Bird Life of Noirth Dakota • 29 



breeding plumage were noted on the shore of Creel Bay, Devils Lake; these 

 were the only ones seen in the spring migration. 



76. Tringa canutus Linnaeus. Knot. 



The only knots known by the writer] to have been taken in North Dakota 

 are a bird in the Williams Collection, collected at Stump Lake, May 19, 1913, 

 and another in the Agricultural College Collection, taken at Grafton, May 

 30, 1919, by Henry Williams. 



yy. Pisobia macidata \^ieillot. Pectoral Sandpiper. 



CouES, 1878, p. 640; common in the fall migration. First seen the latter part of 

 July on the pools at the base of Turtle Mountains. Two specimens were taken July 

 28, 1873. JuDD, 1917, p. 12; abundant migrant, arriving the last week in April. 



At Turtle Mountains this species was common from July 30 to August 

 7, 1920, in all the ponds and lakes visited. In the spring my first record 

 was on May 27, 1921, when ten were seen on' the beach of Devils Lake. In 

 the fall migration it was first seen July 21, 1920, at a mud pond in the Rock 

 Island Military Reservation. 



78. Pisobia fuscicollis (Vieillot). White-nmiped Sandpiper. 



JuDD, 1917. p. 12; most abundant migrant of the sandpiper family, first seen 

 April 19. 



There is a mounted specimen in the Agricultural College, taken at Ken- 

 mare, Ward County, June i, 1913, by H. E. Peck. 



The species was observed in the field but once, on July 2, 1921, on the 

 shore of Minnewaukan Bay. The only two seen were taken. The species 

 is apparently becoming quite rare in the state. 



79. Pisobia bairdi (Coues). Baird's Sandpiper. 



CouES, 187S, p. 640; during the fall migration in the month of August, one of the 

 most abundant sandpipers in Dakota. Small flocks were found along the Mouse River,, 

 where specimens were taken August 21-30:, 1873. Judd, 1917, p. 12; common migrant; 

 arrives third week in April. 



The first spring record was May 9, 1921, at Devils Lake, and more were 

 recorded daily until May 23, when more than two hundred were seen. These 

 gradually disappeared and by June 10 all had gone. The first fall record 

 was July 14, 1920. After this date it became common at Devils Lake and 

 was seen frequently at several other lakes and ponds. In 192 1 ten were 

 seen at Devils Lake on July 18, after which it became very common. 



80. Pisobia niinutilla (Vieillot). Least Sandpiper. 



Coues, 1878, p. 640; taken July 30. 1873, at Turtle Mountains. Judd, 1917, p. 13; 

 fairly abundant migrant, first arrivals May 2, staying three or four weeks. 



This species was seen first on May 10, 1921, at Devils Lake, and by 

 May 28 two hundred or more were there. They had all gone by June 3. 

 On the return migration a few were noted on July 2 at Devils Lake, and on 

 July 27 they were quite abundant. 



