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J Pllyers
1977
Pluvialis squatarola
Atkasook, Meade River, North Slope Borough, Alaska
31 May
Pluvialis displaying this evening (1900) in my first jaunt around the Meade River
tundra. Display call lacks the ringing quality of dominica, and is curtailed
a plaintive 2 syllable whistle —— about 1/sec.
in a muttonkey. Butterfly flight exaggerated. Other area × vocalizations also.
Commonest along ridges. Paired. © obviously duller than ¨.
4 June
I reaffirm my above notes about habitat of squatarola - definitely a ridge bound
side but some individuals also using lowlands, even lakeshore. Seen one aggressive
individual of dominica in which dominica came out winner.
7 June
squatarola actually occurs quite regularly in local marshes.
Pruoboc Bay, N. Slope, Alaska
22 June
I had expected to find P. squat. more commonly than I have so far - in 2 days 2 birds. One was
displaying on a pingo in typical flight display - it supplanted a P. dominica. The other fled by a
low lake margin.
24 July
see Journal. P. squatarola adults conspicuous now on tundra, many
in small flocks into low wetlands. A few still broody.
MEADE RIVER
18 Aug
see journal. Largely unmolted adult squatarola still feeding broods +
intraspesifically very aggressive, chasing other squatarola away. Some
broods tended by 2 adults. Habitat use widespread but juveniles
appear to be in marshy areas. Juveniles plumage tawny rather than P. dominica and white tail patch readily visible. Even though juveniles
have fledged adults are still feeding young, mobbing.
18 August
It's been 2 days since I heard any broody © squatarola, one hounding a parent
jaunt near camp. Then today found flock of 2-4 squatarola juveniles
moving around together. Foraging in uplands (?), flying by. This may be
the squatarola migration