‘GOLDEN PLOVER - 
Annotated List -.-.p.2-LISIANSKI 
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L£$ I? Oct. 18-20, : 66 (KB Kept) Estimated population- 300 + 2 5l<> 
Banded, recaptured, collected- none 
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An actLual count of 8l Golden Plovers was made on 18 October. Due to the 
fact that many birds were seen singly in the vegetation of the interior , both 
day and night, it was flet that i^he actual number was three or four times 
higher. There were generally several Golden Plovers with each of the large 
flocks of Ruddy Turnstones on the island. 
All of these birds were apparently winterng on the island. 
Ko effort weas made to band this species although birds encountered were 
examined for bands or streamers. 
L£$ 18 Mar. -20, f 6? (CDH Rept) Estmated population-35 + 
(CDH notes) About 35 birds observed on a circuit of the beaches and a survey of 
the interior of the northern half of the island. ' 
LSft 19 June 2-6, 1967 (DLS Rept) Estimated population- 200 
No shorebird survey per se conducted. Eighteen of 22 Golden Plovers were 
in breeding plumage.: 
(FCT) Total population estimate: 100. 25$ in breeding plumage. Most of 
these individuals were out on the beaches in small groups of 5 to 7 individuals; 
however a few were found in the interior. Only these birds were all in winter 
plumage. All the breeding plumage birds were on the beach. 
L£# 20 August 31- Sept. 5 (a! (RBC-CAE Rept. ) 
Golden Plover Population estimate - ^50 
Banded- 1^ 
Golden Plovers were found around,the entire beach perimeter in ones, 
twos, and (for the most part) small flocks. They were considerably more 
abundant on the north, west, and south beaches than they were on the east 
beach. The largest flock seen on the east beach contained about 10 to 15 
birds but at least eight flocks of 20 birds or more were seen on the other 
beaches. 
Two major roosting concentrations were found during the shorebird 
census. The first, a mixed flock of.turnstones and plovers roosting in 
an area of low grass above the crest of the north beach, contained at , 
least 75 plovers.-. The second, a nearly pure flock of plovers that was 
roosting on the broad sandy beach at the south point, contained at least 
200 plovers. ; . ' 
