JPMeyes 1980 Calidris melanotos GRID 3 NARL Barrow 18 June (am/d) point of view. He engaged in two brief intense grouse displays (one 5 seconds, then she flew, then another 10 seconds, then he mounted). Mounting last 33 seconds. He then went back to 5 seconds of intense grouse and then returned to court his other Q. Intriguing observation - she flitted briefly at minute 214 and he was on like a flash - immediately. (Copulation occurred less than 70 seconds later. Was that flitter an circitation?) 1500-1730 tracked w/wn Q melanotos again. This time she spent all but the first 24 minutes fidgeting on her nest. During this time she won off the nest, 2 separate P8- P1 and P2, displayed briefly to him in rolling grouse postures and calls. While on the nest she laid her last egg, completing the clutch. At ~1600 (minute 48) she began a series of restless movements and adjustments, including much raising of tail. Does this signify the beginning of incubation? 19 June 0400 tracking a Q melanotos on Grid 3, unbanded. Before I began tracking I spooked w/wn off her nest. P1 immediately flew in and began a rolling grouse display to her - one more intense, in fact, than the actual preoccupation sequence of 18 June (see above). 1145 began tracking another unbanded Q. I tracked her for 109 minutes, then Sorkald and McAulay took over until 1830, simply watching in order to find nest. Never did. She was very heavy on the ovipoduct, and carrying an egg [which has been obvious on other tracked Qs view + confirmed to be linked to eggs]. At no time during entire session (1145-1830) did a P1 boot over her, and only twice did P1 land nearby and grouse. Given the P1 usually treatment of Qs this was astounding. The more we follow known, (locally) Qs the more surprised I am that P1 leave them alone most of the time. Incidentally, during the entire period (1145-1830) she remained within a 0.75 km area, all on P1's territory. 20 June 2230 (of 19 June) to 0500 (20 June) I was on the grid, tracking Q YM:- from 2300-0500. See tracking data. This Q laid her 3rd egg between 1000 and 1047