Alaska journal, v4285
Page 361
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Holmes, R. 1963 Journal 43 27 July Barrow, Alaska The almost young at this time may indicate that not so many have survived a albeit not then born Late in Dr. season have not survived while those hatched in early July are able to fly now could have moved off. Predation has presumably been heavy. Dr. P. Johnson reported two new cases yesterday- one of a P.T. Chasing a group of longspurs for a minute until the longspurs took refuge among the people within reach Else logn plant ecolog, plot. The jujigi The flew ahead and took off in another direction. The other was a young shov- eld bird chick (sp?) being taken by the jujigi in the same vicinity. Also - he reports that one golden plover young was lagging behind the rest of the flock, and the adult would keep running back and looked back to keep it moving. Finally the chick collapsed moved not more - appeared exhausted - maybe out of food-??? This worst situation for prey is evident- since not only are the chronisms inaccessible but now the heavy rains have drastically reduced the hosts.