavia arctica Clangula hyemalis Somateria stellaris Somateria mollissima Somateria spectabilis Pluvialis dominica Charadrius semipalmatus Grid 3 12 July Gavia adamsii Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Clangula hyemalis Somateria stellaris Pluvialis dominica Charadrius semipalmatus Arrenaria interpres Grid 2 13 July Gavia adamsii Gavia arctica Clangula hyemalis Somateria stellaris Pluvialis dominica Charadrius semipalmatus Arrenaria interpres Cape Thompson, (Chukchi Sea, Alaska) 14-17 July Gavia stellata Gavia arctica Phalaropus lobatus Somateria spectabilis Clangula hyemalis Charadrius semipalmatus *Hydrocnis hispanicus *Mergus serrator Branta nigricans *Falco rusticolus *Aquila chrysaetos Lagopus sp. (droppings) Pluvialis dominica Calidris alpina C. fuscieilis C. melanotos C. pusilla Limnodromus scolopaceus Phalaropus fulicarius Stercorarius pomarinus Stercorarius longicaudus Streptopelia paradisaea Nyctea scandiaca Plectrophenax nivalis Calcarius leucophaeus Calidris alpina C. melanotos C. pusilla Phalaropus fulicarius Stercorarius pomarinus St. longicaudus Plectrophenax nivalis Calcarius leucophaeus Calidris alpina C. fuscieilis - not w/4 egg? at Point Phalaropus fulicarius - "" - pipped Stercorarius pomarinus Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Streptopelia paradisaea Nyctea scandiaca Plectrophenax nivalis Calcarius leucophaeus Calidris alpina C. melanotos C. pusilla Phalaropus fulicarius Stercorarius pomarinus St. longicaudus Plectrophenax nivalis Calcarius leucophaeus Charadrius semipalmatus Calidris pusilla Calidris mauri Numenius phaeopus Larus hyperboreus Larus sp. (?) Cepphus grylle Fratercula corniculata Asio flammeus Eremophila alpestris Anthus spinolae Motacilla flava Acanthis hornemanni Panurus sandwichensis Zonotrichia leucophrys Calcarius leucophaeus Plectrophenax nivalis St. pomarinus (1 off shore) Uria aalge Uria lomvia
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J P Myers 1975 Daily List 18 July Transact 1,3,5 Gavia arctica Clangula hyemalis Somateria stellae Pluvialis dominica Charadrius semipalmatus Calidris alpina C. bairdii Calidris fuscicollis C. melanotos C. pusilla Phalacrocorax fuliginosus Ph. lobatus Stercorarius longicaudus St. pomarinus Sternia paradisaea Larus hyperboreus Nycticorax scandiaca Plectrophenax nivalis Carcinus lapponica 19 July Grid 3 Gavia arctica Clangula hyemalis Somateria stellae Pluvialis dominica Calidris alpina C. melanotos C. pusilla Ph. fulicarius Stercorarius pomarinus Larus hyperboreus Nycticorax scandiaca Plectrophenax nivalis Point Barrow Spit Gavia arctica Gavia stellae Gavia adamsii Somateria spectabilis Clangula hyemalis Calidris ruficollis C. bairdii Phalacrocorax fulicanus Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Xema sabini Sternia paradisaea Grid 2 Britton Area, Spit, Pour Main - accompany Lelur Briskin Gavia arctica Gavia stellae Somateria spectabilis Clangula hyemalis Somateria stellae Pluvialis dominica Charadrius semipalmatus Calidris alpina C. bairdii C. fuscicollis C. melanotos C. pusilla Phalacrocorax fulicanus Stercorarius pomarinus Stercorarius longicaudus Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Cephus grylle Uria sp. Nycticorax scandiaca Plectrophenax nivalis Carcinus lapponica 20 July Grid 2 Gavia adamsii Somateria stellae Clangula hyemalis Pluvialis dominica Calidris alpina C. melanotos C. pusilla Ph. fulicarius St. pomarinus St. longicaudus Larus hyperboreus Nycticorax scandiaca Afternoon - transact 3 + S.Meadow Lake Britton area Gavia arctica Somateria stellae Clangula hyemalis Pluvialis dominica Charadrius semipalmatus - ad chicks Arenaria interpres C. alpina C. fuscicollis C. melanotos C. Mauri Plectrophenax nivalis Limosia haemoptica C. pusilla Ph. fulicarius St. pomarinus St. longicaudus Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Nycticorax scandiaca Carcinus lapponica
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SP Myers 1975 Daily / trip list TRANSECTS 1,3,5 22 July Gavia arctica c. unclamata St. longicaudus Gavia stellata c. pusilla St. pomarinus Clangula hyemalis c. bairdii Larus hyperboreus Somateria stelleri Ph. fulicarius Nyctic scandiaca Plovialis dominica C. fuscicollis Arenaria interpres Plectrophenax nivalis 23 July GRID 3 Gavia arctica c. alpina St. pomarinus Plectrophenax nivalis Clangula hyemalis c. melanotos Larus hyperboreus Ardea acuta c. pusilla Rissa tridactyla Plovialis dominica Ph. fulicarius Nyctic scandiaca Arenaria interpres St. longicaudus Calcarius lapponicus Pt. Barnaw Spit to Nuwak, evening (heavy fog) Gavia arctica c. bairdii (w/chicks) Larus hyperboreus Gavia stellata c. ruficollis (w/chicks) Rissa tridactyla Clangula hyemalis Phalacropus fulicarius (chick) Stema paradisaea Somateria spectabilis Starcornius pomarinus Cephus grylle - w/chicks Calcarinus lapponica Plectrophenax nivalis GRID 2 - morning 24 July Gavia arctica c. alpina Larus hyperboreus Gavia adamsii c. melanotos Nyctic scandiaca Clangula hyemalis c. pusilla Calcarinus lapponicus Somateria stelleri * Limosa hartrata Plectrophenax nivalis Plovialis dominica Phalacropus fulicarius Arenaria interpres Starcornius pomarinus St. longicaudus Pt. Barnaw Spit - evening Gavia arctica c. alpina (w/chicks) Stema paradisaea Gavia adamsii c. bairdii Cephus grylle Gavia stellata c. ruficollis Fratercula corniculata Somateria spectabilis Starcornius pomarinus Calcarinus lapponica Somateria mollissima Larus hyperboreus Plectrophenax nivalis Clangula hyemalis Rissa tridactyla Cape Prince of Wales Wales - 2.5 hrs in afternoon 25 July Phalacropus pelagicus c. pusilla Rissa tridactyla Stema paradisaea Gavia arctica Limnodromus stolopaceus Starcornius longicaudus Gavia stellata Phalacropus fulicarius Unia spp. sp. Clangula hyemalis Ph. tobatus Motacilla alba Calidris alpina Larus hyperboreus Calcarinus lapponica c. mauri Larus glaucoscan Plectrophenax nivalis C. unclamata Larus argentatus TRANSECTS 4,5 - midday 26 July Gavia arctica c. impusilla Plectrophenax nivalis Clangula hyemalis Phalacropus fulicarius Somateria stelleri Larus hyperboreus Ardea acuta St. longicaudus St. pomarinus Plovialis dominica Rissa tridactyla Charadrius semipalmatus Nyctic scandiaca Calidris alpina Calcarinus lapponica c. melanotos
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S.P. Myas 1975 Daily Lists 27 July Transacte 1,32 Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Gavia adamsii Clangula hyemalis Anus octata Somateria stellaris - chicks Pluvialis dominica - flocks Charadrius semipalmatus Arenaria interpres Calidris alpina - fledged C. bairdi C. fuscicollis C. melanotos C. pusilla Ph. fulicarius Ph. lobatus Steadarus pomarinius St. longicaudus Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Sterna paradisaea Nyctea scandiacea Calcanius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis 28 July Grip 3 Transacte 1,3 region Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Clangula hyemalis Somateria stellaris Pluvialis dominica Charadrius semipalmatus Arenaria interpres - flocks by Britton area Calidris alpina C. bairdi C. fuscicollis - chicks C. melanotos C. pusilla Ph. fulicarius St. pomarinus St. longicaudus Larus hyperboreus Larus argentatus Sterna paradisaea Nyctea scandiacea Calcanius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis Banow Spit - evening w/ Reynolds to Nunnal Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Gavia adamsii Clangula hyemalis Somateria stellaris Somateria mollissima S. spectabilis Pluvialis dominica - flocking Calidris alpina C. bairdi C. ruficollis Ph. fulicarius - flocks Arenaria interpres Stercorarius pomarinus Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Sterna paradisaea Uria aalge (?) Cepphus grylle Plectrophenax nivalis Dump, Vetta Creek 29 July Gavia arctica Clangula hyemalis Somateria stellaris Pluvialis dominica Calidris alpina - flocking C. pusilla Ph. fulicarius Arenaria interpres St. pomarinus Larus hyperboreus Larus argentatus Rissa tridactyla Sterna paradisaea Nyctea scandiacea Calcanius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis 30 July Grip 2 Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Clangula hyemalis Somateria stellaris Somateria spectabilis Pluvialis dominica Charadrius semipalmatus Arenaria interpres Calidris alpina C. bairdi C. melanotos C. pusilla Phalaropus fulicarius Stercorarius pomarinus Larus hyperboreus Larus argentatus Rissa tridactyla Sterna paradisaea Larus glaucous (?) - imm. Uria aalge Nyctea scandiacea Calcanius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis 31 July [illegible] Footprint Lake, Britton area Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Clangula hyemalis Anus octata Somateria stellaris Somateria mollissima Somateria fischeri Grus canadensis Pluvialis dominica Ph. fulicarius Cl. semipalmatus St. pomarinus C. bairdi C. fuscicollis C. melanotos C. pusilla Larus hyperboreus L. argentatus Rissa tridactyla Sterna paradisaea Uria aalge Cepphus grylle Nyctea scandiacea Calcanius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis
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JPLygers 1975 Daily / trip list 1 August Transecto 1,3,5 Gavia arctica G. stellata Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis Somateria spectabilis S. mollissima Phuvialis dominica Ch. semipalmatus Arenaria interpres Calidris alpina C. bandi C. fuscicollis C. melanotos Ph. fulicarius St. pomarinus Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Uria aalge 2 August Flight to Barter Island Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Gavia adamsii: Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis Aythya affinis Branta canadensis Olor columbianus Somateria mollissima S. spectabilis S. stellata C. pusilla C. bandi C. alpina Ph. lobatus St. pomarinus Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Sterna paradisaea Uria aalge Cephus grylle 3 August Grids 2+3 Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis Somateria mollissima S. spectabilis Phuvialis dominica C. alpina C. bandi C. pusilla - lay, floe Ph. fulicarius St. pomarinus Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Uria aalge Bimow Spit - evening Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Clangula hyemalis Somateria mollissima Somateria spectabilis Somateria stellaris (gg floe) Phuvialis squavula - 4 Arenaria interpres C. alpina C. bandi C. pusilla - flock C. ruficollis Ph. fulicarius St. pomarinus Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Sterna paradisaea Uria aalge Cephus grylle Aethia cristata (14-2) Plectrophenax nivalis 4 August Grids 2+3 Transect 1 (unico), Voth Creek Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Gavia adamsii Clangula hyemalis Somateria spectabilis Somateria stellaris Anas acuta Phuvialis dominica Arenaria interpres Calidris alpina C. bandi C. fuscicollis C. melanotos C. pusilla C. ruficollis Ph. fulicarius St. pomarinus Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Sterna paradisaea Nykea scandiaca Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis 5 August Transecto 1,3,5, Voth Creek Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Clangula hyemalis Anas acuta Somateria stellaris Phuvialis dominica Arenaria interpres Calidris alpina C. bandi C. fuscicollis (juvenile) C. melanotos C. pusilla Ph. fulicarius St. pomarinus St. longicaudus Larus hyperboreus L. argentatus Rissa tridactyla Nykea scandiaca Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis Xema sabini Sterna paradisaea
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J P Myers 1975 Daily/Trip List IBP area including Traverset 1,3,5 & Grind 2,3. (micro all day) 6 August Gavia adamsii Gavia stellata Gavia arctica Clangula hyemalis Anas acuta Somateria stellaris Somateria mollissima Pluvialis dominica Chandulis semipalmato Arcusia aetheres Calidris alpina C. fusciollis (juvenile) C. melanotos C. pusilla Ph. fulicarius Steuraruis pomarinus St. longicaudus Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Sterna paradisaea Nyctea scandiaca Calcaris lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis. 7 August Gavia stellata Gavia arctica Clangula hyemalis Anas acuta Somateria stellaris Pluvialis dominica Ch. semipalmato Arenaria interpres C. alpina C. fusciollis C. melanotos C. pusilla Ph. fulicarius St. pomarinus Plectrophenax nivalis Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Sterna paradisaea Nyctea scandiaca Calcaris lapponicus 8 August Gavia arctica Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis Somateria stellaris Falcon rustida Pluvialis dominica C. alpina C. melanotos C. pusilla Ph. fulicarius St. pomarinus St. longicaudus Larus hyperboreus Arenaria interpres Rissa tridactyla Sterna paradisaea Nyctea scandiaca Calcaris lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis Barrow Spit - 1 hour afternoon near Burnik Gavia arctica Clangula hyemalis Somateria spectabilis Pluvialis dominica Arcturia u. tempus Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Xema salvinii (abundant!) juvenile Cephus grylle Rhodo stethia rosea [illegible] 9 August Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Gavia adamsii Clangula hyemalis Somateria spectabilis Somateria mollissima Somateria stellaris Arenaria interpres Calidris alpina Ph. fulicarius Larus hyperboreus Xema salvinii Rissa tridactyla Sterna paradisaea Uria aalga Cephus grylle Bucephala islandica (29) Pluvialis squatarola Rhodo stethia rosea Traverset 1,3,5 Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Clangula hyemalis Somateria spectabilis Somateria stellaris Pluvialis dominica (including juvenile) Arenaria interpres Calidris alpina C. melanotos Ph. fulicarius St. pomarinus Nyctea scandiaca Calcaris lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis. Larus hyperboreus Sterna paradisaea Garbage Dump, evening Gavia arctica Clangula hyemalis Arenaria interpres Calidris alpina Steuraruis pomarinus Larus hyperboreus Larus schistisagus *** Larus thayeri * Larus auglautatus Larus glauciscens Rissa tridactyla Sterna [illegible] Xema salvinii Sterna paradisaea Uria aalga Calcaris lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis
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J.P Myers 1975 Daily/Trip lists 11 August IBPanta, including transect 2,4, Grids 2,3 Gavia arctica Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis Somateria stelleri Somateria spectabilis Pluvialis dominica Artemia uteropus Calidris alpina 12 August Grid 2, transect 3 Gavia arctica Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis Somateria stelleri Somateria spectabilis Pluvialis dominica Artemia uteropus Calidris alpina Barrow Spit to Hoyer Pt., evening Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Clangula hyemalis Somateria stelleri Somateria spectabilis Artemia interopra -30 Calidris alpina -80 13 August Grid 2, transect 3 Gavia arctica Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis Somateria stelleri Pluvialis dominica Chandrius semipalmatus Artemia uteropus Calidris alpina 14 August Transects 1,3,5 Gavia adamsii Gavia arctica Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis Somateria stelleri Somateria spectabilis Pluvialis dominica Artemia uteropus Barrow - NALRC. Duvy. Chuckle beach, nearby evening Gavia arctica Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis Somateria stelleri Somateria spectabilis Pluvialis dominica Artemia uteropus C.alpina C.alba C.melanotos C.pusilla Ph.fulicarius
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J.P. Myers 1975 Daily / Trip Lists 15 August Transsect 1 Gavia adamsi Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis Somateria stellera S. spectabilis Pivivialis dominica *Tryngita subrofricillia* (juvenile) Phalaropus fulicarius C. alba C. baardi C. alpina C. melanotos C. mauri C. pusilla Larus hyperboreus St. pomarinus St. longicaudus Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis 16 August Grids 2,3, tran 1 G.adamsii Gavia arctica Anas acuta Branta nigricans Somateria stellera S. spectabilis Pluvialis dominica Arctaria interpro C. alba C. baardi C. fuscicollis C. melanotos C. mauri C. pusilla Phalaropus fulicarius Stercorarius pomarinus St. longicaudus Larus hyperboreus L. argentatus Dychea scaudiva Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis 17 August Transsect 2 (habitat work), Garbage Dump G.adamsii G. arctica G. stellata Anas acuta Somateria stellera S.spectabilis Pluvialis dominica Arctaria interpro Calidris alpina C. baardi C. melanotos C. mauri C. pusilla Stercorarius pomarinus St. longicaudus Larus hyperboreus L. argentatus Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis 18 August Transsect A, Garbage Dump G. arctica Anas acuta Somateria stellera P.dominica Arctaria interpro C. alpina C. baardi C. mauri C. melanotos C. pusilla St. pomarinus Larus hyperboreus Tryngita subrofricillia Ph. fulicarius St. longicaudus Larus thayeri Larus glaucescens Sterna paradisaea Nycticorax scandiacus Calcarius lapponicus 19 August Transsect 1,3,5 Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Clangula hyemalis Anas acuta Branta nigricans Somateria stellera Pluvialis dominica Arctaria interpro Calidris alpina C. baardi C. alba C. mauri C. melanotos Larus thayeri St. pomarinus St. longicaudus Larus hyperboreus Sterna paradisaea Nycticorax scandiacus Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis 20 August Grid 2,3 Gavia arctica Gavia adamsii Clangula hyemalis Anas acuta Branta nigricans Somateria stellera S. spectabilis Pluvialis dominica Arctaria interpro Calidris alpina C. baardi C. alba C. melanotos C. pusilla St. pomarinus St. longicaudus Larus hyperboreus Sterna paradisaea Nycticorax scandiacus Calcarius lapponicus Wainwright AK Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Gavia adamsii Clangula hyemalis Anas acuta Branta nigricans Somateria stellera Pluvialis dominica (juvenile) C. baardi C. pusilla Limosindromus scolopaceus Phalaropus fulicarius Larus hyperboreus Sterna paradisaea Nycticorax scandiacus Calcarius lapponicus Calcarius lapponicus C. mauri C. melanotos C. alba St. longicaudus St. parasiticus
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J P Myers 1975 Daily/Trip list Weinwright, Alaska 21 August Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Branta nigricans Clangula hyemalis Somateria stellaris Somateria spectabilis Pluvialis dominica Calidris alpina C. mauri C. melanotos Limnodromus scolopaceus Phalaropus fulicarius Stercorarius pomarinus St. longicaudus St. parasiticus Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Xema salinii Nycticorax scandiaca Plectrophenax nivalis Empidonax (Affinis or flaviventris) Passerculus sandwichensis Calcarius lapponicus 22 August Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Branta nigricans Clangula hyemalis Somateria stellaris Pluvialis dominica C. alba calpina C. baillii C. mauri C. melanotos Limnodromus scolopaceus Phalaropus fulicarius Stercorarius pomarinus St. parasiticus St. longicaudus Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Xema salinii Nycticorax scandiaca Plectrophenax nivalis Empidonax (Affinis or flaviventris) Passerculus sandwichensis Calcarius lapponicus 23 August Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Branta nigricans Clangula hyemalis Somateria stellaris Pluvialis dominica C. alba calpina C. baillii C. mauri C. melanotos Limnodromus scolopaceus Phalaropus fulicarius Stercorarius pomarinus St. parasiticus Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Xema salinii Nycticorax scandiaca Plectrophenax nivalis Transsects 1,3,5, Pt. Barrow, AK 24 August Gavia arctica C. baillii Branta acuta C. melanotos Pluvialis dominica Limnodromus scolopaceus Calidris alpina Phalaropus fulicarius Stercorarius pomarinus St. longicaudus Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Xema salinii Nycticorax scandiaca Plectrophenax nivalis Calcarius lapponicus GRIDS 23 25 August Gavia sp. Branta acuta Somateria stellaris (pool mollic) Clangula hyemalis Pluvialis dominica C. alpina C. mauri C. melanotos Limnodromus scolopaceus Phalaropus fulicarius Stercorarius pomarinus St. longicaudus Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Xema salinii Nycticorax scandiaca Plectrophenax nivalis Calcarius lapponicus Transsect 1,3,5 29 Aug Gavia arctica Gavia adamsii Branta nigricans Clangula hyemalis Somateria spectabilis Pluvialis dominica Arcticia (illegible) Calidris alpina C. melanotos Limnodromus scolopaceus Phalaropus fulicarius Stercorarius pomarinus St. longicaudus Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Xema salinii Nycticorax scandiaca Plectrophenax nivalis GRIDS 23 30 August Gavia arctica Branta nigricans Clangula hyemalis Somateria sp. Pluvialis dominica Calidris alpina C. melanotos Limnodromus scolopaceus Phalaropus fulicarius Stercorarius pomarinus St. longicaudus Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Xema salinii Nycticorax scandiaca Plectrophenax nivalis Barnou Sight Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Gavia adamsii Branta nigricans Clangula hyemalis Somateria spectabilis Arcticia (illegible) Calidris alpina C. pusilla C. alba Stercorarius pomarinus St. longicaudus Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Xema salinii Nycticorax scandiaca Plectrophenax nivalis A NBB Oenanthe oenanthe Calcarius lapponicus
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J Pluigers 1975 Calidris alba Britton Area, 1 km W of NARE, Barrow Alaska 9 June 07:55. ch semipalmatus ran at a sandplover which had been behaving territorially. I began watching the sandplover. promptly began display. call similar to dunlin ~ board but lower, less musical creak rrrrr . . . """""""" . . . each of the notes rises slightly + is composed of distinct ticka (slight rr sound to it) - rrrr, rrr, rrr ~ 1.3/sec) It gave this call from the ground several times. much sign of aggression running around chasing semipalm sandpiper. [sketch of bird with note: heavily ruffled back feathers, calls] then flew up in display flight, rising ~10 m, fluffing similarly to semipalm calling air process. appears as if the prominent white wing bar is visible from bottom while bird in flight. Three in another sandplover in immediate vicinity, feeding along shoulder ~10 m away. Their whole area is a gravelly pond with several transverse lines of gravel ridges ~ 10" high, varying width, w/ some sedge on surface. 8 calling from top of ridge, bulging the neck out rrr rrr rrr . ENTERED NEST CUP (!!) deep bowl facing toward me, creaking. rising tail - but not as shifty as semipalm. back feathers also erected. [sketch of bird in flight with notes: tail not fanned, neck stretched out, little rotation if any, head lower actually than shown here, below level of tail, tail up, back feathers raised, creaking] 8 paying no attention. 8 got out ran along pond edge toward it creaking. 1240 - passed by area on windy track to NARE - 8 displaying again. 1310 - 3 sandplovers in area. some interaction 1st alpha -> pusilla chase with wings spread out bomber-like , creaking.
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J P Myers 1975 Calidris alba Brittan area, 1 Km W of NARL by road, Pt. Barrow, Alaska 9 June (cont'd) it then ran to chase another alba - flight ensued, but briefly, one remained. Back feathers well-erected. Spoke by Stercorarius pom. 1415 - 8 calling again rrrrr rrrrr rrrrr while fluttering. This afterwarked w/ sound I'd heard this am: rrrrr rrrrr [illegible] !!!!! 1.5 sec sharp staccato note w/o rising inflection 9-10 in series in 2-3 seconds the two notes are alternated. Entered next scoop again. No tail raising but calling in rrrrr rrrrr ....... & irrible up the pond edge. She flew. 87 followed abruptly. reappeared w/in 3 minutes during [illegible] & but somehow they picked up another alba. one bird in group calling rrrrr rrrrr while another giving winter "flock" call. visibly apparent in fluorescence that one of the birds is frantically trying to flutter-fly while at the same time keep up with other two. somewhat comical. Transect 1, 51,23 CCS, Pt. Barrow Alaska 15 June 1045 heard alba giving frog display note along E side of ridge ~ 300 m beyond #20 stake.
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J Phlyers 1975 Calidris alpina Transport 1, [51,23 CCS], Gasoline Ridge, Pt. Barrow, Alaska 15 June 1020 - standing beside stake 9 for 1.5 min. when suddenly 8 dunlin flushed within 5 ft of me, began giving distraction display. 4 eggs in nest, which is lined w/lichen + grasses, in a clump of sedge surrounded by hummocks of moss. 16 June followed 2 RB's today see journal, following acutts. saw dis- playing RB (illegible) beginning secondary molt. Grid 3, 8 km S. of NAPL by road, Pt. Barrow, Alaska 8 July first dunlin nests that I had between the last Grid 3 census area (2 July) and today Schannel said he had detected it yesterday. Both RB1 and RB2 have hatched. Behavior of adults in/on contrasts w/ that of incubating birds. First-flue are an inordinate # of trios - probably because when one pair gets upset and begins calling a neighbor (flown) to find out what's up - without being supplanted. It seems appears that the birds will leave chicks and fly toward gun calling at a much greater distance than that at which they would leave the nest. very excited calling, am sharp alarm note given repeatedly. If you continue on forward when they flew in from (presumably near to chicks) they get even more excited - so much so that they appear to be running in place, jumping rapidly from one foot to the other while calling Gasoline Ridge 23 July first dunlins fledged Grid 2 30 July I am detecting a curious association - dunlin appear on my census areas w/ Nivivella dominica and it appears as if they move with them as well. today in the lower portion of Grid 2 I picked up a flock of dunlin foraging in the high polygon area, running both in the troughs but more frequently along the crests. adults and juveniles present, the adults not acting broadly (or protectively). With them were several Nivivella (see grid data sheet). During the cursors I flushed them, the whole group moved off together - flying to another, similar area of the grid - this now) not suggest an association in itself - but recently I've been coming across these two species together more often than I have been encountering them separately.
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JPMayn 1975 Calidris alpina Grid 2 3 August some indication of alpina - Phuvialis arctica. Also seen elsewhere since 30 July (see previous entry). Certainly part of it is due to similar habitat preferences, with both species using the same or at least moderate polygonization. 4 August taking mice-lab. on shorebirds - dunlins are now doable, at least in Hup small patch besideing upland floe of adults and juveniles. The juv's appear to be exploiting a wider set of mice-lab. than the adult, which almost invariably are foraging by pecking in moss covered area of polygon tops. Juv's will forage there + also in more mechnoto-ish site such as exposed pond margin. 5 August a herd of dunlin in the mouth of Volta Creek. At least 50 individuals took off in a flock mixed with pusilla. I had been seeing small numbers of alpina along the creek + in the Brillion ponds for several days, but this was the largest concentration to date. 6, 7 August see journal re alpina habitat use Wainwright, Alaska 20 August interesting habitat expansion apparent this afternoon: along the Kuk river transect (see journal), juvenile alpina were the most numerous bird, with [illegible] 73 in total. 4 of those were adults. However immediately adjacent to [illegible] transect in heavily polygonized area, we found scattered adults and juveniles, totally ~20, with adults outnumbering juv's ~4 or 5 to 1. (Grid 2, Barrow) 25 August - resighted banded alpina - [illegible] in (8,2) of grid 2. this bird was in almost complete winter plumage, save a hint of a dark spot on its central breast. 29 August Crazy flight in dunlins today, not for the first time but very evident this a.m. while running transect 5. #'s of dunlins appear as falling fairly rapidly it appears.
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J.P. Myers 1975 Calidris bairdi (75,88) CCS, Pt Barrow, Alaska 13 June 1400 - beginning to census baird city - which P. Connors found this a.m. Much activity now but according to Connors not as intense as morning. Immediately upon arrival we found a trio chasing, calling their warbled note then landing on separate cleared mounds and wing flicking - when the wing toward the other bird is held extended upright (in fact more than upright - slightly bent over towards otherside view from back 7 birds seen in first 4 minutes. N 500m "blue towers" building lagoon shore oil tanks pipe
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J PLayers 1975 Calidris melanotos near FAA building on road to IBD#1, Pt Barrow, Alaska 7 June 2130 - heard first pectoral hooting, or what I surmised to be so. a low whoo00000, an undulating call ____, flock of 5 88 by road. 8 June 8 pectoral displaying over area to N of Suthasian building: flying low, hanging rock sac (from behind, when the bird flies by, it looks like a scroton). the bird flies a few feet off the ___ ground almost dragging its neck. It occasionally hoots Grid 2, by Similisian building, Pt Barrow Alaska 12 June 0910 air -1,0 region mixed flock (8+9) of 8 pectorals feeding in recently erupted pond area of berry Artotila. 1025 - considerable melanotos 8 activity since I began working quite close 8 displaying in (7,0)-(7,2) region. 1025 - 8 pect. in (3,0) region flew toward me, this 'scroton hanging'; flew up to (9,1) shooting above pond at (9,1), began to land but fluttered on a few meters to supplement Dunlin. Pect hooted, landed in now standing there. the inflation of its pectoral sac forces it breast feathers to stand out, revealing the dark basal areas of the shafts + causing a distinct pattern to be formed around the base of the chest, in which the demarcation between upperlower areas is already sharp [illegible] (or whatever) It appears that this fellow has a display mound, a ridge, in (9,1), just to W of 9.1 stake along road 9,1 1050: 8 in (7,10) unit another pectoral display mound. 8 near leg. 8 swooped past me displaying within 10'. As it hoots the bird jerks as the bill opens producing a striking head movement and yanking the neck thrust arc. It continually jerks up and back at 3/sec twice per second as is the hoot oscillation 1108 - in (9,0) region: again 8 and supplementing Dunlin: the alpine 8+q were extracting when 8 flew in upon them, chasing them off. (9,10): 1125 8 and going at other 8.
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Calidris alba Grid 2, N of Smithsonian building, 4 km S of NARL, Pt. Barrow, Alaska 14 June ♂ display around in (8,1) toward (9,3) stake. (1st mound in that direction). 1157-8T came toward me whootings pursuing a few feet over tundra. only once he reached area in front of me did ♂ peetoral their popular head up + become visible. In the display flight as he flies very low - is flapping within 2ft of ground. He then stops flapping + rises, gliding with tail fanned. as he does this he shifts angle of tail around long axis of body, presumably in some claimant for steering. [illegible] although I will glide several times in one flight, I've not yet seen their boot more than once ♂ hoot only once (not necessarily first glide). whenever I have watched a ♂ glidi several times over one place + they go to that spot, I have invariably found a ♂ peetoral there. this ♂ has another mound near to the 1st between (8,0) to (8,1) Evening 2135. 11 ♂♂ flying over grid. 2130 found ♂ peetoral observed this area an activity in (8,1) region. PGC+T had placed trap on mound at 2115. [unsuccessful]. Could not find ♂ for 15 minutes when it flew past me from direction of (7,4) going toward (7,9) following ♂ very closely. Hooting, loaded by ♂; did tail up strut display with aggravated churring sounding like Donald duck. The normal chatter developed into this pronounced squawking - neck puffed out. flashed wing up + the flew ~100 m E. [illegible] then left 7min later. As he flew passed me [he had been pursuing the ♂ fervently] I suddenly noticed
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JF Myers 1975 Calidris melanotos 03 Grid 2, N of Smithsonian Building, 4 km S of NARL, Pt. Barrow, Alaska 10 June (conf'd) that his natural sac was bloody !!! In fact the stain made him look like a frigatebird in display. It was obviously growing in size - i.e. the wound was fresh. He definitely was not bleeding 15 min prior. No jaegers had flown over. Landed in (6,2) region after losing ♀. Within 3 min of landing, Bloody Bill [let him be so ordained] began to fluff out feathers, to stop feeding, + to begin acting like a sick bird. "looking much less happy now." I followed him for several more minutes - it was critical to flush, although I didn't fly. At first would perk up when ♀ flew over or ♂ displayed, but quickly began ignoring, foothing (tehni) clump of grass. I could not catch it. 21:50 - began tracking 2 individuals 6/14/75-1 [see tracking grid + following data record]. Trumpet 1, [51,23 CCS], Pt. Barrow Alaska 15 June near stake #8 : 10:12 - ♂ pect east of stake on mound. Landed 30 sec ago on nearby snow, below top of mound. Struts up to position on mound w/ sac hanging low. He had been involved with other ♂ pect. ~75m E of #8. The 2 ♂♂ were strutting side by side, going parallel w/sacs jouncing like a stalker woman running. 10:30 - pectoral border near 10B stake. ♂♂ flew + displayed over ♀, following her + still hooting overhead. ♂ ? had gone from 10B stake perch mound to east, hooting low over one spot. When I got there a ♀ poked his head out of grass. Only one hoof in flight but did sweep-flutter several times, then returned to mound, stood alert facing ♀. The ♂ flew when I arrived; ♂ followed to 2 different places. 1000 m S of IBP site 1, Pt. Barrow Alaska much melanotos in here along the west side of the road. ♂♂ are accounting ♀♀ as taller fly through tundrenic: ♂ gives chase with sac hanging - draws within 2' in flight at which pt ♀ typically rises from 1-2 m above ground → 10-20 m. ♂ tries to hoot as she speeds away, somewhat comically as he alternately hoots then speeds up in order to regain closeness to ♀. Then finally, ♂ he sweeps around + returns toward territory. Sometimes however the ♂ follows ♀ far beyond border, at which pt. another ♂ joins the
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J.P. Myers 1975 Calidris melanotos 04 1000 m S of I.B.P.#1 along road, Pt. Barrow Alaska 15 June cont'd chase. curving a trio. sometimes it appears as if the male or is going after Q, + something fluent it is going after intruder. Grid 2, adjacent to Smithsonian building, 4 Km S of N.A.R.L., Pt. Barrow Alaska 13:29 - began following Q melanotos 6/15/74-1 ? during following period [at minute 37] saw what appeared to be a Q mel. soliciting or nearly Q I am following. She is walking w/ tail up; he is following her squawking in donald duck call. She was walking away, he had both wings up, also again I went up display. Minute 45 - Q being followed is walking along edge of pond in an area where the bank is steep (~30cm high) [angle] feeding about 5 cm above edge of H.D., probing sideways into polygon. [illegible] Bloody bill still flies but going down hill. Others are displaying over his hunting the prey wheeled. 16 June no sign of Bloody bill during day. Found pectoral nut PS I 0 in (3,2) of Grid 2 on meat map. 3 eggs. She spoke when I was ~40 m away but went back at ~50 m distance. See Q mel 6/16/75-1 following 17 June 1326 - apparently I spotted Q off not or at least out of hiding - she flew a few immediately at speed by [illegible] a 8t. A Q reappeared in same area within 4 min later, presumably her, I was again attacked by 8t. She landed, 8t went to her & ran after her for 20 sec. Churning in chicken strut, starting she took off, 8t pursued and 2nd 8t fleeing. Both 8ts chasing Q rather than one 8t going after the other. But quickly 1st 8t gided off and back to territory whereas 2nd 8t continued on w/ 1st Q, which then landed. 3rd 8t approached began churning, frightening 2nd 8t; as this happened Q slipped away, briefly. 8t caught her again in flight as she came toward me [3,5]g; I tried to land but was again set upon by 8t. Catenated on her (Qs) within 5 min rapped where another 8t joined in chase 1 eventually flew off toward Volts Creek. Another Q creaking forward we, rather running away from 8t, which in frantic frenetically trying to keep up, or wing up in chicken strut. Q took off, calling, 8t followed, looking. She lands, she lands on top of her & takes off again, centers not quite territory and 8t follows. Resident goes after Q, which then cuts back to finally lose 8t. minute 15 of 6/17-75 8t-1 (bird being followed) - 8t close to Q in chicken strut
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JPHayers 1975 06 Calidris maranotos Grid 2. Adjacent to Smithsonian Bldg., 4 km S. of NAPL, Pt. Barrow, Alaska swinging of head from → thro → new posture - following a period of active rip down + drag out fighting one 0° (6/18/75) stood upright facing opponent ~30 cm distant and spread wings with wrists being most elavated parts + tips pointing to ground. An incipient cup (buffic) display? head should be up forw feathers of other bird in all back feathers raised → tail fanned wings not spread quite so much as indicated here other bird standing, erect but w/o wings out. Grid 3 21 June 1630 - 2 0° in border fight, have been marching parallel for 4 min., # paeny 2-3 m in one direction then turning + going back. ## maintaining distance between each other of 50 cm.-1 m. If you 'fall behind' it flares up, passing other bird slightly. I have seen a pair of wings spread business (above) but just briefly, at end of flapping forward when they seem to be some sort of balance-related behavior - feathered at, sometimes touching ground. Body today has not been erect as 19 June but rather horizontal. During parallel marching the tail is depressed. 23 June 12:20 as pectoralis bank in flight after chasing intruder out of territory then as a characteristic posture in flight with outside covering up and exposed. must be a display of underwing in flight. See journal re # of 0° around this a.m. following 0° [6/23/75-2] this afternoon only?75: see following accent: this bird left territory several times in aerial chase, going as far as 200 m outside of area in the process. Much of its time was spent either in chase or alit. No I observed with it.
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JPhypos 1975 07 C. muleator Transect 2 29 June first body of muleators today that I've seen and would be willing to call a flock - along transect 2. It appeared flying out of the Volta slough as a ferocious helicopter passed overhead and spooked everybody (including me). Thus I can't say for sure whether this was induced solely by the spook, or if it was a lurking unit. Territorial BT also present (the flock was solely BT). 30 June Back again at transect 2 - a smaller version of the flock in lieu again, unspooked, colossie. No question. 1040 - along side footprint lake in the wetgram there were several large (20-30/flock) flocks of muleators, transect 4 also had groups. Grid 2 1 July see following record of 4 BT muleators. But at the ranch (as opposed to on the transects) they are behaving as always - at least in that they are territorial. Territorial speed shooting down. 5 July Evening - still territorial BT present, 2 birds. 7 July Transect 5, Grid 3 7 July flocks of C. muleator on Grid 3 today. Still some supplementing in certain areas. 8 July in Grid 2 census picked up flocks of muleators BT today. w/ 27 BT present, it is by far the heaviest array of that grid to date in terms of simple pictoral biomass. There continued to be a few individuals supplementing - particularly in areas where I had followed C. muleator before, i.e. (1,8) region and (3,5) region. I happened through these spots as groups of BT were landing. Appearing to be resident, flew at them, landed, + would supplement one or two. Then fed. Then a few moments later supplement more. The supplemented birds might fly only as far as 10-15 m from supplier - still within old territory. But within a few minutes it would supplement, but without the continuity or consistency of only a few days ago. As if I had ultimately kept forgetting + then remembering that it was defending a territory. PS nest #1 hatched this a.m. I found them still in the nest being brooded at 1040. Completion date -> hatching = ~21 days.
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JPhillips 1975 Calidris melanotos Grid Z 13 July during census picked up 1r melanotos ♀ plus chicks - i.e. I observed them. she had moved from Grid Z-PS1 (mean 4,2 stake) to beyond the (1,10) stake. See Grid Z data sheet in following data note (book for hoy Transact 3 18 July running transect 3, 12:20 picked up 'flock' of 67 melanotos near end of transect - 12 birds actually on that area of transect. Definite signs of space specific aggression along the edge of Westdown lake in unit 17, 18 & 19 both on the edge and in adjacent to the ocean. In 6 minutes before I approached flock (it was responded by jaeger) I saw 4 supplantations by 3 birds. Distances defended of ~ 10-20 m. Contiguous territories. Supplantations of (low intensity alarm call) - form of behavior was side-head supplant and aggressive chirps. Grid Z 21 July (9,9) region - ♀♀ melanotos, both w/ broods, interacting aggressively. one flew at me greatly alarmed, churning, then giving the protective brood call. Other ♀ also w/ chicks flew at her, presented side-head supplant. Did this several times in the period during which I was nearby. 1245 - [illegible] (w/chicks ~ 125 m above (1,10) stake (see grid map in following data book) - came to investigate me as I approached her chicks. She alternated alarm calls with feeding - in the Hobby/Miller oil spill pond. Fed along outside rim of pond in emergent grasses. Bill became blackish w/oil. Grid 3 23 July more ♀-♀ aggressive interactions Grid Z 24 July ♀ [illegible] (at [illegible]) began responding to my presence on grid during census near the (5,9) region at ~ 9:15. I am sure that her chicks were in general area at that time. However she would fly at me as far away as (8,8) region. However at 11:30 I saw her + a chick [illegible] (one found, at least 2 others present) just outside the grid at 9,4
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SP Myers 1975 09 Calidris melanotos GRID 2 24 July (cont'd) Three were 2 other C.melanotos, both with chicks, in the lattavance at that time; those of [illegible] appeared several days older than at least one of the other chicks. [O, al blk], despite any proximity to her chicks, spent some other time seplanting the closest other g. Acts were entire but not ritualized - simple supplementation a la winter w/ g flying at others, during racing forward on ground in side head seplant, + flying after in clau flight. Whether because of my presence or not, the behavior was - to my eye - somewhat inconsistent. Perhaps it was only appar- ently so, [illegible] + had I known the precise location of chicks I would have made more sense. Phenotypically, this appears analogous to the behavior of parent Vanellus chilensis which claw all other shorebirds away from vicinity of chick. Did not appear to be space- specific in determination. 30 July was able to band another C.melanotos today, gratifying her dry hand as she brooded a recent hatch of chicks. Q PS from Bill came and brooded clutch (3 hatched) as C.Conners +T were sitting less than 1-5 m away. Eventually approached so that my face was ~ 30 cm away. As Connors held chick (bonded) for me to photograph, Q came and pecked at Connors's hand. She then called cleared chick to her + sat brooding. I inclined any hand toward her, which she pecked at once it was within range. By moving gradually I was able to grab her off the chicks. When I picked her up 2 chicks did not fall out until I released her weight. see journal re jalea eating melanotos chick.
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JPM Myers 1975 Calidris fuscicollis Gasoline Ridge, 3 km S of NARL, Pt. Barrow, Alaska 25 June A pair of WR this afternoon which I had seen earlier today while sampling the transect. This is third time they have been seen on Gasoline Ridge this summer by me. This a.m. I saw them as they chased. 12:30 I returned to this area in order to find them again, sitting down by the 0 area of transect 5 on the east slope of the ridge. I first saw one in flight display, hovering like semipalm spiker, except perhaps higher (30 m); could not hear any calls. Harned 2 min. then turned, gliding downwind in deep V wing position. Glided to ground. Almost immediately a pectoral began chasing one out of same area, at which pt 2nd WR began going after pectoral. As they flew along ridge they passed within 10 m of me, calling the "poingee" note [which is a poor description]. Also apparently a "frog" call, almost as deep as that of C. alba, given during flight. On ground once landed, one advanced toward other in bomber display, wing up out and tail up: [illegible drawing] Wing pump shows gliding fly in this posture. Toot flight quickly, going further s but reforming in same flight, one calling "poingee" note - amazing how quickly that sound attenuates. Also a wing up display, a la bairdi down on ground, will chase bairdii. The "poingee" call has little 'in' sound to it - rather an insecty zzzzz - disyllabic buzz. Appears to be an aggressive note. After clam of bairds, 1st flew to west of area, flying low + fast, then gained vertically into the wind to a height of ~10-15 m. + began to hover. remained hovering for 1 min then turned, glided back in V. 7 July - picked up several WR on running transect today (gasoline ridge) - never saw more than 3 at once but there are certainly at least 5, possibly many. Intense chasing activity. A 1st will hover for 30-40 sec above a site, usually to pectora hovering. During that time it appears to be quiet, although it might give an insect buzz call as it flies up to hovering position. Faces cut wind, turns hard as if looking around many times during hovering. Height of 5-10 m, but apparently variable. Then it turns, and [illegible] with or across the wind, holding wings up in a deep alpina-like V. No calls, as it glided. Can land almost immediately. Most of sightings today, however, were of 2-3 bent together in chase. heard insect buzz call well. FAP calls this a poingee call;
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JP Nugus 1975 Calidris pusilla Grid 2 8 July revising grid 2. found pusilla guarding chicks (although did not find chicks) their behaviour is noticeably different from that when they are merely trying to keep you away from nest. Much more active, frantic. Notably constant alarm calls. but the most striking thing other when one pair is calling in this fashion others will join - no sign of supplanting or pair of previously territorial birds. This can be immediately beside old nest site. By squeaking I was able to induce rapid run display in 3 adults at once all within 6 m of one another (see alpine sparrow). Votta Creek dug mouth 10 July Walking from parking area to Gasline ridge (1325) found 6 adults in close proximity to one another. They were already there when I walked up - when I came they began giving intense distraction display of the sort I began seeing once chicks began to hatch. Could this be some sort of creche of chicks then. Deadhorse Airport, near Prudhoe, Alaska 2 August 1330 - a flock of 20-30 pusilla spread over a pond at the airport, behaving as in non-breeding families! all juveniles w/ excessively buffy chests, hints of rufus to scapulars, and pronouncedly scaly backs. Watched one individual (w P.O.Connors) for 15 min as it foraged and fought along the shore nearest to us (bird #1 below). shared a border w/ #2 as indicated. we witnessed one [sketch of two birds near shore, labeled 1 and 2, with approximate distance ~7m] border fight - a classic calidridin tail down, erection of back feathers, crouch + squeak. Both individuals doing so within 30cm of one another. #1 consistently chased off intruders from all areas of the tent top, flying from one end to the other if need be. Middle Salt Lagoon, Pt. Barrow 3 August we have been invaded by pusilla juveniles - there are at least 200 between the Bithan Creek and Votta Creek along the shore of Middle Salt Lagoon. foraging at water's edge, particularly in small isolated pools near the main water body. Many fly out on the tundra - see
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JPMyers 1975 Tryngites subruficollis IBP site #2, 4km S of NARL by road, Barrow, Alaska 6 June 1545 - FAP sighted solitary buffy feeding in exposed patches of dead vegetation. First sighted in vicinity of Calypso morning in classic buffy fashion. Light undertail coverts good, grey hue to black patches. Saw short 'helicopter' type flight from one patch to adjacent - FAP says, it is a typical but not fully expressed form of flight during territorial display. Certainly similar to flight of buffies in Argentina - fluttering wings, not quite forward motion, loop dangling. The bird is staying within a restricted area. None others visible nearby. 10-15 alpinia within 30 m. Gone from top to top of the polygon. 1547 - Cup display! Very brief, facing west away from us. Still no view of others. 1550 - two more cupa plus FAP heard tuck- tuck call during display. I saw some swirling of throat region but heard nothing definite. 1605- we had gone on looking for other buffies; I turned to look back towards the original one, saw it (presumably) flying low in large circle around area where it had been foraging. Landed then + continued to forage. 1625 - again we had abandoned the buffy, but glancing in its direction & saw a 'hop' so pronounced it must have been some sort of display - vertical w 1 m - 1.5 in air then down again. As before no other birds in immediate vicinity, we watched for 25 more minutes during which time it did another cup display "in vacuo". 7 June 1230 am - after walking out from NARL failed to find buffy here. 1015 - again not here. Brittan area, 1 km S of NARL by road, Pt Barrow, Alaska 9 June 1 buffy landed briefly by the road at 1120; it fed for a few moments in grass as Kay was chased by an Acanthis MacLaurye, Wolf Prudhoe, Beaufort Sea Coast, Alaska 4 July Told by USFWS biologist that there were 2 leks here this year, one on a beach ridge and one on the only nearby pingo. They reported that there have been at least a few buffies displaying there every year for the last 5, and that during several of those years birds were actually breeding.
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J.P. Myers 1975 Calidris ruficollis Nuwak Pt. Barrow, Alaska 23 July found 3 C. ruficollis chicks near site of nest, if adult present, sex unknown. brooding chick- which hatched on 20 or 21 July. Detected it by striking call unlike other local calidridines, a two note whistle chur-rop., repeated rapidly in flight. Also gives pusilla like alarm note- which when compared to pusilla lacks some of the viciousness of the pusilla note. Flight very distinctive- it gives bursts of fluttering as it evades an alarm. During breeding season this is not uncommon for pusilla, but I've not seen it recently. The ruficollis does so circumspectly, chur-roping all the while. 3 August saw one chick this evening, plus the adult, which appears to be swatting its rufous neck. The adult is still incredibly adamant about human intruders. Its pod has been invaded by flocks of pusilla, but the ruficollis does not appear to be aggressing.
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JP Wurts 1975 Phalæopus fulicarius Gasoline Rd dry pipe, Pt. Barrow Alaska 7 June 2220 - 2 pairs of red phalaropes; first sighting of year. Obviously paired in that when poached the pairs flying together consistently even though one pr. did not return. Pour main area near Dew Line Stake 9 June ♂ + ♀ red. incredibly tame (sure were within minimum focusing of pellet 250 mm) I could literally have dropped a mite on them Southsonian building area - Grid 2 9 June 1630 - 4 pairs seen in 15 hrs, all ♂ + ♀, all moving separately 10 June 2 pairs of red phalaropes. 11 June The area was suddenly employed w/ red phalaropes. Many pairs, a few trios, both of 2♂ + 1♀ and 2♀ + 1♂. In the latter group there are typically quite aggressive interactions between the 2♀; they will fight intensely for 30 seconds, fly off of the ♂ following, land, feed, then start in battle again. Certainly more aggression than in 2♂ + 1♀ group. A few solitary individuals floating of both sexes. 12 June again many phalaropes including one pair of 5 (2♂, 3♀). also solitary ♀♀. 1055 ♂ + ♀ in (7,10): ♂: RppLr. 1127 - 3 flew by (0,4) : 2♂ + 1♀. 1140 by (1,6) → pr, ♂ + ♀. 1200 ♂ in (1,5) solitary ♂. 1205 - 5 phalaropes including one northern flew over. 2♀ + 1♂ remained. in (1,6) ♂ + ♀. 0805 in unit (1,3) just 15 ft from (2,4) stake found phalarope nest: ♀ was in it (-) male within 2 ft when I poached them. no lining. one egg. Saw banded phalarope RbLbb 2040 - 2 ♂♀ within 180 m of pair. the ♂♀ are moving around together. 2041 ♂ of pair flew ~5 m, landed on back of ♀, remained ≤6 sec, then flew off; she followed. 2046 2056 - incomplete copulation: ♀ had just been supplanted by ♂ not sandpiper. was feeding. ♂♂ suddenly flew up + landed on back for less than 3 sec 14 June unit (9,5) 1140 - nr of phalaropes not cupping: ♀ went to area of grass + raised ass then began squawking. ♂ approached. no obvious nest cup or even depression. They had been feeding complacently. After next cup ♀ acquired towards ♂ - ruffled back feathers.
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JP Myers 1975 Phalaropus fulicarius Grid 2, Adjacent to Smithsonian building, 4 km S of NARL, Pt. Barrow, Alaska - attempted rape (6.4) - 2 ♂♂ phal. flying around a landed pair. The 2 ♂♂ started hatching 9 of pigs release ♂ then closed them off. However 1 extra ♂ remained. The pair then went through a sequence in which, facing together in H₂O, they gently bumped breasts while clucking softly ~ 7 sec duration [illegible] ♂ then wandered off toward land while ♂ remained in pond. Extra ♂ nearby. Then 1-5 min later extra ♂ flew to ♂, who squawked [illegible] as the ♂ landed on back of her. Paired ♂ broke up apparent copulation attempt before successful. Actually the ♂ squawked before the extra ♂ flew in -> a stolen copulation attempt??. "♀ appeared to be receptive" But in end both of pair flew off w/ extra ♂ following. Extra ♂ had poor - i.e. dull plumage in comparison to paired ♂. Age difference??. dn (6,2) Loral Rhy ♂ 15 June 1340 - nest w 2 eggs near (3,6) [on nest map = RPL] ♀ was in nest when food with ♂ ~ 40 cm away thereby picking up lichen + pulling it over to shoulder 16 June 4 ♂ chasing 1 ♀ in 3,6 area of grid repeatedly 21 June foraging pair in small puddle filled w/ ferning cuttings. - behavior jaceana take is that they grab dead vegetation and pull it from peck in area which they uncovered [illegible] 23 June watched + filmed series of interactions between ♂ & ♀ which ended in copulation. [illegible] appeared to be some pre-cop. behavior: ♂ squatted, raised tail + then ♂ ♀ approached. Within a 3 sec he was on top of her. 1153- another pair of phalaropes had been [illegible] in bottleneck, peeping placidly. ♂ came in, and ♂ of pair flew at him aggressively, dangling legs, chased ♀ away. Then 2 min later ♂ came in + landed on ♀ back but did not copulate. Paired ♂ went after it as well. Grid 2, 1910 - 5 ♀ chasing 1 ♂ 24 June near (9,9) of Grid 2 - 1420 - as I have been working on trapping a galeomatrus, a ♂ fulicarius / nest [illegible] has been occupied for last 30 min. by a persistent ♀ fulicarius who is changing around nest. Why does ♂ devote so much time + energy to the task of chasing ♀ off; why does ♀ persist in remaining despite intense supplicant effort by ♂? Certainly the supplicant effort will discourage new nests from establishing.
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JPMYERS 1975 Phalaropus fulicarius Grid 2, 4km S. of NARL, Pt. Barrow, Alaska 24 June within the area of research to the 8th, thus spacing out nests to a certain extent. 3 July first obvious signs of 88 flushes within the gridded area today. 88 still affordably seen alighting 88 but most 88 are now spending their time feeding. few birds calling marsh call overhead. 7 July Grid 2 found empty nests - chicks have begun to hatch Grid 2 8 July more empty nests, also found one with one chick (hatchling), other eggs popped. While scanning found 2 chicks in area where 38th were behaving as if flying over or of chicks. Will the 88 be using these chicks together? Transsect 13.5 22 July 88 flocking along lake edge on transect 3. terrible harassment while running transsect. see journal 26 July Hatched chick along transect 4 Barrow Spit snow Burnik 28 July Fluocs of 88 along lee side of spit on Ebon lagoon.
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J.P. Myers 1975 Pluvialis dominica 15 June Transact 1 [51,233 pieces] , Garline Ridge, Pt. Barrow, Alaska first displaying golden player of year - a flight very similar to Ch. semipalmus. far beyond to S of transect. call deeper + slower than semi. - chown chown.... landed w/ wings up for ~10 sec. landed on mound. 20 July Pow Main flock of 150 Pluvialis tooling around the ridge S of Pow Main Grid 2 24 July a small flock (7) of Pluvialis in the lower corner of Grid 2 today foraging along the polygon tops. TRANSECT I 27 July new influx of Pluvialis on the transect - w/ calpina foraging in the polygons. Grid 2 30 July Pluvialis still on the grid, now definitely associating with calpina, foraging along polygon top and to a certain extent in the troughs. Considerable # (9 - which I guess isn't considerable) picked up flying overhead. TRANSECT 1, 3, 5 5 August Pluvialis now difficult to find except in a few areas where adults are w/ chicks. Grid 2 13 August several juvenile Pluvialis on the grid today; heard winter territory call for first time (the too-dely-too-dely falling note) + saw aggression entre the juveniles, although it obviously was not truly space specific.
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SPLWays 1975 Stercorarius pomarinus Britton area, 1 km W of NAPL, Pt Barrow, Alaska 10 June -1035 watched hunting sequence in jaeger: bird had already landed, was tearing apart vegetation with its bill; not too actively, but once every 4-5 seconds it would grab some + throw it aside, then would be about. some flurry of activity. another jaeger flew in (RAP thinks original was 8, second 9) only to be attacked + chased away - it flew ~75 m + landed. then original jaeger caught a lemming, handled it for less than 5 sec, and flew over to the bird which it had just chased away: the second bird, after what looked like a grapple, threw at the lemming. However before the two were finished their bout (within 20 seconds) 5 other jaegers piled into @ their vicinity. Grid 2, N of Smithsonian building, Pt Barrow, Alaska 12 June 3 jaegers over grid at 0910 when we arrived, one displaying: a gliding flight with wings in dihedral followed by a series of flaps (continuous) with very shallow wing beats during which the tips of the wings are kept above the plane of the body pair 1225 jaegers displaying on ground, walking vibrally toward one another, walking parallel within 2 ft. wings lowered, tail raised, neck arched. [illegible] proceeding in circle ?) in radius of less than one foot. 8? (w/out breast band) posture is now jaegers Scratch @directly walking in short waddling extreme exaggeration thrusting out of chest
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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.
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JPMayers 1975 Nyctea scandiaca Transect 1, [51,23 CCS], Gasoline Ridge, Pt. Barrow Alaska 15 June 1050 - dog stole 16 8 snowy giving distraction display going away from me. Wings flopped out, bounced, leaning over, dragging wings + waddling. when the owl is in close it's sup + is in distraction display it supplements host of a shrubbing squeak. 1130 - found snow owl nest w/ 1 egg. I had been ~100 m east of 20 stake, scanning for owl nest. as soon as I started toward nest, she flew off it + 8 flew backward me. Grid 3 19 July 8 Nyctea displaying dracula-like on grid to 8. This one has recently been freed from the tyranny of a pair of peregrine falcons, one of the pair having been shot. Now there are several (3) hunting on the area. Could the peregrin territoriality have kept up learning deviate from areas not held territoriality, thus causing this to be an especially dense area now?
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SPMyers 1975 Banding Schedule Grid 2 24 June melanotos q near stake 4,2 nest GZZ 73852 Rral " q 2,1 nest 853 Ryal " q 2,10 nest 854 Roal " q 9,10 nest 855 Rbal alpina Grid 3 melanotos q 4,2 nest 857 LrRal GRID 2 melanotos chick in net 4,2 nest 858 Ralr " " " " 859 Ralr " " " " 860 Ralr " " " " 861 Relr 8 July 12 July " " P53 (grid 2) 862 wjbal " " " 863 rjbal " " " 864 yibal Grid 3 melanotos " P5B1 (grid 3) 865 rjbal " " " 866 rjbal " " " 867 rjbal " " P53 (grid 3) 868 -jwal " " " 869 yjwal " " " 870 ojwal Grid 2 13 July " " P56 (?) 871 Lg " " (near 5,7) 872 by Ral " " 873 Lby Ral " " 874 Lry Ral (P53) " A chick in nest P552 from P510 RA6875 Lo Ral
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SP Myers 1475 Banding Schedule Grid 3 13 July melanotus ♀ PS2 876 [-al; y] melanotus ♀ PS7 877 [-al; ry] Grid 2 18 July melanotus ♂ chick PS7 878 [—jal black] mel chick PS7 879 [w; al black] " " " 880 [r; al black] " ♀ adult " 881 [○; al black] " " " 882 [blue; al black] (Grid 3 23 July mel chick 883 [by; al] " 884 [by al y] " 885 [by al r] Grid 2 30 July mel chick PS11 886 [w black al w] mel ♀ adult " 887 [w black al w] mel chick " 888 [wj al w] " " 889 [wb al w]
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J.P. Myers 1975 Calidris alpina following Grid 2, adjacent to Smithsonian building, 4 km S of NARL, Pt. Barrow, Alaska 16 June RB 8" 6/16/75-1 1 = f t1 = 0837 2 = f 3 = f spotted by Doug Schannel 4 = f 5 = 4f 6 = 4f 7 = f 8 = f 9 = 8 = f 10 = bathing → 50 → 1♀ 11 = preening = 10 12 = 10" 13 = 16 = f 14 = f 15 = 14 = f 16 = 14 = f 17 = f 17:20 flew short distance 18 = f 19 = 18 = pre. → 1♀ [1 m distant] 20 = 18 = pre. 21:20 flew short distance calling continuous, walking often & while calling the display note: / / / / wing up also 22 = f 23 = f 24 = f 25 = f 26 = f = 25 27 = f = 25 28 = f 29 = 28 = f 30 = rutting = 28 → 50 → 1♀ 31 = 28 = red. 32 = 28 = " 33 = 28 = pre 34 = 28 = pre 35 = 28 = pre 36 = 28 = pre 37 = 28 = pre 38 = 28 = pre 39 = 28 = pul 40 = 28 = pul → 50 → 1♀ 41 = f 42 = alert 43 = calling on ground 44 = flying / calling 45 = f 45:20 called away on ground 46 = alert on mound, displaying = 42 46:46 flew to 50 region & displayed by road 47 = flying 48 = after flying, calling, landed below (7.0) 49 = f 50 = displaying → 50 → 0 51 = alert 52 = f 53 = f 54 = f 55 = pul 8" from 9 56 = pul: 55 57 = 55 = f 58 = 55 = pul
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J.P. Meyers 1975 C. alpina following Grid 2, adjacent to Smithsonian building, 4 km S. of NARL, Pt. Barrow, Alaska 16 June (cont'd) RB 87 6/16/75-1 (cont'd) 59 = 55 - pu 60 = 55 - pu → 30 → = 1 ♀ RB [w/in • 25 cm] 61 = 55 - pu 62 = 55 - pu 63 = 55 - pu 64 = 55 - pu 65 = 55 - pu 66 = f 67 = f 68 = 67 f [illegible] 69 calling + chasing 70 " " → 30 → = 0 71-23 - f 72 = calling + flying 73 = f 74 = f = 73 75 = f 76 = 75 - pu 79 = 75 - pu 80 = 75 - pu → 30 → = 1 ♀ RB [w/in 1 m] 81 = 75 - pu 82 = 75 - pu 83 = 75 - pu 84 = 75 - pu 85 = 75 - f 86 = 75 - pu 87 = 75 - pu 88 = 75 89 = 75 - pu → 30 → = 1 ♀ RB 90 = 75 - pu 91 = 75 - f 92 = 75 - f 93 = 88 f 94 = f 95 = f 96 = f 97 = 94 f 98 = f 99 = 98 - pu → 90m → 1 ♀ RB [w/in 30 cm] 4 ducks when jaegw puts arm or does not 100 = 98 pu e → 30 → = 1 ♀ RB [w/in 30cm] RB 87 6/16/75-2 [banded] [gw: bal] 183kg 1 = f t₁ = 13:39 2 = 1 = f 3 = f - 1 4 = 1 = f 5 = 1 = f 6 = 1 = f 7 = 1 = f 8 = pu 9 = f 4:25 flew, displayed 10 displaying in flight 11 " 12 f
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J Pilgers 1975 C.alpina followers Grid 2, adjacent to Smithsonian Bldg, 4 Km S of NAKL, Pt Barrow, Alaska 16 June (Cont'd) BAZAS 8RB 6/16/75-2 cont'd 15 = [illegible] flew displays 14 = displaying 2 prs + 1 individual flew over + 6/16/75-2 flew to join in display 15 = f 16 = 15=f 17 = f 18 = 17=f w wingtip as 2 RBs flew over 19 = [illegible] f=16.17 20 = f -16.17 o- 90 → O 21 = 17 22 = f 22:25 took off displaying 23 = f 24 = f = 23 25 = f 25:30 went W as 30thurs went over at light of 50' 26 = chasing calling in air 27 = [illegible] displaying 28 = [illegible] alert 29 = [illegible] pre 90 → O 30 = " 31 = 28 Me 32 = 28 f 33 = f 34 = 33 f 35 = display in flight 36 = f 37 = f flew slightly beginning to rain 38 = f 39 = f 40 = f → 50 → 1 RB (5m) 41 = f 42 = incubate on not 43 = incubate 44 = pecking (spooked) 45 = incubate ↓ 50 " → 1 RB 59 = f " 60 = incubate I stopped 21 June 8RB 6/21/75-1 Grid 2 1 = calling 2 = 1 = pe 3 = [illegible] 4 = flying 5 = in cubahy 7 = pe. 8 = on not 9 = incubating . Not = RBs on Grid 2 did not save position
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J.P. Nye's 1995 Calidris alpina following Grid 2 21 June cont'd 07 RB 6/21/75-2 1 = f t1= 2 = displaying 3 = f 9 = 3=f 5 = f 5:15 took off in display 10m distant 6 = singing on ground 6:10 supplanting, flying 7 = calling on air 8 = "" "" came down in classic dunlin style; 8:15 landed 9 = f 10 = f=9 → 0 11 = f 11:45 took off 12 = displaying in flight 13 = f 14 = f = 13 15 = displaying =13 16 = f =13 17 = f =13 18 = f =13 19 = f =13 20 = f =13 21 = f =13 22 displaying 23 = f=22 24 = 22=f 25 = 22=f went to nut (RB5) 23 June ♀ RB 6/23/75-2 weather unusual: sunny up/no wind 1 = alert 2 = 1=roaring C1=1322 3 = 1=" 4 = 1=" 5 = 1=" 6 = 1=" 7 = 1=" 8 = 1=" 9 = 1=pre → 000 (breast) 10 = 1=pre 11 = 1=pre 12 = 1=f [began to move] 13 = f 14 = 13=f 15 = 13=f 16 = f 17 = f=16 18 = f=16 19 = 16=f 20 = f → 000 0 21 = 20=f 22 = 20=f 23 = 20=f 24 = 20=f 25 = 20=f 26 = 20=f 27 = 20=f 28 = f 29 = 29=f 30 = 30=f → 18 displaying overhead 31 = 30=pre
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J.P. Myers 1975 C. posilla following data Brillan Area 10 June # minute activity 1 feeding 2 flying 3 feeding 4 feeding 5 feeding ; 5:40 motorboat display (see flight #3 on may) 6 flying 7 feeding 8 feeding 9 feeding 10 feeding 12 feeding 13 motorcycle ; flight #2 = motorcycle 14 feeding 15 feeding 16-15 " 17-15 " 18 feeding 19-18 " 20 flew to FAA building road, calling, motorboat chased by neighbor R Byler 21 flying 25 flying - motorboat briefly, landed at (0,3) on mound + continued on to 26 26 feeding 27 " 28-27 " 29 " 30 30:40 → flew up to call [flight #4] 31 " 32 " 33 " 34 34:50 flew w/locat 35 " 36 " 37 " 38 38:30 flew over road to outside 39 flying 40 feeding 41-40 " 42-40 " 44-40 " 45-40 " 46-40 " 47-40 " 48-40 " 49-40 " 50 " 51-50 lost it when flew to W end of grid + beyond (down to gravel pit)
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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
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J.P. Meyers 1975 02 C. delas melanotos following Grid Z, adjacent to Smithsonian Building along Gasline Rd., Pt. Barrow Alaska 12 June (cont'd) 40=32 feeding. had circled in flight minute 39. juggled in flight before landing in front of RP 4. 41=32 feeding 42=32 " 43=32 " 14 June 21:50 = time 1 → 6/4/75-1 (probably = 8 6/12/75-1) almost no wind or silent visibility, low cloud cover high 100%. 1. feeding [in (2,2)] 2. feeding 3=1 briefly running Δ; flight ↑ flew w/bac hanging 4! morning feeding 5 feeding = ? 6? feeding 7? feeding 8 alert, brief flight → hooked 9? feeding 10 feeding → 08 means that no 0 or 8 pectorals within 50m radius 11 feeding=10 0♀ 12=10 f 13=10 f 14=10 f 15=10 f f-feeding 16 f 17 flying, calling - hoot. landed + flew again. had border interaction w/other 8 18 chasing ♀ 19 landed after chase 20 border fight w/♂ 1c. → 10? 21 f 22-21 f 22:30 booting over 4, called twice, landed in tail-up display, low grock, chasing 23 = chased ♀ 23:30 flew right passed me returning S out K 24 flying, hooking 25 = f 26 = f 27 = f=26 28 = f 29 = f 30 = f=29 30:40 booting → 0 31 = f 32 booting 33 = alert 34 = f 35 = f = 31! 36 = flying 36:05 both took off, hooked + landed by 36:30 37 = f = 36 38 = f 38:30 supplanting ♀ in territory 39 = f 40 = 39 f → 0 41 = 39 f 42 = f 42:45 flew toward (0,0) 43 = flying 44 = f 45 = f 46 = 45 f 46:40 took off to S. out of grid ~ & (road aggravating) 47 = flying 48 = flying 49 = supplanting 50 = alert → 0 51:15 flying calling 51 = f 51:45 flew, hooked (landed) 52 = alert w/ border interaction in 2.5 - 2.6; heavy rain fighting 53. fighting
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JPN Myers 1975 03 Calidris melanotos following Grid Z, Adjacent to Smithsonian building, 4 km S of NAPL, Pt Barrow, Alaska 14 June cont'd 6/14/75 - 1 ♂ cont'd 54 alert 54:20 flew calling 55 f Flying building flying across. intrudes ♂ had been chasing ♀ ; 6/14/75-1 appears to be going after ♂ not ♀. 56 aggregating 57 f 58 alert = 58:20 going after ♀ 59 alert = ? 60 f. 60:10 flew → 0 61 chasing 62 f 63 f 64 f = 66 65 - stopped m following. 15 June 6/15/75 - 1 ♀ melanotos 1 = f [ t1 = 1319 ] 2 = 3 = f 3 = 1: f 4 = f0 5 = 1 f 6 f 7 = 6 = f 8 = 6 f 9 = 6 f 10 = 1 = f → 0 ♀ 11 = 1 = f 12 f 13 = f 14 = 13 = f 15 = alert [yoegar overhea] 16 = 15 = f 17 = 18 f 18 = 17 f 19 = 17 = f → 0 → 20:10 ♂ passed overhead but did not heat 20 = 17 = f 21 = 17 f 22 f 23 = f 24 = 23 f 25 = 23 f 26 = 23 f 27 = f 28 = 27 f 29 = f 30 = 29 f → 1 ♀ 31 = 29 f 32 = f 33 = 32 = f 34 = 32 = f 35 = 32 = f 36 = 32 = f 37 = 32 = f nearly, ♀ pect being followed by ♂ see sp. accent 38 = 32 = f 39 = 32 = f 40 = 32 = f → 1 ♀ 41 = 32 = f 42 = 32 alert 43 = 32 f
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J.P. Myers 1975 C. melanotus following Grid 2, Adjacent to Smithsonian building, 4 km S of NARL, Pt. Barrow, Alaska 15 June (cont'd) 6/15/75 - 1 ♀ melanotus (cont'd) 44 = 32 = f 45 ~ 32 +f see ap accent re foraging style 46 = 32 preening 47 = 32 " 48 = 32 roting 49 = 32 " 50 = 32 " 51 = 32 " 52 = 32 +f 53 = 32 +f 54 = f 55 = 54 +f 56 = 54 +f 57 = +f 58 = 57 +f 59 = 57 bathing 60 = 57 preening • 50 → = O 61 = 57 " 62 = 57 " 63 = 57 +f 64 = 58 +f 65 = 64 +f 66 = 64 +f 67 = f 68 = 67 = f 69 = f 70 = f = 69 • 50 → 1 ☐ (within 1 ft) . did not call but landed beside her + began Mating then ♂ approached + chased ♀. my ♀ remained at other two fleas 71 = 69 +f 72 = 69 +f 73 = 69 +f 74 = 69 +f 75 = 64 +f 76 = 64 +f 77 = 54 +f 78 = 32 +f 79 = 32 +f 80 = 32 +f • 50 → = O 81 = 32 +f 82 = 32 +f 83 = 32 +f 84 = 32 +f 85 may have snuck off to nest. No. = preening = 32 86 = 32 - roting 87 = 32 - preenig 97 = 32 = f 88 = 32 " 89 = 32 " 90 = 32 = " • 50 → = O 91 = 32 = " 92 = 32 - feeding 93 = 32 = f 94 = 32 = f 95 = 32 +f 96 = 32 = f 97 = 32 = f 98 = 32 = f 99 = ☐ 24 +f • 50 → = O 100 = f = 24 • 50 → = O
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JP Uepper 1975 C. melanotus following Grid 2, adjacent to Smithsonian Bldg 4 km S. of NARL, Pt. Barrow, Alaska 16 June ♀ melanotus 6/16/75-1 1 = pe → 50 → 18° t₁ = 12:15 2 = ± resting 3 = ± pe 8
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06 C.melanotos following Grid 2 16 June (cont'd) melanotos 6/16/75-3 8" 1=f T1=1548 1:30 flew 2=alert 3=f 4=3=f 5=f 6=5=f 7=f 8=alert=7 9=f 10=f. 50→=1♀pied 11=f 12=2=f 13=f 13:46 flew circling near 4,0 stale 14=f 15=alert 16=alert on mound 17=16 alert 18=16 alert 18:20 took off hooking + landed in 20 sec 19=20=alert 20=alert 50→=() 21=20 alert 22=20 22:40 flew 23 alert 24=f 25=f 26=f=25 27=f 27:55 took off, hooking 28=f 29 alert [training] 30=flying, hooking 50→1♀ noted once on run 31=f 32=a 33=f=32 34=32=f 34:06 - flew 35=f 36=35=f 37=35=a 37:50 flew 38=flying=hooting 39=alert 40=alert=39 flew 41=f 42=f=16 42:50 flew 43=hooting in flight 44= → aggression against intruder over distance 45=f 46=f:45 47=alert:45 48-flight of two hoots over same female in 2 separate passes (began near 51) went to 8,0 then circled back circling near 8! 49=f:50 50=alert →1♀ 51=alert:50 flew+hooted 52=f 53=52=alert 54=alert 55=alert
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SP Mayors 1975 07 Calidris melanotos following Grid 2 16 June (conf'd) melanotos 6/16/75-3 8 cont'd 56:55 f 57 = alert 57:35 took off, displayed 58 in flight 59 alert 60 = f 50 → 18 calling raspy note 61 = 60 alert 61:07 took off aggregating against 8 at (4,11) marked as ag 3 on map 130 m distant 62 = f lost 69 = alert aggregated distance 150 m [ag4] 70 flying 71 alert 72 alert 73 flying, hooting 74 f 75 f terminated 17 June melanotos 8 6/17/75-1 1 alert 5:1543 → 7:19 2 heat near 8, in flight 3 = f 4 = 3-f 5 = 3-f 5:30 took off towed 9, hooked overhead. landed 5:47. one circuit 6 = f 7 = alert 8 = running toward 9 chicken strut 10 feeding = 9 10AM → 50 → = 1 8 (30m) 10:15 took off, hooked overhead 11-f 11:40 followed 9 in flight, hooting, chased RB, landed 11:50 12-alert 12:45 flew to heat, landed 12:50 13 = display on ground 14 = chase RB in flight 15 = chicken strut see sparent flew + hooked 16 = alert 16:10 flew, landed 17 flying to heat landed 17:45 (took off at 17:05) 18 alert 19 displaying toward other 8 (from one with which he has been preoccupied this area. other 8 flew in during 18, 6/17/75-1 took off after it + landed w/ 8 mean (3,5) stake 20 flying after other 8 21 alert 22 alert = 21 23 f = 22 23:10 took off, flying + hooting over 9 24 = alert = 25 25 feeding 26 f = 25 27 f = 25 28 f 29 alert 29:30 hooting in flight landed at 30 30 alert → 50 → 1 8 > 29 31 pre = 29 31:15 flying to heat 32 in flight landed 32:55 33 alert 34 f = 34 35:20 took off to heat over 8 landed 35:50 36 f 37 alert = 36 38 f = 36
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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
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S Pluages 1976 Colidris melanotus following Grid 2 19 June cont'd 6/19/75-1 8? melanotus 51 fight all in air in 1.7-2.7 52 " " 53 " in air land briefly for one or two sec in frantic tumble, 8? land in 1st, 8? tumbling down on top of her. Then she takes off again + they follow 55 " 56 alert 57 " 58-59 alert 58:10 took off after another 8? 60m, calling. landed 58:44 59 chasing 8? which had been nearby, + which I spooled 60 in air with neighbor 8? + her 61 " during flare/chase they land on the ground (8? first, others pile on top), periodically, flap around in a tumble for a few seconds, then fly on 62 in air w/o flora 62:30 8? located, landing in 8? (C15) 63 in air 63:07 landed by stall in turning, but took off again immediately chasing a different 8? from otherside. 63:30 landed again only to take off again. looking more aggressively by (5,8) 64 & approaching 64:30 landed 65 = f ?? 66 = f = 65 67=65 alert the 8? landed in caryx flat near (-1,5) in other 8?'s territory. That 8? is now hovering over her 69=f 69-68f 68:12 took off flying to 8?. rival 8? flew up to chase 6/19/75-1. But my 8? succeeded in forcing 8? up in air, chased. turned but that group broke up somewhat. 6/19/75-1 flew back to territory but en route became involved in intense border fight with different 8? 90 - fighting - pecking --> 10? in contact 91=f 92=91=f 93=91=alcm 94=91=f 95=91=f 96=f=91 76:28 took off + displayed to flying 8? 76:40 landed 97 = 56 = f attacked other 8? 98 flying in agreement 99=f 79:50 flew 2 sec. 80= [illegible] alert --> 0 81~80=f 82=f 83-84?83:07 took off, calling = 82 83:40 border fight w/ male 84 chasing 8? 84:20 landed 85=f 86=85=f 87=85=f 88=[illegible]f 89=88=f 90>88=f . --> 90:30 took off, hooked over 8? 22. 91 in flight displaying 91:20 landed 91:57 took off to caryx ploto, chased 8? out, the trio is reformed, flying back toward me
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J.P. Myers 1975 Calidris melanotos following 12 Grid 2 Aberdeen 19 June (cont'd) 6/19/75 - 1 ♂ melanotos (cont'd) 92 chasing 9, 8♂ in flight. the split off, at which pt the 2♂ entered a landed border fight. Then 4/19/75 returned to territory. ♀ returned also - she managed to avoid them as they displayed to display over border during chase, then she 'faded' 92:30 he landed 92:50 looking over 9 93, looking in air 93:10 landed 93:50 took off to chase out to (5,8) against ♂ 94 - looking in flight 94:20 landed 95 - alert = 29 95:20 chased RB for 7 sec in flight 96 - alert = 36 97 = 36 = alert 98 - f. 98:05 he took off to display, looked, landed within 100 sec. 98:36 = obt 100 = 58 = f 21 June ♀ melanotos 6/21/75 - 1 t₁ = 0850 1 = f 2 = f = 1 3 = f = 1 4 = f = 1 5 = f 6 = 5.0a ♂ overhead 7 = f 8 = 7 = f 9 - hooded by ♂, being chased on ground 10 = alert . 50 → 1♂ (40cm) 11 = 10 = quiet 12 = f ♂ staying 6sm away ♂ is simply remaining nearby, not frantic. may be young male in that sheet is not very heavy. 13 = 12 = f 14 = 12 = f 15 = f 16 = f = 17 17 = 15 = f 18 = f 19 = f . 50 → 10° (1m) 20 = f 21 = f = 20 22 = f 23 = f 24 = 23 = f 25 = f 25 = ♀ jabb'd at ♂ when he approached to 8cm 26 = f 27 = f 28 = f 29 = f = 28 30 = 28 = f → 10° (5m) 31 = 28 = f 32 = 28 = f 33 = 28 = f 34 = 28 = f 35 = 28 = f 36 = 35 = f 37 = rustling = 35 38 = 11 = 35 39 = 4 = 35 ♂ chasing again 40 = 35 = flying → 10° (15cm) 41 = 29 = f 42 = 27 = f 43 = 27 = f 44 = 27 = f 45 = 27 = f 46 = 27 = f
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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
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J.Phygens 1975 C. melanotos following Grid 2 23 June cont) 22=f 22:38 flew, 22:48 landed 23=alert 23:36-7 23:44 flying 24=alert 25=24" 25:25 flew to supplement 8' approaching from S; 130m. followed to N site neighbor's territory + Hugue fighting w/ border display, returned 26:03 landed 27=flying 27:50 flew→27:56 28=alert 28:05 flew w/ 3 other melanotos within 100m+ in air above; soared back [in wind?] 28:30 landed 29=alert chased bird briefly 30=f=10 calling 31=10=f 32=10=f 32:50 went after 8'; went to 3,4 region + came back 33=fighting, air chase 33:20 returned 34:30 landed 34=alert 34:45→34:42 flying 35=f 36=35=f 37=35=f 38=35=f 39=f 40=39+alert →O 41=alarm 42=91-α" 42:05 flew + hooted, 42:15 landed 43=21=pre 43:15 went after Q in air, hooted to (5,6), returned 43:40 landed 44=pre 45=44=bathing 46=f 47=46=f 47:08→47:12 flying 48=alert 48:10→48:21 (dead) flying 49=f=10 50=10=f →O 51=f 52=f=51 53=f=51 53:05 took off, landed 53:20 53:40→53:55 flying 54=alert 55=54=alert 56=pre 57=56=" 58=56=" 58:09 took off after 8'+Q 58:30 landed only to take off immediately against other intruder 59=flying + hooting - then chased other intruder at 59:15; landed (my Q) but up again 59:35 landed 60=f. Grid 3 27 June 1= flying in cloud of Q+8' →0916 6/27/75-1 07 melanotos 2=alert 3=" 4+f 5=4+f 6=4+f 7=f 7:48→8:02 landed 8=flying 9=f 10=4=alert 10:14 - took off to hunt over Q; 10:19 landed
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J.P. Wyrus 1975 C.melanotos following Grid 3 27 June Cont 11=f 11:41 flying to supplant 8, landed 11:50 supp dist = 40 m [6/27/75- I cont'd] 12:2a 13=12:a 14= 13.2-f 14:19 took off; landed 28 14:25 15=f 16=15=f 17=f 18=19=f 19=19=f 20=19=f 20:10 fluttered, landed 20:00 20.57 21=f 21:35 territorial ground display (H Intimacy call) 22=f 22:40 supplantation flight -> 23:05 = 10m 23= supplanting 24=f 25=flying 26=f 27=flying 28=displaying in border of male - Uleuulrechain 29= inaudible 29:50 supplanting or flying over supp d = 50m 30 in main chace 30:25 landed 31=f 31:25 landed 31:29 32 flight supplantation - 32:20 landed distance = 15m 33=f 34=33=alert 35=33=f 36=f 36:02-36:10 flying 37=f 38=37=f 39=37=f 40=37=f alert 40:05 flying bout on 8, took off again landed then hooked in air 40:30 40:40 landed to grouse display beside 8 41 Grouse display. Many f nearby 42 alert =15 43=15=f 44=15=f 45=15=f 46=15=f 47=15=f 47:58 took off after 8 | over different 8 48=flying 48:08 landed beside 8, took off again 48:12 , hooked above different 8 alert at chace, landed 48:38 49=alert alert 50=49=f 51=flying 51:05 landed) 52=f 52:10 took off, landed 52:25 53=f 54=53=f 55=53=f 56=53=f 57=53=f 58=53=f 58:20 took off; landed 58:35; flew again 58:50 -> 58:53 supplantation 50m 59=alert 59:20 landed after supplantation 60=alert 6/27/75-2 8 melanotos 1= alert -> 1/8 t = 10.50 2=1= 3=1=pre 3:30 grouse 4=grouse 4:00 flew on 8 did. Wren close to female 4:40 looking in flight 5=in flight 5:10 landed 5:40 supplantation flight then diverted for supplantation border display flight 6= in wing glide border display - both 88 "winging" at one meter, parallel flight flutter flight. 6:35 landed 7= in border fight on ground. 7:20 flew away from border area; circled & hooked.
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SP Myers 1995 C. melanotus following Grid 3 27 June (cont) 8=abut sorplauded + hooked in flight dist = 35 m [6/27/75- 2 cont'd] 9=hooking 9:45 landed 10=alert 10:35 took off, landed → 5m 19 11=alert 11:30 border flight + display 12=7+ altit fight 12:30 took off, hooking 13 in air 13:07 landed 14-8 = alert 15-8 = 15:30 grouse 16=grouse 17=pre 18=17+pre 18:35 flight supplabation d = 60 m land 18:56 19=alert 19:20 hooking in flight 20 in air hooking 20:03 land 21=f 22=pre 23=22=f 24=22=pre 25-22=f 26=f 27=26+f 28>26=a 28:08 took off, 28:18 began hooking, did for 7 seconds began flurrying in 3 sec slide 2.5 flap 1 slide 3.5 flap .75 sec slide 3 flap 1 slide 1.6 flap 6.7 sec land at 28:50 29=alert 29:30 took off, escort chasing f in flock of 8??. 30+19 [note 29 is just above 27] 30 in aerial chase 31=" " " 32 " " " going as far as 9.0 away in this group, up >50m 33 " " " w 58°,1g 34 " " " 35 " " " 36 " " " 37 " " 38:35 landed 38 " " 39=alert m 38:00s landed flew 40 gone 41 gone 42 border display 42:40 after f 43 " fight 44-43 " " , parallel marching 45=alarm 46-45= Pll 47=45= [illegible] 48=4+Ple 49=45+pre 49:20 took off to hook landed 49:40 50=alert 50:50 took off to hook 51=heat 51:02 - 51:07 actually hooking 51:30 landed, flew again 52=alert 53-52=alert 53:02 took off 53:11 began hooking, went directly over f's 53:19 stopped hooking, glided + landed 5:20; [illegible] 54=alert - (illegible) 55-54= 56=hooking 57=alert 57:35 took off, landed 57:48 58=alert 59-58=alert 60=58="
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J P Myers 1975 Calidris melanotos following 17 (Grid 3) 27 June cont'd 6/27/75-3 ♂ melanotus 0 = border fight, rground 11:41 = to 1=f 2=I=alert 3:10 took off, landed 3:15. 3=a 4s 3:15 took off, chasing dunlin 1=f 5=4=f 6=f 7=6=f 8=f 9=8=f 10=f 11-10=f 12=10+f SUN OUT! 13=a 13:09 took off, landed 13:15 13:30 border fight, parallel flight 14= parallel border flight 15= border display ground fighter 15:40 flew → 15:47 16=f 17=16=f 18=16=f 19=f 20=19=f 20:40 flew landed (landed 20:47) 21=alert 22=f 23=22+f 24=f 25=24+f 26=24+f 27=24+f 28=alert 29=24+f 24:55 took off, flying 30=flight 30:35 landed 32:10 supple in group chase 3 ↓ 1oot in group chase 42 alert flew to suppliment 43 alert not 44=43=fut 45=43=fut 46=43- 46:20 took off, 46:23 (landed) 47=f 48=47=f 49=f 50=f → O 51=f 52=f 53=f 54=53+f snow, rain, sleet 55=f 56=alert =55 56:01 hosting → landed 54:12 57=f 58=57+f 59=57=f 60=f 6/27/75-4 ♀ melanotus 10 = flying to = 13.40 1=alert 2=1=f 3=alert 4=80+f 5=9+f 6=alert 7=6=f 8=6=f 9=6+f 9:33 flew; landed 0943 10=f 11=10=f 12=10+f 13=10+f 14=10+f 15=14+f 16=f 17=f
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Calidris melanotos following 18 Grid 3 27 June (Cont) 18=f=17 19=f 20=f → 19 20:03 flying in glide → 20:08 land [6/27/75-4 8 melanotos] 21=f 21:52 took off, glide, land 22:20 22=flying 22:15 Supplant,hoot → supp = 25m landed 22:35 23=border flight 24=" 25=flying after f of 5,3 nut 26=f 27=26+f 28=alert 29=f=28 30=f=28 → 1f 31=f 32=31=f 33=31-f 34=f 35=alert 36=bathing 37=pw=36 37:20:flew→37:28 38=f 39=38-f 40=f 41=40+f spooked by jeeper to flight for 3sec 42=f 43=f 44=43=f 45=43+f 46=f 47=46+f 48=f 49=f 50=f=49 → 19 51=f 52=f 53=f=52 54=f 55=f=54 56=f 57=f=56 58=f 59=58+f 60=58+f 6/27/75-5 ♀ melanotos - incubating & unspeoked, off of nest PS 2 0=incubating on nest to: 1=f 2=1=f 3=f 4=f 5=f 6=f 7=f 8=f being hooked at by neighbor 09 (q:20) - she raised tail at him) 9:43 flying → 9:59 alert 10 assauatage = f - 10:08 flew to nest 10:33 19=incubating (0 pre 0.26 footoff [to=1589]) 6/27/75-6 ♂ melanotos 1=alert supplanted in flight w/wing display, circling, 1:15 landed 1:40 went again 1:55 landed. 202 again - border fight 3. border fight 4=f 5=f 6=spooked by me 7=alert 3:25 flew → 7:28 8= 9=f 10= alert (almost legible)
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J P Meyers 1975 Calidoris melanotus following 19 Grid 3 27 June (cont'd) 11 = 10 = f 12 = 10 = f 13 = f 14 = f = 13 15 = 13 = f 16 = 16 = f 17 = 16 = f 18 = 16 = f 19 = 16 = alert 20 = f 21 = 20 = f 22 = 20 = f 23 = supplementing → 30 m in flight landed 23:25 border alternation by (2,2) returning, in flight 24 border fight 24:05 landed 25 = a knt 26 = ? = alert appears to hold strip along S side of pond 26:30 took off → 26:41 27 = alert 28 = f 29 = alert 30 = 29 = f 31 = 29 = f 32 = f = 29 33 = f = 29 33:19 supplement. landed 33:32 → 110 m 34 = f 35 = f 36 = 35 = f 37 = 35 = f 38 = 35 = f 39 = 35 = f 40 = 35 = f 41 = 35 = f 42 = 35 = f 43 = 35 = f 44 = alert pre hiding behind clump of grass ↓ downwind 45 = 44 = p.c. 46 = 44 = alert 47 = 49 = rest 48 = 44 = " 49 = 44 = alert 50 = 44 = " 51 = 44 = alert 52 = 44 = rest 53 = 44 = alert — it he stuck his bill for 20-30 sec then perched to look around 54 flying back 54:02 landed flew toward them at distance of 150 m 55 = alert 56 = 55 = alert 56:02 took off, hooting, landed 56:17 57 = alert 58 = 52 = alert 59 = flying, landed 59:02 — took off at 59 60 = alert. This was recognizable via a light streak downcenter of breast. note beautiful saliva for photo > 28 June 0 = preening 59:10 t₀ = 1443 6/28/75 — 1 melanotus 1 = 0 = p.c. 2 = 0 = " 3 = 0 = " 4 = 0 = alert 5 = flying 5:10 landed, took off again after 20", f.g., banked at edge of building 5:53 landed ... 6 = flying after 0. supp → 110 m boomer display, hooting 7 = land 8 = ? = alert 9 = f 9:40 flew off after 9; went into neighbor building + was suppl/bank 10 = chased 11 = f
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J.P. Whys 1975 Calidris melanotos following 20 Grid 3 28 June cont'd 15 = hoof own border 16 = alut 16:55 take off 17 = boohing [6 see] 17:11 landed 18 = f 18:10 took off after 28°, 14°, soaring back, chord 8 away 19 landed 20 = 19: f [illegible] flying 150 m → at 20:01 20:10 landed 20:15 flying, landed 20:20 20:10-21:00 21 = f 21:50 chase 9 22 = f 22:45 took off, landed 22:55 23 = f 24 = 23 = f 25 = 23 = f 26 = 23 = f 27 = f 28 = f 29 = alert. 28 29:38 took off 30 = flying for 9 landed 30:12 31 = f 31:34 took off after 8°: → 75m; border interaction, then after 2nd 8°, soared back 32 = flying 32:10 landed 33 Supplanting 34 = 38 alert supplant (f) → 70 m 34:40 landed 35 = 38 alert 36 = 39 = f 37 = 39 = f 38 = 39 = f 39 = 39 = f 40 = 39 = f 41 = 18 = alert 42:20 took off. chased by 8°, in border display, hovering along border. landed 42:57 43 landed place 44 = 45 = f 45 = Supplanting, hoisting - border haunt 45:10 → 25m 46 alert 46:02 → 86 m supplant, gliding; returning had border flight → 76m 47 = f 48 = 47 = f 49 = f 50 = f 51 = 49 = 50 f 52 = 50 = f 53 = 50 = alert 54 = 53 = ptc 55 = 53 = alert 56 = 53 = alert pteen 57 = 53 = pteen 58 = 53 = f 59 = 53 = f 60 = 53 = f D = f 1 = flying 2 = f 2:53 → 2:58 flying to = 1932 8° melanotos 6/28/75-2 3 = f 4 = f 5 = f 6 = f 7 = f 8 = f 9 = light border fight after being sundanked 10 = f → 70 11 = 10 = f 12 = f 13 = f 14 = alert rest 15 = r = 14 16 = 14 = f 17 = 14 = f 18 = 14 = ptc 19 = 14 = ptc 20 = 14 = ptc 24:10 took off (another 8° hoisting) 20:14 landed 21 = 14 = f 22 = 14 = f 23 = 14 = f 24 = 14 = f 25 = " = 23 26 = " = 23 27 = 23 = ptc 28 = " = f 29 = 4 = o 30 = 23 = " 31 = 23 = " 32 = 23 = 14" 33 = 23 = alert
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J.P. Meyers 1975 25 Calidris melanotos following Grid 2 2 July (cont'd) 17=16=alert 19=16=alert 20=16=alert 20:55 flew 21= hooking 21:03 landed 22=f 23=f 23:45 flew supplement → 150m chased 8+9 24= flying 25:00 meter 25= alert 26=alert 27=26+f 28=26+f 30=f 31= f 32=31=alert 33:01 to 35- border interchain 36=f 37= border display>36 37:18 → 37:35 took off 38=alert 39=38=alert 40=36=alert 41=38=alert 41:32 → flew to border & chase → 150m 42= flying 43 " 44 " 45 " 46 " 47 " 48 alert = 38 49=38= " 49:10 hooking 49:45 landed 50 alert = alert 51= " 52 Chapin dunlin 53=ret 54=alert=53 55=53=alert 56=53=" 57=53=" 57:10 flew briefly 58=f 59=alert 60=58=flying 61=58=alert 62= 58 pre 62:20 flew →62:43 chased dunlin 63= chase dunlin= alert 64= alert 65=64=alert 65:01→65:11 flew 65:30 → 65:42 flew 66=alert ch. 67 chase dunlin 68 landed alert 69=fly 70= 0=group to 8 from PS6 To = 1028 ♂ melanotos 7/1/75-3 1=0,=f 2=alert 3=f 4=f 5=f 6=5+f 7=6 alert 7:12 → 40m 7:20 landed supplementus 8=f 9=6+f 10=8=f 11=8+f 11:26 flew, hooked 11:39 landed 12=8-f
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JP Myers 1975 Grid Z 1 July (cont) 13=f 14=f 15=14+f 16=14+f 17=14+f 18=14+f 19=f 20=f 20-37-> 20.44 flew 21=alut 22=alut 22:45 flew hooked 23:05 23=hooting 23:30 knocking q 24 & chase 25 landed=alut 26=rot- 27-26=alut alut 28:30 -> 50m supplant 28 chasing [illegible] 29=" 30=rot 31=30=good pre 32=30- 33=50-alut 34=flying 35=f 36=f 37=f 38-37=f 3 there position au mean 35 39=f 40=alut 41=f 42=f 41 43=f made motion to supplant -> 570m 44=alut 44:01 flew - 44:03 45= 46-45=red 47=45- 48-45=" 49=45=" 49:20 -> 49:35 fly 50=alut 51=50=alut 51:20 flew -> 51:33 52=30=rot 53=60+30= alut 53.08 flew -> 150m 54=alut 54.40 -> flew 55=f 56=55+f 55:40 chase dunkin 57=f 58-57=f 59-57=f 60=f 61=alut =21 flew to hoist 62=alent=45 63=43 64=alut=45 65=f 65:35 picked up when & called 66-63=alut 67:35 flew to hoist (landed) 67:53 68=alut chased dunkin 69=alut 69:37 flew to hoist 69:55 flew 70 alut 71=alut 72=f 72:30 -> 72:36 flew 73=f 74=f =73 75=73=f 76=alut 76:02 flew to set 77 alut=30 78 "=" 78:19 head off to join 20.70-18 79 flying 79:02 landed 80 alut 81=f
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J P Myers (1975) Calidris melanotos following 28 Grid 2 1 July contd 63=f 53:10 took off surplus → 160m distance [♂ melanotos 7/1/75-1 cont'd] 54=0: alut 55=f 56=55-f 57=55-f 58=f 59=f 60=f =59 61=f 62=f=61 63=f 64=f=63 65=f=61 66=61-f 67= 61+♂ alut 67:40 flew, heat + land → surplus 200m 68=alut 69=f=68 70=f=68 71=70-f 72=70-f 73=70-f 74=70-f 75=f 75:12 took to join 2♂, 1♀ then joined by 3 other ♂ 76 Chasing 76:20 landed 77= Chasing alut 78=77= 79=77= 80=77=
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SPNlyers 1945 Calidris melanotos 29 Grid 3 2 July (cont'd) 15=f 15=N= f 16=f=10 17=10=alert 18=10=f 19=10=f 20= alert 21=f 22=f= 20 23=f 24=f flew 29:40- 29:42 25=pue 26=25=pue 27=f=25 27:45 took off, hooking, landed 23:58 hooked over Bloaty (at nest) 28= alert 29= " 30= root 31= rust >30 32= " 33= " 34= " 35= " 36=alert 37=36=fut 37:30 took off to chase dunlin - 37:40 landed 38= alert 39=f 39:55 took off after O parallel flight border display. Landed, in fight on ground 40= finching 41= group 42= feeding 42:30 still grousing alt Q of (Q displayed to at diff times by both O & O) not post 43=f 44=f 45=f 46=f 47=46=f 48= flying -> 48:11 landed 49=36=f 50=alert 51=f=50 52=f=50 53=alert 54=f 55=f 56=f=55 57=f 58=f 59=alert.. [Q of PSH chased dunlin away from nest] 60 flying after O, shooting Grid 2 4 July 0=f 1=0=f 2=f 3=alert 4=f 4:20 group call (unposted) -4:35 5=f 6:15 6:07 grouse call (unposted) after climbing up to mound 7=alert 7:40-7:46 grouse call 8=pue=5 9=f 10=9=f -> 19 11=f 12=f=11 13=11=f 13:40 walked to Q, turned began walking away while standing up straight, fanning tail with neck up + bill lowered. Intense display. Throat pouch hanging 14=pue 15=14=pue flew short distance 16=flyby after O -> 16:30 flew up plant as 3 O's went by, returned to host over Q 17 gliding 18= alert) flew 19=alert 19:40 flew to host 20 in an gliding 20:25 landed 21=f 22=alert 23=5 (Emulatus 3/2/75-1) (to = 06:15 Emulatus 7/4/75-1)
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