Alaska field notes, v4438
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JPMayers 1979 Journal WAPC, North Slope Borough, Alaska 23 June cntd C. fuscicollis - the few that were around in early June have gone. C. alba " " " " " " " " " " Tryngites subruficollis - probably bred locally this year. See phenology book. But all display activity on Grid 3 (2887) has ceased. We see #1 one or two every day. Limnodromus scolopaceus - With at least 2 pairs using Grid 1, another 1 or 2 on Grid 2, and 3-4 on Grid 4, this place is popping with duvithers. Swarth saw a lot of p# pre-copulatory activity yesterday - see Phenology book. Cocolla gallinago - This is the surprise of the year. We have at least 5 males localized + displaying, and at least one has a mate: 8 locations: 1. Smithsonian Building - a regular that during the last week has been displaying >70% of his time we have been there. Cackling (see tape log, tape 4) and wrennowing. 2. Radio antenna at W corner of grid 2. I have heard #8 and #1 displaying simultaneously. 3. NAEI lab - a #8 wrennows regularly behind the lab. It's been here for 2 weeks at least (see phenology) Had a #4, may still. 4. POO . MAINE - #8 heard regularly there. 5. Town of Barrow. #8 wrennowing over town during afternoon of 21 June. #8 is sedentary. It is always there, + includes the corner of Grid 1 in his display flight. If the other #8's are site-specific as he, then we have at least 5 in the area. Phalaropus fulicarius - numbers are very high in the lowlands, but grids 1 & 2 don't boast anything special.