Alaska field notes, v4436

Myers, John P.

1976

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Myers, J. P. 1976 Alaska Catalog: #180 - 183 Journal Daily Lists Species Accounts Banding Schedule Species Tracking

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Myers, J. P. 1976 Alaska Catalog: #180-183

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Myers, J. P. 1976 Alaska Journal

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JP Mayers 1976 Journal Kanak Island, Comptroller Bay, 65 miles S. of Cordova by air, Gulf of Alaska, Alaska 3 May Flew south from Cordova to Kanak Island in a Chitina Airways Cessna 180. Foul weather- blowing 25 Knots from SE and driving rain. Flight rough, particularly after clearing the Copper River. Remarkable to see the change in snow cover as we proceeded south from Cordova: at the Copper River Delta there is a sharp break: to the north much of the snow is gone, particularly in exposed, non-wooded places. But on the delta itself, despite the low stature of the vegetation - (low wet tundra) and other exposure to the winds - snow remains deep and the river is frozen. The delta from the air is a tortuous mass of sloughs and streams, meandering almost aimlessly toward the west. Flying south we followed the washed coast for a while, then swung out over barrier islands and followed them to Comptroller Bay. Sands along the islands were blowing [illegible], drifting viciously and uninterruptedly. I suspect the pilot had second thoughts about my sanity, and that of David Norton who was waiting for me in a tent on Kanak on the windward side. We landed at 1845, ~15 minutes late due to the strong headwinds. The landing was a bit exciting. We saw very few birds in flight along the shores. At Kanak, walking back to camp from the landing beach, I immediately ran into a large roost of glaucous-winged gulls, mergulls, and arctic terns. A few [illegible] whipped past overhead, torn north in the wind. Camp was a 15 minute walk away, and thanks to the driving rain my pack remained drenched. As it developed, however, the crushingly subdued there was piddling in comparison to Norton's life in the tent, which somehow he had brought up front a raucity. Oh joy. We broke out our gear, transferring valuable to plastic bags, and then circled for a brief walk along the beach. Small flocks of Calidris maria and alpina flew by, both up and down the beach. Tide was going out, but there was no bird activity along the line itself. Several marsh hawks foraging over the old beach. The 'old beach' is a zone of expanding vegetation between vegetated dunes and the Sitka spruce forest, and the high tide line. It is due, Norton tells me, to the considerable uplift that occurred here after the 1964 earthquake; the epicenter was not far away.

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JPM Myers 1976 Journal Barrow, Alaska 29 May Ross Greenberg and I landed on a Wieneg flight at 1700 this afternoon, having left Fairbanks about 1540. Back at Barrow again. Temperature a charming 29° or so, with a steady NE breeze under 15 knots. Low ceiling, completely overcast. And snow. Waiting for the expedition to take us out to the Naval Arctic Research Laboratory, our Barrow list grew by leqos and bounds, with a few singing snow bunting 837 and an overflight of Larus hyperboreus. Snow cover extensive, but a bit wet. A few bare places by the road on the way back to the lab. Up to 20 glorious gulls out on the ice of the Chuckchi Sea across the road from the Mail dump. Something never changes. Back at the lab snow bunting singing + displaying as lustily as ever. We checked in, at dinner, discovered that Harry Underwood was on vacation and Jack Wellons temporarily in charge. Warren Denner left on the plane on which we arrived. I managed to finagle a temporary lab from Wellons, as ours is to be cleared. But so we mentioned about, raking the accumulated snowmounds on various bulletin boards, it became apparent that a fascist wave had hit the labs, carrying it to new and uncharted levels. Locks, keys, permanent 10 cards. Soon there will be passwords. Met Howard Broevey, U.S.T.R.O.S person from Seattle working on marine mammals. Doug Woody, flunky for George Divoky + the only competent birder around. He has been out on the ice at the lead, counting waterfowl moving north. Around Barrow for the last few days, had little to report. Apparently the Lavis arrived recently. Longspurs had just come in. A few ruddy turnstones had appeared. No snowy owls → that is a significant observation given what was supposed to have been a lerning high year. Only two jaegers seen, out at the lead. About 2000 we drove to Pow-mutin, finding it snowed in + 5ens bird sure ~15 Plectrophenax. Then drove out to the Cake eater and Smithsonian buildings. Even the Button area is almost 100% snow covered. See list. nothing to crow about 30 May 0830 R and I walked out behind the lab to the Fresh Lake shacks. One large bay patch just behind the animal colony - flock of 57 longspurs, hunting (8+9) and I Acantthis 2Asia. Almost no other birds the rest of the walk. We then found Woody ad his truck, and went into town to bird. A few bare areas produced everything on the list.

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JP Myers 1976 Journal 2 Barrow, Alaska 30 May (cont'd) Only bird of note was a single [illegible] anemolotes. Temperature 36°, light E wind low clouds 31 May 8:50 left lab with R.Greeneberg and walked out gasoline road to transects and grids. Wind shifted during the night to E, temperature down to 34°. Typical low cloud/fog. It was apparent by the time we turned off the town road onto Gasoline that something had changed → there were already several prominent jagers visible. Then reaching Village Ridge we happened on a ruddy turnstone and a joker plover. Melt obviously proceeding, with bare areas [illegible] everywhere, although some areas, e.g. Bokka, far advanced w/respect to others. Russ sampled Grids 2 and 3, recording an estimate of percent snow cover. I did same for transects [illegible] 2, 4 and 5. The soft snow made walking very difficult. By 11:30 The sun was shining. I finished at 1:30 and walked back in. Birds were literally flying in as we worked, an witnessed by the fact that on our way out we saw no pretwales; on Russ's return trip he found 14, in one flock of 12 and a pair; on my way back I found one flock of 10, one of 125, and another of 15. All were along Village ridge. Snow had melted noticeably by then also. In fact, the tundra came alive this a.m.— see [illegible] daily list. Among notables were first dunlin, [illegible] baird, whateaer, as well as those mentioned above. Found two active pairs of Nycticorax, one with a nest and eight eggs beside the Smithsonian ledge on the edge of Volta Circle 19:00 hrs went out again on a three wheeler to transects 1 and 3. Temperature approx. 41°, with a very light easterly wind and thin fog, thin enough to be worse for days, keeping visibility down to a km or so, but allowing bright sun to penetrate. All the heat has made the snow very mushy and difficult to walk in. It also created the perfect situation for finding leaving distinct tracks in the snow — and because of this I found a fox den out on gasoline ridge. Actually the den is on the west side of the ravine which flows into both creek from along the west side of Gasoline, on the west side of the ravine about 200 m S from the entrance to Both Creeks. The fox is obviously very active, with tracks everywhere over Gasoline ridge.

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JPMycos 1976 Journal 3 NAIRL to Leadin Dee Packs, via Newak, P. Barrow AK 1 June 1500 left NAIRL on three wheeler and snow mobile with Doug Woody and Russ Greenbaum. R.C.Stebbins take note. After yesterday heat wave, the evening hours cooled down such that this a.m. was 28. Still sunny, but with a hard crust everywhere and ice on the ponds. In the a.m. we did busy work plus a brief foray to POW-main and Smithsonian (see daily list - most notable is decline in pinnacles). Temp today rose to 34° or so, little wind (from E) and largely cloudless sky. Thru the whisper. To go to the lead, we sped along the ice parallel to the point until reaching Newak, where we disembarked and made a brief survey of the tundra patch. Unusual: the "tundra patch" is that which last year we found the red-necked stints, and is an island of Pucinella/Carex tundra surrounded by the gravel spit. Much of it - in fact 95% - is still snow covered today. A few bare patches by the radio tower at its NW corner, two whistling birds on the ground - an Anthus spinola, and Pluvialis dominica. Australifrons and Bregata nigricans overhead. Several hundred eider, mostly spectabilis A flock of Calidris moving among the bare tundra patch. Heading north from the Point we had smooth ice for about 2Km, similar or even smoother than it had been along the shore. Then abruptly we hit a series of ridges, of jumbled blocks of ice fortunately smoothed by slushy mushy snow in the sun. After 20 minutes of wrestling over the patch, bucking groaning continuously and nearly flipping both 3-wheeler + snowmobile, we reached the camp used by H. Braham, OCS marine mammal investigator. They all camped on a field of old ice, a plain meadow in the forest of jumbled blocks. Most of his crew, Abraham included, were thus sunning themselves in the torrid 34° rays. Actually it is quite pleasant, save the late glaring light. Polar bear tracks lead through camp, fresh from the morning. We left the vehicles there, at Russ's request - he was adamant about not walking to be jolted anymore than necessary, and walked ~300m to the camp's lookout over the lead. With fresh cracks and 5m pits of fractured ice, just beyond which an incredibly deep blue fissure of water, as a verandah, we remained for ~1hr looking for birds moving along the lead. See daily list. Over 1000 eiders went by, but compared to yesterday that is nothing.

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SPMeyers 1976 Journal Barrow, AK 2 June Spent part of Am. Nonselling [illegible] bureaucrats. Greenberg elicited the paranoia of NOAA personnel last year at the NOAA atmospheric monitoring station by appearing a few times around the AK area at inopportune moments. They got his name and apparently associated all human silhouettes within, at bay Jack Millers, executive officer, jumped on me for last year's sins. Also talked w/ Ted about our fiscal situation, as requested by Newton. He now understands we operate w/o funds. Then went to IBP region w/ Greenberg briefly looking over vagrant frogs, no avail. He came back from [illegible] w/ reports of heavy movements of birds, dicky birds, into that previously fallow site. [illegible] Easterly wind. Foggy. Behind the labs we found a varied thrush, tree sparrow, many savannah sparrows, several vireos, 200 pintails. A rusty blackbird. Obviously there has been a new influx of birds. They seem to appear in waves, the first one having been 31 May, with nothing yesterday. IBP/Swiftsonian region GR102 3 June 0830-1200 on GR102, trying to follow/track a pair of pomarine jaegers. Weather a blustery 32 or so, with strong easterly winds blowing steadily. All off hauled in wider course, leaving a crust of hard snow everywhere, even though yesterday was so mushy I sank in place beyond the tops of my hip boots. The jaeger territory is huge - ~1200 x 600 meters, giving densities of jaegers of less than 5/square mile or 1.5/Km². Lekking activity is ever more apparent—I saw them regularly this morning, running between snow patches, in jaeger jaws, etc. But dropping of grass appears to be quite patchy, as is the distribution of lekking chimney-sparrows. In some places chimney-sparrows reach densities of >1/m², whereas in others there are none. Shorebirds: pectorals are still by far the most common with 50 doing their thing over much of GR102, save the upper, still snow [illegible] parts. Several 99 about receiving stimulants attentions. Prolin began displaying yesterday, although infrequently. Today several pairs were continuously active, involving chase and mutual aerial calls. 6 red phalaropes seen, each time in pairs (one 3-4, one 5-8, one unknown).

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JPM Myers 1496 Journal 5 NARL, BARROW, AK 4 June Chukchi FRESH LAKE MIDDLE SALT LAGOON S. MEADOW LAKE N. MEADOW LAKE GRID 3 GRID 2 CREEK 1 C. LINE RIDGE SCALE- Transsects are 1 Km. long LOCATION OF 1975 (1-5) and 1976 (6-10) transsects 2 fox dens marked X OWI nests △ Greenberg and I finished laying transsects 6-10 this a.m. As last year, each is 1 Km long, defined by a central row of stakes placed at 50 m intervals. Each stake defines 2 units, (n)a) and (n)b) — i.e. a 50 x 90 m unit lying on either side of the stake. The morning was remarkably calm — a balmy day until for this season, with temperature rising to the mid 30's. Slushy snow conditions, worsening as the morning progressed, made walking unpleasant. We discovered a heavy concentration of Stercorarius p. in the vicinity of transsects 8/9 (near their junction). Also, along 10 we were hosted by an arctic fox; perhaps the same one which has a den by the origin of Tran #6.

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JP Myers 1976 Journal Barrow, Alaska 4 June (cont'd) Beginning at 1445 I covered transects 6-10 while RG did #5. total of 169 minutes spent on transects - see summary for detailed results. Overall totals: 50 ha; 169 minutes (not including #5) density/ha Calidris alpina 8 .16 C. fuscicollis 1 .02 C. melanotos 87 5 .01 C. melanotos chance 8 = .05/min Stercorarius pomarinus 5 .01 Calcarius lapponicus 34 .68 Plectrophenax nivalis 7 .14 Walking back from the end of transect 10 I followed the south side of beach ridge as it contours south of Central Marsh Slough, finding another fox den along the way. See arctic fox spp. accent Cryo2 5 June p.m. - tracked C. melanotos after Rans had spent a.m. cursing. It reported a decline in # of melanotos #7 from previous days, and the evidence from tracking suggests that to be the case. Tundra is quite large compared to last year, with tundra areas being on the order of 12 ha. See tracking accent; see melanotos spp. accent. But of interest was the influx of P. alpina, as several 78 had multiple 99 in their territories. Alpina is displaying constantly now; I saw many aerial chases, wing-ups, etc. A few pisilla moving about but not in heavily yet. The jaycor pair occupying most of Cryo2 on 3 June (see journal) appears to have contracted its area, with another pair moving up to the high (unmarked) (8-10, y) zone. Melt-off records on grids 2 and 3 report (taken by RG this a.m.) a steady but unevenly distributed pattern. The strip along Grid 2 by Gao will Road has almost entirely melted. Overall melt-off average snow cover # was 72 and 86% for 2 and 3 respectively. Gaelene Ridge, Barrow, 6 June A glorious clear early morning with almost no wind enticed me into a taping foray, wandering along gaelene ridge with the Dan Gibson Parabolic Special, trying to cooy

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JPMYERS 1976 Journal Banow, Alaska 6 June cont'd various birds into immortalizing their vocal efforts. No wind, however, is quite different from light wind, as the tapes show from the amount of buffeting noises. See tape accent for record of successes. Aside from the weather, the most notable event was finding out seeing small groups of P. melaanotos moving through - see app accent. Other than that, things were rather quiet, in fact surprisingly so. P. melaanotos have dispersed, thinly at that, and were only sporadically active save in a few places. Although the morning continued to remain sunny and around to 40°, all without wind even throughout the afternoon. Amazing. In the evening I took a 3-wheeler out to Nuwak - see daily list. Most notable events, aside from the weather, were the 4's of C. baicalicus displaying over the Nuwak tundra patch, a 'pair' of fuscicollis, and a Dendroica tigrina (see app accent for description). This bird was later collected by G. Divoky. TRANSECTS 1-5 7 June A late morning - reached the beginning of Transect 5 at 10:15. Did all 5 in order 5-1-3-4-2, finishing at 1530. Light NE wind, 100% clouds, 28°, 34°. Transect overall totals: 50 ha 218 minutes Calidris alpina 22 .44 C. melaanotos 9 16 .32 P. melaanotos chance 11 = .005/minute Phalacrocorax fulicarius 8 2 .04 Stercorarius pomarinus 6 .12 Calidris japonicus 43 .86 One Aso Hemimus displaying on Village Ridge - not calling, but diving GRID 2 8 June At 16:14 began tracking a P. melaanotos. NE wind blowing cool 39°w) complete, classic Banow overcast. The 8 I picked up in an area on GRID 2 where I had tracked another 8 3 days previous. It was immediately apparent that not only was the 8's territory smaller, but older 8's had come in in number. It was extremely active - see tracking data - (Wally Little)

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JP Muyes 1976 Journal GRID 2 Barrow, Alaska 8 June (Cont'd) booting, cloving, displaying almost continuously. See melanotos apparent. FAP arrived in pm. GRID 3, BARROW, Alaska 9 June 10:30-1200; 14:30-1600 censused GRID 3 - 25 ha. SNOW COVER - 58% over entire grid, with variance (100 50x50m units estimated visually) from 10-80%. Weather was cold - ~34°, with a light NE wind and 100% overcast. The jaeger scene on the grid is difficult to interpret. What appears to be happening over the entire area (along Gaswell Road) is that a flock of jaegers appeared into an area have moved in, and they are slowly moving their focal point as the snow clears in new areas. Glorious gulls and short-eared owls move with them, at least to a certain extent. Thurs-3 June the concentration was on the small extension of Beach Ridge cutting across as Well - about the first area cleared. Then 4-5 June they appeared on the Bunker area (“even the” this mucked [illegible] at the same time as the previous spot). Now there is a small group - ~6 using the central area of GRID 3. At first I took them for a very dense array of lunular birds, as 4 of them are dispersed in tight pairs, but and they were calling and arguing. But it was their spacing behavior bore no special relationship to fixed points in space - in fact it was sporadic at best. Nonetheless, Adjacent to the grid - particularly along Beach Ridge to the E., and Village Ridge to the S., lunular pairs are doing their flying. One short-tailed weasel, plus areas of dense weasel tracks, at (30) GRID TOTALS 25 ha. 3 hr Arenaria intermus 4 (2 pros displaying) Calidris alba 1 (feeding) C. alpina 67 (pairs unpairing partly or wholly on grid) [illegible] C. brachyura 1 C. melanotos 8 4 C. pusilla 2 (one pair) Limnodromus scolopaceus 7 (one pair + 5 flankers) Stercorarius pomarinus Larus hyperboreus 2 Phalacrocorax fulicarius 0 9 Calcarius lapponicus 8 9 After censusing, I tracked a Stercorarius (6/9/76-3) for 50 minutes, with several notable lacunae in the data.

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J P Myers 1976 Journal Nunuk, Pt Barrow, Alaska 9 June p.m. - Greenberg and I went to Nunuk on 3 wheelers, leaving WALL at 1930. Weather not changed from a.m. - dominated by overcast and light NE wind. The point was, barren of the usual varied flock of passerines - mostly Calcarius and Phlethrophnus. One Turdus minimus, a few redpolls and a savannah sparrow. These Jaegers were moving by in flocks, following the spit northward then on over the ice. Gulls were also moving, but not in great number. [GRID 2] 10 June 0925 began following melanotatus. Could do so for 110 minutes with considerable success. See melanotatus flocking data. Several loose 87's moved through as I was tracking, probably, I conjecture, looking for a place to set up shop. They were quickly evicted. Melanotatus are also about - two or four the attentions of several, probably 4 at one time or another. But they too are moving, even though some are obviously attached to the area and receptive to the 87's administration. Of considerable note was the noisy activity and display of 5 estimated by FAP territorial 87 Asio flammeus, calling repeatedly over Village Ridge, Grid 2 and GRID 3. They are not apparent. p.m. - 1500 I tried trapping melanotatus, using a mounted 87 as bait, but to no avail. I put it on the display stand being used by the resident 87, which ignored it until trying to land at the mound, whereupon the 87 gave it short shrift. The model was not reacted to as anything resembling another 87. Collected an immature tree swallow sitting on a wire in camp, shivering. Put up by Atelka. 10-14 June May p.m. - taped gulls from 2300 to 0200 in still night air. See tape record the quiet only became apparent by 0100-0200, by which time it might have been any less efficient nervous system. No, seriously, life slows down, with the melanotatus actually resting. One two unusual birds, Calidris himantopus and Charadrius vociferus (see daily list.) 11 June [GRID 3] tracked one melanotatus on two large tundra this afternoon. Another unbelievably boring day, probably quieting down the herds a bit as they seen and feed.

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JP Myers 1976 Journal GRID 3 June 11 cont'd the o followed this afternoon (6/11/76-1) was flirting with as many as 494 through the 100 minute period. But there could not have been many more melanotos about, as he had no - what? - border interaction while I followed him. Saw one weasel, 2 Knotts, are sandealing while crossing coursing across the grid. May P.M. 22:30 went out to grid area in order to follow melanotos. Wind absent, a coastal fog but bordering on being clear, but with the temperature low enough for a crust to be forming on the ponds already. As I walked through GRID 2 the resident o melanotos were as active as ever - I went back at a burst of activity; the contrast between their and GRID 3 could hardly have been greater, not so much because of the level of activity of melanotos there, but because they are so scattered. It appears that only one, possibly 2 o's are entirely on the grid; one followed this a.m., the other NE (in the low reaches of the grid). One other its territory running from the mid to high 3 column (3, y>5) all the way up along the Village Ridge, perhaps 150 m. to the south. I began to follow this bird but was overwhelmed by the size of its territory, particularly given the area next on the grid. So I then returned to GRID 2 and began following a bird in (5,1), only to find, after 10 minutes, that it was a floating o. After the resident supplied it I began following the resident at midnight and continued todo so for 100 minutes. The activity record (retracking event of 6/12/76-1) reflects that life slows down on the kendra late at night, as did any qualitative level of bird activity. Display activity became more patchy, it would occur, with bursts of display often involving several cpecies - dunlin, semipalas. The weather this evening was brisk - not much of a wind - out of the east as usual, but with temperatures in the high 80's. In fact, in order to keep my rapidograph functional I had to keep striking it in my mouth. Returned to the lab at 10:200 or so. TRANSECTS 6-10 At 10:13 began on Transect 6. Sometime between my retiring for the evening and the early morning, a warm front moved in, with temperatures rising to

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JPLayers 1976 Journal TRANSECTS 6-10, Barrow, Alaska 12 June 4W 38°, at 41° by afternoon. Light SE wind. 70% clouds (a high cover with visions of a storm to the south). TRANSECT OVERALL TOTALS (see transect accent for detail) TIME 230 minute 50 ha C. alpina 24 .48 C. bairdii 4.4 .08 C. melanocephala 219 .38 PSOrela (all) 22 = .1/min C. posilla 2 .04 Stercorarius pom 3 .06 Average snow cover over all transects - 53% Calcarius lap. 35 .7 Plectrophenax n. 2 .04 Phulicarius 8 2 4 2 Several things of note. First, melt off is proceeding at livelunch pace, being as witnessed by the average, 53%. This compares to 79% for 8 June. When it has not melted, it is a slushy snow, save in some ponds which have yet to surface. As I was covering transect 6-8, players flew over, one golden and two slightly smaller. My mind flashed back upon seeing the torpedo-ish flight quality and the dramatic dark breast-light belly contrast. But as they were flying overhead I got only a poor, momentary look. They continued on to past gaslin ridge, a seven through chased them, I could not find them. So I returned to the transect. Then at 12:30 on tran 8, unit 10, there they were, a pair of Eudromias! See app. accent. 3rd - Throughout the day flocks of 4 melanotos flew to the NE - In fact there were 8 flocks ranging from 2-14 (most around 5), totaling 48 birds. Amazing. See app accent. Finally, I walked back to POW 'WAIN' via Beach ridge, past FAP's old study area. The plovers are thick and obvious everyday - saw pomarin jaegers. Two snowy owls at opposite extremes of the ridge, and throughout the morning, short-eared owls displaying overhead. They appear to be spread along the ridge, 2 on Gaslin, 2 on Beach above Barrow Marsh. One notable fact of the tundra this year, due probably to the early melt and light accumulation of snow, is how dry the area is. One can walk most places with impunity, fearing neither water nor much.

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JP Myers 1976 Journal GRID 2, Barrow, Alaska 13 June Tracked birds from 01:29 to 6:15. A warm evening, with light wagarious/variable wind shifting between NW and SE, then back again. A few raindrops. Temperature stayed within a degree of 39°F throughout the evening. Both breeds were fairly active, much more so than the individual tracked the previous night. See tracking accent. Saturday night seems to be drizzling might here, everywhere, despite the fact that Barrow went dry last winter. Several carloads of teenagers arrived Gasoline, parking out at the end. One barely made it back in, plunging off the road onto the tundra in a great splash of water with the hood flapping back. I was amazed to see the teenagers simply walk away from the car (or even a discussion of cellular or not to try and regain the road). The driver sprang out and sprinted down the road, as if facing a beating by tin fillows. 0730 - 3-wheelered out to Alwork in order to attempt to tape the Calidris rufula (or which Peter Connors found displaying here yesterday). Did so successfully, largely because of the absolute stillness of the air. See tape log. 14 June 0:00 to 0700 tracked birds on GRIDS 2 and 3. A ghastly fog, cold enough to cover my back with ice from the westerly wind, hurt visibility, and probably also affected bird activity, particularly as the evening until 2000 was balmy. By 0700 as I was quitting the fog had begun to lift with a westerly; the sky clearing first out to sea. Of particular interest was that the peckorals headed mainly (though not exclusively) to the west, into the wind. Until the wind shifted they were largely looking into the east, also facing the wind. 15 June Transsects 1, 3, 4 on a late morning. Weather warm and sunny with a westerly wind. Began #1 at 11:15. Snow melt-off is nearing completion along most of the transects, with #3 being the hold-out. Even if, however, is largely free of snow, with an average cover of only 8%. Observation of note: a large flock of glaucous gulls is feeding upon drowned lemmings in Volvo Slough, catty between transects 2 and 4. There were over 60.

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JP Myers 1976 Journal TRANSECTS 1,3,4 15 June Back to phenology - Ranunculus nivalis is beginning to bloom in low polygons, amidst the Poa. In troughs, Duplicaria and Carex are greening noticeably. And along grain-line ridge I found the year's first Pedicularis lanata, not yet blooming but risen. There are flying insects about also, but only large flies to data. GRID 3, TRANSECTS 2,5 16 June 0635-0745 tracked a 0° mulemotor on GRID 3. See tracking account. Then went to transects 2 and 5 (after breakfast) in order to complete the 1-5 sequence. These data are summarized below, including those obtained yesterday: TRANSECT SUMMARY (see transect accent for details) → 50ha 262 min Average Cover: SNOW - 2% WATER - 47% (including flooded grass etc) Anag actua Phyoticta stelkri Pluvialis dominica C. alpina C. baardi C. melanotos C. pusilla Ph. fulicarius Calcarius Plectropterus Stecorarios pom 14 2 16 3 8 23 4 14 15 2 1 0.02 0.28 0.04 0.32 0.06 0.36 0.46 0.08 0.28 0.30 0.66 0.04 Ps. 8chase .06/min 17 June GRID 3 - I tracked a P. melanotos this a.m. from 0530-0630, doing so with a great deal of trouble! The wind shifted during the evening to an easterly direction, picking up strength in the process to "moderate" - it enough to make it difficult to hear what was going on, uncomfortable to be there, and even uncomfortable with the 0°'s style try hanging thin up in a glide. Further, it was sufficiently cold to put a crust of ice on all ponds, thick enough to impede rapid transit. And finally, I never thought I could beat the sun at Banne for shining, but this a.m. with the angle Paw and reflecting off the water into my eyes, I cursed it repeatedly. It was not a morning for the tundra. Finally, after tape recorder trouble I retired for breakfast. Then through the rest of the field day (8:25-1500) I covered transects 6-10, plus data from which are in the transect account, and summarized below:

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SP Myers 1976 Journal TRANSECTS 6-10 Barrow Alaska 17 June (cont'd) TRANSECT SUMMARY: AVERAGE COVER SNOW 4% 50ha WATER 40% species # /ha Time 233 min Polysticta stelleri 2 .04 Prunus acuta 2 .04 Pluvialis dominica 4 .06 C. alpina 21 .42 C. bairdi 6 .12 C. melanocephala 8 29 .58 C. melanocephala ♀ 14 .28 C. pusilla 1 .02 Ph. fulicularis ♀ 15 .3 Arenaria interpres 2 .04 Stercorarius pomarinus 1 .02 Calcarius lapponicus 29 .58 Plectrophenax nivalis 9 .18 Despite the high values for transect water coverage, the tundra is relatively dry, not having rained appreciably since we arrived, and with wind and as blowing a sun as the arctic can possibly muster. Anything, in fact, that is not under water, immediately adjacent to water, or just exposed from snow cover is dry, with the vegetation crackling underfoot. Observation of note - see archiv for accent. Tiburon Along transect 8, where 12 June had been the Eudromia, today I found a Tryngite, although no Dolcetola. One Somateria fischeri flew over head in the same area. Calcarius are beginning to be seen in small flocks, apparently nearing to be territorial, chasing after ♀♀, and making remaining territorial longspurs disintegrated with their excursions into protected land. See daily list, melanocephala accent. Ah yes - the first molting dunlin today. GRID 3 18 June 0500 began tracking a 8° melanocephala See tracking accent. Weather conditions same as yesterday, save a bit weaker wind. Somehow I was much more functional in pursuit of this 8° today, and actually obtained every good record. It was exceedingly active, with several ♀♀ present and recipients of his attention. This 6 a.m. saw largest chorus of seasons - i.e. smart # of 8° after one ♀, with 2 'hacks' departing having 5 and 8 birds in them. See opp accent See entry 19 June

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SPNijas 1976 Journal 15 GRD 3, Barrow, Alaska. 19 June 0535 began tracking ? melanotus - see tracking accent. Moderate cast wind carnage through the morning, with cloudy skies for most of the morning. Dirty-ish weather, but perhaps not enough to keep away those haulengers of tundra carnage - skimo kids with bow and arrow. Yesterday afternoon FAP found that 3 archers had destroyed the porcupine jigger nest just west of GRD 3 - POJ 1 (3). The resident ? has been wounded and is attempting to maneuver today with a 1m arrow through her wrist. Would be amusing were it not such ghastly treatment, and so frequent an end to jiggers nesting within children's walking distance from Brownville and Barrow. I tried to call her today but was unable to do so. Yesterday afternoon, before talking with FAP about the events, I had seen the silhouettes of 3 kids making their way along Village Ridge, obviously wreaking every sort of havoc, particularly with Cummings. It brought back disheartful memories from last summer, and made me regret not relocating the gride. Such is tundra biology. Visions of carnage were shimmering across the ridge. During the afternoon a thick fog commenced with a westerly wind, and then after dinner - 8:18ish, it broke in classic calm, oddly still - the sort of fog that hauls you into its thick horizontal occlusion yet thin layering. As FAP, PC Connors and I walked along (median Ridge at 2000, the fog broke up, even with calm wind. We had been drawn out to tape because of the calm wind and resultant opportunity for tape recording. Beneath the calm cloud was accompanied by unusual quiet, which appeared to be breaking only as we went in in the sunlight. See tape accent. The fox dunlay John Creek has been expanded markedly - see app accent. 20 June 0600 went out to tape, despite a slight westerly breeze. Obtained a few good porcupine trails - see app accent. 0850 began tracking ? melanotus on GRD 3. Weather balmly, sun out, no wind. Only around 1130 did a breeze pick up and clouds (high) move over, carrying a chill. Birds were quiet today, and I think that the pectorals are tapering off, who questions. See tracking

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JPhyceus 1976 Journal 16 GKID3, Barrow, Alaska 20 June accent. Observations of molt - a Calidris ferruginea in full breeding or plumage landed on GKID3, and was moving around in association with two pairs of Arenaria interpres. The short-tailed shearwater was again active along the ridge. 21 Jun Strong W wind w/rain and snow did not make the morning's work of tracking wulamaton at all pleasant. As I tracked, Russ Greenberg covered transects 1,3,5. See transect accent. P.M. tracked a pectoral gull again. TRANSECTS 6-10 22 June 0730 began sampling transects 6-10. See transect accent for details. R.G. sampled #2 and #4 concurrently. Temperature 34°, 100% clouds, light W wind at the onset, with the sky cleaning by 1130 when I finished #10. Yesterday's rain has moistened most of the tundra, although not reaching saturation in the high polygons. There is obvious new growth of Populus and Eriophorum in deep troughs now, as well as green leaves on Salix rotundifolia and S. pulchra. Found one yellow-flowered Draba in bloom on a high center polygon in Liguula confusa meath. Snow remains only in a few sites where protected by ridges. The low Carex marshes along the east end of transect #9 are cleared and draining. Birdwise it was a good run, both because of the activity of shorebirds and the sighting of other spp. of particular interest - a black brant nest, clutch size as yet undetermined, on an island in a pond by transect 10 in a low center polygon system. 6 Grus canadensis foraging in 3 pairs along the end of #8. A Somateria fischeri pair and a & were moulting in a nest. 3 Gavia arctica displaying overhead. And extensive displaying by a Calidris canutus (see spp accent). Took extensive photography of high center polygon vegetation. By mid-afternoon weather was quite cloudy because of the sun. [illegible]

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J P Nijens 1976 Journal Transsects 6-10, Barrow, Alaska 22 June (cont'd) TRANSECT SUMMARY - see TRANSECT ACCT for details #1-5 30ha 0 snow 264 minutes Polysticta stelleri 8 .16 PSO changes 2 Fluvialis dominica 6 .12 Calidris alpina 12 .24 .01/min C. melanotos 3 21 .42 4 14 .28 Ph. fulicarius 3 8 .16 4 13 .26 Calcarius leporinus 23 .46 #6-10 50ha + snow 212 minutes Clangula hyemalis 1 .02 PSO changes 14 Polysticta stelleri 2 .04 Fluvialis dominica 8 .16 Calidris alpina 11 .22 .07/min C. bairdii 3 6 .12 C. melanotos 4 25 .05 4 13 .26 C. pusilla 1 1 .02 Ph. fulicarius 3 16 .32 4 27 .54 Ph. lobatus 1 .02 Stercorarius pomarinus 2 .04 Calcarius leporinus 33 .66 Plectrophenax nivalis 3 .06 GRID 2-3 23 June The oppressive heat of this June continues to astound us. Today it hit 50°F, and the chronomid emergence is upon us. 'Flocks' of midges swarmed about me today as I tried to trap C melanotos with much success. With the day as idyllic as it was - high temperature, little wind, and no clouds, the gulls were not at all driven, if scared, to return to their nests once disturbed. Further, maitives were out in force, skinney-dipping in a tundra pond ~ 500 m S of the SW corner of GRID 3. I banded 2 maitive & thin altrix. -see banding acct. Bands were courtesy of George Divokey. At 11:30 R.G. came roaring out to the Grid on a 3-wheeler with the finding of a bobolink. Because of his dis taste for collecting, I rode out to Nunuk, and after a brief search, found the bird, a 6

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JPLDypus 1976 Journal 24 June 0500 - a strong WSW wind, in fact the strongest of the year - blowing as I went out this arm to track P melanotos. Excessively warm for this hour and date also- 44°F. 100% clouds and obviously raining on the eastern horizon. Although the temperature was high, the wind and dampness made it quite chilly out this arm, and made tracking uncomfortable. Nothing seemed to slow down the P that I was following, however, as he looked and displayed through the 100 min period. See tracking accent. One Numerius phaeopus flew over as I began the session. Otherwise nothing difficult appeared. Most species were relatively quick, with melanotos and Limnodromus being the most active, displaying frequently. GRID 3 25 June 0230 began tracking P melanotos. Weather back to the Barrow norm - rain perhaps bit more intense than usual, alternating with fog drip; a wld wind blowing with temperature ~ 33°F. By 0445 the rain had stopped but fog became thick and heavy. The P rested much of the time - see accent - but alternated sports of feeding with a rend disappearing act, wherein he would be placidly feeding + then abruptly fly off in a cryptic fashion - see apparent. During the morning I found a small gaggle of 34 Brachypterus lionica moving about - non-breeders, and a western sandpiper. Also one banded P Phaleropus fulicarius - Red, yellow; alcom. yellow. 1000 I returned out to GRID 2 in order to recover my nest trap, and to photograph a cooparatin P melanotos, as well as the current view of GRID 2 from atop the Smithsonian Bldg. Weather moderating, with a lower wind and no precipitation. See melanotos accent re photography. P.M. returned again at 1400 to the same location, to continue photography and to track a P melanotos. On the way out I glanced at the gull flock, which has been growing daily, feeding on the human detritus at Ludemond and

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J.P. Myers 1976 Journal GRID 2 Barrow Alaska 25 June (cont.) voosting along the west side of Honey Bucket Lagoon, just to the east of Caslin Road. A large dark-backed gull immediately drew my attention - Larus schistisagus. Very dark back - although not black, but in incomplete adult plumage. The central back area was full adult, as well as scapulars, but the rest - i.e. 90% of the wings, was still a very light, mottled, brownish vertic white. Bill yellowish with a black tip. Forhad rather [illegible], notes sloping as a L. occidentalis. Sign of L. hyperboreus (many from comparison). Pink legs. We raced back to the lab in order to get appropriate firearms for collecting it, but upon return it had been spooked out to an inaccessible spot on the lagoon ice. I then crept to the grid to work, checking for it as we returned at 16:45 - it was not in sight, even though the year's first Bissin tridaclya was in just about the same immediate spot. TRANSECTS 6-10 26 June A late morning for sampling transects - began #6 at 0920. RG had sampled #1-3 yesterday, and completed 2-4,5 while I did 6-10. Finished at 1316 and walked in immediately. Weather began causively, with a strong west wind that found me thankful for ten circulation of the transects. Temperature ~ 40° however, so I didn't suffer from the cold. The wind may have depressed wind activity early on, but it abated in mid- morning, and even before then I picked up considerable 4's. See transect sheet for details. Summarized below are data from Greenberg's and [illegible] my cursuses: TRANSECTS 1-5 (RV) 6-10 (3PM) transsects Anna acuta Brytisca stelleri 4 Aegyptida stellari 3 Phloutalis dominica 6 Plovlutla dominica 9 C. alpina 19 C. barbata 2 C. fusicollis 1 C. melanotus 8 26 C. pusilla 2 Ph. fulvicatus 4 25 C. pusilla 2 Ph. fulvicatus 4 28 Stercorarius pom. 23 Arenaria . 3 Calcarius lap. 1 Stercorarius pom. C Plethropheneax niv. 1 Plethropheneax niv. 5

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JPL Myers 1976 Journal GRID 3 27 Sure During the early morning hours I tracked a P. melanotus on GRID 3, but due to lack of coordination I didn't have the tape recorder turned on - so data useless. On my way out to the GRID, after dawn before tracking, because of the periodic fits of windlessness, I tried to tape C. pusilla in the Voth Creek area - but the birds and the wind never became sufficiently in place to make anything worthwhile. Note - an arctic fox appeared on GRID 2 - if van atro across, bounded by resident jaegers, harried by phalaropes and longspurs. During the afternoon I wandered about Grids 2 + 3 looking for nuts, photographing vegetation, etc. Relatively little is blooming yet, Pedicularis and Ranunculus niveus being the prominent actors. Dugonia in the troughs has turned a rich green, adding to the visual mosaic of the tundra because of its contrast with the brown polygon centers. Chironomids have emerged - are swarming, as are the Eskimo who today harassed both Nyctea + Stercorarius with on or near the grid. Blestburg throwing stakes and clods of dirt in the air, trampling nests, persecuting the jaegers incessantly. The mystery of the arctic mites continues to puzzle me on both grids. There are not as many P. melanotus as there "should be" - as indicated by P density, by 4% of PP observed earlier, and by 4% of PP in other areas. Mites are distributed unusually over the grids also, particularly #2 - a cluster hugs the road, and some are in the low Carox area on the south of the grid, but otherwise there are few. FAP argues human activity - tracking - has scared the PP away. I agree it is a possibility, but don't think it of major importance because our tracking activity has been light in 40% of some areas on both grids where there are no PP - and where there were last year. One alternative possibility is that tundra cropping has made areas unsuitable for nesting. It seems true that some of the mites are incredibly exposed, lacking the least sort of canopy typical of a P. melanotus nest. Perhaps where cropping is intense, I don't know. But their general fact of low PP makes questions about evolutionary significance of territory

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J.D. Myers 1976 Journal 27 June (Cont'd) 28 June GRID 3, Barrow, Alaska difficult to approach — at least if we are disturbing them by making our measurements. FAP left this a.m. I tracked P.melanotus from 0445–0625 — See tracking account. The 879 in the upper reaches of GRID 3 were unordinately active this morning — as reflected by the tracking records. It appeared as if excess 879 were about and trying to assert themselves. During the p.m. Greenberg tracked in GRID 2 — south side, and reports an upheaval there. So things appear to be changing. The weather, for once — an unpleasantly strong W wind brought intermittent snow through the evening + early morning. Combined w/ the 77°F temperature at 0430 (rising to 28° by 0700) it produced a 1/8" blanket of snow. This melted off by 0930, when I went out to GRID 3 in order to census. Wail! That FAP has gone, it falls upon me to census both GRIDS. Today on 3 (9:30–12:45; 1400–17:30) I did fairly well, finding 2 Arenaria nests, 2 melanotus nests, 3 fulicarius, one posilla, and one afferina. — 9 in total. No watched nests yet. Very little displaying on the part of any species — One Calidris [illegible] 29 June I began a late census of GRID 2 but after 1½ hrs of distraction — trying to find affilia ged nests of problem individuals — I discovered that there was no way I could finish sampling today. So I went in and did a variety of desk jobs which had been accumulating. In the afternoon I went out w/ Peter Courtois to try out his new trap — a large loop trap on fulicarius, with only minor success. It is a large hoop (~1 m diameter), oval in shape, attached to a rat trap much like the net trap I have been using. Peter wants to use it to trap flocking juvenile fulicarius in August. We had difficulty locating the phalaropes near the net, and in fact they never were in the requisite position. Caught one for a nest, an individual banded by Doug Schmahl in prior year — band code: [al yjbg] — USFWS # 134987 — 4 legs. Consistent with yesterday’s census, there were few small groups of F fulicarius on the gird. However pairing still apparent in some areas. During evening I went for a hike with Malke Andersson — a Swede who has just arrived to work on Stercorarius hunting

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J Players 1976 Journal Burrow, Alaska 29 June (cont8) Behavior and spatial organization. He plans to try something akin to tracking. A very impressive man, knowledgeable in many ecological matters about birds, mammals, and ecosystem questions. 30 June Censused GRID 2 today, from 09:30 to 12:00 and 14:30-16:00. A veritable madhouse of P. Phalunopus fulicarius. See spp accent. The weather began poorly and got worse, such that by 1100 it was raining, with a 40° SW wind, blowing steadily. Rain stopped by mid-afternoon, and the wind shifted to the W, cooling noticeably as the direction changed from easterly to seaward. GRID totals ~25 ha Polysticta skelari (one pair) 2 Pluvialis dominica (no pairs birdcount) Calidris alpina 14 - there are 8 nests active on or near the grid. One is as yet unfound, in (2,2)-(3,3) region C. baardi one pair only 2 C. melanotos ? 6 males actively still territorial. Floaters in small groups ? 8 & on grid + 5 adjacent C. pusilla 4 pairs detected today Ph. fulicarius ? 81 Calcarius - difficult as there are roaming ? and ? are foraging widely for food 15 individuals recorded Plectrophenax - 2 pairs, only one using grid extensively The melanotos scene continues to change, as reflected in the compilation above. ? can be found displaying and hooting on the grid. However their territories appear to be much larger, and are permeated by intruding ? . Today I found 2 groups of ? moving about together. ? are being harassed horribly. It does appear as if some places are no longer occupied, or at least not foci of attention. At least one melanotos nest has hatched, as has 1 Phalarope and one fulicarius. After finishing the census I walked into the North Creek area simply to survey the available mud - it is a place where pusilla has been flying to wander to forage off of territories. A flock of ~45 small geese were there, composed largely of pusilla with 10 maunis. One alpina and one melanotos also there, as well as 3 fulicarius ? .

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JPHuyers 1976 Journal GRID 3, Barrow, Alaska 1 July tracked a ♂ from 0735-0945. It was active, but not excessively so, having one border confrontation and being supplemented once as it intruded into a neighbor's territory. Two ♀ were present, one with chicks (not found but strongly indicated by behavior of ♂) and one ♀ which may have been w/o a nest - she was not responding overly negatively to the ♂'s advances. Perhaps it is the ♀ from PS nest 1 on grid 3, which appears to have been lost to predation since 3 days ago. After tracking I returned to the grids w/ a nest group in order to band ♀♀ - but it was soon apparent that a flush of hatching had occurred. In fact of 4 nests checked on grid 3, all were w/o eggs, and of these only one (PS2) appeared to be w/o result from predators, as it still had egg shells. (Grid 2), however, appears to be running behind ♂3, with more of its ♀♀ hatched. (Band 3 - see banding schedule). Whether this morning remained overcast, temp ~38°, with a moderate (wse) wind. Snowed in fluvius intermittently. Ross Greenberg covered transects 1,3,5 yesterday, and 2,4 today. See transect account for details. Overall summary follows: 50ha. 270 minutes TRANSECTS 1-5 no. density(/ha) Polysticta stelleri 4 .08 PS chasers 9 .03/minute Phuvialis dominica 3 .06 Calidris alpina 14 .28 C. melanotos ♂ 19 .38 ♀ 19 .38 C. pusilla 3 .06 Ph. folicarius ♂ 16 .32 ♀ 68 1.36 Limnodromus scolopaceus 4 .08 Stercorarius pom. 2 .04 Nycticora scandiaca 2 .04 Calcarius lapponicus 14 .28 Plectrophenax nivalis 3 .06 the densities of some species are obviously high. For example - a pectoral ♂ density of .38 hasn't possible given known territory sizes of [illegible] hectares / territory, even though it is not far off. The reason for this inflation has to do with our method of censusing, which includes counting displaying ♂♂ when displaying over a unit. Thus, species which engage in aerial flight displays may be overestimated. Further, it may also be true that birds

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JP Myers 1976 Journal TRANSECTS 1-5, Barrow, Alaska 1 July (cont'd) will occasionally fly from some distance in out of seeming curiosity, or as part of a distraction behavior. This birds are not counted when we are aware that they actually flew in toward us, which can often be discerned because of vocalizations. However, it is not always possible. 2 July The morning was to have begun as usual, but went away when an opportunity arose to collect the mysterious Vega gull - a suspected Larus argentatus vegae which has been travelling with the hyperboreus flock for the last week or so - a marily, more darkly mounted gull at very very close if not identical air range to the hyperboreus. Even though the mantle is dark, the wing tips are much more so, contrasting boldly, suggesting it not to be a western or slaty back. Greenberg, Cougars, and I duired it back and forth around Woll, Salt Lagoon after I had wounded it with a .22 - however it finally came to rest in the middle of the lagoon, and after falling through said ice once I decided not to risk further battles. We went on to our normal business, which in my case was tracking a B - see tracking accent for 7/2/76-1, on GRID 2. During the morning we had intermittent snow, with 35° F temperature and a westerly wind. The B was not an accomplished footer, with its voice high pitched and breaking. See app accent. During this awe Greenberg sampled transects 6-10, which I summarize below (see Transect accent for detail) TRANSECTS 6→10 50 ha. 261 minute Pluvialis dominica 2 Calidris alpina 8 C. baardi 1 C. mauri 1 C. melanotos 2 1 Ph. fulicarius 8 2 2 Limosarum subpapaceus 2 Stercorarius pomon 4 Sterna @ paudis aca 1 Rallicius (hypnus) 27 Plectrophenax nivalis 1 During the afternoon several attempts were made on the life of the gull described above, all [illegible]

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SP Myers 1976 Journal GRID 3 5 July 0700 while driving out to the bairds I was able to collect the mystery gull. Having it on the hand proves not much more useful than out on the ice. Iris color - dark grey brown with light gold flecking and the orange-orange rump. Legs pink. I continued, beginning to cross track on grid 3 only to have the 07 which I had selected suddenly cease its territorial behavior + begin feeding in a small flock of pectorals. Oh to have landed birds! I therefore abandoned that, and as the grid needed confusing, switched flocks. The most significant development since last working out there is the shattering of many of the nests - and commencement of molting by broody birds. The presence of flocking C melanotus and P fulicarius was also apparent. GRID TOTALS GRID 3 25ha Polysticta stelleri 6 Pluvialis dominica 1 Calidris alpina 13 w/chicks C. mauri 9 C. bairdii 1 C. melanotus 8 12 - 3 displaying C. melanotus 9 3 - w/chicks Phaeopus spilopterus 2 displaying overhead, landed on grid Phalacrocorax lobatus 1 Ph. fulicarius 8 13 total Ph. fulicarius 8 51 - a few pairs still (3) - estimates may be low C. pusilla 5 Artemia intermedia 4 Stercorarius pomus 6 Calcarius lapponicus 9 Today I found the nesting effort of the pomarine pair working the SE upper regions of the grid which had nested before at PSL - this is the 8 that had been shot 6/18 by Eskimos with an arrow (I had extracted the arrow 20 June). One egg and the pair is exceedingly timid for a jaeger. Which brings me to a subject I've not discussed yet - how sympathetic one can be toward the jaeger killing proclivities of eskimo children. The pomarines are ferocious predators for working out on the tundra, as once one comes within 150 meters of their nest the birds commence attack, dive-bombing, screaming, hitting you on the head, hovering near by, inducing mobbing by local small birds.

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J.P. Myers 1976 Journal Barrow, Alaska 4 July So as to avoid any trouble we stayed away from our study area on this, the bicentennial day. Shid in the bar and thought evil things about people going out on the grids to burn stakes and kill birds. The reason for staying in was that serious rumours were afloat predicting racial violence for today. Our sites are sufficiently accessible to vehicular traffic such that it was [illegible] not to be elsewhere. 5 July 0730-1200 censused GRID 2. Weather clear with a persistent, moderate west wind. Temp in mid 30's. The givotal of the grid had changed markedly since I last censused, 5 days ago, as many of the nests have now hatched, and adults are behaving protectively. This makes censusing very difficult, because the adults will mob, destroying the [illegible] and making it difficult to maintain knowledge of who is whom based upon position. With time the jaegers also become more persistent and vicious, also - again interfering with censusing. [one egg from BJS pipped]. Nevertheless, below I have summarized results from today's census: GRID 2 TOTALS ~25 ha Palaeticta strileri 2 Pluvialis d 4 (small flock) Calidris alpina 15 w/chicks C. bairdii 2 C. mauri 8 (small groups) C. melanotos ♂ 9 (including small flock) C. pusilla ♀ 12 w/chicks Ph. fulicarius ♂ 12 a few chicks ♀ 14 Stercorarius pom. 4 1 pipped egg Calcarius l. 15 chicks Plectrophenax n. 3 Pectoral mutes are still displaying although very infrequently. Small groups are evident, flaying by and foraging on the grid. P. melanotos have begun to be very difficult to deal with, what with their proclivity to fly count to distract you from young. I counted 38 pectorals of melanotos young this dawn, as well as one pusilla (see banding schedule). Pairs of P. fulicarius are falling markedly. The high number of Calidris mauri may be due in part to our proximity to Voth Creek, where small flocks have been foraging for the last week. These birds appear to be moving between tundra and a mud very regularly.

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J P Myers 1976 Journal 26 FRANSECTS 6-10, Barrow, Alaska 6 July 0900 started out along the transect line, and was immediately interrupted by the quirk. #6 was dead, with very few birds along it, or so it seemed. No displaying activity until I reached the beginning of #7, after which there were sporadic P. melanotus hosts for the remainder of the morning. Weather absurd - almost windless, 10% clouds increasing to 50%. 400+. It was short sleeve weather at Barrow. While #6 was quaking, the others, particularly 8 and 10, were hopping. P. fullicarius present in strength. Totals are below, including those from transects 1-5, which Strawberry sampled yesterday and today TRANSECT SUMMARY 266 minutes per hectare 1-5 # density 6-10 205 minutes # density Polysticta skelkeri 1 .02 Pluvialis dominica 5 .1 Pluvialis dominica 0 0 Calpina 14 .28 C. algina 20 .4 C. bairdii 1 .02 C. mawvi 2 .04 C. melanotus 22 .44 C. melanotus 4 44 .88 C. melanotus 18 .36 C. pusilla 3 .06 Ph. fullicarius 15 .30 Areuaria i 1 .02 Areuaria 21 .01 Ph. fullicarius 16 .32 Stercorarius 2 .04 Ph. fullicarius 2 45 .90 Calcarius 22 .44 Calcarius 16 .32 Plectrophenax 3 .06 Nyctea 1 .02 Plectrophenax 1 .02 Drying of the tundra continues unabated - even stretch of the vent marsh along the upper end of transect 9 is dry in places. Potentilla is blooming in a few locations along the high polygons running through which #9 passes as it transfers from mucky polygonized areas to the marsh. I also found a small area by the end of #10 where Saxifraga oppositifolia subsp. Smalliana is in bloom, as well as Rumex just beginning - 7 July During the morning I cursed grid 3 - 0900-1200. Light NE wind, 34°, 95% clouds (a high fog). Again, the aspect of the GRID is markedly different from during the mutton period - I was attacked by 3rd phalarope as well as Scolopax, P. semipalmus, and P. melanotus as they carried chicks. Phalaropus displayed very infrequently, particularly in the upper section of the GRID, and the fact it may be that this is concurrent in his ways. Actually more than one P. migrans as I saw one border flight and a supplantation.

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JPMyers 1976 Journal 27 GRID 3, Barrow Alaska 7 July (cont'd) Grip totals given below. 25ha 0900-1200 Clangula hyemalis 5 Polysticta stelleri 19 - including a small flock of nonbreeder Calidris alpina 1 C. bairdii 1 C. mauri 11 C. melanotos ♂ 21 - small groups of non-aggressive + 2 territorial ♀ [illegible] including small groups of nonbreeders C. pusilla 7 a few non breeders but mostly brooding + incubating birds Limnodromus scolopaceus 2 Arenaria interpres 3 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 21 ♀ 16 Stenoronus pomarinus 3 Calcarius lapponicus 2 this summary brings out several trends. First, there are obviously non-breeding flocks of several spp. moving through, including not only C. melanotos and Ph. fulicarius, but also alpina, mauri, and pusilla. These latter three species may be moving between the Uota Creek mudflat and the grids; several days ago they definitely were, but recently we haven't seen appreciable quantities on the mud. If they are, we have to question the importance of the precise positioning of the grid w/reference to achieved densities. As I noted before, C. melanotos are still displaying - boots, chases, and groove displays. Some ♀♀ have chicks, but we appear to have picked up a significant number of birds passing through in flocks. Evening - during the evening Planners and I went to the area between POW-MAIN and a coast guard radio antenna complex, defined on the NW by Lankpok Lake, and the SE by Central Marsa Sough. Our intent was twofold - first to photograph an Asio flammeus on a nest which had previously proven to be very cooperative, as well as an incredibly tolerant Pluvialis d., and then to to survey the region as a possible site upon which to place a grid. From conditions there today, it would appear to be a good location - C. melanotos brooding suggest that pre-natal activity was adequate, other species were also present in force - dunlin, semipalmated plover, golden plover, and phalarope. I see two drawbacks - (1) It is somewhat disturbed by vehicle tracks, with several lines running through, and (2) it is close to the ocean. Thus if our censuses, as hinted at above, are affected already by piling up along the coastal zone then with this area we will be even more prone to such density inflation.

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JPMyeus 1976 Journal GRID 2, Barrow Alaska 10 July Censusing grid 2 from 0830 - 1200, as R.B. samples transects 1,3,5. Overcast, 34°, a strong E wind laden with moisture, excessively chilly. What fun. Today marks the first census or transect sample without any C.melanotus displays. Hooray. GRID TOTALS : Polysticta stellari 2 Pivialis dominica 3 Calidris alpina 15 C bairdii 1 C mauri 2 C melanotus 89 Ph C.pusilla 18 Ph fullicarius 8 Stenorarius 4 Calcarius 14 (including fledged juvenile) Plectrophanes 2 TRANSECTS 6-10 11 July 38° at 0700, moderate E wind showing w/ trace accumulation. Began sampling #6 at 0718. After fighting the wind and snow through transects 6+7, I walked all the way out to the far end of #10 and worked downwind for #10,9,8. It proved to be the solution to elicit the old snow-in-the-eyes affliction. No melanotus moths, but a few spastic chaos. Summary. 6-10 1-5 Anas acuta 2 Polysticta stellari 3 Pivialis 1. 6 Pivialis 1. 5 C alpina 20 C.alpina 23 C bairdii 2 C.melanotus 8 36 C.welandtos 37 C.pusilla 8 8 20 C.pusilla 4 Ph.fullicarius 24 Ph.fullicarius 8 12 Stenorarius 5 Avenaria Calcarius 21 Stercorarius 5 Plectrophanes 1 Asio flammeus 1 Avenaria 5 Calcarius 20 Plectrophanes 2

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JPM Myers 1976 Journal 29 GRID 3 12 July 0730 (again causing GRID 3. Strong E wind, but completely clear and ~35°F. By noon a fog rolled in from the E. I was interrupted for ~75 hr [illegible] when it appeared there was a possible trip to Meade River. Small groups of § and § melanotos were dispersed over the grid today, as well as brooding melanotos §§. Found one new melanotos nest - see apparent. GRID totals: 4hrs Polyticta stellera 4 (2 new nests) Somateria spectabilis 1 Pluvialis dominicus 4 Calidris alpina 10 C. mauri 3 C. melanotos § 18 - one flock of 7, most others in groups. C. melanotos § 18 - including one flock of 5 C. pusilla 7 Arenaria i 5 Phalaropus lobatus 1 Ph. fulicarius § 13 Ph. fulicarius § 0 Stercorarius 6 So - the last of the Ph. fulicarius have gone. Ph. fulicarius are very broody, with several still on nests. 13-14 July Sampling vegetation on transects 6 and 7 - see daily list for bird notes. I am using Patrick Webber's clarification of vegetation stands and mosaics, developed for the RBP study sites. Our sampling routine, which I probably described in last summer's notes, entails walking both diagonals of all transect units, recording what my foot is in every 8th pace. This gives us about 20 points/unit, ranging between 19 and 22. It takes ~10hrs to complete a transect, obviously long. In addition to recording the vegetation we also record microtopographic variation (the maximum vertical relief within a 2m radius), water depth, and soil moisture - if or if not saturated. Also whether or not there is any laminar cropping - 0 if none, 1 if noticeable, 2 if extensive. These will be used in an ordination of transect habitats. So far I have had trouble with only a few of the vegetation associations. See the attached [illegible] Sheet on the next page for a list. To Webber's 18 associations (1-18) I have added 3, #19, 20 and 21.

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J Plyeus 1976 Journal Barrow, Alaska NODUM I. 1. Phippsia, Luzula a., Polytrichum 2. Salix r., Luzula a., Polytrichum 3. Luzula c., Alectoria, Polytrichum barren, HCP frost boils very HCP Nodum II. 4. Salix r., Arctagrostis, Alectoria. 19. Salix r., Carex aquatilis slopes, ridges, HCP LCP rims, low mounds Nodum III. 5. Dicranum f, Carex, lichens 6. Carex-Poa 20. Arctagrostis-Petasites-Calamagrostis lumpy rims, centers mesic meadows, centers of flat center polygons Nodum IV. 7. Carex-Oncophorus, Dupontia, Peltigera, woody spp moist meadows, centers of FCP, drained troughs Nodum V. 8. Dupontia, Calliergon, Carex 9. Dupontia, Eriophorum, Calliergon 10. Calliergon, Dupontia, Drepanocladus troughs, wet meadows moist meadows, troughs wet troughs Nodum VI. 11. Carex, Polytrichum, Saxifraga foliolosa 12. Carex-Eriophorum russeolum 13. Carex, Dupontia, Eriophorum a. moist centers of LCP wet centers of LCP pond margins Nodum VII. 14. Arctophila fulva, Ranunculus p., Calliergon 21 pure Carex Nodum VIII 15. Phippsia, Stellaria h., Cbchlearia snowbeds in creek bottoms 16. Dupontia, Alopecurus, Equisetem creek sides 17. Cbchlearia, Petasites, Stellaria slumping creek banks Nodum IX 18. No vegetation

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J. Pflugens 1976 Journal 23 Barrow, Alaska (13-14 July (cont'd) The three attached sheets are, respectively from 1st to 3rd, my modified list of stands, Weller's dichotomous key to the 8 vegetated nods, and Weller's list of the 8 nods, their characteristic soils, and microtopographic sites. The modified list of stands is adapted from a vegetation map produced by Skip Walker and Pat Weber of the BSP Tundra Biome site. Anyway, as I was saying, I have little difficulty with most stands. The most confusing are Nodum IV from the most arctic sites of Nodum II and sometimes III. IV also merges onto the drier sites of Nodum III. To deal with these ambiguities I have adopted a series of standard addenda to the key, and also added the few stands which I did. Hopefully, when Weber comes in August we will be able to settle any differences. GRID 2 15 July Steady out wind W/ 35°F, no clouds. began census at 0820, finished by 1130. Nothing remarkable encountered, save that some of my stakes had been switched, presumably by children. GRID TOTALS Polysticta stelleri 19 + 6 chicks - hatched 7/13 Pluvialis d. 9 Calidris alpina 9/10 C. baerndtii 1 C. maritima pusilla 4 C. melanotos 8 5 Ph. fulicarius 8 22 Stercorarius 2 Begonia Asia 1 Calcarius p. 23 (including juveniles) Electrophaux 3 The Golden plovers were all in one flock. 8 phalaropes are beginning to coalesce, and 94 are gone. Fledged lapland longspurs. One C. pusilla near flight. After cursing the grid I returned to transect 1 and continued to sample vegetation

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JPHyens 1976 Journal 34 16 July Transsects 6-10 Beginning at 0730 d -sampled transects 6-10 this morning. The steady east wind continues, with no clouds and 35-40°F temperatures - this pattern has held for several days, and the insects are responding to the insolation. See transect summary for details. I give grand totals below, as well as those for transects 1-5, run by Greenberg. Transect Totals 1-5 259 minutes Polysticta stelleri 2 Pluvialis dominica 11 C. alpina 17 C. mauri 1 C. melanotos ♀ 30 C. pusilla 3 Aremania i 1 Ph. fulicularis ♂ 24 Ph. fulicularis ♀ 6 Stercorarius pom. Nycticorax scandiaca 1 Calcarius 10 Plectrophoenax 2 6-10 231 minutes Anas acuta 1 Pluvialis ♂ 11 C. elpina 23 C. bairdii 2 C. mauri 1 C. melanotos ♀ 43 C. melanotos ♂ 32 C. pusilla 3 Ph. fulicularis ♂ 44 Limnodromus 3 Aremania i 1 Stercorarius 6 Elgrio flammeus 1 Calcarius 22 Plectrophoenax 5 Again, nothing remarkable. Perhaps the count of C. melanotos is inflated because of their pernicious habit of mobbing. But not by mewls. There is a shuttled of C. melanotos around. 8 melanotos chicks are certainly not too high. The Branta nigricans must along transect 10 have hatched - Following the sample, I worked the rest of the afternoon on transect 10 regulation 17 July GRID 2 A change of weather! Wind shifting during the morning to NE, with fog moving in by mid- morning, but not holding. Temperature 35° rising to 40°. Wind lessened considerably. I conversed GRID 2 during the morning, and in the afternoon sampled vegetation along tran 7. Two things worthy of note - First, a general pattern seems to be emerging in that bird species appearing in flocks where they were last year. Thus, yesterday I had a flock of goldeneye (a, Belding ♂ 2) by the road. This a.m. There is one of 15 ♂ goldeneye on the Village Ridge Way grid 2. Dunlins are grouping—or at least hunting at—in, in the O33 region!

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JP Myers 1976 Journal 35 GRID 3, Barrow, Alaska 17 July (Cont'd) GRID 3. However, on the transects there to appear to be more dunlin in the low center polygon, Carex a.- Eriophorum russeolum habitat. Also, mclanoto [illegible] are all over from 7 on Gas line ridge at least yesterday. What role in all of this the excessively dry storm has remained to be determined. Kim Peterson, a student of D Billing from Duke, tells me that many plants or more moist sites are probably already in water stress. Perched edges are well dried. With the change in weather came a strong bloom of insects, I saw a butterfly. The other point of note was the number of Sanderlotes which were flying high in groups of 3-30 birds and calling loudly. Picked up in the afternoon. Most of them appeared to be headed east. I had never heard as much calling - call notes, not display, as this afternoon GRID 3 totals Polyticta stelleri 4 C. alpina 16 including 3 broods seen C. mclanoto 8? 7 C. pusilla a j 5 Arenaria i 4 Ph. fulicarius 9 21 Stercorarius pom Calcarius 3 5 TRANSECTS 8-9, Barrow, Alaska 18-19 July These two days were spent sampling transect habitat. See Daily list for bird notes. 8 is frequently the case I had some difficulty, particularly with transects. What happens along Transect 9 is illustrative. Units 0-6 are drained tundra with polygons of fenishature- min from 10-40cm, irregularly, plus with areas of Salix-Alnus frost boil. Unit 7 passes over a sharp rim between this area and a low marsh which is not polygonal. Nodum II: and lies almost 2m below the height of the 0-6 level. Along the rim is Salix rotundifolia, and this extends in its classic form as defined by Webber. The Salix extends into the low marsh through an area which has a snow bank until through reach of June.

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J Myers 1976 Journal Transects 8-9 Barrow Alaska 18-19 July (cont'd) the vegetation, once into the heart of the marsh, is Nodum II, Diapontia - Eriophorum angustifolium, with pure (or almost) stands of Eriophorum a. interspersed with a stand [illegible] by Diapontia, but with significant Arctophila and Eriophorum russeolum. Most of the substrate is very briquetate, and quite saturated, water gushing out even now in mid July as you walk across. Along the drier edge, and particularly where the snow bank lay, is a stand which probably belongs to Nodum II, dominated by Diapontia and Alpocurus, although the former predominates. Salix reticulata spreads extensively through this. Eriophorum angustifolium is also present, and in the same stand away from the snow bank area Poa is also present. The transition palustrina presents a problem in classification, as such zones often do, which I have resolved by creating a substand and deferred for final decisions until talking w/ P. Webber. It also occurs on transect 6 on the NE end of Gasline ridge, below the belt of Nodum II, and then again on transect 10 in units 0 and 1, in the same relationship with another belt of N-II. This transition and substand would therefore seem to be associated with low, wet + largely unpolygonized areas lying below Salix reticulata health in a zonation pattern along the sides of ridges. As for avian utilization goes, our data from Transect 9 show that it is heavily used largely by pectorals and red phalaropes, although no dunlin may occur in late breeding season. Transects 6-10 20 July Begun sampling the 50 ha of transects at 0850, finished by 1235. See transect account for details. Weather dominated by a light E wind, 98% high clouds, 42°. We seem to have recovered from the light rain showers of yesterday. Temperature down to a respectable 42° and decreasing during the morning. Transect Summary #6-10 50 ha 285 min. density - /ha #1-5 - Greenberg 50 ha 251 min. Anas acuta 1 .02 Somateria spectabilis 1 .02 Pluvialis d. 35 .7 Pluvialis d. 17 .25 C. alpina 26 .52 C. alpina 31 .62 C. melanocephala 42 .84 C. melanocephala 51 1.02 C. mauri 8 .02 C. gossilla 1 .02 C. posilla 3 .02 Limnodromus s. 4 .04 Ph. fulicarius 8 .02 Ph. fulicarius 30 .6 Stercorarius pom. 2 .04 Calcaris 10 .2 Plectrophenax 3 .06

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JP Myers 1976 Journal 37 Transsects 6-10 20 July The summary reveals remarkable density along the transects. And they were just that. Golden plovers have never been more abundant nor widespread - I picked up two major groups in completely separate areas, and Grenberg picked up one. These are non-breeders, appearing to be using, largely, ridge and well polygonized dry areas. C. alpina has begun to appear in groups with them. Very abundant, however, are the numbers of melanotos - both ♂ and ♀. Both sexes are now here in flocks, although often dispersed in loose organization. Our sexing of the species is sometimes tenuous, with some intermediates which are hard to place. The best character is the low, upright griff clump of the ♂ in contrast to the much more bairdii-like clump of the ♀. Few of the ♂ have any remnants of a wattle left, even though most are markedly and unmistakably larger than ♀. Also note & the appearance of shorebird juveniles, or recent fledglings. As of this evening I have seen 8 melanotos, pusilla and bairdii chicks fledged. 21 July GRID 2 7:00 clouds, light E wind, 40° F. 0845 - 1130 censused GRID 2. All nests have hatched, the last alpina and melanotos being 30 between since the last census, 15 July. GRID TOTALS Phuvielin lowiniica 6 C. alpina 28 C. bairdii 5 C. melanotos ♂ 4 ♀ 24 juvenile 1 C. pusilla 1 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 12 ♀ 0 j 1 Stercorarius pom. 2 Calcarius 10 - including juveniles Plectrophenax 2 22 July 0930 - 1130 40° Of clouds light E wind, mosquitoes GRID TOTALS Blythiella stelleni 3 Stercorarius pom 2 Pluvialis d. 10 S. longicaudus 1 C. alpina 23a 1j C. melanotos ♂ 5 ♀ 1 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 18 ♀ 0 j 3

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JPMYAS 1976 Journal 38 GRID 3 22 July (CoatH) So, from the grid totals for today and yesterday, it is apparent that P. melanotus are dropping off in number, finally. Further, P. melanotus are very dense, with many moving in small groups. Today, as yesterday, I saw several individual melanotus foraging on the exposed black much-mud of receding Arctophila ponds. 23-24 July Vegetation sampling on grid 3 sun contains unvulabated, a P. Gavia stellata [illegible] displaying over the grid and landed upon it. Large numbers (10-15) landed jacques foraging on the ridge W of GRID 3, and occasionally sallying over it. Duvallia are bunching up. P. melanotus down. TRAJECTS 6-10 25 July Began cursing transects at 0800. A strong E wind blowing, with no clouds, 38°F. Transect details in transect account. Below follow summaries: Total area - 50ha Total time 215 min 6-10 1-5 50ha Pluvialis dominica 25 .5 P.dominica 25 .5 C. alpina a 38 .76 c.alpina a 26 .52 j 10 .2 e.bairdii j 4 .08 C bairdii 4 .08 c.posilla 1 .02 C pectoralis melanotus 8? 5 .1 C.indicatus 8? 6 .12 ♀ 52 1.04 ♀ 20 .40 j 10 .2 j 8 .16 Limnodromus scolopaceus 9 .18 Limnodromus s. 3 .06 Arcticia 1 .02 Ph.fulicarius 8? 15 .3 Ph.fulicarius 8? 11 # .22 ♀ 0 0 ♀ 0 0 j 0 0 j 2 .04 Stercorarius pomarinus 2 .04 Stercorarius 6 .12 Calcarius lapponicus 37 .74 Calcarius 16 .32 Phleocrothax nivalis 9 .18 Several densities stand out here: Golden plovers continue to remain abundant and are dispersed in loose flocks over many areas. They seem to be using ridge sides, stand 4+19, particularly, but also are common on gasolin ridge, with its high polygonal peat, as well as spreading out into lower areas. C.alpina is flocking now + I picked up a series of groups of adults, as well as many broody birds. P.melanotus is remarkably abundant, and their habitat distribution is largely limited to hummocky

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SP Meyers 1996 Journal 39 TRACETS 6-10, Barrow, Alaska 25 July (Cont'd) polym areas with standing water, hit particularly to low low center polygon with much stand 12 - Carex-Eriophorum nassulatum, [illegible] Eriophorum are distributed in floders and also as solitary, aggregative broody birds, chasing other q from their vicinity. During the afternoon, so I wandered back from the end of transect 10, I photographed a number of habitat types so that the ordination will be more easily interpreted. My plan is to present photos of the extremes of various habitat axes, identified as particular transect units. GRID 2 26 July 0830 - 1030 cursued GRID 2. 38°, mod S wind 0% clouds GRID TOTALS Polystichia stellera 2 2-4 chicks Pluviala dominica 6 C. alpina a 18 j 3 C. baudii 1 C. melanos 89 4 ♀ 11 j 3 C. pusilla a 1 Ph. fulticarius 6 9 ♀ 0 j 6 Stercorius pom 2 Stercorius longicaudus 1 Calcarius lapponicus Calcarius lapponicus 5 Nothing remarkable this morning save the decreasing number of juveniles present. During the afternoon I trickled out along transects 6-10 to the end, placing a series of 25 stakes in every 5th unit. Stakes are paired with a labeling number, 1-25, and a centimeter scale. They are to be sampled every time that transect 6-10 are run. Each is placed in a representative - subjectively chosen - point in low lying areas within the unit in question - i.e. in a trough if the unit is high polygon - trough. Hopefully they will provide an index of [illegible] changing water conditions. I only wish that I'd done it last summer.

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SPM/403 1976 Journal 40 GRID 3, Barrow Alaska 27 July 0830 - 1100 censusd GRID 3. temperature 32°, a light E wind and fog - the first morning with fog since for some time. It moved in yesterday afternoon and has blanketed the furna ever since: An unusual weather pattern this year, it dominated the scene last year. We have had a remarkable series of sunny days and the tundra suffers from them. New levels of dryness have been reached. GRID totals Polyptera stellaei 2 Fluviali domunca 6 Cardiis alpina 21 8 C melanotos 4 19 Ph.fulicaria 19 0 9 Artemia uterpus 5 2 Stecorarius pomarius 3 Calcarius lapponicus 2 GRID to to 1KPik Slough, Barrow, Alaska 28 July 0800 began walking from vicinity of GRID to to the east side of Pt. Barrow at 1KPik Slough. See map, journal page 1976-5. Although 1KPik is not on the map, it is located ~1.5 km SE from the mouth of Central Marsh Slough. Temperature ~40° rising during the afternoon as a southerly wind picked up, bringing hard rain by 1500 hrs, just as I was returning. This is the first rain all month, indeed since before TAP left on 28 June. Anyway, my first distraction en route was to photograph the foxes at their den. They allowed me to approach within 20m before actually fleeing, even through the E, on 3 legs, circled around me again 15 m second times. I should have some reasonable photography. Walking to the E, I paused in several places to photograph vegetation. Saxifraga hircula is now blooming profusely in low wet areas, especially within stands of Eriophorum angustifolium: E of tran 10, on the plateau onto which it vines, I found both Ovvia stellata & Ovvia andina, the latter of 2 chicks. Shorebird fauna becomes much less frequent beyond the first set of extensive ponds — it vines to a dry ridge-like plateau at the edge, dominated by Carox- Daa, until it drops abruptly off in a 15' or so mud bank along B3m Lagoon. Golden Plovers were among the most common birds here. Even jaegers did not seem as abundant as they are toward the lab. In fact, Made Anderson tells me that

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JPMayers 1976 Journal 411 To 1KPik Sloogh, Barrow, Alaska 28 July (cont'd) the pomorines drop off abruptly south of Twin Lakes, indicating that the breeding high this year is very local. We have been told by a number of George Divoky's crew, who are working on shoreline habitat mapping, that Barrow is the only place they've been this summer with appreciable (more than fragment) pomorines and no snowy owls anywhere else. Divoky's crew has been over most of the count between Cape Lisburne and Prudhoe, and in a series of places to the east from there as far as Barter Island. It would therefore appear that the high is indeed extraordinarily confined. Anyway, at 1KPik there were few birds - a gathering of black brant, including ~30 downys of varying age; and golden plovers, including a few on the mud of the sloogh. Not very exciting. See daily list for summary of spp seen. 29- 30 July back to old times, re-working grant proposal. Did not leave the desk, as we had to produce a manuscript for Frank to answer NST criticism/your winter tutorialship proposal. Temperature soared to 62°, S and SW winds. RAIN. TRANSECTS 6-10 31 July 0700 began sampling transects. 33°, 100% clouds / patchy ground fog, a slight W wind dropping through the morning as a drizzle picked up by 1130. Teller TRANSECT TOTALS: 6-10 Pluvialis dominica 11 .22 Polystichus stellari 1 .02 Calidris alpina adult 32 .64 Pluvialis d. 1 .02 Calidris alpina juvenile 12 .24 C. alpina a 15 .30 225 min. 50 ha. C. haemastica 2 .04 C. alpina j 9 .18 C. melanotos 8 .42 C. melanotos a 1 .02 C. melanotos j 2 .44 C. melanotos j 5 .10 C. pusilla 1 .02 Arenaria i 1 .02 C. mauri 1 .04 Linnodromus 2 .04 Linnodromus scolopaceus 2 .04 Phalaropus fulicarius a 15 .30 Phalaropus fulicarius j 7 .14 Phalaropus fulicarius j 0 .00 Stercorarius pomarinus 6 .12 Stercorarius pom. 3 .06 Colocerius leucopodus 23 .96 Calidris d. 9 .18 Plectrophenax nivalis 1 .02 Transect 1-5, sampled by Greenberg, are also included in the summary. Notes of note: the juvenile C. pusilla were on transect 6, almost all (21) in one unit,

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SP Myers 1976 Journal 42 Transsects 31 July They are a small fraction of the number of juvenile posilla in the area now, almost all of them crazy liberal habitat. Indeed, the units in which they occurred were actually in the Accinella / Phippsia - Colydina area in units Oa, Ob of transect 6, i.e. Libral zone, the dried upper reaches of Voth Creek. One adult male is positively dead; if others are still around it would appear that their voice has changed. Up until now, at least, the most reliable sexual marker has been the gruff churr of the ♂, notably harsher than the ♀ call note. Grid 2 1 August 0830 began census 40°, light NE wind growing to moderate E. 5% high clouds. Totals - 2 hrs 25 ha Biyshka stillevi 1 Aranacuta 5 Pluvialis dominica 2 Calidris alpina 4 C. bairdii 3 C. pusilla 1 C. melanotos 0 6 Ph. fulicarius 9 0 Stercorarius ponn 2 Calidris f. 13 The C. alpina densities are incredible - but I believe the numbers to be very good. The birds flew very little this morning, such that I knew I had very few, if any, duplicate counts. Note that adult melanootos (all ♂), and adult fulicarius (all ♂) are now outnumbered by juveniles. Also, it appears that golden plover numbers are dropping - as is also reflected by transect data. At Britton Ponds, Chuckchi Sea. App: Spent 2 hrs on the littoral zone this evening, from 8-9 and 10-11. First stop was the Britton Pond area, where I observed Calidris pusilla juveniles aggregating in a manner specific to space. My presence, however, was an obviously disturbing factor, so that if true territoriality were expressed, as Peter Conners reported, it was not evident - or consistently so - as I was watching. Conners and Jim Carlton, an incompetent geologist working for Conners, have taken cores from the area + report it to be extremely rich in chironomid larvae. I then walked over to the shoreline of the Chuckchi, which is now open water for ~200 meters out to sea. The invertebrate group has begun -

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JPM Myers 1976 Journal Chukchi Shoreline, Barrow, Alaska 1 August Large densities of a free-swimming amphipod (Ampheliscidae ?? says Carlton), many large majidae ctenophora - up to 6" long, large medusae, [illegible] crabs- (spider crab). There were a paltry number of shorebirds actually on the shoreline - V. phalacrocorax (10 adults, 3j); a few juvenile dunlin, a Baird sandpiper. Small flocks of Aissa tridactyla visible offshore circling ice flows. Altogether a very pleasant evening. GRID 3 2 August 0700 - 0900 censused grid 3. Incredible weather - no wind, or only slight from E, 0% cloud, 40°. Also incredible dunlin densities: GRID TOTALS Somateria spectabilis 25 ha Pluvialis dominica a Calidris alpina j C. melanotos q j c. pusilla Microedoma himalayana j Ph. fulicarius q j Skovorouin pom. Calcorius lapponicus (INCREDIBLE, but close to the truth. 3.6 dunlin/ha, including adults and juveniles. Many of the adults occurred in a large, dispersed flock in the lower sections of the grid. They did move somewhat, but I had little difficulty keeping reasonable track of them. At one time I saw 21 in one unit (affluvial current pushed several small flocks together). Taken in concert with yesterday's results on Grid 2, it supports strongly the notion of a courtship movement of birds. We don't see much high densities further inland - nothing near them. TRANSECT 2 3 August worked on heli-tat on [illegible] transect 2. See daily list transects 6-10 4 August 0830 began censusing transects 380 all day, cold W wind, 100% low fog clearings as fine day wore on. As the transect summary shows, densities of several species have been changing since the last census, 31 July. In particular melanotos [illegible] and fulicarius [illegible] continue their decline. C. alpina adults remain at the

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J.P. Myers 1976 Journal Transsects 6-10, Barrow, Alaska 4 August (cont'd) same high level as they were recorded before; any impression is however, that they may be shifting somewhat in habitat, spreading out into more types. For e.g. I record d several adults along transect 10 in low Carex-Eriophorum r.-unheard of. the ponds are drying to such a point now that duculis and pectoralis can wade across most of them. Thus I'm seeing now 2 spp foraging in situ where last year they rarely, if ever did, probably taking fairy shrimp which usually are the province of red phalaropes. TRANSECT SUMMARY 6-10 Pluvialis dominica 5 0.1 Somateria fischeri 1-5 P. dominica 5 0.1 Baird SOha Calidris alpina a 34 .68 C. alpina a 29 .58 215 min j 4 .08 j 7 .14 C. bairdii a 1 .02 C. bairdii a 2 .02 j 1 .02 C. melanotos a 1 .02 C. melanotos a 5 .01 j 13 .26 j 13 .26 Ph. fulicarius a 3 .06 C. pusilla j 1 .02 j 0 .00 Eth. Ph. fulicarius a 7 .14 j 20 .40 j 24 .48 Stercorarius pom. 3 .14 Stercorarius pom 1 .02 Calidris lapponicus 51 (a+j) 1.02 Calcarius 22 .44 Plectrophenax 4 .08 GRID 2 5 August Censused 0850-1100. 380 rising to 46. light SW wind becoming calm. 100% clouds, rain in both balance on horizon. Calidris alpina a 90 j 4 C. bairdii a 1 C. melanotos ♂ 0 ♀ 2 j 2 C. pusilla j 1 Arenaria a 2 Ph. fulicarius a 4 j 20 Stercorarius pom 2 Calcarius (apparenicus) 29 Plectrophenax nivalis 1

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J P Myers 1976 Journal 45 [illegible] GRID 3, Barrow, Alaska 6 August 0830-1045 caussed GRID 3. 35°, solid fog clearing somewhat by 1000 WSW light wind dying to nothing as the temperature rose to 43°. GRID TOTALS Calidris alpina a 32 j 5 c. mauvi j 1 c. melanotos 8 0 q 0 j 5 Ph. folicarius 5 0 stercorarius pann 2 Calidris 8 C. alpina continues in high density, although not as high as 2 August. As I worked on the grid later in the morning, however, I found a larger flock of dunlin than I'd picked up, mean the eastern periphery, indicating that similar levels are in the area but simply moving locally. One remarkable thing was finding dunlin 1-2 days old, brooded by an adult. Did I do thoroughly miss a nest? Transsect 3 7-8 Aug worked on transsect 3 and on grant proposal for FAP/NST. See daily list. Found a 8 spectacle w/ 5 chicks, not yet fledged. FIRST SNOW. - stayed thinly on tundra hill ~0900 Transsects 6-10 9 August reached head of transsects just before 7 - strong W wind, brilliant low sun, 32° with dry thin sheet of ice. Rather than sampling as usual I walked directly to far end of transsect 10, so that I could walk down wind w/ back lighting. But by 0800, when I reached the end of 10 + began sampling, low clouds + drizzle/ice had moved in. Wind continued strong with a few brief lulls. Before the clouds came over, a myriad (almost) of juvenile longspurs were moving. I was struck by that even while sitting in the lake between 0500 and 0630, occasionally glancing out the woodaw. Flocks of longspur were whirling, moving consistently eastward into the wind. Small groups of shorebirds were also obvious, particularly juvenile melanotos. This was also obvious as I walked from the truck out to the end of the transsects. But very quickly after the weather moved in, all

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JPMayers 1976 Journal 46 TRANSECTS 6-10, Barrow 9 August (cmt'l) Sign of such movements evaporated - well not quite all, but the decrease was remarkable. Nonetheless I still saw small groups of moulators juveniles moving east, and juvenile red phalaropes moving toward the coast. TRANSECT SUMMARY 1-5 50ha 6-10 210 minutes 50ha C. alpina C. alpina a 37 .74 j 5 .10 C. melanotus ♂ 2 .04 j 6 .12 Micropalama himantopus j 2 .04 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 1 .02 ♀ 19 .38 Stercorarius 5 .10 Calcarius l. 48 .96 Pluvialis dominica C. alpina a 58 1.16 j 7 .14 C. bairdii a 1 .02 j 0 0 C. melanotus ♂ 0 0 j 16 .32 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 1 .02 ♀ 0 0 j 17 .34 Stercorarius pomorius 5 .10 Calcarius lapponicus 42 .84 Dunlins are very dense, but quite patchily distributed. Most were on transect 8. If today's broad habitat use continues the dunlins will all be in low wet areas by the time the next sample is taken - they are appearing in what used to be pure pebbled habitat along transect 10, 8, 7, 6 etc. GRID 2- 10 August 0850-1115 censused grid 2. temp ~33° 100% clouds, light W wind. C. alpina a 51 j 2 C. bairdii j 1 C. indudator ♂ 1 ♀ 1 j 2 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 8 ♀ 0 j 14 Stercorarius pom a 9 j 2 Calcarius 19 Not only are there a plihood of alpina, but they are distributed almost exactly the opposite of their distribution 10 days ago: very few today were in the Carex-Poa mesic polygons, instead being in the low wet areas in the upper reaches of the

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JR Myers 1976 Journal 47 GRID 2, Barrow, Alaska 10 August (cont) grid - Most were foraging in ponds or along pond edges, either in the water, wading out in the exposed center, or along the periphery in stand 21 and stand 12. GRID 3 11 August 0910-1120 cruised grid 3. 33° no wind, 95% clouds. Longspur flocks moving to WE - constantly in view. GRID totals: a 38 C. alpina j 6 C. canities a 1 Gallinaceae ? 0 C. melanotos ? 0 j 22 Arcuaria i j 1 Plu fulicatus ? 0 j 0 j 22 Stercorarius pom. 3 Calcarius j 46 Nothing but juvenile Calcarius identified in the flocks. However, 49 could easily have passed unnoticed. Nuwok, Pt. Barrow Spit, Alaska 12 August went by 3 whaler to Nuwok off Ives Breaker this a.m., 0830-1200. A strong East wind combined w/ 32° F temperature made it excruciatingly cold on the trip, despite an intermittently visible sun. Even with the unpleasant weather, however, the point was a remarkable scene - thousands of juvenile red phalaropes on both shores, floating in the small surf within a few meters of shore. See has gone out within the last few days to a point where only a thin windrow exists along the shore, if that. After phalaropes, the most numerous birds were Arctic terns, followed by Sabine gulls. All were foraging on euphausid swarms along the shore. The activity of birds along the point is astounding - for its sheer movement, for the accompanying noise + confusion. For species seen see daily list. I photographed a mixed species flock on the outer coast by Nuwok - birds were extraordinarily tame, approaching low to this less from a meter readily, particularly when I sat down beside the Buick near the ground. Steady links other than phalaropes + turnstones were largely on the Elan Lagoon side, especially as the protected area behind Whalebone Spit - most numerous were dunlin, but sandlarks 46 common.

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JPM Myers 1976 Journal 47-a Nuvuk, Pt Barrow, Alaska 12 August (cant'd) The birds, according to Connors crew (Jim Carleton, invertebrate zoologist par excellence), the phalaropus terns, sabine gulls, etc., are eating euphausids, swept up to shore by the wind. The dispersion of birds suggests that their swarms are extremely patchy in their distribution: 1st - birds are markedly patchy in distributing themselves. Aggregation of the 3 main species (Phalaropus, Xema, Rissa) are very dense when they occur, but there may be several hundred meters of beach between their different flocks. Second, the birds appear to be tightly locked to a particular section of beach, suggesting that there, and only there, are euphausids very abundant. My evidence for this is entirely qualitative: when I park beside a swarm, even though initially the birds may scatter, very quickly they return to feed in the same spot, even though I am within 1-5 meters distant, and despite many meters of unaltered beach on either side. This willingness to return extends to Rissa and Xema, as well as to Phalaropus. 15 August I did not go to the point today, but Connors et al. did. They report that birds are extraordinarily well dispersed along the coast and out to sea. Weather conditions are quite different today, with almost no wind. Carleton reports a lower density of euphausids, and no obvious swarming by the shoreline. Connors says that he saw a few patches of discolored water out to sea, upon which terns seemed to be congregating. The other factor which may be important today is the abundance of humans - it's a warm Sunday and the ice is out. Eskimoes glorying in water sports, primarily target shooting at birds along the shoreline, and soaring after them in boats.

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J P Myers 1976 Journal GRID 4, Barrow, Alaska 13 August Russ and I today finished the basic layout of grid 4, placed on Gasoline Ridge. Transect 7 runs directly through it. It was put in this habitat so as to maximize the diversity of habitat types for melanotos density studies next year. TRANSECTS 6-10 14 August E wind carrying rain at dawn, but dropping to a moderate breeze by 0700. Temp 54° 34'. sampled transects 6-10 from 0715-1035. See transect accent for details TRANSECT SUMMARY 1-5 50 ha. 6-10 50 ha. Pluvialis dominica a 8 Pluvialis squatarola j 2 C. alpina a 35 C. bairdi j 10 C. melanotos q 2 j 7 Tryngite suborbicollis 2 Ph. fulicarius 8 0 q 0 j 18 Stercorarius pomarinus 5 Calcarius lapponicus 65 Pluvialis dominica a 3 C. alpina a 13 C. mauri j 2 C. melanotos q 6 j 28 Tryngite suborbicollis 4 Ph. fulicarius 8 0 q 0 j 13 Stercorarius pom 7 Calcarius 59 The figures speak for themselves. Tryngite is now seen regularly, first encountered on the tundra 8 August. Note that part of the data summarized under transects 1-5 were actually collected 15 August (see transect accent). We are still in the throes of longspur migration. Dunlin age ratios may be shifting to something more equitable than the remarkably skewed ratio seen here before. GRIDS 2,3 15 August 0700-1100 censused both grids - an exhausting task. At least the weather was pleasant, 36°, sunny, a light breeze. GRID totals: #2 Pluvialis dominica a 1 C. alpina a 0 j 37 C. mauri j 3 C. melanotos q 8 j 9 Micropalama h. j 2 Tryngite suborbicollis 2 Ph. fulicarius 8 0 q 0 j 13 Stercorarius 6 Calcarius 39 Plectrophenax 2 #3 Pluvialis squatarola 1 C. alpina a 46 j 8 C. mauri j 0 C. melanotos q 2 j 20 Micropalama h. j 1 Ph. fulicarius 8 0 q 0 j 21 Stercorarius 2 Calcarius 17

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JPM Myers 1976 Journal 49 GRIDS 2-3, Barrow, Alaska 15 August (cont'd) Even though I did not pick up any on the grid, several (-1) Eimerodromus scolopaceus juveniles happened by. These are the first that I've seen this year (juveniles, that is). A harbinger of an invasion about to hit, as last year?. 16-17 August GRIDS 4-5 worked on building grids, painting stakes, etc. what fun. Most notable ornithological event has been the proliferation of juvenile golden plovers, and the appearance of juvenile and adult long-billed dowitchers. Gas Well + Beyond 18 August 0930 - 1400 went w/ R. Greenberg on 3 wheelers to a pair of lakes ~0.5 miles SE of the gas well. We traveled out along gas line road, which deteriorates shortly beyond the FAA building into a maze of rolligon ruts, 100 meters or more wide. Beyond the gas well most traces of human activity disappear, although wheel and rolligon tracks are evident. But NO STAKES!! (how can I say that after spending 2 days+ pounding more tundra footpiles into the ground). The area around these lakes is much more distinctly separated into low, non-polygonized areas or intervening ridges than is the immediate vicinity of Barrow - large tracts of flat marshy, much of them covered by a Carex- Eriophorum russeolum association. Dunlin, juvenile golden plovers were the common shorebirds. Few petrels. Many lapland longspurs. See daily list. Found a breeding pair of Larus hyperboreus with 3 chicks. Transsect 6-10 19 August 0800-1115 censusing transects. 32°-rising to 40° by 1430. 10% high clouds-clearing by 0930. Ice on glen ponds Transsect totals: 6-10 195 min tea Pluvialis dominica a j 0 20 Pluvialis d. a j 1-5 C. aspina a j 26 9 C. melanoto a j 0 0 C. pusilla a j 11 1 Ph. fulicarius a j 10 4 Stercorarius a j 4 6 Calcarius a j 6 4 Plectrophenax a j 3 Pluvialis dominica a j 0 20 Pluvialis d. a j 1-5 C. aspina a j 26 9 C. melanoto a j 0 0 C. pusilla a j 11 1 Ph. fulicarius a j 10 4 Stercorarius a j 4 6 Calcarius a j 6 4 Plectrophenax a j 3 Tryngites subruficollis Limonodromus scolopaceus 10 Ph. fulicarius a j 0 0 Stercorarius pom a j 23 7 Calcarius a j 18

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JPLayers 1976 Journal Transsects 6-10 19 August (cont'd) At the [illegible] risk of being proven an error, I venture to say that the seam is winding down. Dunlins are numerous, but falling. Pectorals have all but gone, as have red phalaropes (from the tides). Only golden plovers are on the upswing, and possibly Limnodromus, even though I picked no doubtless in the sample. GRIDS 2-3 20 Aug warm southwesterly, with temp at 42° at 0600. Cloudy, threatening sky w/ rain on horizon. I covered grids 2-3 this am. The big news of the morning is that birds are moving - juvenile mulelets, juvenile Limnodromus s. are wafting about in the SE southwesterly, moving. Elude that old migratory walkover - migration itself. The total of the grids this am. is [illegible] migration totals: #2 #3 Polysticta stellaris Pluvialis dominica j 1 C. alpina a 25 j 3 C. alpina a 27 j 2 C. melanocephala ♂ 0 ♀ 0 j 22 C. melanocephala ♂ 0 ♀ 12 Cypella j 1 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 0 ♀ 0 j 14 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 0 ♀ 8 Limnodromus s. j 15 Limnodromus s. j 17 Stercorarius a 1 j 2 Stercorarius a 2 j 1 Calcarius 3 Calcarius 2 Petrochelidon 3 Asio flammeus 1 Cautin - the fact that birds are restless contributes significantly to potential error in the counts. Unfortunately, I have no way of estimating reasonable error bounds my technique should produce, if anything, a conservative estimate of birds on the grid. However, with individuals flying about within the grid it becomes particularly difficult. Ross Greenberg left this afternoon on the evening Wein plane - the summer is nearly over.

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JPMayers 1976 Journal 51 Chukchi Sea, Barrow, Alaska 22 August After a morning painting stakes on GRID 4 (what I did yesterday also), I went out into the Chukchi: Sea this afternoon with Tom Harvey from George Divoky's group. Our transport/bim was a small Zodiac inflatable; purpose - to collect an assortment of birds for Divoky to examine for stomach contents. My role was spotter and chief gun. Weather - balmy at first with tempa 42° - 5% clouds, wind growing to strong out of South. The wind picked up sufficiently during the afternoon to prevent us from rounding the point (well, not prevent, simply discourage). We put out at 1500 and returned at 1700, traveling from the theatre via NAREL to Nunook and back during those 2 hrs. A wide lagoon existed between shore and the ice pack ~ 500 - 1000 m off shore (varying). The ice pack itself was heavily thick, more like a large number of floes piled up into one another. Surprisingly few birds except for the gulls immediately beside the shore, among a strip of ice floes which created very calm water at the shoreline. Red Phalarope by far the most abundant bird, followed by arctic terns, sabres gull, kittiwake, and glaucous gull. We collected 5 Xema, 2 Rissa, 2 Larus h., and 2 Polysticta stelleri. The gulls were concentrated on a feeding site just beyond the tip of the point, out in relatively large waves. All were feeding by plunge diving (save the larus). Few phalaropes were seen farther than 100 m from shore; in fact most were within 2 m of the shoreline. GRID 4 23 August Painting stakes again this area in the fog drip. Mornings have been exceedingly foggy these last several mornings; the plane hasn't been able to land during the morning for 4 days. Notable, but by 1130 - 1300 it clears to reveal an almost cloudless sky. Bird-wise, one has to look now to find melanotus juveniles. Linnodromus are abundant, whaling overhead frequently, and foraging in drying thaw ponds as well as low wet (gravely-edge) areas (e.g. transect 3). Pluvialis dominica juveniles are abundant along gasoline ridge, as are Calidris alpina. Nothing seems to be changing very rapidly. Is it to do with relatively warm temps (compared to last year)? Nighttime fog discouraging migration?

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SP Myers 1976 Journal Barrow Spit, Barrow, Alaska 23 August 1300 went out to Whalebone Bite (~1 km beyond Burnik on Barrow Spit) with Connors and crew. Stayed until 1630 photographing heavy concentration of arctic tern, sabine gull, and red phalarope, which were feeding on euphausids and copepods. Small numbers of C. alpina, Arenaria intermedia, and C. alba also present foraging along the beach. The numbers of birds present at Whalebone Bite are truly impressive — several 100 each of terns and phalaropes, if not over 1000. Observed much activity, although numbers of terns and phalaropes were also roosting. All species proved to be quite tame. In fact, by lying on the beach and remaining still I was able to touch one red phalarope. Others foraged with 0.5 m. Sanderlings, dunlin, and turnstones all approached to within 2 meters, while the gulls and terns allowed me to within 5 m. All intent upon foraging. Jim Carlton reports however most plankton densities are not that great: Certainly compared visually, qualitatively, to last year, they are low, with few chaetognaths or [illegible] eteophora. Hard to call it a soup in fact. TRANSECTS 6-10, 1-4 24 Aug Beginning 0705 sampled transects. Weather inclement, with strong east wind while low force by moon, heavy fog + associated fog drip. But temp 39°. TRANSECT TOTALS (15 included, sampled 25 Aug) 1-5 223 min Fluvialis dominica a 0 j 9 C. alpina a 23 j 6 C. melanotos a 0 j 15 Limnodromus scolopaceus j 56 Ph. fulicarius a 0 j 0 Stercorarius pom a 5 j 1 Aegiothelis flammens Calcarius 12 Plectrophenax 3 6-10 185 min P. dominica a 0 j 18 C. alpina a 20 j 1 C. melanotos a 0 j 10 Limnodromus s j 4 Ph. fulicarius a 0 j 0 Stercorarius pom a 3 j 3 Calcarius lap. 28 Plectrophenax 3 Most of the dunlin (41) were in one flock on transect 5, distributed in 2 units.

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JPNyers 1976 Journal 53 GRIDS 2-3, Bairou, Alaska 25 August 0745-1055 censused both grids. 39°, 5% cloudy, light ENE wind growing through morning. GRID TOTALS (each 25 ha) #2 Albulis dominica a j 9 C. alpina a j 14 Ph. fulicarius a j 0 Stercorarius pom. a j 1 Calcavis a j 2 Plectrophenax a j 1 #3 Albulis dominica a j 0 C. alpina a j 2 C. melanochor a j 0 Ph. fulicarius a j 0 Stercorarius pom. a j 1 Asio flammeus a j 1 Calcavis a j 3 Obviously, a change has occurred since the last census, and indeed perhaps since yesterday. There were relatively few C. alpina as compared to grid censuses throughout late July and August. Petrels were virtually absent on grid 2—in fact I saw none even flying until beginning #3, and they were not very evident even there. Dovekets take the show, with 41 occurring in one flock, spread over 2 units in grid 2. There were a number of flocks flying about, and I may have under estimated the total. Certainly it is not an overestimate, probably on either grid. This morning is the first fogless morning (and night) for 5 days. Did the birds leave with the clear night skies? GRID 4 Painted more stakes this pm. Of interest was that dunlins have not disappeared from other areas. My impression is that dunlins are dispersed in a series of discrete flocks which remain in local sites. This morning's data reflects that the flock using the grids have largely gone. But this afternoon I found the usual group present between the goppie and Grid 4. They seemed while running transects that there are consistent birds there, as well, birds that use a local area even though no longer nesting. While this is nothing astonishing in itself, the length of time that flocks remain—perhaps several weeks—surprises me

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Jr Myers 1976 Journal GRID 4, Barrow, Alaska 25 August (cnt’d) Dunliners are actually quite abundant now, and all juveniles. As reflected in the transect and grid data, they occur in hummocky pond areas, along the water’s edge, in Salix emergens, Carex aquatilis (stand 21), and out in the centers of ponds. Foraging style is classic dunlin sewing-machine motion. Nunavak Bay, 10 km SW of Barrow, Alaska 26 August 0700 three-wheelers) down to Nunavak Bay. Weather clear but windy, 39°, fogging up by 1100. Drove 2 km beyond the mouth of Nunavak, spent 1 hr walking about the ponds on the tundra, and then returned, arriving at NARL by 1100. Route down is mostly gravel road, through Barrow, and then along the Chukchi shore after reaching Nunavak. Passes through low wet tundra just beyond Barrow but then enters high bluffs by the shore. South of Nunavak it is to high rolling tundra, rather dry, cut by ravines and small drainages. Steeper slopes covered with Salix viminalis, while the intervening areas are covered with a Carex association similar to Carex-Poa or perhaps the Carex with fruticose lichens (#5). Polygonum present but not excessive. Few birds on the tundra — mostly Limnodromus scolopaceus juveniles wheeling overhead, and several flights of Calidris melanotos. # Up to 50 C. alpina, almost all (but 4) juveniles, most on the shore. Very few phalaropes on the shore, but a large flock (120°) Sterna paradisaea at the mouth of Nunavak, plunge- living and feeding. Few birds off shore, mostly foraging terns, heavily clumped. One pod of whales, probably grey. Barrow Spit 27 August 0930-1200 censused a series of transects along Barrow spit for Peter Connors. 39° moderate ENE, high fog. Remarkably, I counted 37 red phalaropes along 5 transects, and estimated there to be 100-200 on the entire spit. Thus within the last few days, the population of red phalaropes has dropped from 1800-2000 to the low level recorded today. Dunlin juveniles were the most abundant shorebird, although not very, with somewhere between 100-200 present. Suddy Turnstone and Sandling roughly the same abundance as dunlin. Several hundred (300?) arctic terns. 1 Rissa. No Xema. For the last

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J P Mycus 1976 Journal 55 Barrow Spit 27 August (cont'd) several days a strong east wind has blown, stub creating enormous (>1ft) wrack on Elson Lagoon, vocal swell on the Beaufort Sea, and shifting gravel about the spit. It now appears that it has blown the birds away. GRID 4, GRID 2 28 August worked on the grids in the fog, raininig, paunting, vegetating, etc. Had it not been for the über wondfulness of the morning I would have passed the day w/o seeing a melanotos, so uncommon are they now. But without wind and with the fog, their voices carry so that the few around were readily detectable, particularly flying overhead. The fog is that pernicious Barrow variety, so thick that visibility at times went below 100 meters (I could a't see stales 100 m away). But looking straight up I could see the blue of the sky, tantalizing, teasing, provoking. TRANSECTS 1-4: 6-10 29 August 0710 began sampling transects, doing them in the following order: 6→10; 3,1,4,2. Finished #2 at 1430. Fog Weather Sudden to yesterday - heavy but shallow ground fog, no wind, 36°. By 1300, however, the fog turned off, and it became a brilliant sunny day - too warm even. Total (including 5, sampled 30 August) TRANSECTS TOTALS AVER 1-5 50 ha 6-10 50 ha Pluvialis dominica a 0 Pluvialis dominica a 0 7 18 j 8 C. alpina j a 0 0 0 C. alpina a 6 C. melanotos j 2 4 6 j 6 C. mauri j 1 Limnodromus scolopaceus j 3 C. melanotos 8 0 Phalacrocorax fulicarius 0 0 0 2 j 1 Limnodromus scolopaceus j 24 Stercorarius pomarinus a 5 Ph. fulicarius 8 0 j 3 0 7 Calcarius lapponicus 4 j 7 Plectrophenax nivalis 9 Stercorarius pom a 4 Nyctea scandiaca 1 j 0 Larus hyperboreus 3 Asio flammeus 3 Asio flammeus 2

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JPMyers 1976 Journal 56 GRIDS 2-3, Barrow, Alaska 30 August 0710-0945 censused both grids. weather pleasant, -20% high clouds, 40°F, no wind growing to a light W wind hearing fog by 0930. Census totals GRID 2 0710-0825 25ha GRID 3 0830-0945 Pluvialis dominica a 0 j 2 Calidris alpina a 10 j 6 C. melanaotus a 0 j 0 j 2 Limnodromus scolopaceus j 20 Ph. fulicarius a 0 j 0 j 13 Stercorarius pomarinus a 1 j 1 Calcarius lapponicus 1 Pluvialis d. a 0 j 0 Calidris alpina a 0 j 0 C. melanaotus a 0 j 0 j 1 Limnodromus s j 57 Ph. fulicarius a 0 j 0 j 13 Stercorarius pomarinus a 2 j 1 Larus hyperboreus 3 Asio flammeus 3 And so the season ends: peckover, red phalarope, and dunlin down to [illegible] the last remains, downdayers apparently existing. An arctic fox accompanied me today and surveyed the grid, catching at least one lemming.

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J Pulleyers 1976 Daily List Vicinity of Cordova, Alaska - airport to town, out to Turnacy Bay, in town. 2 May Phalacrocorax sp. Olor buccinator Branta canadensis Branta nigricans Anas platyrhynchos Anas acuta Mareca americana Anas carolinensis Aythya marila

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SP Myers 1976 Daily List Barrow, AK - near POW-main, Britten Area, Sunita'sonian bldg, NARL Dump 29 May Asio flammeus 1 Arcanaria witepro 14 Larus hyperboreus Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis Barrow, Alaska - town main and around airport, dump, Britten Area 30 May Asio flammeus 2 Acanthis hornumanni (white wump) Clangula hyemalis Zonotrichia leucophrys (Adavon 10+) Somateria spectabilis Chlaradris semipalmatus (? heard) Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis Colidris melanotos (1) Arcanaria witepro Larus hyperboreus 31 May 2/3 of latygar Grinds 1, 2?, transects 2, 4, 5, galien road, pow-main, animal colony Clangula hyemalis (1000+) Passerculus sandwichensis Anas acuta (17) Juncus hyemelis Somateria mollissima (1000's) Passerella iliaca Somateria spectabilis (1000's) Calcarius lapponicus Anser albifrons 6 Plectrophenax nivalis Falco sparvarius 1 Pluviellis dominica 1 Bremnia interpres 10+ Calidris alpina (11) Calidris harcini (1) Calidris melanotos (50+) Stercorarius pomarinus 30-50 Larus hyperboreus 20+ Asio flammeus # - minimum 8 Nyctea scandiaca - 4, Beggy * Oenothera oceanthe 1 Acanthis flammeus hornumanni * Phalaropus lobatus (2) Goolin Road, Pheudarian 1 June Calidris alpina Acanthis hornumanni Calidris melanotos Passerculus sandwichensis Stercorarius pomarinus Calcarius lapponicus Larus hyperboreus Plectrophenax nivalis Nyctea scandiaca Asio flammeus in ice pack NARL to lead, ~3km W of Pt. Barrow, via Nuvat Gavia adamsii -> Branta nigricans (1) Pluviellis dominica (1) Copppus gryle Anser allefrons (1) Calidris melanotos (1) Anthus spinoletta Clangula hyemalis 1000's Stercorarius pomarinus Passerculus sandwichensis Somateria spectabilis 1000's Larus hyperboreus Calcarius lapponicus Somateria & multistriata 100's Uria leucogaster Plectrophenax nivalis

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JP Myers 1976 Daily list 5 June GRI D 2, P O W - M A I N Anser albifrons Changula hyemalis Somateria mollisima Somateria spectabilis Polysticta stelleri Pluvialis dominica Calidris alpina Calidris canutus Calidris fuscicollis Calidris baerdi * Calidris pusilla * Tringa subroficollis Arcachia interpur Phalaropus fulicarius Phalaropus lobatus Stercorarius pomarinus Larus hyperboreus Nyctea scandiaca Asio flammeus, Anthus spinoletta * * Ocutlus ochroura Astruthis hornemanni Spizella arborea Passerculus sandwichensis Encheliridia leucophrys Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis 6 June Gasline Ridge Branta canadensis Anser albifrons Changula hyemalis Somateria mollisima Somateria spectabilis Polysticta stelleri Aluvialis dominica Calidris alpina Calidris canutus Calidris baerdi C. fuscicollis C. melanotos C. pusilla Asio flammeus Astruthis hornemanni Arctaria enterpresa Phalaropus fulicarius Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis Nuwak, Pt. Barrow, Alaska Anser albifrons 3 Changula hyemalis (board) Somateria mollisima 100 Somateria spectabilis 500 Pluvialis dominica 2 Calidris alpina 5 Calidris baerdi 6 C. pusilla 2 C. melanotos 3 Phalaropus fulicarius 4 P. lobatus 2 Stercorarius pomarinus 2 Asio flammeus 3 Motacilla flaviventris 1 (not at board) Acutulus hornemanni 15 ENDROICA Tigrini 7 June Transacts 1-5, + Village Ridge Anser albifrons Changula hyemalis Somateria mollisima Somateria spectabilis Pluvialis dominica Calidris alpina Calidris baerdi C. pusilla C. melanotos Tringa subroficollis Arcachia interpur Phalaropus fulicarius P. lobatus Stercorarius pomarinus Larus hyperboreus Asio flammeus Nyctea scandiaca Motacilla flaviventris Passerculus sandwichensis Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis Paw-MAIN-evegins, Animal colony Polysticta steller Calidris alpina Phalaropus fulicarius P. lobatus C. baerdi C. pusilla C. melanotos Pluvialis dominica Passerculus sandwichensis Spizella arborea 8 June GRI D 2 Anser albifrons Anas acuta Changula hyemalis Somateria mollisima Phuvialis dominica C. alpina C. baerdi C. melanotos C. canutus C. pusilla Ph. fulicarius Stercor. pomarinus Asio flammeus Passerculus sandwichensis Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis

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SPLUyUS 1976 Daily list GRID 3 Barrow, Alaska 9 June Anser allifrons Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis Somateria mollissima S. spectabilis Polysticta stelleri Pluvialis dominica P. squatarola C. alba. C. alpina C. melandoti Nuwak Clangula hyemalis Somateria mollissima S. spectabilis Polysticta dominica - 3 C. alpina -1 GRID 2 GRID 2-3 late night 10pm -> 2:am 10 June Gravia adamii Anas acuta Anser allifrons Clangula hyemalis Somateria spectabilis Somateria mollissima Polysticta stelleri Pluvialis squatarola late night GRID 2-3 10pm -> 2am 11 June Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis Polysticta stelleri Pluvialis dominica Calidris alba C. alpina C. bairdi C. canutus 11-12 June GRID 2-3 late night Gravia adamii Anser allifrons Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis Somateria mollissima S. spectabilis Polysticta stelleri C. bairdi Pluvialis dominica 12 June TRANSECTS 6-10 Anser allifrons Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis Somateria mollissima Spectabilis Polysticta stelleri Pluvialis dominica 4

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J P Myers 1976 Daily List GRID 2 - At roughly three hrs of morning 0130-0630 Barrow, Alaska 13 June Gavia stellata C. alpina Larus hyperboreus Heterophasia nivalis Polysticta stelleri C. baardi Anas acuta C. melanotus Asio flammeus Clangula hyemalis C. pusilla Nycka scandiaca Apus fulvus Ph. fulicarius Ixoreus naevius Pluvialis dominica A. fulvus Calcarius lapponicus Nowuk, 730-1000 Somateria mollissima C. alpina Limnodromus scolopaceus Acanthis hornemanni S. spectabilis C. baardi Skectorius pom. Anas acuta C. magellanicus Larus hyperboreus Calcarius lapponicus Clangula hyemalis * C. melanotus Sterna para discaea Plectrophenax n. Branta nigricans C. pusilla Asio flammeus Maurialis dominica * C. ruficollis Nycka scandiaca Chandrius vociferus Ph. fulicarius Aridoprocne bicolor Ch. semipalmata Ph. lobatus Anthus spinolleta GRID 2 0:00-2330 14 June Anas acuta C. melanotus Stercorarius pom. Polysticta stelleri C. pusilla Asio flammeus Clangula hyemalis Arenaria i. Pluvialis dominica Phal. fulicarius Calcarius lapponicus C. alpina Larus hyperboreus Plectrophenax nivalis C. baardi TRANSECTS 1,3,4 15 June Branta nigricans C. baardi Sterna paradisaea Anas acuta C. melanotus Stercorarius pom. Chen hyperborea C. pusilla Asio flammeus Polysticta stelleri Arenaria i Nycka scandiaca, Anthus hornemanni Clangula hyemalis Phal. fulicarius Plectrophenax nivalis Pluvialis dominica Phal. lobatus Calcarius lapponicus C. alpina Plectrophenax nivalis Acanthis hornemanni 3 campo Fonorbida leucophrys Transsects 2,5, GRID 3 16 June Branta nigricans C. baardi Asio flammeus Anas acuta C. pusilla C. melanotus Nycka scandiaca Polysticta stelleri Arenaria i Anthus hornemanni 3 campo Clangula hyemalis Ph. fulicarius Zonotrichia leucophrys 3 campo Pluvialis d. Sterna paradisaea Calcarius lap. C. alpina Stercorarius pom. Plectrophenax nivalis TRANSECTS 6,7,8,9,10. GRID 3 17 June Batharamenon Ph. lobatus Passerculus sandwichensis (Gavia arctica Arenaria interpres Calcarius lap. Branta nigricans C. alpina Sterna paradisaea Anas acuta C. baardi Stercorarius pom. Plectrophenax nivalis Clangula hyemalis * C. ruficollis Stera longicauda Somateria fischeri C. melanotus Larus hyperboreus Polysticta stelleri C. pusilla Asio flammeus Pluvialis dominica Ph. fulicarius Nycka scandiaca

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JP Vhyeus 1976 Daily list GRID 2, Barrow, Alaska 18 June Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis C. pulicaria C. pusilla C. alpina C. baardi Nycka scandiaca Asio flammeus Acanthis hornemanni Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis Passerulus sand. 19 June Anas acuta Branta nigricans Clangula hyemalis C. pulicaria C. pusilla C. alpina C. baardi Nycka scandiaca Asio flammeus Acanthis hornemanni Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis GRID 3 20 June Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis C. pulicaria C. pusilla C. alpina C. baardi Nycka scandiaca Asio flammeus Acanthis hornemanni Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis 21 June Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis C. pulicaria C. pusilla C. alpina C. baardi Nycka scandiaca Asio flammeus Acanthis hornemanni Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis Folco peigrius TRANKETS 6-10 Gavia arctica displaying 22 June Branta nigricans - w/nest* Clangula hyemalis - not Somateria fischeri - not? Polyticta stelleri - w/nest C. canus - displaying* C. maui - w/nest C. melanotos - w/nest C. pusilla - w/nest Limonidromus scolopaceus Phalacrocorax fulicarius - nest Stercorarius pomarinus - nest Sterna paradisaea Larus hyperboreus Nycka scandiaca - w/nest Asio flammeus - displaying Acanthis hornemanni - w/nest Calcarius lapponicus - w/nest Plectrophenax nivalis - w/nest GRID 2-3, Nuvuk 23 June Branta nigricans Clangula hyemalis Somateria spectabilis C. pulicaria C. pusilla Ph. fulcarius Nycka scandiaca Asio flammeus Acanthis hornemanni Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis 24 June Branta nigricans Clangula hyemalis Polyticta stelleri Anas acuta C. alpina C. baardi C. maui C. melanotos Nycka scandiaca Asio flammeus Acanthis hornemanni Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis C. pulicaria Limonidromus scolopaceus Phalacrocorax fulicarius - nest Stercorarius pomarinus - nest Sterna paradisaea Nycka scandiaca Asio flammeus Acanthis hornemanni Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis C. alpina C. baardi C. maui C. melanotos GRID 2, Gavia stellata Branta nigricans Clangula hyemalis Polyticta stelleri Anas acuta C. alpina C. baardi C. maui C. melanotos Stercorarius pomarinus Sterna paradisaea Larus hyperboreus Nycka scandiaca Passerulus sandwicensis [illegible]

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JPMYRVS 1976 Daily list 7 GRID 2 and Volta Creek Barrow, Alaska 25 June Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Anas acuta Somateria spectabilis Polysticta stelleri Clangula hyemalis Pluvialis dominica Arenaria interpres Calidris alpina C. bairdi C. mauri C. melanotos C. posilla Linnodovorus scolopaceus Ph. fulicarius Stercorarius pomarinus Sterna paradisaea Larus hyperboreus Larus schistisagus Rissa tridactyla Nyctea scandiaca Asio flammeus Acanthis hornemanni TRANSJECTS 6-10 26 June Gavia arctica Braueta nigricans - Seegs Anas acuta Somateria fischeri Somateria spectabilis Polysticta stelleri Clangula hyemalis Grus canadensis 2 Pluvialis dominica Calidris alpina C. bairdi C. fusciollis C. mauri C. melanotos C. posilla Linnodovorus scolopaceus Ph. fulicarius Ph. lobatus Arenaria interpres Sterna paradisaea Stercorarius longicaudus Stor. pom. Larus hyperboreus Larus argentatus Nyctea scandiaca Asio flammeus Acanthis hornemanni Passerculus sandwichensis Pamerculus sandwichensis Calcarius lapponicus GRID 2,3 27 June Gavia stellata Anser albifrons Braueta nigricans Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis Somateria spectabilis Polysticta stelleri C. alpina C. camotus C. bairdi C. mauri C. melanotos C. posilla Linnodovorus scolopaceus Ph. fulicarius Ph. lobatus Arenaria interpres Sterna paradisaea Stercorarius pom. Larus hyperboreus Larus argentatus Nyctea scandiaca Asio flammeus Acanthis hornemanni Passerculus sandwichensis Pamerculus sandwichensis Calcarius lapponicus 28 June GRID 3 Gavia stellata Braueta nigricans Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis Somateria spectabilis Polysticta stelleri Pluvialis dominica C. alpina C. bairdi C. mauri C. melanotos C. posilla Ph. fulicarius Ph. lobatus Arenaria interpres Sterna paradisaea Stercorarius pom. Longrid 3 K. C. MINUTA X Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Passerculus sandwichensis Calcarius lapponicus Asio flammeus Acanthis hornemanni 29 June Gavia stellata Clangula hyemalis Somateria spectabilis Polysticta stelleri Pluvialis dominica C. alpina C. laridii C. mauri C. posilla Ph. fulicarius Ph. lobatus Arenaria interpres Sterna paradisaea Stercorarius pom. Larus hyperboreus Nyctea scandiaca Asio flammeus Acanthis hornemanni Passerculus sandwichensis Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis 30 June Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Somateria mollissima Polysticta stelleri Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis Pluvialis dominica Chionidris roscidus X C. alpina C. bairdi C. mauri C. melanotos C. posilla Ph. fulicarius Ph. lobatus Arenaria interpres Sterna paradisaea Stercorarius pom. Larus hyperboreus Larus argentatus ? Nyctea scandiaca Asio flammeus Acanthis hornemanni Passerculus sandwichensis - met Syng Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis 1 July Polysticta stelleri Somateria spectabilis Polysticta stelleri Anas acuta Clangula hyemalis Pluvialis dominica C. alpina C. bairdi C. mauri C. melanotos C. posilla Ph. fulicarius Arenaria interpres Sterna paradisaea Larus hyperboreus Larus argentatus Nyctea scandiaca Acanthis hornemanni Passerculus sandwichensis Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis

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JPMayno 1976 Daily list 2 July GRID 2 Voth Creek Gavia stellata Gavia arctica Clangula hyemalis Somateria spectabilis Polysticta stelleri Pluvialis dominica C.alpina C.bairdi C.maui C.melanotos C.pusilla Ph.fulicarius Ph.lobatus Arenaria interpres Stercorarius parasiticus Sterna paradisaea Larus hyperboreus Larus argentatus Nycticorax scandiaca Asio flammeus Acanthis hornemanni Passerulus sandwichensis Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis 3 July GRID 3 Gavia adamsii Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Clangula hyemalis Anas acuta Somateria spectabilis Polysticta stelleri Pluvialis dominica C.alpina C.bairdi C.maui C.melanotos C.pusilla Ph.fulicarius Ph.lobatus Arenaria interpres Stercorarius parasiticus Sterna paradisaea Larus hyperboreus Larus argentatus Larus ??? -collected 4 July lid in office in order to avoid tendra shenanigans 5 July GRID 2 Sorex arcticus Polysticta stelleri Pluvialis dominica C.alpina C.bairdi C.maui C.melanotos C.pusilla Ph.fulicarius Arenaria interpres Stercorarius parasiticus Sterna paradisaea Larus hyperboreus Larus strayeri Nycticorax scandiaca Asio flammeus - neat 6 July TRANSECTS 6-10 Gavia stellata Pluvialis dominica Gavia arctica Branta nigrians Polysticta stelleri Somateria spectabilis Clangula hyemalis Anas acuta - ucot C.alpina C.bairdi C.fuscicollis C.melanotos C.pusilla Ph.fulicarius Arenaria i Stercorarius pom. Sterna paradisaea Larus hyperboreus add Chrodotus vociferus Charadrius semipalmatus Pluvialis squatarola Nycticorax scandiaca Asio flammeus Passerulus sandwichensis Acanthis hornemanni Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis 7 July GRID 3 Branta nigrians Polysticta stelleri Somateria spectabilis Clangula hyemalis Anas acuta x C.alpina C.bairdi C.melanotos C.pusilla Ph.fulicarius Arenaria i Stercorarius pom. Larus hyperboreus Nycticorax scandiaca Asio flammeus Passerulus sandwichensis Acanthis hornemanni Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis 8 July Polysticta stellavi Clangula hyemalis Anas acuta Pluvialis dominica C.alpina C.bairdi C.melanotos C.pusilla Ph.fulicarius Arenaria i Asio flammeus Stercorarius pom. Larus hyperboreus Larus argentatus Nycticorax scandiaca Plectrophenax nivalis 9 July Gavia arctica Polysticta stellavi Clangula hyemalis Somateria spectabilis S. mollissima Pluvialis dominica C.alpina GRID 2 C.bairdi C.melanotos C.pusilla Ph.fulicarius Arenaria i Sterna paradisaea Larus hyperboreus Nycticorax scandiaca Asio flammeus Acanthis hornemanni 10 July Gavia stellata Polysticta stelleri Clangula hyemalis Anas acuta S.mollissima S.socitabilis Branta nigrians Pluvialis dominica C.alpina C.bairdi C.maui C.melanotos C.pusilla Ph.fulicarius Arenaria i Stercorarius pom. Larus hyperboreus Sterna p. Nycticorax scandiaca Asio flammeus Acanthis hornemanni Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis

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JPMayeri 1976 Daily list 9 Transsects 6-10, Barrow, Alaska 11 July Branta nigricans Calidris alpina Uria lomvula Anas acuta C. baardi Stercorarius pomarinus Clangula hyemalis C. melanotos Asio flammeus Polysticta stelleri C. pusilla Nyctea scandiaca Somateria spp. - big flight went Arenaria i Passerculus s. Grus canadensis Ph. fulicarius Calcarius l. Plectrophoenax n. Pluvialis dominica Ph. fulicarius Larus hyperboreus GRID 3 12 July Anas acuta Calidris alpina Ph. fulicarius Passerculus s. Clangula hyemalis C. bairdii Larus hyperboreus Calcarius l. Somateria spectabilis C. melanotos Xema sabini - 30 Plectrophoenax n. Polysticta stelleri C. mauri Stercorarius pomarinus Grus canadensis C. pusilla Asio flammeus Pluvialis dominica Ph. fulicarius Nyctea scandiaca Transsect 6, Grids 2+3 13 July Clangula hyemalis C. bairdii Larus hyperboreus Calcarius l. Polysticta stelleri C. fusicollis Sterna paradisaea Plectrophoenax n. Somateria spectabilis C. melanotos Stercorarius pomarinus Somateria mollissima C. mauri Asio flammeus Pluvialis dominica C. pusilla Arenaria i Nyctea scandiaca Chionidium scapulatum Ph. fulicarius Passerculus sandwichensis 14 July Transsects 6+7 Anas acuta Calidris alpina Ph. fulicarius Calcarius l. Clangula hyemalis C. bairdii Larus hyperboreus Plectrophoenax niveus Polysticta stelleri C. melanotos Stercorarius pomarinus Somateria spectabilis C. mauri Stercorarius longicauda Somateria mollissima C. pusilla Asio flammeus Pluvialis dominica Arenaria i Nyctea scandiaca 15 July Grid 2, Transsect 7 Anas acuta, Gavia stellata C. bairdii Asio flammeus Clangula hyemalis C. pusilla Nyctea scandiaca Polysticta stelleri Arenaria i Calcarius l. Pluvialis dominica Ph. fulicarius Plectrophoenax niveus C. alpina Larus hyperboreus C. melanotos Stercorarius pomarinus 16 July Transsect 6-10, Gavia stellata, not hatched Branta (illegible) nigricans Calidris alpina Xema sabini, Sterna paradisaea Anas acuta C. bairdii Stercorarius pomarinus Clangula hyemalis C. mauri Asio flammeus Somateria spp C. melanotos Nyctea scandiaca Polysticta stelleri C. pusilla Calcarius l. Grus canadensis Arenaria i Plectrophoenax niveus Pluvialis dominica Ph. fulicarius Larus hyperboreus 17 July Grid 3, Transsect 7 Anas acuta C. alpina Larus hyperboreus Clangula hyemalis C. bairdii Stercorarius pomarinus Somateria mollissima C. mauri Asio flammeus Polysticta stelleri C. melanotos - 80 moving in # Nyctea scandiaca Pluvialis dominica C. pusilla Calcarius l. Arenaria i Ph. fulicarius Plectrophoenax niveus

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JPMYERS 1976 Daily list 18 July Transsect 8, Barrow, Alaska Gavia stellata C. alpina Stercorarius pomarinus Anas acuta C. baardi Larus hyperboreus Clangula hyemalis C. melanotos Asio flammeus Somateria spectabilis C. pusilla Nyctea scandiaca Somateria mollissima Limnodromus s. Polysticta stelleri Arenaria i Calcarius lapponicus Phalacrocorax fulicarius Plectrophenax nivalis 19 July Transsect 9, Barrow Gavia stellata C. alpina Stercorarius pomarinus Gavia asctica C. baardi Larus hyperboreus Anas acuta C. melanotos Rissa tridactyla Clangula hyemalis C. pusilla Asio flammeus Somateria spectabilis Limnodromus s. Somateria mollissima Arenaria i Calcarius lapponicus Polysticta stelleri Phalacrocorax fulicarius Plectrophenax nivalis Pluvialis dominica 20 July Transsects 6-10 Gavia stellata C. alpina Stercorarius pom. Anas acuta C. baardi Stercorarius longicaudus Calcarius lapponicus Clangula hyemalis C. lacustris Larus hyperboreus Plectrophenax nivalis Somateria spectabilis C. mauri Rissa tridactyla Polysticta stelleri C. pusilla Asio flammeus Pluvialis dominica Limnodromus s. VU fulicarius Nyctea scandiaca 21 July GRID 2 Gavia stellata Pluvialis dominica Stercorarius longicaudus Plectrophenax nivalis Anas acuta C. alpina Larus hyperboreus Clangula hyemalis C. baardi Asio flammeus Nyctea scandiaca Somateria spectabilis C. melanotos Phalacrocorax fulicarius Calcarius lapponicus Polysticta stelleri Stercorarius pom. 22 July GRID 3 Clangula hyemalis Chlamidion xanthopelamus C. mauri Calcarius lapponicus Somateria spectabilis Pluvialis dominica Plectrophenax nivalis Polysticta stelleri C. alpina Stercorarius pomarinus C. baardi St. longicaudus C. pusilla Larus hyperboreus 23 July Gavia stellata - displaying over grid 3 C. baardi St. longicaudus Clangula hyemalis C. pusilla Larus hyperboreus Somateria spectabilis - 9 aff grid 3 C. melanotos Calcarius lapponicus Polysticta stelleri C. mauri Plectrophenax nivalis Pluvialis dominica Phalacrocorax fulicarius C. alpina Arenaria interpres Stercorarius pomarinus 24 July GRID 3 Gavia stellata Pluvialis dominica Arenaria interpres Clangula hyemalis C. alpina Stercorarius pomarinus Somateria spectabilis - 9 by grid 3 C. melanotos Stercorarius longicaudus Polysticta stelleri C. mauri Larus hyperboreus Limnodromus scolopaceus Calcarius lapponicus Phalacrocorax fulicarius Plectrophenax nivalis Pha jobatus

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SP Phipps 1976 Daily list Transsects 6-10 25 July Gavia stellata - displaying over #3 Somateria spectabilis Aqua acuta Polypterus stelleri Clangula hyemalis Pluvialis dominica Crawling C. bairdii C. maria Stictonus longicaudus Larus hyperboreus C. melanocephala C. pusilla Limnodromus scolopaceus Nycticorax scandiaca Calcarius lapponicus Ph. fulicarius Stercorarius pomarinus 26 July GRID 2 Gavia stellata Somateria spectabilis Polypterus stelleri Clangula hyemalis Pluvialis dominica Chiondrus scapipalmatus C. alpina C. bairdii C. maria C. melanocephala C. pusilla Artemia i Ph. fulicarius Stictonus pomarinus St. longicaudus Larus hyperboreus Nycticorax scandiaca Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis 27 July GRID 3 Gavia stellata Somateria spectabilis Polypterus stelleri • Clangula hyemalis Pluvialis dominica Chiondrus scapipalmatus > -w/chicks on C. alpina C. bairdii C. maria C. melanocephala C. pusilla Artemia i Ph. fulicarius Stictonus pomarinus St. longicaudus Larus hyperboreus Nycticorax scandiaca Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis Brittenaum GRID 2 to Hikik Sough, Elsen Lagoon, Barrow 28 July Gavia stellata Gavia arctica Somateria spectabilis Somateria mollissima Polypterus stelleri Aqua acuta Clangula hyemalis Branta nigricans Pluvialis dominica Chiondrus scapipalmatus Calidris alpina C. bairdii C. maria C. melanocephala C. pusilla - 37 juveniles in 1 flock - They've begun to move Limnodromus scolopaceus Artemia i Phalaropus fulicarius Stictonus pomarinus Stictonus longicaudus Larus hyperboreus Nycticorax scandiaca Asio flammeus - new nest w/ 2 young 29-30 July did not go out - working on grant proposal did see Zonotrichia leucophrys w/ fledglings in camp Transsects 6-10 31 July Gavia stellata Gavia arctica Somateria spp. Polypterus stelleri Clangula hyemalis Aqua acuta Pluvialis dominica C. alpina C. bairdii C. maria C. melanocephala C. pusilla Limnodromus scolopaceus Artemia i Phalaropus fulicarius Stictonus pomarinus St. longicaudus Larus hyperboreus Nycticorax scandiaca Asio flammeus Acanthis hornemanni - in camp 1 August GRID 2, Britten Area, Lilibal zone Gavia stellata Somateria spectabilis Somateria mollissima Polypterus stelleri Aqua acuta Pluvialis dominica Chiondrus scapipalmatus C. alpina C. bairdii C. maria C. melanocephala C. pusilla Artemia i Phalaropus fulicarius Uria aalge Stictonus pomarinus St. longicaudus Larus hyperboreus Nycticorax scandiaca Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis Rissa tridactyla 2 August GRID 3 Gavia stellata Gavia arctica Branta nigricans Somateria spectabilis S. mollissima Polypterus stelleri Pluvialis dominica Chiondrus scapipalmatus C. alpina C. bairdii C. maria C. melanocephala C. pusilla Microplasma himantopus - juv. Limnodromus scolopaceus Artemia i Phalaropus fulicarius Stictonus pomarinus St. longicaudus Larus hyperboreus Nycticorax scandiaca Rissa tridactyla Mottacilla flaviventris

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JPMYERS 1976 Daily list 11 August GRID3 Gavia stellata Gavia arctica Somateria mollissima Somateria spectabilis Polypterus stellieri Clangula hyemalis Anas acuta Chaladrius semipalmatus Pluvialis dominica C. alpina C. garthii C. mauri C. melanotus Tryngites subruficollis Arenaria i. Ph. fulicarius Stercorarius pom. Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Xema sabini Sterna paradisaea 12 August GARDE NUNUK Gavia stellata Gavia arctica Gavia adamsii Somateria spectabilis Polypterus stellieri Clangula hyemalis Anas acuta C. alba Chaladrius alpina C. mauri C. melanotus Tryngites subruficollis Arenaria i. Ph. fulicarius Cypophus grylle Sterna paradisaea Xema sabini Rissa tridactyla Larus hyperboreus Stercorarius pomarinus St. longicaudus Calcarius lapponicus Plectropteryx nivea 13 August GRID 4- gasoline ridge Gavia stellata Gavia arctica Gavia adamsii Somateria spp. Clangula hyemalis Anas acuta Pluvialis dominica C. alpina C. mauri C. melanotus Tryngites subruficollis Arenaria i. Ph. fulicarius Sterna paradisaea Xema sabini Rissa tridactyla Larus hyperboreus Stercorarius pomarinus St. longicaudus Nyctea scandiaca 14 August TRANSIETS 6-10 Gavia stellata Gavia arctica Gavia adamsii Somateria spectabilis Polypterus stellieri Branta magricana Clangula hyemalis Anas acuta Pluvialis dominica Chaladrius semipalmatus C. alpina C. mauri C. melanotus Tryngites subruficollis Arenaria i. Ph. fulicarius Sterna paradisaea Xema sabini Rissa tridactyla Larus hyperboreus Nyctea scandiaca 15 August GRIDS 2+3 Gavia stellata Gavia arctica Branta Polypterus stellieri Clangula hyemalis Pluvialis dominica Pluvialis squatarola Chaladrius semipalmatus C. alpina C. mauri C. melanotus C. pusilla Tryngites subruficollis Micropteryx himantopus Limnodromus scolopaceus Sterna paradisaea Xema sabini Rissa tridactyla Ph. fulicarius Stercorarius pom. St. longicaudus Larus hyperboreus Nyctea scandiaca 16 August GRID4 4+5 Gavia stellata Gavia arctica Anas acuta Blythida stellieri Clangula hyemalis Phalacrocorax carbo Chaladrius semipalmatus C. alpina C. mauri C. melanotus Tryngites subruficollis Limnodromus scolopaceus Arenaria i. Ph. fulicarius Stercorarius pomarinus Sterna paradisaea Xema sabini Rissa tridactyla Larus hyperboreus Nyctea scandiaca Calcarius lapponicus Plectropteryx nivea

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JPHyers 1996 Daily list 14 17 August GRIDS 4+5 Gavia stellata Gavia arctica Polysticta stelleri Clangula hyemalis Anus acuta Pluvialis lonica Chandrius semipalmatus C. mauri C. pusilla C. melanotus C. pusilla Tryngites subulaticillius Limnodromus scolopaceus Ph. fulicarius Stictorius longirostris Stictorius pomarinus Strena paradisaea Bonotrichia heucocephala Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis 18 August GAVWELL Gavia stellata Gavia arctica Polysticta stelleri Clangula hyemalis Anus acuta Grus canadensis Chavoditus semipalmatus C. alpina C. mauri C. melanotus C. pusilla C. baairdii Tryngites subulaticillius Limnodromus scolopaceus Ph. fulicarius Stictorius pomarinus Strena paradisaea Larus hyperboreus - 300ft fledg chicka Nyctea scandiaca Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis 19 August TRANSLECTS 6-10 Gavia stellata Gavia arctica Polysticta stelleri Somateria spp. Clangula hyemalis (2adults) Grus canadensis (flyover) Pluvialis dominica C. alpina C. baairdii C. mauri C. melanotus C. pusilla Ph. fulicarius Limnodromus scolopaceus Stictorius pomarinus Larus hyperboreus Nyctea scandiaca Plectrophenax nivalis Calcarius lapponicus 20 Aug GRIDS 2-3 Gavia stellata Gavia arctica Polysticta stelleri Clangula hyemalis Somateria spp. Pluvialis dominica C. alpina C. baairdii C. melanotus C. pusilla Limnodromus scolopaceus Stictorius pomarinus St. longirostris Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Nyctea scandiaca Asio flammeus Calcarius lapponicus 21 Aug GRID 4 Gavia stellata Gavia arctica Polysticta stelleri Clangula hyemalis Somateria spp. Pluvialis dominica Chavoditus semipalmatus C. alpina C. melanotus Limnodromus scolopaceus Stictorius pomarinus Larus hyperboreus R. tridactyla Ph. fulicarius Xema sabini Larus hyperboreus Nyctea scandiaca Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis 22 Aug GRID 4 Gavia stellata Gavia arctica Polysticta stelleri Clangula hyemalis Somateria spekabilis Pluvialis dominica C. alpina C. melanotus C. mauri Limnodromus scolopaceus Ph. fulicarius Stictorius pomarinus R. tridactyla Nyctea scandiaca Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis Chukchi Sea Gavia spp. Polysticta stelleri Somateria spekabilis Ph. fulicarius Rissa tridactyla Xema sabini Larus hyperboreus Strena paradisaea

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J.P. Myers 1976 15 Birchola Daily list GRID 4, Barrow, Alaska 23 Aug Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Plectrophenax nivalis C. alpina C. melanotos Larus hyperboreus Sterna paradisaea Calcarius lapponicus Polysticta stelleri Limnodromus scolopaceus Stercorarius pomarinus Phulvialis dominica Ph. fulicarius Nycticorax scandiacus Barrow Spit Plectrophenax nivalis Polysticta stelleri C. melanotos Larus hyperboreus Sterna paradisaea Calcarius lapponicus Somateria spectabilis C. alpina Arcticnia interpres Rissa tridactyla TRANSECTS 6-10 Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Polysticta stelleri Clangula hyemalis Brenta nigricans Somateria spectabilis Phulvialis squatarola Phulvialis dominica C. alpina C. bairdii C. melanotos Limnodromus scolopaceus Ph. fulicarius Larus hyperboreus Sterna paradisaea Nycticorax scandiacus Asio flammeus Meadrophenax nigripes Calcarius lapponicus 24 August GRIDS 2-3 Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Plectrophenax nivalis Charadrius semipalmatus C. alpina Larus hyperboreus Sterna paradisaea Brenta nigricans Clangula hyemalis C. melanotos (215) Nycticorax scandiacus Asio flammeus Phulvialis squatarola Limnodromus scolopaceus Ph. fulicarius St. pomarinus Nunavak Bay 26 August Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Clangula hyemalis Brenta nigricans Anas acuta Somateria spp. Polysticta stelleri Phulvialis dominica P. squatarola C. alba C. alpina C. melanotos Limnodromus fulicarius Arcticnia interpres Stercorarius pomarinus Larus hyperboreus Sterna paradisaea Nycticorax scandiacus Asio flammeus Calcarius lapponicus 27 August Barrow Spit Gavia stellata Clangula hyemalis Somateria spectabilis Polysticta stelleri Calidris alba C. alpina Stercorarius pomarinus Larus hyperboreus Rissa tridactyla Sterna paradisaea Phulvialis fulicarius Lepturus gryle Fratercula corniculata Plectrophenax nivalis Passerculus sandwichensis GRIDS 2, 5 28 August Gavia stellata C. alpina Sterna paradisaea Gavia arctica C. melanotos Asio flammeus Brenta nigricans Limnodromus scolopaceus Nycticorax scandiacus Clangula hyemalis Polysticta stelleri Ph. fulicarius Calcarius lapponicus Anas acuta Stercorarius pomarinus Phulvialis dominica Larus hyperboreus Plectrophenax nivalis

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JPMyers 1976 Daily List 16 29 August TRANSECTS 6-10, 1-4; Barrow Alaska Gavia arctica Gavia stellata Claygula hyemalis Ptycholaema stelleri Branta nigricans Anser albifrons Pluvialis dominica Pluvialis squatarola Calidris alpina C. mauri (juv.) C. melanotos Limnodromus scolopaceus Arctaria interpres Phaleropus fuliginos Stercorarius pomarinus Larus hyperboreus Nyctic scandiaca Ario flammeus Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis

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Myers, J. P. 1976 Alaska Species Accounts

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J.P. Myers 1976 Phalaropus fulicarius Barrow, Alaska 28 June notes on this species from this season at Barrow prior to present date are (un) in journal. In general it is less common than last year. Today found small groups of gg on grids - they have been doing so for several days as reflected by transect results. However-obvious pairing still going on, with classic 8-9 butting behavior still present in a few locations 29 June captured banded 8 on nest (4 eggs by Smithsonian Bldg) USFWS #76 - 134987 30 June 88 moving in significant flocks now - one seen of ~45 individuals. Small groups also found throughout Grid 2 area. Of particular interest is that groups of 10-20 gg are foraging on the uplands - on polygon tops, craddling about even though within a few (10) meters of Arctophila ponds.

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JP Myers 1976 Calidris canutus TRANSect 10, Barrow Alaska 22 June 1130 - just as I finished #10 (see journal) I heard a [illegible] knot whistling overhead; looking up - it was obvious, chasing another knot off to the east. Call a high whistle as it chased [illegible] who well on where ~~~ ~~~~ 4 whistles / 5 sec 1145 walking to sw from end of #10 began hearing knot again. Bare about whistle, but more common was a derivative two-note version of the classic calidridine frog call. Much more whistle-y quality however than any other calidrine ~~~~~~~ every 6/5 seconds this is given on wing as the bird flutters and glides very high in the area - ~100-200ft up. It called during both flutter and glide phases. Went into the display from the ground taking a long sweeping flight up, covering ~200-300 m between take off and beginning to display ... path of flight Ground 200-300 m

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J.P. Myers 1976 Calidris melanotos Barrow, AK 30 May 1st of the season, found in Barrow by the old liquor store. Greenberg and Woody saw it, I didn't. No pronounced fat deposit in breast region 31 May Pectorals burst upon the Barrow scene. 50+ today in the lee of lastini road, feeding in a few open patches of low edge. One flock ~25 birds with 289. displaying in air and on ground. About - a 8^ chasing another several hundred in, doing the main going through the looking motions - head/throat jerk etc., but not making an audible sound. Saw twice. Another 8^ goose-stuffing. 20:30 returned to same area. 8^ much more dispersed, no longer obviously flocking. Some aggression, in fact several 8^ looking inaudibly (going through motions) 1 June Up snow melt 8^ now dispersing far out across tundra. Several visible on GRID E. displays. One pr of 8^ chasing 8. 2 June Melonutes most everywhere in places of good open tundra. In Grid 3 region where I read and grid 3 8^ all looking and supplementing. Hoots are still rather quick, as if they have to practice or their caustic aren't in shape yet. Judging from look of 8^ pectorals in Gordova in early May and the first ones we have seen here, the fat deposits don't accrue until arrival at the breeding site, or nearly there. Furthermore, the apparent development of looking ability, proceeding from nothing audible 31 May, through a cranky croak on 1 June to today's barely audible hoot is supportive, if the fat is as integral to the hoot as suggested. Actually I have not yet heard a good typical mid-June hoot yet, but on 31 May and 1 June there were some 8^ capable of something better than a mere croak. The other neat thing about pectoral phonology this year has been the fact the way furbirds have developed, or at least how I think that they have. On 31 May, 8^ were definitely flocking in the morning, confined by the snow to a few patches of fat-melting snow. Even within 3 hrs of their arrival (assuming some 8^ involved) there was significant aggression, looking, etc. I have the definite intuition that this flock has remained in that site, expanding to fill the tundra as it is exposed, with the aggression of 8^ forcing others away, much as a weaker flock becomes territorial - diffusion from a center.

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J P Myers 1976 Calidris melanotos Bannow 4c 2 June (cont'd) But peckards are not just along gas line road - there are individuals everywhere the snow has melted - whild the lab, at Bow Main, at Nowale, etc. A veritable pectoral high. (GRID Z) 3 June Solitary 88 now over most of grid save upper (N9,8-10) (N1,8-10) gone which is still almost all snow-covered. 88 -> 8 chooses this area but concentrated at lake. 5 June RG says # of 87 melanotos dropping on grid 3pm. I tracked 3, and found his report not exaggerated. See tracking data. Few 89 around, and few 88. Territories all large, excluding one on both side of the road. 6 June A flight of 89 must have come in, as this one. I have seen several groups as I walked over the tundra this morning hoping, as well as several solitary 89 being displayed toward incessantly. 89 morning in groups of 2 to max. of 6. By the Lake cater, in an area still open from snow - low Carac x of almost no polygyny, a 87 had 5+ 89 in its territory. Its neighbor had at least that many. These likely fellows - no doubt the envy of most other 87 in the area. 8 June Tracked 1 male for 90 min this pm. Starting at 1614. See tracking accent. Incredible activity, very small territory - v4 ha! It was displaying to 4 89 - two solitary and one within couple. This bird is either the same as 6/5/76-3 or has pre-coupled land from that 87. 11 June First nests - 2 on 6/10?, both with 3 eggs. 89 remarkably tame. 12 June Remarkable flight of 8 melanotos today as I ran the grids, with 8 flocks moving high and to the NE, occasionally pursued by resident 887. Flocks were ⑭⑬⑧⑤③⑥③②. See transect sheet. (GRID 3) 14 June 8602 8 flashed wings at 8° ( + 6/14/76-3 which I am tracking) 87 has been seen heavy ground display series ~ 0600 after hovering over the 8. Wing flash not

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SP Myers 1976 Calidris melanotos GRID 3, NARL, Barrow, Alaska 14 June (cont'd) terribly exaggerated but I've never seen a & flick both wings at once like flat. Did not open fully. Very brief - open - shut - in less than 1 sec. Body slightly erect. & Preened chest just after every flick. She proceeded toward him & continued heavy grouse display, going forward in a direct but not overly excited approach. She stopped, stands placidly, looking casually about as he comes around behind her, in an incredibly intense grouse - involving classic tail up - wings slightly dropped, throat + breast joining as rolling bubble call given. Then even more frantic as & begins running in place, neck out - stretched + moving rhythmically up + down ~ 1-3 cycles/sec. bill open, wings fluttering and outstretched hover squawking. She still casually looking about. Then & begins to hover over &, still squawking, running in place or back as & continues to look placed. Continues like this for ~ 1:45 min (tried). Fluttering wings reach quite high, well over & head. I looked at watch just before he broke off so did not actually see successful cation. Presumably occurred. She flew off immediately after he flew off her back. 0630 - notes on hooping. In the first part of a bout the & does not beat its wings, rather he glides into it, disturbing the air sac noticeably as he goes. In fact you can see it go down, particularly from the rear because of the contraction of the dilated inner wings of the breast feathers. Only in the 2nd half of the bout do & running flap, in synchrony with the bout itself, pumping it out. The quality of the bout changes perceptibly, gaining a mechanical aspect. Frequency can also increase while pumping. GROUSE CALLING - a frequent vocalization which usual occurs during early stage of grouse display also occurs who following sequence. repeated growling (I have taped it) given from the mounded spot (often) or while feeding (less so). The & is often in hunched over position who tail up while doing this, but can be in alert posture or in full grouse w tail up. 17 June another population! (they do it all the time) This one seen at 0553-0555

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JPMYERS 1976 Calidris melanotos GRID 3, Barrow, Alaska 17 June (cont) by♂ 6/17/76-1. Began with usual heavy groove display, quickly going in to the sulkeve squawking, with ♂ behind ♀, within touching distance of back, and ♂ running in place, neck extended, ♂ head raising and lowering on pivoted neck. Wings are raised high in ♂ and fluttered very rapidly but shallowly. ♀ began all this by looking as if she was going into a nest, to the extent that she crouched, then walked away ~1 m. No sign of wing-flick which I saw 14 June. ♂ came around behind her at this point. Once ♂ mounts the wing-flutter is at a lower angle, equally rapid . He was on top for 2 minutes. Successful copulation, it seemed, w/ closed contact. ♂ flew off and away GRID 2 18 June while tracking ♂ saw several ♂s multiple ♂ chance of ♀♀ - not unusual for the # of times seen so much as the # of ♂s in chase. ♂♂ one of 5 and one of 8. 21 June another copulation observed. 6/21/76-2 ♂ being followed (beam at from 15:55 on copulation at 16:56. ♀ appeared in area at 16:42 or so and was immediately subject to a rapid series of hoots. At 16:54 ♂ landed after final hoot + very alert- meening, ~25 m from ♀. She then approached him, walking fairly directly toward him who feeding. On close approach (≤1m) ♂ began going into a heavy groove display. Settling down in grass (swiftly), rolling call, failed cocked once overhanging behind ♀ the around Waving square squawking portion + leggy fluttering. She at first gave him a tail up - lay off display, but quickly succeeded Mounting lasted only 48 sec, w/ male fluttering wings, bill against head, neck withdrawn, no noise. After a session of alert preening near ♀, ♂ then hacked over her several times - see drooping accent. At min 71 (16:57:06) after several hoots from ♀, ♂ began grooving as ♀ was preening nearby. She approached. He went into a more intense groove but w/o

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JPUnger 1976 Calidris melanotos GRID 3, Barrow, Alaska 21 June cont'd rolling call, settled in to grou + made next-cup motions for ~2 sec, shuffling side to side while belly against ground w/ tail cocked. Note - a behavior seen regularly in Alert-preening -> Peck or peck at on its mound + twiddles with the central breast feathers, or sometimes scrapes the feather of the dark breast area. Occasionally scapular. This bird is so engaged w/in 1m of q. He then flew + hooked for 6 sec directly over her (see min 81 of 6/21-2 tracking accent). But at min 82 he was hooking over a 2nd q.!!. She was eventually chased from territory - see tracking accent) The q which copulated was plainly visible at time, preening near "next-cup" site. 24 June the form of a feeding Bruleator is quite characteristic, mostly because of the joggling of the his wattle as he probes the mud. Combined with its frequent pause in feeding to look up in an alert posture, or to run up the nearest mound, it is unmistakable. border flutter flight - tail fanned, breast hanging, occasionally hoots, wings fluffed as butterfly 2-8" fly along border, parallel, and within 1m of one another. The wing fluttering is shallow + rapid, but never reaches horizontal plane Thus See next second pages the amount of fluttering is disproportionate to the relatively small horizontal distance traveled. Note - when in alert posture the feathers of the neck are ruffled, given such a black center. Well, that is what it looks like

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JPHugers 1976 Calidris melanotos GRID 3, Barrow, Alaska 25 June 0430 - tracking & 6/25/76-1. writing now. The resting & characteristically settled down as is this individual in a sheltered spot behind a clump of Poa or his around, face to the wind, and tucks his feet to bill in his scapulars. Although he will close his eyes, he is actually, aware - perhaps not circumspectly, but certainly much attentive, of going on about him. Two events are sure to elicit some sort of response - low overflight by a jaeger, in which case the bird ducks; or vocalizations by other waders - be it a loon or a schrunk. The vocalization usually provokes an alert posture, the & abruptly coming out of the resting posture and looking about with neck upraised [illegible sketch] GRID 2 140 - photographing border interaction between 2 & on grid 2 ((10, 19 region). The parallel hover- maneuver entails repeated forward motion, often alternated between birds such that one moves for a second or two, then the other, and the inch forward like the navigating aid course - charting instrument used by nautical men to plot their courses. The & (move) and move forward, sweeping their head up with them as they move. Then one will pivot about and match the other wing. Occasionally they will, either one or both, break off with displacement feeling, poking at the surface within a meter or two of the other bird, only to begin again on parallel march if the other bird continues forward. CHASE flight - very characteristic of vauid powerful wing beats, fly low, and in a very direct path. 28 June Flux !! & 6/28/76-1 was inordinately active this am. - see tracking acct. An unestablished & was trying, it seemed, to gain a foothold between 6/28-1 and its neighbor to the NW. Much hooking, incredible chasing, fights, border displays. RG tracked during run on GRID 2 - South central area, and reports that there have been large charge flurries in semitomy size + shape

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SP Myers 1976 Calidris melanotos GRID 2 30 June see Journal. next one met has hatched, probably today. 1 July Typical hoot today except over 4 w/ chicks ?? Ø had been harassing here, + then feeding nearby. Shot precum on mound, then took off into the wind, circled around, + looked stop here [Diagram: hand-drawn sketch with labels including "wind from W", "position of 4", "storking position of 3", "flap", "soar", "pump", "flap", "soar", "flap"] After the pumping stroke during the terminal portion of the hoot—the male soars, turning from into the wind — , often describing a large circle as reflected in the diagram above, landing very near the point of take off, occasionally frequently precisely on the same mound, but occasionally shifting this focus of attention to another area. During the soaring motion the tail is fanned and appears to function significantly in steering, as it is shifted about the bird's longitudinal axis, changes angle w.r.t. to current horizontal. 2 July Clear flight of 8 after a high bird exhibits sustained power flight — . The bird ascends up to 50–70 meter height, flies beyond the territory borders, then begins sweeping an arc about, often sliding, and returns to the territory. The 8 which I followed this a.m. is not a good hooter. Its voice is higher, unsure—missing notes when from its anatomy I would expect it to hoot. FAP would call this a 1st year bird, part of the 3rd week of June wave. But is it? The resident Ø here has been absent for several days, or at least we have not been able to find it. An equally plausible hypothesis is that the same individual has returned after a brief trip, during which its prental sac — [illegible] — began to “recede.” Ah for some banded birds. The bird is cruising over an area fairly similar to old bird i.e., here except that it is definitely expanded. This Ø’s prefrontal sac is dark + well developed — [illegible]

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JP Myers 1976 Nyctea scandiaca Smithsonian bldg area, 3km S of NAREL, Barrow AK 31 May Stumbled on b a nest w/ 8 eggs. & looking nearby. & flew off + was captured w/ by &. By transect 2 on ridge to W saw our New pair w/ & doing dracula display to &. had Lemmey. Gasline Ridge, TRANSECT I owl nest w/ 5 eggs. As I approached, the & flew off and the & mounted her. the nest is within 200 m of the nest that was out here last year. 2 June 11 am. 9 egg in smithsonian bldg nest. 4 June 7 egg in gasline nest. 7 June 8 eggs in gasline nest. a new nest w/ 2 eggs on Village Ridge (see map p5 of journal) 8 June Alain [illegible], part of NAREL staff, told me this area of tending an owl nest w/ 1 km S of lab - 9 eggs. Site marked on p5 map

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J.D. Myers 1976 Storovarius pomnaius Barrow AK. 31 May pomnaius have arrived. yesterday they were not here, definitely. today they are all over tundra, going through territorial displays. Sensitio not terribly high yet, with v 5 1 June Where have they all gone? Saw very few out near LB site this morning. 2 June Back again, in number. there are still individuals behaving territorially, with flocks moving through in flocks. Have seen several of Lemming. Jaegers moved into Britten area and Bow Main today. GRID 2 tried to follow a pair of jaegers holding a territory on GRID 2, but was frustrated by size defended - includes all of grid and beyond, running from the creek to the ridge beyond the NW end of the grid. Measured on the map, size is ~1200 x 600 meters, or 66 hectares, which reduces to 1.5/km². Absurdly large. At first, in fact, I didn't comprehend how large it was and thought that there was no resident. But pair consists of one light phase (probably 8?) and dark phase 9, simplifying the tracking process. Nonetheless, because of the size of the area I had to give up this aim. The 8 seemed to be either sitting on the ground (seldom) or flying after an intruder. There were a few 8-9 interactions, including on territorial border display, the pair together parallel with necks arched and wings up, exposing white wing coverts. In another episode the 8 seemed to be soliciting - see jaeger tracking account. 4 June up to 30 jaegers in Britten pond area. during a.u., sitting on mounds. Another concentration located near junction of transects 8 and 9 (see map p 50 of journal). However there the concentration is of territorial individuals, no apparent to the Britten area group. 9 June See journal

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SP Myers 1976 Stercorarius longicaudus Cosline Road, Barrow, Alaska 20 July numbers of long tailed jaques beginning to appear, moving by solitarily and in flocks 23 July many hunting on village ridge behind grid 3 - also along garlin road out to Britten area. They appear to be settling in flocks in places where eskimo kids have killed rabbit pomaun pairs. Some aggression, particularly example chasing between long tails, with loud vocalization. However they are chased vigorously by long tailed pomarines when they wander into territories - ~15 on the ridge. 24 July territorial ? - cleaning consistently it appears. Hunting is done by hovering. have seen them take lemmings. others may be after tigulids as they are foraging on the ground in flocks. 25 July territorial bird along garlin road between road and Voth Slough. Chases other longtails and also pomarines. Display quite different from pomarines, with wing angle during gliding flight decidedly arched. Head thrust up awkwardly during this flight, vocalization given. Territory length (area distance of supplaubation) perhaps 200 m by ~100 m. Chasing Display at glaucous gull also. 27 July another territorial bird present along the village ridge behind the grid. Converse distribution of long tailed pomarine - long tails are well established anywhere pomarines have been removed. Big concentration (~30) on Britten area. Some chasing. Perhaps a suggestion of contiguous feeding territories, but not consistent enough in chasing. [illegible]

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JP Myers 1976 Asio flammeus GRID 2, Barrow, AK 7 June 1600 saw first display of 5 territorial 8's - they have been here in draws ever since we arrived (see Journal entries, Daily List) but the only sign of breeding activity had been a few 8's in horizontal (butterfly) flight - a wing movement not unlike the 8 Nycka as it displays to 2, but up to the terminal dracula display. But one 8' this pm was diving over Village Ridge from a height of several hundred feet, rising, and then whuffling down again at great velocity, twisting as it dove, turning from side to side in a powerdive. 10 June 5 displaying short-eareds!! PAP mapped them out distributed over Village ridge. As I was tracking mule deer on grid 2 one kept displaying - swooping, wing clapping wings + diving over the grid. Diving at a Nycka, harassing prairie jaegers, and diving at PAP. The 8 makes a repeated growling call as it dives and balks as it flops about. The display every bat is pronouncedly different as it beats from horizontal ~ to vertical. 8 in a slow butterfly-like pattern - 1-2 wing beats/second. Call I dictated on tape as circa between growl & angered cat's mew. 17 June territorial 8's dispersed all over the area, 2 on gas-line, perhaps 1 or 2 on Beach Ridge north of Central Marsh Slough.

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JP Myers 1976 Eudromias movinellus Gasline Ridge, Barrow, Alaska '12 June running transect 6 at 1045 saw 3 plowers - a golden + two slightly smaller birds rising to tower over the wind of gasline. I did not get a good look, but detected a sharp boundary between breast (dark) and belly. Also the torpedoish quality of the flight - flash Dottrel. But even though I chased them to gas-line ridge, a zoom from original position, I lost them. Then at 1245 within 70 m of stake 10, tran 8, I found them, a pair of Eudromias. Following description taken from notes scribbled in the field: larger bird - dark crown, almost black all the way to bill, outlined by a pronounced superciliary white stripe which circles around the back of the head, meeting in a V on the back. Gives the bird, when seen from the rear, a dottrel-ish profile [illegible] dark, white throat. upper breast brown-grey defined by a dark line through the center of the breast juxtaposed with a white line below it [illegible] dark [illegible] white [illegible] various sides of breast with dark belly. [illegible] black grey brown back with darker streaking particularly on wings when wings folded. much to a quality like Orcopelos. below the dark upper belly is a sharp break w/ white (below) to the vent. yellow legs, black bill. smaller bird - same except that forehead is streaked greyish instead of a solid black. The birds were foraging as do typical plowers -

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JPLayers 1976 Calidris ruficollis Nuwuk, Pt. Barrow, Alaska 13 June P & Connors found the C.r. at Pt. Barrow two days ago, and as of yesterday it was displaying. I went out this a.m. to record its song, with some success except that I inadvertently taped over the best portion (noises). See tape log. The main display note, analogous to a C. alpina frog-hover call, is given in a gliding flight alternating with hovers, as the C.r. tools about its territory. It is a throaty rrr rrr (but not gravelly) with a quality reminiscent of a semipalmated Plover. The flight path looks something like this: average: ~86 sec but w/ some variability # 2 on tape 76-6-2 flutter glide and call Also recorded 2 other notes - one aggressive given while chasing C. bairdi - it sounds similar to a C. pusilla aggressive note. The other was a diving call, given twice during the morning after a bout of flutter-gliding, as the bird dove back to the ground with its wings in a deep V. GRID 3, Barrow, Alaska 28 June a ruficollis on the grid during censusing - small, obviously smaller than pusilla with which it is moving about. Feeding an emergent insect, picking + juddi at vegetation. Call note a squeak, a bit richer than mauri but still a squeak.

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SP Myers 1976 Arctic fox Barrow, AK 31 May fox den located near gas line - see map on p5 of journal. I found a myriad of fresh tracks all over gasline ridge radiating out from the Votu Creek drainage area. Simple to trace backward to den, which is a small hole ~30cm in diameter located just above snow line. Mound of dirt meeting at its base. I am surprised no one has trapped it out. Several places on ridge when it has been digging after lemming. 2 June Pat Reynolds told me today she found the den ~3 weeks ago when it was still surrounded by snow. She did not tell anyone, and does not plan to 4 June laying transects out toward central marsh today (see Journal) - saw fox near end of tran 9 running along ridge. White except for large black patch on rump and another on head. 3 p.m. found above fox's den on said ridge. See map p5 of journal. Still in snow, and in fact does not look heavily used. The fox saw me coming and ran out to low flat, then lay there for 6.5 hrs as I worked my way along the ridge. Back at Gasline ridge found fresh fox digging - another den? or lemming chasing? There were 2 holes leading under snow + curving out of sight underneath, approx. same diameter as den proper. 17 June saw the fox today only because it was under attack by Gargers, trotting across gas-line ridge. 19 June passed by original fox den at 2015 or so. It has been renovating - tremendous amount of digging with a large pile of dirt sitting outside the main den entrance and that treats 5 other holes within a 10 m radius. FAP sank through the shallow cover, collapsing it. The fox while blind began howling, and I taped it. See tape record. 25 June fox on Urid 2 early a.m. 29 June digging continues to expand. Barked when we approached from inside den. There are very small prints outside den, ~1" in diameter, noticeably smaller than others, indicating successful reproduction.

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JP Myers 1976 Dendroica tigrina Nuwak Pt Barrow, Alaska 6 June I found a Bayu May Warbler this afternoon evening (~8:20pm) at Nuwak at the far end of the patch, foraging on insects among emergent vegetation in melt ponds. Flitting about occasionally calling a high tree call, very short and repeated a few times. description - small Dendroica w/ tawny olive back streaked blade. yellow rump. chestnut patch on side of head. a large white-wing patch (not very large, but bigger than a bar). Dark streaking through yellow breast, which fades into white belly. yellow vent. throat yellow. heavy yellow collar extending most of way around head although not connected at top. With dark top of head gives strong implication of cap. yellow eye-ring. thin dark eye strip running to base of bill. I watched it for ~10 minutes from less than c0' distance. excellent light (full sun). It is much brighter than shown in Robbins field guide.

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Myers, J. P. 1976 Alaska Banding Schedule

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JPhywers 1976 Bonding Schedule GRIDS 2-3, Barrow, Alaska band # B61-375 05 color code Rr location GRID 2 PS11 sex ♀ age adult species melanotus 23 June 04 Ry GRID 2 PS2 ♀ adult " 24 June 01 Ro GRID 2 PS7 ♀ adult " 02 Rg GRID 2 PS4 ♀ adult " 1 July 03 -j pink al. GRID 2 PS3 ♀ adult " 06 reljr GRID 2 PS9 ♀ adult " 07 yaljr GRID 2 PS14 ♀ adult " 08 GRID 2 chick <1day fulicarius 09 " " " 10 " " " 12 " " " 2 July 11 " SS5 chick <1day guilla 13 " SS5 " " 14 " SS5 " " 15 " SS5 " " 16 " SS1 " " 17 " SS1 " " 5 July 18 lost! 19 gYjoal " PS7 " melanotus 21 goj oal " " " 22 gpjoal " " " 23 grij oal " " " 20 gyjpal " PS3 " " 24 gyrj pal " " " 25 Yojpal " " " 26 gypal " " " 27 gyjgal " PS4 " " 28 gyjgal " " " 29 pojgal " " "

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SPlIugers 1976 Band Schedule Barrow Alaska Band # 861-375 30 Colorcode Location Sex Age Species 5 July G-RIO 2 (18) Chick 1day [illegible] 31 " " " " 15 July 32 Ygjral " From Ps-9 " " " " 33 rgjval " " " " 34 yo;ral " " " " 35 rYj*ral " " " " 15 July 36 rrjral " From Ps-9 (8,5) " " " " 37 raljor " " " "

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JPMayers 1976 TRANSECTS Barrow, AK 30 May censured 1-5 (pm) #1. snow cover: 87.9% Calcarius lapponicus - 4 #2 snow cover - 97.9% Plectrophenax nivalis 2 #3 snow cover - 100% no birds #4 snow cover 98% Calcarius lapponicus 2 Plectrophenax nivalis 2 #5 snow cover 96% no birds 3 June censured 1-5 (Rg) #1 SNOW COVER 79% 10:00-10:25 Calcarius lapponicus - 19 #2 snow cover - 94% Calcarius lapponicus 1 Plectrophenax nivalis 5 Calidris melanotos 8 2 Stercorarius pomarinus 1 #3 snow cover 98% no birds #4 SNOW COVER 94% Calcarius lapponicus 2 Calidris melanotos 8 2 4 June #5 SNOW COVER 73% Calcarius lapponicus 3 Calidris alpina 3 Calidris baikalii 1 Calidris melanotos 8 13 Arenaria interpres 2 Stercorarius pomarinus 1

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JP Myens 1976 TRANSECTS Barrow, Alaska light E wind, 40°, 100% clouds 4 June #6 SNOW COVER 80% 1445-1515 PS♂ CHASES (1,1) Plectrophenax nivalis 2 Calcarius lapponicus 10 Calidris melanotos ♂ 1 Calidris fuscicollis 1 Stercorarius pomarinus 2 #7 SNOW COVER 76% 1515-1547 PS♂ CHASES (1,1); (1,1); (1,1); (1,1) Plectrophenax nivalis 3 PS♂ GROUSE (1) # of individuals involved Calcarius lapponicus 6 WR CHASES (3); (2); (2) Calidris alpina 2 Calidris melanotos ♂ 2 ♀ 2 Stercorarius pom. #8 SNOW COVER 89% 1553-1620 PS♂ CHASES (1,1); (1,1) Plectrophenax nivalis 2 Calcarius lapponicus 6 Calidris alpina 3 Calidris melanotos ♂ 2 ♀ 5 Stercorarius pomarinus 1 #9 SNOW COVER 91% 1620-1654 Calcarius lapponicus 10 Calidris alpina 2 Stercorarius pom. 2 #10 SNOW COVER 98% 1655-1720 PS♂ CHASES (1,1) Calcarius lapponicus 2 Calidris alpina 1 Stercorarius pom. 1

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JPMyers 1976 3 TRANSECTS Barrow, Alaska 7 June light NE wind, 100% cloudy, 34° #1 SNOW COVER - 48% 11:20 - 12:16 PS♂ chases Calcarius lapponicus 18 Passerculus sandwichensis 1 Calidris alpina 3 Calidris melanotos ♂ 5 ♀ 1 #2 SNOW COVER - 74% 14:54-15:30 PS♂ chases (1,1) Calcarius lapponicus 1 Calidris alpina ♂ 5 ♀ 2 Calidris melanotos ♂ 2 ♀ 4 Stercorarius pomarinus 2 #3 SNOW COVER - 94% 12:38-13:08 PS♂ chases (2,1); (2,1); (1,1); (1,1) Calcarius lapponicus 3 Calidris alpina 5 Calidris melanotos ♂ 0 ♀ 0 #4 SNOW COVER - 57% 13:50-14:43 PS♂ chases (♂-♂); (♂-♂) (1,1) Calcarius lapponicus 14 Calidris alpina 5 Calidris melanotos ♂ 6 ♀ 5 Stercorarius pomarinus 2 #5 SNOW COVER 51% 10:15-10:58 Calcarius lapponicus 7 Calidris alpina 4 Calidris melanotos ♂ 2 ♀ 5 Phalaropus fulicarius ♂ 2 ♀ 2 Stercorarius pomarinus 2

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JP Myers 1996 TRANSECTS Barrow Alaska 8 June overcast light E wind RUN BY GREENBERG- TRAN 6 SNOW COVER = 68.5% 0900-0930 jaeger chau 1 Calidris alpina 5 C. melanotos 9 1 Calcarius lap. Plectrophenax 3 #7 SNOW COVER > 67% 0930-1000 jaeger chau 4 Calidris alpina 2 C melanotos 8 4 Calcarius 8 Plectrophenax 2 #8 SNOW COVER = 88% 1000-1035 Baird chau (1,1) Calidris melanotos 8 3 Ps.7 chau 30 (3,1) Stercorarius pom. 2 Calcarius 4 #9 SNOW COVER 80% 1045-1115 Ps.8 chau (3,1), (1,1) (6x8) Calidris alpina 3 C. melanotos 8 0 Calcarius 1 Stercorarius pom. 2 #10 SNOW COVER 90% 1115-1145 Ps. Jaeger (3,1), (3,1), (1,1) C. alpina 1 Plectrophenax 2 Calcarius 2

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JP Meyers 1976 TRANSECTS Barrow, Alaska 15-June #1 SNOW 2% WATER 7% 1115-1207 C. alpina 4 C. bairdii 2 Ps♂ chase ①,②,③,④ C. melanotos ⑥ ♀ 13 C. pusilla 3 Calcarius l. 13 16 June #2 SNOW 2% WATER 70% 71:07-1155 Polystichus stelleri 1 O. atripina Anas acuta 1 C. alpina 3 Po♂ chase ②,①,①,⑤,⑤ C. melanotos ♂ 1 ♀ 1 Ph. fulicularius ♂ 8 ♀ 7 Calcarius l. 5 Plectrophomax 2 15 June #3 SNOW 8% WATER 72% 12:19-1300 C. alpina 1 C. melanotos ♂ 2 ♀ 0 Ph. fulicularius ♂ 1 ♀ 2 Stacoratus pom 1 #4 SNOW 0% WATER 32% - 1338-1430 Polystichus stelleri 6 C. alpina 3- C. bairdii 1 C. melanotos ♂ 3 ♀ 3 Ph. fulicularius ♂ 0 ♀ 1 Calcarius 6 16 June #5 SNOW 0% WATER 56% 0745-1046 Polystichus stelleri 7 Pluvialis d. 2 C. alpina ♂ 5 ♀ 4/6 C. melanotos ♂ 6 Ph. fulicularius ♂ 5 Calcarius 9 C. pusilla 1

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JP Myers 1976 TRANSSECTS Barrow, Alaska 17 June #6 SNOW 8% WATER 24% 0825-0912 C. alpina 2 C. bairdii 5 C. melanotos ♀ 4 C. pusilla 1 Ph. fulcarius ♂ 3 ♀ 2 Pluvialis d. 2 Calcarius l. 3 Plectrophenax 4 #7 SNOW 2% WATER 18% 0915-1005 Pluvialis d. 1 C. alpina 5 C. melanotos ♂ 9 ♀ 5 Stercorarius pom. 1 Ph. fulcarius 2 Arcticia i. 2 Calcarius 10 Plectrophenax 3 #8 SNOW 3% WATER 59% 1009-1108 (subtract 10 minutes) Anas acuta 2 Pluvialis d. 1 C. alpina 7 C. bairdii 1 C. melanotos ♂ 8 ♀ 4 Ph. fulcarius ♂ 2 ♀ 3 Calcarius 12 Plectrophenax 2 #9 SNOW 2% WATER 32% 1110-1149 C. alpina ♂ 4 C. melanotos ♀ 3 Calcarius 1 #10 SNOW 3% WATER 66% Polytrichia stellari 2 C. alpina 3 1202-1240 C. melanotos ♂ 8 ♀ 0 Ph. fulcarius ♀ 10 Calcarius l. 3

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JPHygeus 1976 TRANSECTS Barrow, Alaska 21 June #1 0% snow 8:15-900 C. alpina 1 C. melanotus ♂ 5 ♀ 8 Ph. fulicarius ♀ 1 Calcarius lapponicus 10 22 June #2 0843-0938 0% snow PS o° chare (3,7) → Ploviailia dominica 2 C. alpina 2 C. melanotus ♂ 5 ♀ 1 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 4 ♀ 5 Calcarius lapponicus 4 Polysticta stelleni 2 21 June #3 0910-1000 O snow Pluvialia dominica 2 C. alpina 1 C. melanotus ♂ 5 ♀ 0 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 2 ♀ 5 22 June #4 957-1053 O snow Polysticta stelleni 2 Pluvialia dominica 1 C. alpina ♂ 4 ♀ 5 C melanotus ♀ 4 Calcarius lapponicus 20 7 21 June #5 1050-1150 O snow Polysticta stelleni 4 Pluvialia dominica 1 C. alpina 4 C. melanotus ♂ 1 ♀ 1 Arcteaia unkenus ♂ 2 Ph. fulicarius ♀ 2 Calcarius lapponicus 2

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J P Mycus 1976 Transsects Barrow, Alaska 22 June #6 0730-0816 Psorcharus (1,1), (3,1), (3,1) Pluvialis dominica C. alpina C. baardi C. melanotos ♂ ♀ C. pusilla Ph. fulicarius ♀ Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis #7 0817-0858 (-5min) Psorcharus (3,1), (2,1), (2,1), (3,1) C. alpina C. alpina baardi C. melanotos ♂ ♀ Ph. fulicarius ♂ ♀ Calcarius lapponicus #8 0912-1001 Psorcharus (3,1) Clangula hyemalis 2 Polysticta stelleri 2 Pluvialis dominica C. alpina C. melanotos ♂ ♀ Ph. fulicarius ♂ ♀ Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax nivalis #9 Pluvialis dominica 2 1010-1055 (-5min) Psorcharus (3,1), (3,1), (2,1), (1,1) C. alpina ♂ ♀ C. melanotos ♂ ♀ Ph. fulicarius ♂ ♀ Calcarius lapponicus Alethon stercorarius pom. #10 Pluvialis dominica 3 1057-1134 Psorcharus (3,1) C. melanotos ♂ ♀ Ph. fulicarius ♂ ♀ Ph. lobatus Stercorarius pom. Calcarius lappon.

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SP Myers 1976 Transsects Barrow, Alaska 25 June #1 0910-1004 Pluvialis dominica Calidris alpina 3 C. melanotos 3 9 G. pusilla 1 Ph. fulicarius 8 2 9 2 Anas acuta Calcarius leuponicus 11 Plectrophenax nivalis 1 26 June #2 0932-1025 Polysticta stelleri Pluvialis dominica 2 Calidris alpina 8 1 Calidris melanotos 9 2 C. pusilla 1 Ph. fulicarius 8 2 9 2 Stercorarius pom. Calcarius leuponicus 2 #3 1012-1106 Calidris melanotos 8 3 Ph. fulicarius 8 3 9 11 Stercorarius pom. 4 26 June #4 1042-1133 Pluvialis dominica 4 C. alpina 2 C. melanotos 8 3 Ph. fulicarius 8 0 9 2 Stercorarius pom. 2 Calcarius leuponicus 6 #5 13:50-14:47 Polysticta stelleri 2 C. alpina 8 3 C. melanotos 8 3 Ph. fulicarius 8 4 9 8 Stercorarius pom 1 Calcarius leuponicus 4

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JPMayers 1976 Transceto Barrow, Alaska 26 June #6 0920-1005 Pluvialis dominica Calidris alpina C. bairdii C. melanotos C. pusilla C. fuscicollis Ph. fulicarius Stercorarius pom Calcarius lapponicus Plectrophenax n #7 Pluvialis dominica C. alpina C. melanotos Ph. fulicarius Stercorarius pom Calcarius lap. #8 Polyticta stelleri Pluvialis dominica C. alpina C. melanotos Arctaria antipus Ph. fulicarius Stercorarius pom Calcarius lap. Plectrophenax niv. #9 Cultrix alpina C. melanotos Ph. fulicarius Stercorarius pom Calcarius lap #10 Polyticta stelleri Pluvialis dominica C. alpina C. melanotos Stercorarius pom Calcarius lap. Asio flammeus Calcarius lap. Plectrophenax Ph. fulicarius

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J P Ayers 1976 Transsects Barrow, Alaska 30 June #1 0825-0923 | Psorophora Calidris alpina ♂ 4 C. melanotos ♀ 4 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 1 ♀ 1 Nyctea scandiaca 2 Calcarius lapponicus 9 1 July #2 Polyticta stelleri 4 0945-1040 Pluvialis dominica 1 Calidris alpina 3 C. melanotos ♂ 2 ♀ 0 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 6 ♀ 6 Calcarius lapponicus 2 Stercorarius pom 2 30 June #3 Calidris alpina 10929-1019 Psorophora ♂ 5 ♀ 2 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 3 ♀ 9 Limnodromus scolopaceus 4 Stercorarius pom 2 1 July #4 Pluvialis dominica 2 C. alpina 3 Psorophora ♂ 5 ♀ 0 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 3 ♀ 6 Calcarius lapponicus 1 Plectrophenax nivalis. 2 30 June #5 1051-1146 Psorophora Calidris alpina 3 C. melanotos ♂ 3 ♀ 46 C. pusilla 3 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 3 ♀ 46 Ph. lobatus 2 Calcarius lapponicus 2 Plectrophenax nivalis 1

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JPHIYAS 1970 TRANSECTS Barrow, Alaska 2 July #6 Pluvialis dominica 1 0830-0923 Calidris bairdi 1 C. melanotos ♂ 0 C. melanotos ♀ 1 Calcarius lapponicus ♂ 7 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 0 ♀ 1 #7 Pluvialis dominica 1 Calidris alpina 2 0924-1015 C. melanotos ♂ 2 ♀ 1 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 1 ♀ 1 Calcarius lapponicus 7 Plectrophenax niv. 1 Strepera pom 2 #8 Calidris alpina 5 C. mauri 1 1017-1107 C. melanotos ♂ 2 ♀ 2 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 1 ♀ 9 Limnodromus scol. 2 Calcarius 9 #9 C. alpina 1 1108-1157 Psittacosis ♂,♀ 1,1 C. melanotos ♂ 4 ♀ 6 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 5 ♀ 0 Strepera pom 1 Calcarius 3 #10 C. melanotos ♂ 13 ♀ 2 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 1 ♀ 10 Strepera pom 1 Sterna paradisaea 1

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SP Myers 1976 TRANSECTS Barrow, Alaska 10 July #1 Pluvialis d 1 0921-1018 C. alpina ♂ 6 C. melanotos ♀ 0 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 2 Calcarius 14 Plectrophenax 1 12 July #2 Polyticta skelleti 2 1000-1050 Calidris alpina 4 C. melanotos ♂ 7 ♀ 3 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 16 ♀ 11 Stercorarius 1 10 July #3 1025-1115 C. alpina 2 C. melanotos ♂ 10 ♀ 2 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 4 ♀ 15 Stercorarius 2 Calcarius 2 12 July #4 Polyticta 1 Pluvialis 4 C. alpina 3 C. melanotos ♂ 15 ♀ 3 C. pusilla 1 Sisio flammeus 1 Calcarius 1 Plectrophenax 1 10 July #5 1135-1215; 1330-B58 C. alpina 10 C. melanotos ♂ 4 ♀ 8 C. pusilla 7 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 4 ♀ 11 Arenaria 1 Stercorarius 2 Calcarius 3

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JPMYERS 1976 Transects Barrow, Alaska 21 July #1 Pluvialis d. C.alpina 5 0900-0950 C.melanotos♂ 4 ♀ 4 3 1 C.pusilla 1 Calcarius 4 20 July #2 C.alpina 4 0930-1023 C.melanotos♂ 0 ♀ 6 Ph.fulicarius♂ 6 ♀ 0 Stercorarius 1 Calcarius 4 21 July #3 Pluvialis d. 2 0957-1045 C.alpina 3 C.melanotos♂ 39 ♀ 4 j 1 Ph.fulicarius♂ 21 ♀ 0 Limnodromus s. 1 - broody Stercorarius 1 20 July #4 C.alpina♂ 3 1040-1129 C.melanotos♀ 1 Calcarius 1 #5 Somateria spectabilis 1 Pluvialis d. 8 1108-1135; 1336-1400 C.alpina 18 C.melanotos♂ 5 ♀ 10 j 2 Ph.fulicarius♂ 3 ♀ 0 Calcarius 1 Plectrophenax 1

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J8 Myer 1976 TRANSECTS Barrow, Alaska 20 July #6 0850-0940 Pluvialis d. C. alpina C. melanocephala C. maura C. pusilla Ph. fulicarius Calcarius Plectrophenax #7 0940-1025 Anas acuta - Pluvialis d. C. alpina C. melanocephala Ph. fulicarius Stercorarius Calcarius #8 1025-1110 Pluvialis d. C. alpina C. melanocephala Ph. fulicarius Armenia i Limenodromus) s. Gad (Calcarius) Plectrophenax #9 1110-1155 C. alpina C. melanocephala Ph. fulicarius Calcarius Stercorarius #10 1155-1235 Pluvialis C. alpina C. melanocephala Ph. fulicarius Stercorarius

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JPMyers 1976 TRANSECTS Barrow, Alaska 26 July #1 0840-0930 Pluvialis dominica 10 C. alpina 4 C. melanocephala 9 2 C. pusilla 1 Calcarius lapponicus 13 27 July #2 0840-0930 Pluvialis d. 2 C. alpina 6 C. melanocephala 8 2 1 26 July #3 0935-1040 Pluvialis dominica 4 C. alpina 3 6 C. melanocephala 9 5 1 Ph. fulicarius 8 4 0 Limnodromus s. 3 Stercorarius 2 4 Calcarius 1 27 July #4 0945-1100 Pluvialis d. 10 C. alpina a 0 j 2 C. melanocephala 9 0 1 j 1 C. bairdii 1 26 July #5 -5PM /RG 0900-0935, 1100-1130 Pluvialis dominica 3 C. alpina a 12 j 2 C. melanocephala 9 3 4 9 j 5 Ph. fulicarius 8 0 j 2 Stercorarius pom 2 Calcarius l. 2

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SP Myers 1976 TRANSECTS Barrow Alaska H 60800-0843 25 July Pluvialis dominica 5 C. alpina 5 C. bairdii 3 C. melanotos 0 Ph. fulicarius 0 Calcarius l. Plectrophenax 7 #7 Pluvialis d. 9 0845-0925 C. alpina 1 C. melanotos 7 Ph. fulicarius 0 Stenovarius 1 Calcarius l. 7 #8 Pluvialis d. 6 0925-1015 C. alpina 14 C. melanotos 2 Limnodromus s. 7 Arctanis i 1 Ph. fulicarius 7 Calcarius l. 3 Plectrophenax 2 #9 Pluvialis d. 4 1015-1055 C. alpina 3 C. bairdii 1 C. melanotos 5 Stenovarius 1 Calcarius 8 #10 Pluvialis d. 1 1055-1135 C. alpina 4 C. melanotos 2 Limnodromus s. 2 Ph. fulicarius 6 Stenovarius 2 Calcarius l. 8

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JPMYERS K76 TRANSECTS Barrow, Alaska 4 August #6 0850-0935 Calidris alpina C. baicala C. melanotos Ph. fulicarius Calcarius lapponicus #7 0935-1020 Pluvialis dominica C. alpina C. melanotos Ph. fulicarius Stercorarius pom. Calcarius lapponicus #8 1020-1105 Calidris alpina C. melanotos Ph. fulicarius Stercorarius pom Calcarius lapponicus #9 1105-1145 Pluvialis dominica C. alpina C. melanotos Ph. fulicarius Stercorarius pom Calcarius l. Plectrophax #10 1145-1220 Pluvialis dominica C. alpina C. melanotos Ph. fulicarius Stercorarius Calcarius

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JPMycos 1976 Transsects Barrow, Alaska 5 August #1 0900 - 0945 Pomialis dominica Calidris alpina a 5 j - 8 0 C. melanotos a 0 j 2 Calcarius l. 13 4 August #2 0845-0930 C. alpina a 10 C. melanotos a 0 j 4 Ph. fulicarius a 2 j 3 Calcarius 3 5 August #3 1000-1045 Somateria fischeri 1g + Schicks Calidris alpina a 4 j 5 C. melanotos a 2 j 0 Ph. fulicarius a 3 j 0 11 Stercorarius pom 4 August #4 1000-1045 C.alpina a 1 C. bardii a 1 j 1 C. melanotos a 0 j 1 Ph. fulicarius a 1 j 1 Calcarius 4 5 August #5 1115-1145; 0850-0925 C. alpina a 6 j 1 C. bardii a 1 Ph. fulicarius a 1 j 0 C. melanotos a 0 j 6 C. mauri j 1 C. pusilla j 1 Stercorarius pom 1 Calcarius 2

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JPLAYERS 1976 TRANSECTS Barrow, Alaska 9 August #6 1050-1130 Pluvialis dominica Calidris alpina a 17 C. melanotos j 3 j 0 j 3 Ph. fulicarius a 1 j 0 j 1 Calcarius 2 #7 1005-1050 Pluvialis dominica C. alpina a 8 j 0 C. bairdii j 1 C. melanotos a 0 j 1 Calcarius 6 #8 0915-1005 C. alpina a 27 j 2 C. melanotos j 0 j 3 Ph. fulicarius a 0 j 0 j 7 Calcarius 1 Stercorarius pom. #9 0845-0915 Pluvialis dominica a 1 C. alpina j 1 C. melanotos a 0 j 4 Stercorarius pom 2 Calcarius 2 #10 0800-0845 Pluvialis dominica 1 C. alpina a 5 j 1 C. melanotos j 0 j 4 j 5 Steur Ph. Fulicarius a 0 j 0 j 9 Stercorarius pom 2 Calcarius 31

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JPMyers 1976 FRANKSECTS Barrow, Alaska 10 August #1 C.alpine a 7 j 0 C melaunotos a 0 j 0 Calcarius 1 11 Aug #2 C. alpina a 8 j 1 Micro polama himantopus j 2 Blephaliscus a 0 j 0 C. melaunotos a 0 j 1 Ph.fulicarius a 0 j 9 Stercorarius poun 1 Calcarius lepp 16 10 August #3 C. alpina a 0 j 2 C. melaunotos a 0 j 3 Ph.fulicarius a 0 j 4 Stercorarius 3 Calcarius 4 11 Aug #4 C. alpina a 6 j 1 C. melaunotos a 0 j 1 Calcarius 23 10 August #5 C.alpina a 16 j 1 C. melaunotos a 0 j 0 Ph.fulicarius a 0 j 6 Stercorarius 1 Calcarius 4

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JPMyers 1976 TRANSECTS Barrow, Alaska 0715-0755 14 August #6 C. alpina a 3 j 2 C. melanotos j 0 j 1 j 6 C. mauri j 1 Ph. fulicarius p 0 j 2 Calcarius L. 19 #7 Pluvialis dominica a 2 j 0 0755-0840 C. alpina a 5 j 4 Tryngita subradicollis 0 1 Ph. fulicarius p 0 j 2 Stercorarius pom 1 Calcarius 14 0840-0920 #8 Pluvialis a 1 j 0 C. alpina a Li 4 C. melanotos a 0 j 1 j 6 Ph. fulicarius 0 5 Stercorarius 3 Calcarius 6 #9 0920-1000 C. alpina a 1 j 2 C. melanotos a 0 j 6 Tryngita subradicollis 3 Stercorarius pom 2 Calcarius 14 #10 1000-1035 C. alpina a 3 j 2 C. melanotos a 0 j 4 j 10 C. mauri j 2 Ph. fulicarius p 0 j 0 Stercorarius 4 Calcarius 6

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JPMYERS 1976 TRANSECTS Barrow, Alaska 16 August #1 0900-0945 Pluviala dominica a 1 j 1 C. alpina a 5 j 1 C. melanotus j 1 Calcarius 34 17 August #2 0900-0945 Pluvialis longicauda a 3 C. alpina a 2 j 0 C. melanotus a 0 j 1 Ph. fulicarius a 0 j 4 Calcarius 4 #3 C. alpina a 1 1000-1040 j 3 C. melanotus j 2 Ph. fulicarius j 8 Stercorarius a 2 j 1 Calcarius 5 14 August #4 1000-1045 Pluvialis a 4 j 1 C. alpina a 8 j 5 C. beairi j 1 C. melanotus a 0 j 1 Stercorarius 0 Tryngites subulata 1 Calcarius 7 #5 0910-0940 0900-0930 Pluvialis squatarola 1 C. alpina a 14 j 1 C. melanotus a 0 j 3 Ph. fulicarius a 0 j 6 Calcarius 5 Stercorarius 3

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JP Myers 1976 TRANSECTS Barrow, Alaska 19 August #6 0800-0840 Calidris alpina a 2 j 0 C. punta Plutatropus fulicarius q 1 j 2 Stercorarius pomarinus Calcaris laytonicus 2+1 Plectrophenax nivalis 3 #7 0840-0920 Pluvialis dominica a 0 j 3 C. alpina a 11 j 3 C. melanotos q 0 j 2 Ph. fulicarius q 0 j 1 Stercorarius pom. a j 1 Calcaris l. 10 #8 0920-1000 Pluvialis dominica a j 5 C. alpina a j 7 3 C. melanotos q j 0 0 2 Stercorarius pom. Calcaris 1 3 #9 1000-1035 Pluvialis dominica a 0 j 11 C. alpina a 3 j 2 Stercorarius j 2 Calcaris 15 #10 1035-1115 Pluvialis dominica a 0 j 1 C. alpina a j 3 1 C. melanotos q j 0 1 7 0 0 1 Ph. fulicarius q 0 Stercorarius a 1 j 3 Calcaris 12

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JPMyers 1976 TRANSECTS Barrow, Alaska 20 August #1 0900-0945 Pluvialis dominica a 0 j 3 C. alpina a 4 j 0 Calcarius 6 19 August #2 C. alpina a 4 0900-0945 j 0 Tryngita subbificollis j 1 Ph. fulicarius ? 0 ? 5 Stercorarius pom 2 Calcarius 3 #4 1000-1045 <- Pluvialis dominica j 1 C. alpina a 1 j 1 C. bairdi ? 1 Ph. fulicarius ? 0 ? 0 Calcarius 7 watchout #3 C. alpina a 5 1000-1045 j 3 C. melanotus ? 0 ? 4 Limnodromus s. j 3 Ph. fulicarius ? 0 ? 4 Stercorarius 3 Calcarius 1 20 Aug #5 0730-0800; 0940-1010 C. alpina a 11 j 3 C. melanotus ? 0 ? 0 Limnodromus s. j 7 Ph. fulicarius ? 0 ? 13 Stercorarius ? 2 ? 1 Calcarius 1

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JPMayers 1976 TRANSECTS Barrow, Alaska 24 August #6 0705-0745 Pluvialis dominica a 0 C. alpina a 4 j 0 Limnodromus scolopaceus j 1 Stercorarius pomarinus 1 Larus hyperboreus 1 Calcarius lapponicus 9 Plectrophenax nivalis 3 #7 0745-0830 Pluvialis dominica a 0 j 11 C. alpina a 8 j 0 C. melanotos a 0 j 0 Ph. fulicatus a 0 j 0 Stercorarius pomarinus a 1 j 1 Calcarius lapponicus 11 #8 0830-0910 Pluvialis dominica a 0 j 2 C. alpina a 4 j 0 C. melanotos a 0 j 0 Ph. fulicatus a 0 j 0 Limnodromus scolopaceus j 1 Stercorarius pomarinus 1 Calcarius lapponicus 1 #9 0910-0940 C. alpina a 2 j 0 C. melanotos a 0 j 0 Limnodromus scolopaceus j 4 Stercorarius pomarinus 2 Calcarius 5 #10 0940-1010 Pluvialis dominica a 0 j 1 C. alpina a 1 j 1 C. melanotos a 0 j 0 Calcarius 2

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JPMyers 1976 TRANSECTS Barrow, Alaska 29 August #6 0710-0740 Calidris alpina a 10 j 0 Limnodromus scolopaceus j 3 Stercorarius pomarinus a 1 j 1 Nyctea scandiaca Plectrophenax nivalis 9 #7 0740-0820 Pluvialis dominica a 0 j 5 Calidris alpina a 4 j 0 Ph. fulicarius 6? 0 j 1 Stercorarius pom a 1 j 1 Calcarius lapponicus 3 #8 0820-0905 C. alpina a 2 j 3 C. melanotos j 0 a 0 j 5 #9 0905-0940 C. melanotos a 0 j 1 Stercorarius pomarinus a 2 j 0 Asio flammeus j 3 Calcarius lapponicus 1 0940-1015 #10 C. alpina a 1 j 0 C. melanotos a 0 j 1 Stercorarius pomarinus a 1 j 1

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JPHyers 1976 Transcets Barrow, Alaska 29 August #1 1135-1215 Pluvialis dominica a 0 j 3 C. alpina a 5 j 2 C. mauri j 1 Stercorarius pomarinus 1 #2 1340-1430 C. alpina a 0 j 3 C. melanotus a 0 j 1 Linnodromus scolo. j 2 1050-1125 #3 C. melanotus a 0 j 2 Linnodromus scolopaceus j 7 Ph. fulicarius a 0 j 5 Stercorarius pom 1 1300-1330 #4 Pluvialis dominica a 0 j 3 C. alpina a 0 j 1 Stercorarius pom 1 0710-0730, 0830-0850 30 August #5 Pluvialis dominica a 0 j 2 C. alpina a 1 j 0 C. melanotus a 0 j 1 Linnodromus scolopaceus j 15 Phalaropus fulicarius a 0 j 0 Stercorarius pomarinus 1 Larus hyperborcus 3 Asia flammeus 2

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JPMyers 1976 Tape Log Shuttler Barrow, Alaska 6 June tape 76-6-1 sloc 1 taped a.m., light e wind, no clouds. sequence ft #1 2-4 8 melanotos hoot - poor quality 2 5-8 c. pinilla alarm call then 8 melanotos check after 9 melanotos poor quality 3 20-32 very poor quality c. alpina display, gets bolder toward end 4 76 75-78 8 melanotos being chard poor but recognizable 5 85.5-95 9 pinilla alarm, 8 pinilla display good but some wind whistle. leading into motorboat 6 101.5 - 107 8 melanotos aroused to 9 7 115-118 8 melanotos hoot followed by 9 clurr 8 120.5-122 8 dunlin display 9 122.5-128 83 melanotos hoot 10 132.5 - 137 pinilla display w/ Calarius in background 11 141-144 9 melanotos clurr upon flying followed by 8 aroused clurr 12 forgot it 13 148-250 good dunlin scream 14 156 - 180 red phalacope pair consolation talk at 160-165 particularly at 164-5 - looking together etc. 2 pairs at 168 - wing-shurry, again 173 178 - good solitary notes 182-83 dunlin scream overlaid by fulicarius note + long purr call 10 June 184-? 185 #1 185-190.5 Calcaris lapponicus song w/ note 186 #2 192 - 200 Calidris pinilla alarm call and then alarm 3 207 - 216 C. alpina alarm 4 230 - 231 C. melanotos hoot 5 235-243, Ph. fulicarius pair unwatching

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JP Myers 1973 Barrow, 4K 10 June contd Tape 76-6-1 contd #6 252-260 C.pusilla alarm w/ Ph.fulicarius in background #7A 266- whirring, Ph. lobatus (not mate) #7 266-274 apparition by♂ Ph. fulicarius toward other followed by pair concitiation between ♂+♀ near 273 #8 281-291 C.alpina aerial display - ♂ on ground to ♀, grouping #9 305-317 C.alpina aerial display - not very good #10 318-326 ♂ C.melanoto ♂,♀ - ♂ grooming FAHOT with a different ♂ hooting in background #11 330-334 C. melanoto hoot 336-338 GOOD hoot #12 344 ♂mel. chasing ♀, ♂ giving aggressive call, ♀ alarm extreme aggression 351-352 hoot #13 355-364 ♂melanoto GROUSE w/ Ph.fulicarius in beginning 367-371 cont'd groom 376-381 continues into aroused ROLLINGGROUSE call #14 382-385 ♂ melanoto hoot 386-387 "" → 388-391 "" #15 397-405 nest cup display in ♂ Ph.fulicarius followed by ♀ moving into nest. obvious from tape where change occurs Nunuk, Pt.Barrow, Alaska 13 June Tape 76-6-2 SIDE 1 #1 2-3.5 C.ruficollis w/ P.bartrii in background C.ruf. is chasing C.b., for C.ruf. is whining #2 3.5-11 C.ruf giving flutter display note - see spp accent. bird in background drilling in background

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JPMyers 1976 Tape Log Nowuk, Pt. Barrow, Alaska TAPE 76-6-2 cont'd 13 June (cont'd) 3 13-15 C. baardii in song. C. canus whistlin in background at 14 4 16-19 C. ruficollis aggressive chase note - chasing C. baardii 5 26-28 C. baardii display song 6 32-37 C. alpina song - given hovering good 7 47-49 C. baardii aerial song 8 545-56 C. baardii "" 9 56-59 C. ruficollis aggressive mate - good snow bunting also 10 60-61 C. baardii aggressive chase call 11. 61 C. ruficollis - 2 glide note followed by squeal call. - see appendix * said after recording 12 72-73 SNOW BUNTING - good 13 75 C. baardii ground display 14 77-90 C. baardii alarm call - or near nest 15 91-95 C. baardii reaching to introducing or displaying over its own [heard in background of alarm call] - takes off and flies after or the call is that the closest to a ruficollis 15 June 16 105-109 aggressive chase in baardii w/ alarm call by other bird 17 109-112 display of ruficollis - - the diving V note 18 114-125 display of ruficollis - hurt by wind good at 122 19 133-172 display of ruficollis good at 137-138, 141, 153, 158, 163 Gasline Ridge Tape 76-6-2 SIDE 2 19 June #1 4-11 Arctic fox barking in den, malarotos hooting in background FAP creaking #2 12 C. pusilla #3 13-23 Calcarius lapponicus call note 4 23-5-26 C. pusilla note #5 27-33 C. pusilla alarm note followed by flying alarm call #6 34-35 C. pusilla distraction alarm rolling into distraction FUCKED #7 35-38 pomarine jaeger territorial call 8 40-47 C. baardii alarm by one bird - aquatic display (wing up) in other Black brant 9 47-48 Black brant 10 48-49 good baardii call note 11 51-62 C. pusilla motorboat aerial display 12 63-69 C. maurii display on ground 20" to 1 q good at 67 20 June 13 78-84 SNOW BUNTING - good* 14 85-88 C. pusilla aggressive display 15 89-91 good sex C. pusilla aggressive note 16 98-99 good C. pusilla aggressive note given colour-up 17 106-107 "" ""

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from McCalu , 1943 no fat - hardly more than a hint in the dorsal tract or about the pygostyle little fat - a substantial depth in the dorsal tract. Some fat about the furcula mod fat - quite heavy in the tracts, with small plaes closeline on the skin. Both of the furcula fairly well filled fat. - moderate sheets removable as such from many parts of the skin very fat- considerable solid fat inside the abdominal cavity, filling in between the interrib folds, but the latter not hidden nor embedded excessive fat - deep sheets of fat everywhere between skin + muscle , even over back. Intesting solidly embedded and overlaid, hardly visible.

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JPU Myers 1976 Stocatorius pomarinius tracking GRID 2, Barrow, Alaska 3 June 6/3/76-1 8-(miscellaneous pair) t0 = 1057 = air chase, both individuals of pair 1 - flying. during min 1 they landed, it appeared to solicit w/ 8 giving paired wing raise display 2 - on ground display 3:2 " " 3:20 took off for chase 4 flying chase after neighbor pair to north 5 in chase 6 " " 6:45 landed 7-8.9 lost 10 load 11-15 chasing huge territories 16 " 17 " 18 " 19 " 20 " turn by you as for as ridge on gully line 21 " 22 " 23 " 24 " 25 " 26 flying back 27 on ground 28-27 " " 28:20 took off, flying in chase 29 chasing 30 " fight on ground 31 displaying on ground 32 chasing in air 33 flying ground 34 ground 35>34 36 flying chase 37 air in V-swoop STOPPED because of inordinate size of territory. Impossible to do reasonable job.

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6 Greenberg 1976 Pomarine Jaeger following: dark q grid 2 1010-1150 7 June 0 resting 1 resting 2 resting 3 resting 4 flying flight time = 45 seconds flew to 8' + circled back 5 resting 25 resting 6 resting 26 " 7 " 27 " 8 " 28 " 9 " 29 " 10 " 30 " 30:30 flying - {♀ flew under strange ♂ left + ♀ landed by its mate. 11 " 31 flying 30:05 landed Flight = 35 seconds 12 " 13 " 32 Receiving copulation 14 " 33 " 15 " 34 " 16 " 35 Resting (male standing) 17 " 36 " male left - flown 30m 18 " 37 " 19 " 38 flying 20 n 39 resting 21 " 40 " 22 " 41 " 23 " 42 "

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Greenberg 1976 7 June Pomarine Skier dark & following data continued Flight 42:05-42:50 chase & larger 43 r cutting 44 " 67 q cutting & flies 300 m 45 " 68 " 46 " 69 " 47 " 70 " 48 " 71 " 49 " 72 " 50 " 73 " 51 " 75 " 52 " 76 " 53 " 77 " 54 " 78 " 55 "→ male lands by it within 2 feet it has its neck extended and chest out; it approaches & jerks wings & lowers its head; male is parallel to female strutting; It dipped its head twice? times 56 " it faces the back of the q; & raises its head with parallel 57 " to q then & lies down at 2:58. 58 " 59 " 60 " 61 " 62 " 63 " 64 " 65 " 66 " male stands raises lowered wings stretches its right & returns to normal posture

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JD Meyers 1976 8 Melanotus tracking GRID 2 5 June t0 = 1240 = alert 6/5/76-1 wood 200cf 77 cmk 1 = feeding = 0 2 = alert 2:02 tookoff to clear neighbor on right. hooked afterward 3 = fly 3:04 landed 4 = feed. 5 = a = 4 6 = f 7 = 6 = f 7:40 flew 4 sec + 2 sec 8 = alert 9 = f fly 3 sec 10 = f 11-10 = a 11:20 flew to hoot 8 sec hoot 11:50 landed 12 = f # 34cc fly 13 = f 14 = 13 = f 15 = f 15:22 flew -> 15:42 16 = f 16:15 flew -> 16:30 17 = a 17:18 flew to hoot 6 sec hoot 17:50 landed 18 = a # 1 sec flight 19 = f 20 = a 10 sec flight 21 = a 21:38 flew to hoot 4 sec hoot 20:55 landed 22 = a 23 = f 24 = 23 = f 25 = 23 = a 25:16 flew to border display 25:50 landed 26 = f 25 27 = 25 = f 28 = 27 hoot 29 = 28 = flying 40 = f 41 = f 4 sec flight 42 = f 5 sec flight 43 = f 20 44 = 20 = f 44:11 flew to village ridge 45 = fly in chain 46 = fly "" 46:10 landed 47 = f = 4 48 = 47 = f 48:58 flew -> 49:12 49 = shooting 50 = f 50:55 flew 51 = shooting -> 51:32 12 sec flight border display 52:45 down 52 = alert 52:01 - 2nd fly 53 = a 53:02 flew to hoot -> 53:35 54 = f 54:22 flew -> 54:35 55 = f 21 8 sec flight 56 = a 56:19 flew, hooked -> 56:32 57 = f 58 = 57 = f 59 = 57 = a 59:18 flew -> 59:25 60 = f 60:20 flew -> 60:36 61 = a 3 sec flight 62 = a 62:01 - flew 62:10 62:25 hook all -> 62:32 63 = f = 62 64 = f 65 = 20 = f 66 = 20 = f 67 = f 67:18 flew, hoot. -> 67:40 68 = a 6 sec flight 69 = f 1 sec fl. 70 = f

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J.P. Myers 1976 8 melanoto tracking GRID 2. 5 June cont'd 8 melanotan 6/5/76-1 cont'd 71= 30-a 31:05 took off 10 sec flight 72=f 33sec flight 10 sec flight 73=f 74=f 75-74=f 75:30 flew-> 76=fly 77=fly ->77:25 78=f 79=f=78 80-78=f 81=78+f 82=78+f 82:22 flew->hoot->82:45 83=a 84=83=f 85=83=f 86=83=f 86:46 flew->hoot->> 87=f 87:06 <-10 sec flight 88=f 1sec flight 89=fly 90=f# # 12 sec flight 90:40-flew->90:54 91=a 4 sec flight 92=f 93=f 94=93=f 94:45 flew->95:02 95=fly 96=f 97=96=f 98=96=a 1sec flight 99=a 100=99=f Russ Greensberg then followed this same bird for 60 min but did not take any activity data. Data sheet labeled "Continuation of 6/5/76-1". not coded 10=15:47:f 3sec flight 1=f 2sec f 2=f=1 3=f 12 sec flight, 1 sec flight 4=f 5=4=f 6=4=f 7=4=f 8=4=f 9=f=7 10=7=f 11=f 12=7=f 13=7=a 14=4=f 15=4=f 16=4=f 17=4=f 18=fly 2sec 19=18:f 20=18:f 21=18:f 22=18:f 23=18:f 24=18:f 2sec flight 25=18:f 26=18:f 27=fly 3sec 28=f 29=28:f 30=28:f 31=28:f 32=28:f 33=f 34=f=33 35=33:f 36=a=33 37=33:f 1sec flight 38=a 5 sec flight 39=f 40=39:f 4 5 sec fly. 40:43 fly-> 41 hookfly 41:15 landed 42=f 43=f 43:13 flung hoot->43:26. 43:30 flew. 44=fly lost

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JPNugus 1976 8 melanoto tracking GRID 2 5 June cont 6/5/76-3 8 T0:16:53=f 1:0=f 2:0=f 3=f=0 4:0=f 5:0=f 6:0=f 7=f 8=7=a 9=f 10=9=f 11=9=a 12=9=p re by border 13:35 assaulted by neighbor. border fight w/ crouch (followed) by parallel flight. 14 fighting 14:0+ (a-1) 15:a 15:10 flew->hoot->hoot->15:50 16=f=15 17=f=15 18=f=15 19=f 20=19=f 21=14=f 22=14+f 22:30 flew->hoot over 8-> 23=fly chasing dunlin->23:30 24=a hawke flight->hoot->hoot (over same 8) 2 1:40 flight 25=fly 26=f 27=f=26 multiple ff precur 28:06 flew->hoot over 249 af once 28:13 29=f 30=24=f 31=f=29 31:15 flew->hoot over different 8->31:46 32=f 33=a GROUSE 34 GROUSE 34:55 flew 35 fly->hoot->35:40 36=f 37=36=f 38=36=f 39=36=f 40=36=f 40:33 flew->hoot 41=fly->41:10 42=f 43=42+f 44=42+ GROUSE 45=42=a 46=42=a f 47=f 48=47=f 10sec hoot 49=49=f 49:24 flew->hoot-> 50 fly 51:10 land 51=a 40sec flight chasing 52=51=a 53=f 54=a 55=54+f 56=f ao he fed a little in feeding briefly, looking up, giving low grouse call, feeding again, elbroading every few seconds between Halls 57=f 58=p re=57 58:18 flew 5sec flight 59=fly->60:15 60 fly

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Greenbory 1976 ♂ mulewote tracking 6-7-76-1 pectoral ♂ Grid 2 1240-1360 7 June 0 feeding 1 " 2 " 3 " 4 " 5 display to ♀ (prairie chicken) flight 5:35-6:09 hooted 3" 6 flying flight 6:35-7:35 hooted 5" 7 flying 8 Erect stance 8:11-8:19 Flight hooted 4" displaying & followers ♀ tail raised & hooting on ground 9 flying new ♂ Phes in both 8:28-9:07 9 Standing erect Both males parallel wire tails finned & neck erect 10 feeding 11 feeding 12 feeding 13 feeding 14 feeding 15 feeding 16 feeding 17 feeding 18 feeding 19 feeding 20 flying stopped- tape recorder kaput

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J P Myers 1976 8 nucleiotes tracking GRID 2 6/8/76-1 cooled 20oct.77, Cark 8 June 10 = border fight = 1614 1=0-f 1:57 took off 2= flying in chace w/2other melanotus 3= fly 3:45 landed 4= alert 4:12 flew→hoot (7 sec) → 4:41 land 5= a 5:28 flew → 5:38 land 5:50 flew 6= chase & into adjacent territory where upon approached lay resident & + went into border fight. parallel flight 7=f 8=f=7 9=f 10=f 11=10-f 11:26 flew → hoot 3sec → 11:36 land 3 sec hoot 12=a 12:02 flew → 12:22 12:48 flew to join (1,1) chase 13= fly 13:15 land 13:25 flew → 13:50 14= a 14:40 flew → border display 15= fly 15:05 flew 15:10 chase in flight to border fight 15:43 landed 3 sec hooter 16=a 16:56 flew → hoot 17:05 landed 3 sec hoot 17 fly 18= f 10 sec flight 18:52 flew → 19 land 19= a 19:38 took off to join chase + then into border display 20= fly → hoot 4 sec → 20:20 landed 21=a 21:35 flew → 21:45 22=f=10 22:50 → hoot 5 sec → 23=fly 23:07 landed 23:18-6 6 sec flight 24=f 25=f 26=25-f 27A/B 6 sec flight after donlin 27=f 28=f=27 29=27=f 30=f 31=a 31:24 flew → 31:28 32=a 32:24 flew → 32:37 33=a 34= border display on road indisplay tail fannd, erect posture, tail 35= " " 35:30 flew→ 35:40 almost dragging 36=a 37-36=a 38=fly 39=a=32 40=32=a 40:54 flew → hoot → 41=hoot 41:20 flew 8 sec 42=a 42:45 flew → Weather 43=hoot 44=feed 44:15 flew → hoot → 44:24 land 45=a 45:20 flew → hoot → 46:35 GROUSE 46=GROUSE 46:35 took off → 46:57 47=border fight 47:02 land 47:25 took off → hoot 47:53 land 48=f 48:50 took off → 4905 5 sec hoot 49=fly 50=f 51=50=f 52=50=f 53=a 54=pre 55=54=a 56=54=f 57=pre 58=57=f 59=border fight 3 on ground parallel much 60= " " 3 60:22 flew hoot = 60:47 6 sec hoot

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JP Myers 1976 8 Melanotus tracking GRID 2 6/8/76:1 8 June 61 = a 15sec flight 62:f 62:10 fly ->hoot-> 62:40 land 3sec hoot 63:a=32 63:32 ***fly -> hoot -> 63:50 land 6 sec hoot 64=a 64:07 chau -> 65:fly 65:20 land 66=f 67=f=66 grouse to 2 94 on territory 68:GROUSE 68:24 flew -> 68:44 land 69=a in border ground flight 69:35 took off -> 69:50 21 sec hoot 70=pre 70:20 flew ->hoot-> 70:31 landed 71=a=12 72=f=12 73=f=12 74=f=66# 75=af (adjacent to 74) 76:30 76:f=75 76:30 took off -> hoot -> 76:52 land 3 sec hoot 77=a 78=a 78:12 fly->hoot-> 78:47 land 6 sec hoot 79: running# hooking over at least 4 gg 80:79:a 80:33 3 sec flight 81:33=a 82:33=a 82:24 fly -> hoot -> 82:40 land 7 sec hoot 83 fly border display in flight 20 sec flight 84:f 85:84=a 85:04 fly ->hoot-> 85:30 land 4 sec hoot 86=f 87=a=86 88:86=f (bends 50) 88:45 flew ->89:00 land 7 sec hoot 89 a 90=89=f

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Greenberg 1976 Coded 25 Jan, 78 Pectoral Following 9 June Grid 2 240 1430-1600 6/9/76-2 0 Feedings 1 Feeding 2 Same feeding 3 " " 4 " " Flight 411-412 5 " alert f= 550-519 (chitogen flushed it) 6 ? 7 same alert 7:17-7:20 8 secondhoot 8 alert f= 859 → heat 7 seconds → 10/10 8, 8g chuse 9 Flight 10 Flight 1015-1110 8, 8 chuse 11 Flight 12 Feeding (sco flight) 13 Same feeding f= 1450-1454 14 " " 15 Feeding (chitton → 11 Border Walk) 16 11 Border Walk (flight 8, 11 Border Walk) 17 Same Alert (11 Border display) 18 11 Border Display f=1944-1938 8, 8-4 chuse (859-1948/19 19 Flight 20 8 flight 1 minute + flight 7 seconds of hooting → 20:10 21 Alert f=2169 22 ? 23 Alert -same 2310 → 6" of hooting → 2344 24 Alert 25 same alert 26 " " 27 11 feeding f= 2722→ 27:07 8, 8 chuse 28 Flight f= 27:07 → 11" of hooting → 28:43, f=228.08-2403 29 Flight 30 Feed-same 31 same alert 32 " " f= 32:23 → 32:24 33 alert f= 3348 → 7" hoot → 3407 34 Flight 35 Feeding 36 Same feeding 37 " " alert f= 38:17-38:25, f= 3844 → 3927 (59.5) 38 Flight 39 Feeding 40 Feeding 41 same-feeding 42 ? 43 " " alert 44 " " Feeding 45:44 → 7" hooting → 46:46 45 " " 46 Flight 4630 → 47 47 Lands 4707→ 4720 48 Alert

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Greenberg 1976 Pectoral 5' Following 1480-1660 (continued) GRID 2 9 June 49 same elect 6/9/76-2 cont'd 50 some chicken display 51 " 52 ? 53 feeding 54 same feeding 55 " 56 " f=5667-5638 (6,8) 57 Alert 58 Same feeding 59 " 60 " 61 " Alert f=6252-6210 (Rollison) 62 " feeding 63 " feeding 64 same feeding 65 " 66 " 67 " 68 " 6930-6850 hoot=2 seconds 69 ? 6917-6923 70 Alert 71 Same alert 72 " 73 " feeding 7309 -> hoot 6 sec. -> 7324 74 " alert 75 " 76 " f=7625-7636 77 ? f=5 sec. 78 ? 79 ? f=8020-8100 80 Alert f=9102-9121 81 lost 6/9/76-3 to=1634 Coded 7 Nov. 77 cent 0=a 2 sec flight 0:50 fly ->hoot 6 sec hoot (1-fly 1:35 land) 2=a grouse 3:30 fly->hoot 4=fly 408 land 2 sec flight 5=fred 6:30 fly->5:45 land in border fight in air 5:47 fly 6 flying fight - fluttering, threat hanging 6:10 land 6:40 fly->bouncer->6:54 land 7=a 8=half flight 7-6 9=a 408 border chase in air 10->11 loot 18=a 19=18=a 20=18=a 21=18=a 22=18=a 23=18=a 24=18=a 24:45 flew 25 fly 25:10 land 26=a 26:02 fly->26:18 land 3 sec hoot

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JPMyers 1976 Omelanotos tracking GRID 2 6/10/76-1 to = 925 coded 20oct.77 10 June 0 = hoot 1 = f 2 = group 5 = 2o f 4 = run w/8 grouse on mound calling light rrr rrr groul - 6/accord 5 = grouse - wings lowered, head up - tea with it on the back of the tail stands out marked by 5:52 flew -> 6.0 6 = a 6:58 fly 7 = fly -> hoot -> 7:15 land 2 sec fly 8 = f 1 sec flight 9 = f 10 = 9o f 10:02 fly after introducing O' cheung g. -> 10:45 land (2,1) 11 = a 3 sec fly 12 = f 13 = f 14 = f = 13 15 = 13o f 16 = f 16 17 = f 18 = 17o f 18:02 flew -> 18:30 (land) 19 = f 20 = f = 19 21 = f = 19 22 = f = 19 23 = f = 19 23:08 flew -> 23:54 24 = a 25 = f = 24 26 = f GROUSE 27 = 6 GROUSE 28 = a 29 = f 30 = f 31 = f 32 = f = 31 33 = f 34 = 3,1o a 35 = 3,1o f 36-31o f - has been adjacent to g 37 = 33o f 38 = 33o f 30:25 flew -> 38:47 3850 flew (5,1) 39 = fly 40 = fly Pouterlur feeding in territory 41 = border fight flying to 41:43 (1,1) 42 = a 42:50 fly -> hoot , 42:55 43 = running after O' fly 43:10 -> 43:35 44 = ground 44:30 45 = a 46 = fly 47 = 46o a 48:13 fly -> hoot 48:33 (land) 5 sec hoot 49 = a = 19 4 sec flight 50 = f 51 = 50o f 2 sec flight 52 = f 52:20 flew -> hoot -> 52:52 53 = f 53:50 3 sec flight 58:35 fly -> hoot -> 54 = hoot 54:13 (land) 55 = f 56 = 55o a 56:03 flew after dunlin 56:09 (land) 57 = 55o f 58-55o f 59 = 55o f 59:58 flew -> hoot -> 3 sec hoot 60 = fly 60:04 61 = a - low grouse call 61:34 (flew ->) BORDER FIGHT 62 = fly -> 62:28 (land) 63 = 46o a 63:58 fly -> 64:38 64 = fly 64:38 flew -> hoot 3 sec hoot

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SPNugers 1976 Emeltonator tracking GRID 2 6/10/76-1 to=925 10.Jone CONT'D 65: fly 65:03 land 65:53 flew → BORDER FLIGHT 66: Border flutter → 66:15 3 fluttering + then on ground 3sec flight 67: border ground fight same location 68 fly - fluttering on border flight → 3 sec flight 69: f & opening tailup handoff display 69:52 flew → HOOT→ 4sec hoot 70 flying → 70:20 70:35 15 sec flight 71: a 10 sec flight 71:29 flew → BORDER FLYING 2 94 percent flutter flight → 71:49 land into parallel march 4 sec flight 72= border flight 72 5 sec flight. 4 sec flight. MARCHING 72:18 flew→ 72:29 73:2a raise fled → 73:03 flew → 73:20 landed 1 sec hoot 74: a 74:15 flew → HOOT → 74:43 10sec hoot 74:45 flew → 74:59 land 75: a 75:01 flew 12 sec GROUSE 76: GROUSE 77= f 78= f 78:18 fly → HOOT → 78:28 land 2 sec hoot 78:32 fly → 74 fly → 79:12 land 80= a 80:15 → HOOT → 80:42 land 6 sec hoot 81: f GROUSE 4 sec flight 82= GROUSE 83= GROUSE > intermittent feeding too - ie. w/ tail up 84= GROUSE 85= f 86= f 87= f 88=89: f 89-87= crouch from Asia HEAVY GROUSE 90=87= GROUSE continuously some 3 sec flight charms & ~wring up 90: 90:20 flew 7 sec. Q flew - he gave wrigup + then flew after her 90:40

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J.P. Myers 1976 → Melanotus tracking GRID 3 Barrow Alaska 11 June cont'd 6/11/76-1 cont'd 59:f 59:29 flew → 59:45 60:a 3m 61=a 62=61=f 62:12 fly → HOOT → 62:27 land 3 sec hoot 63=f 64=a 3 sec flight 65=f:59 3 sec flight 66=f 67=fly:61 GROUSE 4 sec flight 67:34 fly → HOOT → 67:55 land 6 sec hoot 68=a 68:05 fly → HOOT → 68:50 land 7 sec hoot 69=a 69:45 fly → HOOT → 6 sec HOOT 70=fly → 70:27 ↑ F1=68>a 72=68M-a hooting over 3rd 4th of period 73=72=a 73:50 fly → HOOT → 9 sec hoot 74=f HOOT → 74:05 land 75=a 75:25 fly → HOOT → 75:59 land 7 sec hoot 76=f 77=fly → HOOT → 8 sec flight 79 78=a GROUSE 80. GROUSE 80:54 fly → chase pugilla → 81=fly 81:05 land 82=f 82:10 fly → HOOT → 82:32 land 3 sec hoot 83=a 83:04 fly → 83:32 land 84=f 85:02 fly → HOOT → 85:25 land 6/10 sec hoot 85=84=f?↑ 86=f 86:42 fly> 87=f HOOT< 87:23 land 88=f 89=f 90=f 91=f 92:06 fly → 92:11 land 92=91=f?↑ 93= HOOT → HOOT again to 2nd f on same continuous flight. the other 2nd f flew in as he was about to land the first time 94=fly 94:13 land 94:25 fly → chase 2nd f in aggressive chase 95:18 land 95=a 96=95=a 96:01 fly → 96:43 97=f 98=f 99=98=f 99:42 fly → 99:55 land 100 GROUSE 100:01 fly → 100:25 land [illegible]

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JPMYERS 1976 J melanotus GRID Z 6/12/76-1 COOED 7 NOV.77 12 June T0 = 0:00 = f T1 = f = 0 2=f 3=f=0 4=f 5f 5:12 289 landed locride, began displaying, 5m35s 2 sec flight 6= GROUSE 6:25 flew → 6:55' 7=a 8=f 9=f 10=4=f GROUSE calling 11=0-27 12=f 12:15 flew → 12:30 lb 13=f 14=13=f 15=13=f 16=13=f 17=f 18=f, 19=f 20:19f flew → HOOT → 20:28 (a) 20:58 fly 21=fly → 21:12 BORDER FIGHT, fluttering at 21:40 22= BORDER FIGHT flying along border 22:15 land to march parallel → 22:58 fly 23 = ground fly → 23:20 24=a 25=f 26=25-a 27=25-f 28=fly 2 sec 29= pie 30=29=a 31=29=a grouse call 31:45 fly → 4 sec IGNORED & Q chance going through 32=fly → 32:10 33=a GROUSE 34=a 35=f = 33 36=f 37=36=f GROUSE CALL 38=f 39=38=f 40=39=f 41=38+f 42=38=f 43=38=f GROUSE CALL very steady feeding w/little movement 44=38=f 45=38+f 46=46=f 46:10 fly → HOOT → 46:50 an intruder of in territory 5 sec hoot 47=a 47:05 fly → 47:18 48=GROUSE 3 sec flight 49=a 49:27 fly → HOOT → 49:35 (a) 50=a 51=49=a 52=51=pie 53=51=pie 54=51=pie 55=51=pie 56=51=pie 57=51=pie light grooving call 58=pie full grouse display 59=a 60=59=root 61=59=v 62=59=v 63=59=v 64=59=v 65=59=v 66=59=v 67=59=v 68=59=v 69=59=v

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J.P. Myers 1976 o' melanotos tracking GRID 2 6/12/76-1 cont'd 12 June cont'd 70=59=a 70:28 fly -> HOOT -> [illegible] 71 6 sec hoot 71= fly 72=r=59 73=a=32 73:45 fly -> HOOT -> 73:58 [a] 4 sec hoot 74= a 74:45 fly 75= fly 76= fly 77= fly 78 fly 78:45 [a] 79= a 80=79=a 81=79=a 82=79=a 82:10 fly -> HOOT -> 82:50 [a] 6 sec hoot 83=a=79 83:40 3 sec flight 84=f GROUSING 84:05 -> heavy chewing grouse 85 GROUSE 85:45 86=grouse=85 87=85=a 87:12 fly 3 sec flight GROUSE CALL 88=a=29 88:40 fly -> 89:06 [a] 89=fly 90=f 90:45 fly-> 90:55 91=a 91:05 fly -> 91:15 92=a=29 92:58 fly 93= HOOT -> 93:08 94=79=f 95=f 1 sec flight 96=a=84 1 sec flight GROUSING - rolling call heavy grouse 97=54=g wing up in grouse display == while giving rolling call wings are drooped slightly, tail cocked markedly. in most where wing can be flashed up. q will often show a aligendly vocalization of 8 changes to more shrill note + he will begin shucking back out of rolling position when it is retreated) 97:35 fly -> 97:45 after q 98=29=a 99=29=a 100=29=a

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JPhlyers 1976 O' mulemanator tracking GRND 2, Barrow, Alaska 6/13/76-1 13 Stone CntrA 70=f 71=70f 71:05 fly -> HOOT -> 71:30 lad 4 sec hoot 72=a 73=72 = grouse INTENSE GROUSE 73:45 fly -> 73:53 lad 6 sec hoot 74=a 74:30 fly -> HOOT -> 75=fly 75:02 lad 75:55 fly -> 3 sec flight 76=f =13 76:18 fly -> 5 sec flight 76:50 fly -> 9 sec flight 77=72 = a 77:10 fly -> HOOT -> 77:40 lad 4 sec HOOT 78=f 79=a=51 79:12 fly after 9 min border fight flight -> Hoot 79:30 land Still fighters including much fluttering +fly In air 73:10 fly 80 = border flight flight -> Hoot. intense ground flight -> Hoot in border fight 81=80 air fight . fluttering up + down, landing, flying -> HOOT HOOT -> 82:40 fight broke up, churned to center of territory ->74Hoot & 82:50 lad 82 flight = 80 83=a 7 sec flight 83:52 fly -> Hoot 84 hoot 84:10 lad . grouse 85=grouse 86=grouse 86:05 fly -> border fight, air fluttering 86:53 land 87=a 6 sec flight 3 sec flight (GROUSE) 88 intense grouse 88:54 fly chargin' q 4 89=fly ->89:10 89:50 fly -> hoot -> 89:56 90=a=87 91-f 92=91f 1 sec flight 92:50 fly -> 92:55 2 sec flight 93=a 93:01 fly border fight in air then on ground fighters viciously 94 = perched on top of neighbor building 94:45 fly again -> 94w 95=fly ->95:05 handling q 4 3 sec flight 95:30 fly-> chau 4 -> 95:40 -> hoot 3 sec hoot 96-97 hoot chargin' 4 98 = chargin' 4 in air 98:02 fly-> HOOT->7881h 99= fly -> 99:12. 99:40 fly -> Hoot 100=fly -> 100:05 lad 100:30 fly -> q 4 101 fly -> 101:08 102=a 102:10 fly -> 102:20 102:45 fly -> q 103=fly 103:15 lad 1 104=57=a 104:01 fly-> 104:10 lad 104:45 fly-> HOOT 105= fly 105:40 lad 106=q 12 107= a =12 108=12=a 108:08 fly -> HOOT -> 108:53 land 9 sec hoot 109=a 109:45= fly ->109:51 110=grouse 111=grouse 4 sec flight 11:45 fly -> Hoot. 112 Hoot -> 112:07 lad This of a 6 pp

JPMayers 1976 σmelanotos tracking GRID 2, Barrow, Alaska 6/13/76-2 coded 21 Feb, 78 13 June 6 = α = 0408 — tracking episode 2 1 = f 1:10 fly → 123 2 = pie 3 = 2a 4 = 2a 5 = 2a 5:15 (fly → HOOT → 5:30 5:58 fly 4 sec flight 6 = fly → 6:08 4 sec flight 7 = f 8 = f 30 sec fly 9 = f 10 = f 11 = f 11:38 fly → 11:53 12 = a 13 = 12 = pie 14 = 12 = pie 15 = 12 = pie 16 = 12 = pie 17 = 12 = a grouse 18 = grouse call 19 = intense grouse 19:55 fly → 20 fly → 20:13 20:30 fly → Chaining off, border display on gravel road → 22:05 land 21 = a 22 = 21 = a 23 = 21 = pie 24 = 21 = pie 24:30 fly → HOOT → 2 25 fly → 25:10 land 26 = a 27 = 26 = a 28 = 26 = f 29 = f grouse call 30 = a 31 = 30 f 32 = 31 f 32:25 fly → HOOT → 33 fly → 33:04 34 = f = 7 35 = 30 f 36 = 30 a 36:07 fly → 36:47 37 = a 7 sec flight 38 = a 10 sec flight 39 = a 39:15 fly → after pusilla → 39:45 40 = a 3 sec flight 41 = f 42 = 41 = f 42:18 fly → 42:33 land 43 = a 43:31 fly → 44:19 44 = a 45 = 44 = f grouse 46 = f 47 = 46 = f 48 = 46 = f 49 = 46 = a 50 = 46 = f 51 = a = 46 51:28 fly → 51:47 52 = a 53 = 52 = a 54 = 52 a 54:26 fly → HOOT → (26°, 19) cheeze 5 sec hoort 55 cheeze flying → 56:50 habitat 56:50 → border flight 56 "" → 57:00 habitat 57:00 → border flight 57 border flight → 57:40 57:55 fly 58 = fly → 58:07 59 = a tape stopped here w/o my realizing it. When I started again (continuation) at 05:42, after which I took 51 more minutes

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 !

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Greenberg 1976 8 melanotos following 6/28-2 28 June to = 306 1500 0 alert 1: feeding, f=285→238 3 alert 4 alert 5 alert 6 feeding, f=656→737, f=727→736 7 flying 8 feeding 9 feeding, f=1010→31020 10 alert 11 feeding 12 feeding 13 feeding 14 feeding 15 feeding 16 feeding 17 feeding 18 feeding 19 feeding 20 feeding 21 feeding 22 feeding 23 feeding 24 alert 25 = patting 26 = preeening 27 = alert 28 = flying 29 = flying 30 = flying? At this point I lost the bird: At 32 I spotted a pretorial 2 km away & followed it for a while. Circles on map enclose all points that are known to be the same bird. 31 feeding 32 = patting f=3228→3247 33 = flying 34 = flying 35 = flying 36 = feeding, f=3635→3710, 6.022 37 flying 38 flying 39 flying 40 flying I walked back to area around -1,9 to check if I hadn't gotten on the wrong bird for 35 minutes I paced between now 4 & 10 to find one of these two birds. After I returned to area I had left the bird I was following. 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 feeding 76 feeding 77 feeding 78 feeding 79 feeding 80 feeding 81 = feeding (paul 7c) 82 = feeding 83 = feeding 84 = feeding 85 = feeding 86 = feeding 87 feeding 88 = feeding 89 = feeding, f=4015→4030 90 = feeding, f=4115→? 91 alert 92 alert 93 alert 94 feeding 95 alert 96 flying 97 flying fatt=96.00→98.21, 2 hour flight (6,8) + 10 sec flight (3,2)

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Greenberg 1976 8 melanotus following GRID 2 6/29-1 Coded 7 May 78 29 June I started in the lower right-hand corner of the grid & encountered 3♂8♀+1♀ feeding together at 10/4. After 5 minutes All birds flew to 8/6 or thereabouts, I could see chases between the males All 3 miles back small wuthles → found 2 males +9 on ground feeding & they took off & got into a 6 bril (458, 299?) chased two 8's circled back but following was aborted. I went to grid 3 into territory — I found a bird at 29/6/7, he flew after 2 minutes he towered up several hundred feet and joined another Patrol, a bird Patrol (3) appeared - joining near three 2 birds over village ridge & the bird I was following went out of sight to the Southwest. Another 8 glided by me while I watched all this, but I couldn't find it. I saw a very active male on the N. side of territory 8. (3/7) I followed it. T=1050 0 alert f=135 → 1/4 sec hoot → 152 1 alert 2 alert+ f=237 → 1 sec hoot → 254 3 alert f=245 → 8 sec hoot → 419 7 flying f=556 → 9 sec hoot → 634 8 flying f=745 → 808 9 alert + preening f=114 → 8 sec hoot → 1024 10 flying 11 alert 12 alert 13 = feeding 14 alert → 8 sec hoot → 1429 f=1444 → 1516 15 flying 16 feeding 17 = feeding) 18 = feeding 19 = feeding 20 alert 21 = alert 22 = alert 23 = alert 24 feeding f=2425 → 3 sec hoot → 2444 25 alert 26 alert+ f=2625 → 2642 27 alert 28 alert+ f=2831 → 6 sec hoot → 2908 29 flying 30 feeding 3003 → 3 sec hoot → 3054, 3054 → 3111 (cheese) 31 flying 32 ? 33 ? 34 feeding - feeding f=3330 → 3559 35 alert f=3630 → 2 sec hoot → 3654 36 alert+ (p.2, 3) 37 feeding f=3847 → chirring BB → 3908 38 feeding 39 flying No feeding

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Greenberg 1976 8 melanotes following GRID 2 29 June 41 - feeding f=4115 → 3 bird chase → 2 sec. loof → 4215 42 flying 43 alert 44 = alert f: 4446 → 4505 45 flying 46 alert 47 ? 48 ? two males seen flying 49 ? 50 ? 51 ? 52 ? 53 ? 54 alert 55 - feeding 56 - alert groove f: 5628 (6,9) → 5630, 5633 → 5635, 5648 → 5670, 5679 → 57 ? 58 ? 59 ? 60 alert - another male very close (within 25m) 61 ? 62 ? 63 ? 64 ? 65 ? 66 ? 67 ? 68 ? 69 ? 70 feeding 71 - feeding 72 - feeding f=7212 → took off up the ridge & out of sight

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JPMyers Bimelanoos tracking GRID 3 7/1/76-1 cont'd cocled 7/May 78 1 July (cont'd) 80:79f 81f 82:81f 82:22 fly -> 82:32 83a grouse call 84f 85:84f 86:80a 87:f=84 88:84f BB:34 fly -> border flutter fight 89 border flutter fight -> 89:40 90a. 91:90f 92f = wife GROUSE CALLING - low in grass 93 grouse, low when flying across, not cup?? = 92 - int? pre cop grousing - wings up Krack-Krrrr Krack 94 Rotary grouse w/ wingup -> 94:10 fly 89.2 -> 94:30 95a 95:03 fly -> 95:21 96f 3sec fly 97a 98f 99:98f GROUSE-CALL 530c fly 100f GRID 2 7/2/76-1 to=0940-a 1.0a 1:12 fly -> 1:22 supplementing & 1:26 fly-> 2fly in chace -> 2:18 3a 3:18 fly -> Hoot -> 4 fly -> 4:10 5a 5:5f 6.5f 8a 9a-8 GROUSE CALL 9:47 fly -> 9:52 9:53 fly -> climb into chace -> 10a -> 10:17 11f 11:33 fly -> chase flight -> Hoot -> 11:58 12a 13a 13:00c fly - chase poulta 13:47 fly-> 14fly -> 14:05 15a 16a:15 16:00 fly -> Hoot 16:13 16:55 fly -> supplant from hunting -> 2 sec hoot 17 fly in chace -> 13:40 18a 18:57 fly -> 19:52 19a 20a:19 GROUSE CALL 21a grouse calling 21:18 fly -> Hoot -> 21:52 22a GROUSE CALL 23a:22 23:00 fly -> 23:56 23:39 fly -> - early preened nearby 24fly -> HOOT -> 24:17 25a 25:06 fly -> 25:15 25:25 fly -> supplant & -> 26 fly 25:58 fly -> 26:15 27f 27:33 fly -> 27:40 GROUSE CALL 28-a 28:02 28:54 fly-> 29 fly -> 29:02 29:09 fly -> 29:23 30a 31a-run 31:53 fly-> 32fly -> HOOT -> 2:32:08 GROUSE CALL 33a grouse call 34-33a 35a=33 GROUSE CALL , grouse call, grouse call 36a- 37f 38f 38:00 fly -> 39fly -> 39:33 40a 40:25 fly -> supplant intruder & -> 41 fly in chace -> 41:47 42a 43a-well GROUSE CALL 43:58 fly-> 44fly -> hoot -> 44:10 45a 46f 46:30 fly -> 46:45 46:50 fly-> 47fly -> 47:12 47:24 fly -> HOOT -> 47:35 47:48 fly -> chase error 48fly -> 48:16 48:44 fly -> . 49fly -> 49:12 50f 51f grouse call 52a 53:52f 54f 55-54a grouse call 56-54a grouse call 57f grouse call grouncall

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JPNager 1976 α melanotter tracking GRID 2 7/2/76-1 cont'd 2 July cont'd 58a grouse call, grouse call 59:58a 59:01 fly → chase ♂,♀ → 59:30 59:35 fly→chase α 60 fly → 60:07 61a grouse call 62-61a 62:58 fly → HOOT → 7 sec hoot 63 fly → 63:32 64a grouse call grouse call 65-64 f grouse call 66 grouse calling = 64 67-a grouse call grouse call 68-67 a grouse call 68:54 fly→ 69 fly chare α → 69:34 70a=50 71-30a 72 walk-a 73a 73:40 fly → 73:52 [illegible] 74a 75a grouse call grouse call 76a, walk grouse call 77a-pac grouse call 77:53 fly→ 78 fly → 78:05 79a grouse display to ♀ 79:32 fly → chase flight → 80 chase flight → 80:07 4 sec fly 80:22 fly→80:55 81a 82-81a 83a 84-83a 85 ron:83 85:06 fly → 85:36 86a 87a 88f grouse call 89f 89:35 fly → chase α 90 fly in chase → 90:15 91a 91:11 fly→ 91:28 8 sec flight chase ♀ 92a=30 92:30 fly → 92:49 93a =12 93:24 fly → HOOT → 6 sec hoot 94 fly → 94:04 grouse call grouse call -g-display 95 grouse display 96 grouse call 97a grouse call 98f 99-100 run grouse display to Calcarius 100 = a

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Groenberg 1976 downbeat 8 melanotes following GRID 2 - 7-3-76 -1 coded 7 May 78 At 1000 I started to follow a 8 at 3-4/7 but lost it within 5 minutes as it flew to the SW corner & then off the grid into a 5 bird chase. It had been feeding by another 8. 10=1050 0 Alert 1 = feeding 2 = feeding 3 = feeding Alert & preening f= 340 → 341 4 feeding f= 448 → 456 5 alert 1 sec. flight 6 feeding) 7 = feeding 8 = feeding 9 = feeding) 10 = feeding) 11 = alert f= 1602 → 3 sec boot → 1107 3 sec boot 12 feeding f= 1325 → 1707 13 feeding f= 1442 → 9 sec boot → 1459 9 sec. boot 14 flying 15 alert 16 feeding (flanked by Juyes) turn & short jump) 17 = feeding 18 = feeding 19 = feeding 20 = feeding 21 = feeding f= 2159 → 2209 22 flying 23 alert f= 2708 → 5 sec boot → 2220 5 sec. boot 24 alert f= 2445 → 2454 25 alert 26 = alert 27 = alert f= 2703 → 2719 28 feeding f= 2824 → 2870 f>2876 → 2849 29 feeding f= 2915 → 2919 30 alert) f= 3012 → 3015, f= 31525 → 3021 31 alert & preening f= 3117 → 3118 32 alert & preening f= 32264 → 8 sec. boot → 33010 5 sec. boot 33 flying 34 alert & preening f= 3455 → 3500 35 alert 36 alert & preening f= 3536 → 9 sec. boot → 3710, f= 3710 → 3725 9 sec. boot 37 flying 38 alert (p. 37) 39 alert & preening 40 = glowing f= 4117 → 4127 41 glowing 42 feeding 43 feeding (growing) 44 = preening & Alert 45 = preening & Alert 46 = preening & Alert 47 = Alert 48 = Alert & preening 49 = feeding f= 5052 → 2 sec boot → [illegible] 5127 2 sec boot 50 Alert 51 flying 52 (whims) 53 (running) 54 = preening & alert 55 = glowing 56 alert (p. 37) 57 = interspecific child molestation 58 alert & fighting with Dualia pr. 59 alert & preening 60 running (p. 58) f= 60358 → 5 sec. boot → 6110 5 sec boot 61 flying 62 alert

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