Field notes: Alaska, v4401
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I.M.Brock 1957 Longspur 2 Atkasuk, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska June 19 "limping" along with its tail fanned out and pointedly down. June 27 Barrow, Northern Alaska Nest of four unhatched eggs found 300 feet NW of stake I transect I. Nest warm and parents staying within vicinity. June 29 Nest mentioned above was looked at in the morning and the first of the four eggs had been hatched, shells of egg removed. June 30 In the morning all four eggs had hatched All shells [illegible] had been removed from the nest. Three of the young [illegible] had feathers very slightly fluffed while the fourth must have just hatched recently. July 1 One very well grown young longspur caught and released, was caught by hand. Bird not yet able to fly. Nest was found but bird was near transect IV A longspur nest was later found at a very different locality about half way on transect five and a little north This nest had three newly hatched young plus two unhatched eggs. July 2 A longspur caught in snycetrap line II immediately, nest to the bird was a fledgling with mouth open.