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Jaques (1930) found these birds in the Port Moller region in 

 June, and Bent (1927) includes the Shumagin Islands in the 

 breeding range. 



In 1925, I noted one common snipe at Urilia Bay, Unimak Is- 

 land, on May 3, and another was heard several times at Moffet 

 Cove, Izembek Bay, on July 22. Undoubtedly these were nesting 

 birds, so there is good evidence that the nesting range reaches 

 westward at least as far as the Shumagins and Unimak Island. 



Numenius phaeopus: Whimbrel 

 Numenius phaeopus hudsonicus 



The occurrence of curlews or whimbrels was rather sketchy 

 and none was found breeding. Osgood (1904) reported three 

 specimens collected by McKay at Nushagak in August 1881. 

 Cahalane observed a flock of seven flying in an easterly direction 

 about 5 miles above Naknek village, on Naknek River, September 

 2, 1940. 



On July 23, 1925, 1 observed a flock of six curlews flying over 

 the marsh at Moffet Cove, Izembek Bay. On June 5, 1937, 2 

 curlews were seen at Kiska Island in company with 16 Pacific 

 godwits and a ruddy turnstone. Again, on July 30, a curlew was 

 seen on Kavalga Island. These were thought to be phaeopus, but 

 specimens were not taken, and it is possible that some, or all, 

 were tahitiensis. Stejneger (1885) reports the eastern whimbrel 

 as a migrant on Bering Island. 



Numenius tahitiensis: Bristle-thighed Curlew 



On July 23, 1940, Gabrielson recorded in his field notes, for the 

 Kvichak River, above Naknek, "Flock of 20 flew over. Dufresne 

 has seen as many as 200 in the past 3 days around Naknek." 



This is the only record we have, but, in 1924, we had observed 

 migrating flocks of immature birds at Hooper Bay, and it is 

 logical that bristle-thighed curlews should pass over the basal 

 part of Alaska Peninsula in migration. 



Actit'ts macularia: Spotted Sandpiper 



Friedmann (1935) lists the spotted sandpiper in the Kodiak 

 avifauna on the basis of four specimens collected by Wosnes- 

 sensky during 1842-43. Speaking of the base of Alaska Penin- 

 sula, Osgood (1904) says — 



When we arrived at Lakes Iliamna and Clark, in the latter part of July, 

 the majority of the spotted sandpipers, which doubtless breed in the region, 



