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M. Brock
1958
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Red Phalarope
June 18 Barrow, Alaska
paired. Actually the latter consisted
of three paired series and these three
males were the only males seen today
while about two dozen females were
noticed. One of the males, an extremely
white one, it seemed, was shot for a study
skin.
June 20 Mole caught in snap trap: T = 14 x 6
June 22 Two study skins of phalaropes prepared.
June 25 Athasuke, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska
? Nest discovered just south of transect
VIII. Female flushed from nest revealing
four eggs. She then went into the "cuddled act."
June 26 Another phalarope nest found with three
eggs in it. This nest was about 15 feet from
a pool whereas most other nests always seem
to be directly at the edge of a pool. The nest
was covered by a slight grass canopy - tips of
the grass overhanging the nest and was lined
with lickers and sedges.
June 27 Another phalarope nest with three eggs found
about three hundred yards west of transect VIII
Once again, the grasses formed sort of a
canopy covering over the nest.
July 16 Pitt Point, Alaska
Adult noticed leading very young chick
about tundra.