Alaska field notes, v4469
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Art Verbeek 1966 Calcarius laffonianus (4) nest #6. 5 young nest #7 empty and apparently fledged. Saw a & give chase to a semipal (on the wing). In some 20m. 7 July longspur in Square 19 of P's plot, nest robbed of its young. All feathers pulled out. 10 July Not seen on our trip to the Point. 12 July A male longspur chased away a Redback after he managed to pull out 3 wing feathers. 14 July Went to the Censers plot and found the remaining longspur nest still had 4 large young, ready to leave the nest. 27 July At Meade River, along the shore (W) of the large lake E. of camp I noticed a loose flock of some 40 to 50 birds on the bluffs. This is the first such congregation I have seen.