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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.