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rence on Pearl and Hermes Reef and Gardner Pinnacles has not been 

 documented previously. 



Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interprcs 



(Turnstone) 



Ruddy turnstones have been recorded on all POBSP visits to Pearl 

 and Hermes Reef. A short summary of the number observed on 

 each island is as follows: 



Southeast Island: About 200 present Feb. 26-Mar. 8, 1963; 

 15-20 seen June 18-22, 1963; 178 counted Mar. 13, 1964; about 75 

 present Aug. 16-19, 1964; an estimated 500 present Sept. 16-17, 

 1964; "a few" seen Mar. 15-17, 1965; 86 counted Mar. 21-22, 1965; 

 about 350 present Sept. 27, 1966; about 100 present Mar. 21-23, 

 1967. 



North Island: 12 to 15 present June 23-24, 1963; about 75 

 present Sept. 17, 1964; 75-100 present Mar. 17-18, 1965. 



Grass Island: One seen June 26-27, 1963; about 20 present 

 Mar. 14, 1964; about 80 seen in one flock Mar. 22, 1967. 



Humphrey Island: Fifteen present Sept. 17, 1964; "a few" seen 

 Mar. 17, 1965. 



Kittery Island: A "few" seen Mar. 17, 1965; one seen Mar. 22, 

 1965; 15 seen Mar. 22, 1967. 



Planetree Island: One seen Mar. 22, 1965. 



Sand Island: Four seen Mar. 22, 1965. 



Seal Island: Twelve seen Mar. 22, 1965; 45 seen in one flock 

 Mar. 22, 1967. 



The one specimen (USNM 494155) collected by the POBSP on 

 Pearl and Hermes Reef was taken on Southeast Island Aug. 17, 1964. 

 Although ruddy turnstones are regular winter visitors to the islands 

 of the Hawaiian Leeward Chain (Bryan and Greenway, 1944), their 

 occurrence on Pearl and Hermes Reef has not been reported heretofore. 



Long-billed Dowitcher Limnodromus scolopaceus 



On Oct. 3, 1963, a moderately fat, immature male (USNM 493854) 

 was collected by Ludwig on Green Island, Kure Atoll. Several other 

 dowitchers of unknown species were seen on Green Island during the 

 same month but were not collected. No long-billed dowitchers have 

 been collected previously in either the main Hawaiian or Hawaiian 

 Leeward Islands, and none have been reported previously from Kure 

 AtoU. 



From 1945 through May 1967, 15 sight records of dowitchers or 

 long-billed dowitchers were published in the "Elepaio." Since none 

 were confirmed by specimens, it is not possible to establish which of 



