It is only in the mating season, when we rarely hear them, that the longspurs have the angelic manner of singing as they fly, like the skylark.
This falcon systematically searched those areas wherelongspurs were known by us to be most frequently found.
On this date there was an abrupt increase in numbers of tree sparrows; the number of Lapland longspurs and wheatears was less than a week before.
On July 15 at Kaolak River, most of the longspurs noted were juveniles, but they were able to fly well.
On July 25 at Kaolak longspurs were mainly in groups of five or six; others were in groups of 18 or more.
Smith's longspurs were uncommon at Wahoo Lake from July 3 to July 11, and when seen were associated with open tundra supporting cotton-grass, generally on flat areas adjacent to the lake.
At Chandler Lake, the decrease in numbers of Lapland longspurs was synchronized with autumnal changes in weather.
Enroute to this locality from Barrow Village we saw only twolongspurs (2:00 P.
As late as August 21 (Gavia Lake) longspurs were still in family groups or occurred as singles.
On this same date when I walked four miles on the open tundra, there were, of the smaller birds, only six redpolls, 20 Lapland longspurs and 13 savannah sparrows.
Twice it flushed Lapland longspurs and darted at them but without success.
Other Lapland longspurs observed in the same period at these same localities averaged one per 400 feet of walking on my part.
Painted Longspurs are generally found in large flocks, and when once on the ground begin to sport.
In 1888 the writer saw a considerable flock of Painted Longspurs feeding along the Niagara river near Fort Erie, Canada.
Stray birds not infrequently mingle with flocking Horned Larks; while Snowflakes and Lapland Longspurs are fast friends in the regions where the latter are common.
These Longspurs abound in Alaska during the nesting season, but it would appear that the mountain barriers habitually deflect their autumnal flight to the eastward, and that the few which reach us straggle down the coast.
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