Alaska field notes, v4437
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J P Myers 1977 Journal At Kasook, Mcade River, N. Slope Borough, Alaska 6 June (cont'd) Nyctea scandiaca 8? Seen on 3 separate occasions - flying in 31 May, on tundra 1 June and 2 June. No sign of ?. Asio flammeus - no display seen but individual seen flying over on a separate day, including 2 at once on 4 June. Corvus corax - 1 seen 4 June flying @6 W. Motacilla flava obvious chirping around camp evening of 31 May. Every day thereafter over first 300 m upstream from camp along river bank. Individuals occasionally better detected elsewhere thereafter. Flight display seen 1 June on. Good falling announcement w/ wings up + tail spread seen by runway 6 June. [illegible] Passerculus sandwichensis 8? Singing evening 31 May. Commonly thereafter everytime 8 entered appropriate [illegible] habitat - tall swampy grass, usually Carex aquatilis, sometimes w/ Salix pulchra and also Salix lanata along river banks. ? pair seen 6 June along transect 7 - Salix - [illegible]. Acanthis flammea hornemanni - all Redpolls observed will have been generally pallid w/ plain culiti crown. ? Observed from 31 May. Nest cup w/ wo eggs (but already lined) found 1 June at base of Salix lanata bush on river bluff bank. pair hanging around + obviously disturbed (we spotted them off nest). Small groups + individuals heard regularly (4-5 times/day) anywhere on tundra as they flew over. Found every visit to streamside willows, foraging in small flocks up to 5 birds. Also seen by camp in willows feeding on Carex aquatilis seed heads. Zonotrichia leucophrys obvious singing around camp. not apparent elsewhere Passercella cliaca zaborii - Lyrebird stayed saw before I arrived 31 May, Calcarius lapponicus 8? seen displaying before I got off plane. Constantly thereafter. By far most abundant bird at Mcade River. Very widespread in habitat is virtually everything although