17 Apr 
Johns t ;>n « . Ji. !•*> 
1964 
Wske 1 3 Is- nd . , 
noticed 1 'ed-t'ilcd T rouicblrc's flying eronnd over heed and proceeded 
to /ret out telei hoto lens. However, tony surprise fbout 100 feet from 
me they lit on the ground near & clump of these trees. A- I approached, 
I noted 7 birds sitting on the «?r und under the trees, one birds almost 
under the roots. They made soev croaking 1 notes to eech other or toward me 
but otherwise reclined on the ground. I even succeeded In easily catching 
& bird which we brought back and bended. At least £ more wer<- seen 
over ead, so ther were at least 5 birds here, f'ne the way back we s« 1 
only J5 Molci en Plover s beside the ro d and no f oeks out on the runway . Started 
to rain heavily. 
#1878. fluvial is dominica . ’ testis 
Psseailally In winter typ«* 
t) 
lumf&f* — ca. ° do . bl mf spots on chest and abdoiren. Heavy body *olt# 
Inr if#l 157.6 
*18 n 9* Pluvial!* dominie** « * testis 7 -p . •sscntislly br* edin« plum* m. 
Bod olt 'ng 166* 162 el £. 
Today, our observe t! one indicated fewer plovers on the Island than yesterday! 
Hr call that yesterday we noted small floe Vs of plovers on the runway enr 
well as goodly num ere on the lapoon, sand flats. But t day on the airstri 
were onlv scattered n singles 11 , perhaps 20 birds In all. nd on thesand 
fl^ts Bob aa 4 plovers, 4 turnstonee, and 4 tattlers. Thus, It appears 
that ri-vht before our eyes plovers are mlftr&tiftff off this island, and it 
is possible that J, ne / fl one s are ccsiny in almost daily from perhaus 
in 
ore southerly noints. It is also of Interest th r t these plovers are in 
2 plumage type r full breeding or H winter** t pe. I just wonder 
