Volume 20, 1970 - The Arctic Circle - Home

4trir, l'i-;enr:ci Lo ;i.jlr,osf, iila_cli. (,rn,1€: incriL;:rfion I as bequn and Lhe6jqqfj 3I'i, IcSs i;rj.1|iatr"i , tiro f'ehrale clocs rrof COV(,r Nirr:r1 wherr:;i'ie ie,.:rves fo fe.o. l'lie feirrales iricrrbate sbeadillr f or L.onri-it rio,jOr .:lrlri lii;,irr ic.1.ys titt-: nesf fo feed, possibly onl.rr af twelveItc;tir liii e, t"vals. I, cui,at,jnn fenales eaf tyreiI' 1,,.1-:tte featherSi';iri r:!' "y'c: io;-;L ,?.t fl:e nest, even t,liose four j-rrcf,es iti engtli,'jhc 1.',;1.jel knows tile.: loca.t,ion of' tl'ie. nesf arid renains nearb.'/ at':,rr r:i:s;ervat,ion post wiri ch prcvicles a vic+,r of tire nest sile.',ttc:n lhi- fcinai,el -l-e:ives tlie; nesf l fli*: niale :r ccompanies irer tot,lit'r ieelii n.- :j,r.ia. 5ihortlri hc i'e abserrf vrhen thc -fei,raie leavesthc nc-:s'L shr: llies oI'J'aiorre a.rid nerfonrs a conspicuous flutfering1-l j rnt, rviiir:h at,lract:; t-i,e nalc. 'i'he prcscrrce of t,ire wa.tchfull;ti:. l.c a-l.lor,':; Lf.r: f',::lLaie to feed unint,errupledl.rr arrd ii' dangert.iir"ra i,r'iis t'i-:: stili-wli:-t,r-- plun'ilgc at,lracts af benLion fo himselfr";ir-i i(,, ifre crypfi cally narked fr:rriale crounches unnot,iced. AfLerfec,litri' ht-, escorts her baclr t,o the nest.A nalc vr-it,ti tiot.e t,h:..n one r,nte divicies his tlne befv,reen't,iri...'rl v,f -r..lr: *t,Y'Lxy ,r.re incuira.ting. Thls iricrease in tcrritorial'^lisi:la;.- .':.ct,ivit,-,r i;,ultipl.ie:; ther chances of the nrale treins killed-r''r; arr evjirn predaa;or early j-rr flie, t,reedinq seasorr. This may trea. se.Li:,clive fact,or. a.neinsf polygamy.l;'e''i'rtair.'s si'L vr)ry closeiv on -t,heir nr-tsts and ::ely upon1,ii,::lit' canouflage i.r: conce,.rl t,t,r.rln. Cnce fhe nesL is discoveredt,!;r.. .j'trirr,r.j r ,,^n l,l. f il' f'carie:ss1".,. af anr/ pof ential- danqer Lo attract,r.t,i.' i:'t,-1r.,1:. t,o iri:rsc)l-f Lii nour'h ciis1.rr,:cti on displeys. Fevr of' fhera.t,i:i-ir-si, l:rilalr,t i:ri;il.i:s lii;r.,Je a.tl.,/:rt,t,t,ntnt, to llrofect the youngr alldlicr,eJ-i,-l' ,lesei'teci 1,ile']-r riiate's socn a1'Lc:f tlie Jrounq appclrr'€d..a,T'lre '';.',,.1€)s til()vc t,o stielt r-.re,j gull-i es anC huulunc;cky tundraf.,c nir;'.r,i-t,, niiri i.Irr-' uf't,c,rr joitieci l Ir n,cultir,g j'enral-r:s th:rt have Icsft,lrr:i r lir'r:';f s or ..rrrour,rf . in firc ii:i qh Arcfic, i'oct< l't,arni-gan lia.vei,iti'er,: Ctri';lil€tc i-rli-u:r:lfle cire"trf,,cs 1.:jii cii matc]i Lirc clienges of theeltvil'olrili{:rJit, it-s bi il SeaSog adVaiices. In aqt,umn fl:e ffeS}r whiteliJ,uii:Lqt' i-:; ,:luslit,,i wii.n pale: pink, anC ha.nrioni,Zes w-ith tire newsrlol^r j-n the lc)',^i l:-qht of ihe declining surl.(it'a.fcJ'ul acknowleci,qemeirt is expressed. fo tlie PoL1rOontinental- .,lrElf i)roject fr:r fheir support, ancl especially toiJr. 1,.i;'. l/,oot,s anrl ir',r. ''rank liunt, i'or'fLreir irrlcrest in theI athurst, Is;lancl l'ro.1r:ct.