Field notes, v510
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Behle 1934 Great Salt Lake, Egg Island, Utah June 25 coming across the lake. They were flying in a south easterly direction from Hat Island & Imagine. They flew to the shore of the island and turned south along the shore line. Never before have I seen so many stretched out in one long string. As they swung south along Antelope Island I counted the number as best I could as they passed by a certain rocky point and judged there to be about three hundred. They were stretched out in a long swaying line and exhibited the "follow - the- leader" effect of going over imaginary hurdles or they would dip down as each past a certain point. Could air currents be the explanation of this? Shortly following the main flock & small one of about twenty came along flying in V a single like in V the same direction. With the exception of two birds in the middle who kept beating their wings continuously