Field notes, v1379
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132 Journal R.E. Johnson 1968 June 30 Anchitka Island, Alaska young in the 1st nest several times (at least 3 times) & it appeared the or feed them once but I couldn't actually see him carrying food or putting it in the mouths of the young. Food was seen in her bill twice. The q hunted food up to 200 ft away whereas the male stayed within 50 ft, chirped complaint notes, probably due to my prior visit to the immediate vicinity & to my continued presence 100 yds away. She would sometimes chip the same notes & act concerned, but more often she fed on the meadow. Chirps were a well spaced series of 3 or 4 at one pitch followed by one of a lower pitch [- - - ] The male vigorously chased a Lapland Longspur from the nest area & make a brief flight at a Rosy Finch which ignored it! The male also chased one or two other Buntings several times. At the other nest site it was the q that did most of the chirping & she fed the young twice. The male was nearby & chirped once or twice, but mostly was out of the nest vicinity & unseen by me. at Rifle Range * Also found a dead Lapland Longspur with extra long "spurs". Will prepare this as a skin. Found a long narrow bird skull (2 1/4 x 13/16") with prominent salt glands in a Gull pellet. Feathers remaining on forehead are long & black.