Birds in Bering and Chukchi Seas — Swartz 
Island represents the maximum distance these 
birds were seen from shore or nesting colonies. 
Jacques (1930:362) apparently did not ob- 
serve cormorants north of Bering Strait, but 
his voyage did not bring him close to breeding 
colonies so this is not surprising. 
Old Squaw (Clangula hyemalis) 
Numerous Old Squaws were seen very close 
to shore between Cape Thompson and Point 
Hope by the shore party, but only a single 
pelagic observation (near Bering Strait) was 
made (Fig. 7). This pattern of distribution 
is probably typical of this species during the 
breeding season. 
Common Eider (Somateria mollissima) 
One sighting was made of 19 Common Ei- 
ders close to the shore of Cape Lisburne (Fig. 
7). 
Spectacled Eider (Lampronetta fischeri) 
Two sightings were made, one single indi- 
vidual and one flock of four, both near the 
Cape Lisburne cliffs (Fig. 7). 
Unidentified Eiders 
Four sightings of small flocks of unidentified 
eiders were made, only one more than a few 
miles offshore (Fig. 7). 
Pectoral Sandpiper (Erolia melanotos) 
This species was identified only at one loca- 
tion, off Point Lay (Fig. 6), when a single 
bird landed on the deck of the "Brown Bear” 
and walked about for 5 minutes. A Pectoral 
Sandpiper was seen flying 15 minutes later 
and may have been the same bird. Jacques 
(1930:353-366) did not observe this species. 
Shuntov (1961:1066) observed sandpipers in 
the Bering Sea, but did not identify the species. 
Unidentified Sandpipers 
Sandpipers which could not definitely be 
identified were seen on four occasions (Fig. 
6), two of which were more than 100 miles 
from shore. 
Long-billed Dowitcher 
(Limnodromus scolopaceus) (?) 
A single individual, probably of this species, 
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was observed about 30 miles off the coast near 
Kivalina (Fig. 6). 
Red Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius) 
All identified phalaropes were of this spe- 
cies, but it is possible that some Northern 
Phalaropes ( [Lobipes lobatus ) were present in 
the area. Jacques (1930:364) commented to 
similar effect that probably all the phalaropes 
he saw in the Arctic Ocean were Red 
Phalaropes. Red Phalaropes were seen at 28 
locations, mostly in groups of 3-6, although 
13 solitary individuals were seen. Observations 
were widely scattered over the course of the 
cruise, but none were made south of Bering 
Strait (Fig. 8). 
U nidentified Ph alar op es 
In many cases, it was not possible definitely 
to identify phalaropes. No doubt most, if not 
all, of the unidentified birds were Red 
Phalaropes (Fig. 8). 
Pomarine Jaeger (Stercorarius pomarinus) 
Seven scattered sightings of this species were 
made, all north of 67°N (Fig. 9). Four of 
these were single birds, two sightings were of 
two birds, and one of "several.” Jacques 
(1930:357) found it to be common or abun- 
dant north of Bering Strait during about the 
same time of year. Shuntov (1961:1065) ob- 
served a northerly movement of Pomarine, 
Parasitic, and Long-tailed Jaegers in the south- 
ern Bering Sea in the end of May and begin- 
ning of June, which probably represented mi- 
gration to breeding grounds. He saw Pomarine 
Jaegers commonly, but only infrequently ob- 
served the other species. 
Parasitic Jaeger (S. parasiticus) 
This species was seen on 12 occasions (Fig. 
9). As was the case with the previous species, 
all sightings were made north of 67 °N. Eight 
sightings were of single individuals, one of 
three, two of two, and one of "several.” 
Long-tailed Jaeger (S. longicaudus) 
This species, though far more abundant as 
a breeding bird at least in the Cape Thompson 
area than the two preceding species, was al- 
most entirely absent in the pelagic observations. 
Only two birds were seen (Fig. 9). 
