Alaska field notes, v4439
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Remsen, J.V. 1972 Curlew Sandpiper a clump of grass on a high-centered polygon in highly polygonized terrain with several 20 x 20 ft. ponds nearby. The eggs appeared less pointed than those of other sandpipers seen so far; the ground color was green with irregular dark markings. Discovery will be kept secret to allow undisturbed intensive study. There was a possible second male heard nearby and there is at least one other female around, although she wasn't seen today. The male gave his full aerial display twice during our presence, and gave his clear rising whistle several times. 20 June 1400 - Dr. Pitelka and myself succeeded in locating three displaying males in same vicinity as above. The male associated with the nest located on 18 June displays actively over an extremely wide area, probably 500 x 500 yards. 1500 - Dr. Pitelka and I found a second nest maybe 1000 yards SW. of the first nest. There were four eggs. The nest was located on a ridge which rose steeply from some standing water, and was on about 18" above the water on the summit in some fairly dense grass. The tundra of the vicinity was highly eroded, and looks black from a distance due to exposure of organic materials. There were pools of standing water between the hummocks. Overall, the location was very similar to that of the previously detected nest. There was a beautiful male