Alaska field notes, v4436
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JPMycos 1976 13June cont'd GRID 2, Barrow. 6/13/76 - 2 continuation (on 2nd sheet w/new) --- tracking episode 3 t0= 0542 = grouse 1= grouse 1:25 fly → 2= fly → chasing ot → 2:30 3=a 4=3a 4:02 fly → chase ot → 4:50 5=a 6=5a 7=5a 7:30 fly after dunlin. 8 flits in intercept route - computing (where other will be by time it catches up) <route of intercept> → start ot 7:50 land 8-run 9:0=a 10:0=a 11:0=a 12:0=a 13:0=a 14:0=a 15:0=q 15:18 fly → HOOT → 15:42 15:44 fly after ot 16= fly-chase 17 fly → 17:47 land 18:a 19=18=a 19:56 fly → BORDER flight 20 border flight → 20:02 land still in flight 20:05 fly → 20:25 21=a 22=21a grouse call 22:51fly → HOOT → 23=grouse 24-23 = INTENSE GROUSE 24:33→ 24:40 25:a 25:32 fly → HOOT → 2 26 flight → 26:08 26:40 fly → flutter borderflight 20° after ot 27 fly chase - classic V wing border source fight 27:35 land 28. parallel border march 5 see flight 29 a 30=29=a 31=29=a 31:20 fly → 4 sec 32a grouse call 33=a grouse call 34=a grouse call 35=34=a 35:28fly → to gana border - border flight land at 35:35. 36=a 2 see flight (1 see flight) 37=a 38=a 30 sec flight 39=38=a 40=38:a 41=38:f 4 gg attended to during evening --- tracking episode 1 14 June GRID #2 6/14/76-1 T0= 0527=f T0a=0845a I switched birds by mistake after following the first for 26 minutes, then the 2nd for the requisite time. So a few points are on the first sheet which began (forgot OII). The 8 of interest however begin at 5:27. T27=0137 27= grouse 4 sec flight - w/q COPULATION !