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ho fomul ranuins along tlie lake beach. A low conversational twitter 

 usually accompanies the feeding movements. The birds are not at 

 all wary, so that one may approach almost near enough to note the 

 al)sence of the web. which certainly distinguishes this from the 

 Somipalmated. 



(in. I'elidiia alpiua saLJidJiiiti. — Red-backed Sandpiper. 



I have only four positive records for this sandpiper, as follows: 

 May 8, 3905. and May 3 7, 1!>(»!). two birds each time, on the Cedar 

 Point sand spit; October C, lS!t(i, at Oak Point, and October 27, 1906, 

 five birds near Huron. I Mud an additional record by Mr. L. M. 

 ^[(•('ormick for May 21, 1S91. There is every reason for believing 

 that this sandpiper has been regularly overlooked, and that it oc- 

 curs in each migration in fair luunbers. Each of my records are 

 for the lake beach. 



.Moseley reports it at Sandusky. October 2P), 1904. 



fiCi. Krciiuctcx pti-silliix. — Semipalmated Sandpiper. 



It is not regularly found in its northward migration, probably be- 

 cause field work in the places where it stops to feed has been largely 

 wanting at that particular time. ^ly spring records are May 16, 

 IS and 19, 190:5; May 19 and 2:!, 190(1; and May 22, 1909. Fall rec- 

 (ii'ds are September 8, l!Kt4; September 23 and 25, 1907; from July 

 1") to the middle of August, 1908. It has always been found run- 

 ning along the lake beach, feeding in the wave-washed rubbish. It 

 often accompanies other sandpipers, notably the Sanderling and 

 Spotted. In other places I have found it with the Least, feeding 

 ,on mud flats or along areas uncovered at low tide. Numbers were 

 found at the lagoon on ^liddle Bass when low water exposed the 

 mucky bottom. They are appreciably larger, and lighter colored, 

 both altove and below, than the Least Sandpiper, with which they 

 are most readily contused. 1 have almost always found this spe- 

 cies in small flocks. On the beach they may be approached to 

 within a rod without taking wing. 



(!7. Calidris Iciicoplxra. — Sanderling. 



Strangely enougli. all but one of my records for the whole re- 

 gion are fall records ; the one exception is May 19, 1903, when one 

 was found at Oak Point. The earliest fall record is July 21, 1908. 

 when there were si.\ on the beach at the Lake Laboratory. They 

 remained during the remainder of my stay (I left on July 31), and 

 were not seen again on subse<iuent visits. The latest fall record is 

 October 9. 1897. They can hardly be called common, but they are 

 pretty regular fall visitors at the lake beach. The distinctly lighter 

 color than any of the other shore l)irds with long black bill and legs, 

 are certain field marks. They are more often seen with the Semi- 

 l)almated Sandpipers than with any others, unless it be the Spotted; 



