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of their occurrence in the Aleutian Islands. They may occasionally 

 occur there with other species." 



Stejneger (1885) merely reports a flock seen at sea, near the 

 Commander Islands. Hartert (1920) records five specimens taken 

 on the Commander Islands, and he remarks that the late dates, 

 May 25 to June 16, suggest breeding. 



Clark (1910) reports that when he approached Unalaska 

 "thousands of these birds were seen, mostly in flocks of from 

 fifty to a hundred or more, but many singly or in small com- 

 panies." 



The chief of Attu Village said that the red phalarope does 

 not nest in the Aleutians, but he stated that it is plentiful there 

 in winter. This probably is true, though the above data gives 

 good evidence of nesting along the Alaska Peninsula. 



Lobipes lobatus: Northern Phalarope 



Attu : Chirr-teg-ech 



Chhnt-khukh (according to Turner) 

 Atka: Chir-riz-ing-ah 



Large numbers of the northern phalarope migrate along the 

 southern Alaskan coast. On May 8, 1937, while passing through 

 Snow Pass in southeastern Alaska, we enjoyed the impressive 

 spectacle of several thousands of northern phalaropes resting on 

 the water. There was much dead kelp, which apparently afforded 

 good feeding. On May 16 and 17, northern phalaropes were 

 abundant on the tide flats at Eyak River, near Cordova, and local 

 residents declared that they nest there. On May 11, 1936, we 

 observed a small group between the Barren Islands and Afognak 

 Island, and on May 13 we saw a flock of about 25 in Kupreanof 

 Strait as well as smaller groups near Kodiak Island. All of these 

 flocks were seen over open water, where they sometimes alighted 

 and swam about. 



Cahalane (1944) observed two northern phalaropes in the 

 Katmai region in September 1940, and Hine (1919) noted them 

 on a number of occasions near the mouth of Katmai River where 

 he obtained specimens. 



Littlejohn wrote : "Seen often at sea in large flocks and found 

 nesting at Kodiak and Sanakh in April 1888." 



On May 25, 1936, two were seen near a pond on the tide flat 

 at Snag Point, Nushagak River, evidently preparing to nest, and, 

 on May 27 and 29, on the tide flats at Ugashik River, many more 

 seemed to be preparing to nest. Some were seen in small flocks, 

 others in twos and threes. 



Jaques (1930) found this bird "abundant about the Port 



