GOLDEN PLOVER - Annotated List 
LSff 20 (cont.) Aug.31-Sept. 5'£/(RBC-CAE Rept. ) 
Lisianski 
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At night many Golden Plovers vere found roosting inland, usually 
solitarily. They vere often found under low, partially dead Scaevola and 
in the sand- Eragrostis association. At night they appeared to be most 
common in the little clearings in Scaevola and grass above the beach 
crests, particularly those of the south, southwest, and northwest beaches. 
No plovers in full breeding plumage were observed but many .still re¬ 
tained patches of black on. the belly and some appeared to have attained 
full winter plumage. - ' 
Five birds examined for stage of primary molt were all molting* The 
range and mean of primary molt scores for these birds was 62-92 and 74*. 
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LS# 22 March 20-21* OS (KBC Rept.) 
Golden Plover 
Estimated population 
600 
Golden Plovers were found around the entire perimeter of the island 
and in the interior of the island. The largest concentration that I saw 
was a flock of about 500 birds, many of them coming into breeding plumage, 
that was roosting on the southwest beach. Kenyon reported that he had 
seen about 60 to 70 in the interior on the morning of the 21st. He noted 
chat this species, and the turns tones and curlews, seemed to prefer to *• 
forage in areas of low Tribulus and morning glory but that the birds were 
somewhat more abundant in areas predominantly covered by morning glory* 
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At night I frequently found individuals roosting in small openings 
in the Scaevola and Eragrostis along the edge of the beach crest. 
Kridler told me that seven were banded by the other members of the 
party on the night of the 20th. 
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