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were at Kagati Lake as late as 15 August 1962 (M. J. Fry, unpublished) and 

 found at Round Island from 15 July 1974 (T. J. Eley, unpublished). 



White wagtail (Motacilla alba). VRv. 



A single bird was seen catching insects on the beach 1.6 km west of 

 Pyrite Point by MHD on 1 1 June 1973. White wagtails occasionally occur 

 along the coast north of our area (Kessel and Gibson 1978). 



Water pipit (Anthus spinolettd), Asr, Cfin (4 May-27 September). 

 Specimens: RMS 1962/36/42, and UAM2644. 



Water pipits nested throughout the mainland portion of the study 

 area and on some offshore islands. They nested each year at the Salmon 

 and Tuluksak (DNW photo) rivers, near Goodnews and Chagvan bays, at 

 Cape Peirce, and at Crooked Island (P. D. Ameson and D. B. McDonald, 

 pei^nal communication), probably nested at the Kisaralik River (B. J. 

 McCaffery, personal communication), and possibly nested at Cape 

 Newenham. Pipits were seen at the Kisaralik River on 16-21 June, and 

 seen carrying food there on 17 June 1987 (B. J. McCaffery, personal 

 communication). Pipits were also seen at the Kisaralik River during 

 17 days from 9 to 28 August and at the Kwethluk River during 7 days from 

 1 1 to 27 July 1985 (M. Brown et al., unpublished). Pipits were seen at the 

 Kanektok River in 1 of 3 years (one bird also seen June 1977; White and 

 Boyce 1978) and at the Eek River in summer (R. Baxter, unpublished) 

 and during 6 days from 18 to 29 June 1985 (M. Brown et al., unpub- 

 lished). Birds were at Round Island on 27 June 1976 (R. Macintosh, 

 unpublished) and at Round and Summit islands in 1977 (P. D. Ameson 

 and D. B. McDonald, personal communication). Bull (in Friedmann 1933) 

 collected one adult female at Goodnews Bay on 1 1 June 1933. 



At the Tuluksak River, three to six pairs per kilometer were seen in 

 dwarf shrub mat in the alpine zone (average, 1 ,250 m asl). Densities along 

 the top of Cape Peirce were two to eight birds per kilometer (two to six 

 pairs in an 86-ha plot) in dry dwarf shrub mat with exposed gravel. Two 

 nests at Cape Peirce were in hollows under edges of stone in a grass-he- 

 ath area of dwarf shrub mat habitat on moderate slopes, and D. R. Herter 

 et al. (personal communication) found one nest in tall grass. 



Nesting chronology was similar for most years. Pipits were first seen 

 at the Tuluksak River on 2 June 1962 and 21 June 1983; birds were on 

 eggs (one clutch of seven) by 8 June 1974; adults fed young by 23 June 

 1974; newly fledged young were common but still fed by adults on 

 27 June 1974; and young were independent by 1 August 1974. Along the 

 coast, water pipits arrived at Cape Peirce and Nanvak Bay on 4 May 1973; 

 males were displaying from 10 May 1973; adults were carrying food on 

 23 June 1970; young fledged from 15 July 1970 and between 15 July and 



