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20, a small flock, probably nonbreeders, was noted at Hazen 

 Point. During July, this sandpiper was common near Frosty 

 Peak and the islands near Point Grant, and, on July 24, a number 

 of flocks, probably immature birds, were feeding on the tide flats. 



Chase Littlejohn (notes) wrote that he "Found [it] breed- 

 ing from Kodiak to Sanakh, but not in great numbers, a few 

 remain during winter." 



McGregor (1906) obtained a specimen on Amaknak Island, 

 May 17, 1901, and obtained another on Tigalda, August 5. Eyer- 

 dam (1936) obtained a specimen at Unalaska on May 17, 1932, 

 and Gabrielson collected one there on July 4, 1946. Swarth 

 (1934) records two specimens taken on Akutan Island on May 19 

 and 31, by Cyril G. Harrold, who had remarked that "Several 

 pairs were observed on the flats on Akutan Island. The male 

 has a strange flight song consisting of a repetition of several low 

 notes uttered while the bird is alternately gliding and hovering." 



On May 30, 1937, a pair of least sandpipers was seen by our 

 party at Nikolski Village, Umnak Island. 



We have no records beyond Umnak, but the data indicate that 

 the least sandpiper nests as far west as Akutan — very probably as 

 far as Umnak. 



Figure 29. — Least sandpipers. 



