Alaska field notes, v4439
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Remsen, J.V. 1972 Curlew Sandpiper NARL Barrow, Alaska 9 June Pair found about 1000 yards s. of FAA station. About size of Dunlin. Bill: strongly decurved. Male Throat and underparts a rosy brick reddish, White featherings near base of bill. Eye with white eye-ring. Back brownish, heavily vermiculated - nothing distinctive, Vent area, undertail coverts white. In flight, white rump, dark tail, single white wing stripe. Female same but much less reddish underneath. Seen also by G.A. Hall, D.W. Norton, S.F. Maclean, L. Goldstein, et. al. 17 June Village Ridge, NARL, Barrow, Alaska Mike Fitzgerald reported the presence of this species on Village Ridge yesterday, and gave me the directions to the spot. They were still there; one male and evenly and two females. Male was giving a loud, clear, slowly rising whistle which lasts about one second: " toooooooeee<eeee" He also gave a chattering call, broken at regular intervals. Females silent. When flushed, they returned to same basic area - perhaps they will or are attempting to nest. All birds with strongly down-curved bill, white rumps, clear light wing stripe. Males underparts maroon-reddish-brown; white vent, eye-rings. Females more orangy - not so bright or so deeply red. 18 June Village Ridge, Barrow, Alaska Nest located by Dr. Frank A. Pitelka and myself, at about 1430: 3 eggs. Nest was a depression in