Alaska journal, v4429
Page 429
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Maclean 1966 Walked the census plot (just South of the coal mine, with the longer axis along the river bluff), then followed the ridge leading SW. Shorebird activity was not real good, although those birds seen were still performing. Saw no good activity 'till we hit the very large partially drained basin mostly west of camp. There Western snpipipers and dowitchers were active and conspicuous. Saw westerns (juice feeding on wind-blown collembolans on snow, as Paul says semi-pals frequently do. Unfortunately he has not bothered to count and time this (I think he has neglected feeding observations as a whole, although I would not attempt to tell him this.) this presents interesting energetic questions- think I'll try counting tomorrow. In circling this lake basin we saw and heard all of the local Caliowines - all still displaying. Dowitchers are very conspicuous. Semi-pals are probably the most numerous and widely distributed shorebird. Paul has a good idea of the habitat distribution of the