BUDDY TIJRBSTONE 
Annotated List -- p. 2. 
LISIMSKI 
LS^ 17 Oct. 18-20, *66 (KB Bept) Estimated population- 700 + 10$ 
Counted -—--— ---- 570 
A fAirly accurate count of 570 birds was made on 18 October. Buddy Turnstones 
were relatively abundant in flocks of 30-100+ birds.along the beach. 
Very few birds were seen in the interixo . These were all apparently wintering 
birds. 
Although no effort was made to band this species, special attention 
was given to carefully examining birds in the flocks for bands or streamers. 
Bo green streamers were sighted. ^ 
18 Mar. 2^-20, *67 (CDH Bept) Estimated population --100+ 
About 100 birds on the beaches and in the interior of the island. 
19 i June 2-6, *67 (DLS Bept) Estimated population- 100 
Bo survey of shorebirds was made. Data above only an impression. 
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(FCT) Total population estimate: 300. Large flocks of up to 100 birds were 
present on the beaches. Very few seen inland.' 
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Buddy Turnstone * Population estimate -1700 
Banded-------- 150 
Beturns---- 2 * 
Minimum # of red-rumped birds seen --— 2' 
Buddy Turnstones, like the Golden Plovers, were considerably more 
common on the north, west, and south beaches than on the east beach. It 
was very difficult to get estimates of flock sizes since the number of 
turnstones was so great that it was often hard to tell where one flock . 
began and another left off. Visible portions of the west beach often 
gave the impression of a continuous band of turnstones down the beach. 
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Flock sizes were decidedly larger where the beach was wider (with 
the exception of the southeast beach- where relatively few turnstones were 
seen). At least IjO turnstones were present in one flock at the north 
end of Lisianski where the concentration of 75 plovers was observed; at 
least 200 were on the broad point of the southwest beach; and from four 
to five hundred roosted on the sandy south point. 
