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Jonich
1953
Anthus spinoletta
May 19 Point Barrow, Alaska - about 150' away.
Then it moved S.W. along the back of
the base, foraging here and there on
exposed ground.
May 20 This bird or another at 3:15 p.m. was feeding
with several each of snow buntings
and longspurs near the supply piles where
the Village Road leaves the base. When I
fired at longspurs this bird flew alone
about 100' to a stack of heavy timbers
and perched, frozen, about 10' above
ground on a flat surface. I came
up 30' away before it flew. Having
no light shot I did not attempt to collect
the bird. At 6:15 p.m. I saw this
or another about 200 yards S.E. in the
open scraped area. A little later I shot
one where the village road leaves the
base and about 20 minutes later another
was at the same place (#2501).
May 21 One in morning at Village Road and an
other south of base along bird trap line.
These birds maintain their isolation from
each other though at times they may
associate, as they do with other kinds
of foraging birds. I have heard no
sounds from them.