Ruddy Turnstone 



Arenaria interpres (Linnaeus) 



Status : Rare migrant. 



Only one Ruddy Turnstone was observed, about 

 250 miles south of Oahu on October 30, 1964, 

 heading south. Either the ship was in port dur- 

 ing a migration wave in the study area or the 

 species is less frequently observed in the study 

 area than it is farther west where it has been 

 noted by POBSP personnel. 



Bristle-thighed Curlew 

 Numenius tahitiensis (Gmelin) 



Status : Accidental. 



One bird was observed on February 9, 1965 

 at lat. 17°30' N., long. 156°59' W. It called 

 twice and continued on its southeasterly course. 



Wandering Tattler 

 Heteroscelus incanum (Gmelin) 



Status : Accidental. 



One bird was observed on May 29, 1965 at 

 lat. 25° N., long. 152°30' W. It circled the ship 

 twice and headed south. 



Sanderling 



Crocethia alba (Pallas) 



Status : Accidental. 



On November 8, 1964 at lat. 11°30' N., long. 

 154° W., a Sanderling circled the ship many 

 times before departing in an undetermined 

 direction. 



/Red/ Phalarope 



Phalaropus fulicarius (Linnaeus) 



Status : Common spring migrant. 



Phalaropes--presumably Red Phalaropes-- 

 reached peak numbers in their northward mi- 

 gration in March of both years, although a few 

 birds were seen in February and April as well. 



Distribution : Only 9 of 103 phalaropes (8.7 

 percent) were observed along the long. 157° W. 

 leg; the other 94 birds were evenly distributed 

 along the other three longitudinal legs. 



It is likely that the main spring migration 

 path of this bird lies to the east of the Hawaiian 

 Islands. This contention is supported by the 

 relatively low number of sightings west of the 

 study area by POBSP personnel. 



Pomarine Jaeger 



Stercorarius pomarinus (Temminck) 



Status : Common winter visitor December- 

 April; uncommon to rare May-November. 



Months 



Year 



196A 



1965 



48 



