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Aleut RavenAt{am Sangis
Atkan Birds

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Alaska Longspur

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Calcarius lapponicus

Chilu{ - Calcarius lapponicus

Chilu{, saaqudgim sakuchaa aza{. Uku}aqa}ulax aguun qanikinga masxal aguun udaa}al qayas ilan hawang aku{ uku}aqaliza{. Slum aslaan, chilum ali}ingis angaacha}il tutaatuna{ agu{tal haang azas.

Chilum ali}igan kamgii qaxchikda{ ama chumnugim qaxchikdaa ama quhma{ angali{taza{. Chilum ali}igan hiiyukaa chumnugiku{ ilidaa quhmaza{. Aqadaguun chilum ayagagan hakangis chumnugim qaxchikdaa ama quhma{ angali{tazas.

Slum aslaan udang al saahmla}il aqadagudix saaqudikinga masxal aguun, ilagaan hawaa}aqamdix hadan huyaa}utazas.

Alaska Longspur - Calcarius lapponicus

A longspur is strictly a summer bird. It is only seen in the summer. Longspurs are seen starting to arrive in the spring and they can be seen up in the hills. The drake longspur likes singing, and it has a very nice sounding song.

The drake longspur has a black, brown and whitish head, a white chest and a yellow bill. The hen, on the other hand, has kind of brownish and white colored feathers.

The longspur spends the summers here and they lay eggs, and they have their young. When fall comes, they head back to where they came from.


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