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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.