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Cochrane River, July 18 : not seen for a long time. 

 Bird calling, in alarm for nest or young, from the 

 very top of a spruce tree, which seemed a ridicu- 

 lous perch for a shore bird yet it is one this 

 species quite often chooses. Observed Cochrane 

 River, July 20. One taken Cochrane River, 

 July 26. Observed Cochrane River, July 28; 

 Du Brochet Lake, August 2. 



SANDERLING (Calidris leucophcea). Three speci- 

 mens taken from a flock of four, Cochrane River, 

 July 21, " probably non-breeding birds." 



SOLITARY SANDPIPER (Helodromus solitarius 

 solitarius). " A female with large egg in oviduct," 

 Beaver River, May 18. Observed Cochrane River, 

 July 20. 



SPOTTED SANDPIPER (Actitis macularia). Two 

 adults : a male, Crooked River, May 15, and a 

 female, Lake He a la Crosse, May 23. Two sets 

 of four eggs each, taken on Snake Lake and above 

 Black Bear Island Lake, Churchill River, June 

 10, 13, also a downy young taken on the Cochrane 

 River, July 29. 



Observed Shagwenaw Lake, Churchill River, 

 June 1 ; Sandy Lake on the Churchill River, 

 June 9, 10 ; Sandfly Lake on the Churchill River, 

 June 12. Trout Lake Churchill River, June 15. 

 Have come to know this species as the most 

 common shore bird in the territory. Saw one of 

 this species being chased by a Red-tailed Hawk, 

 Island Lake, Churchill River, June 26. Found 

 nest with four eggs on island above Kettle Falls, 

 Churchill River, June 27. Observed Reindeer 

 River, June 29; south end Reindeer Lake, 

 July 4. Noted on Reindeer Lake on July 9, 



