10 
Whimbrel ( Numenius phaeopus ) 
0 0 
0 0 
0 + 
# Obs. = 4 
Three imrnatures were seen flying east on 26 July, 
seen near Point Oak. 
A single bird was 
Track 
Nontrack 
Total 
Red Phalarope 
# Obs. 
16 
0 
16 
Northern Phalarope 
jj= Obs. 
12 
k 
l6 
Phalarope sp. 
# Obs. 
20 
3 
23 ( + 46 Noct.) 
Shorebird sp. 
# Obs. 
5 
0 
6 
Total 
53 
7 
6o 
Red 
Northern 
Total 
1 - 
0 
*f 
- 1 
1 
0 
0 
i 
— + 
+ 
1 
0 
0 
— + 
Phalarope numbers have dropped markedly since the high counts in 
April and May. Birds present in the Grid during July are likely non¬ 
breeding birds and late stragglers. Birds returning from the north are 
probably present by this time as well.As in past cruises, there seems to 
be little pattern or consistency to distribution within the Grid. Heavy 
concentrations were noted at night west of Point Juniper in the southeast 
section (46 birds/hour). The presence of Northern Phalaropes in the 
northeast area was unexpected. The five "shorebirds" were thought to be 
phalaropes. Two Red Phalaropes were collected on 28 July; neither bird 
was in full breeding plumage. 
Jaeger sp. 
+ 1 
— + 
# Obs. 
Track 
23 
Nontrack Total 
9 32 
Nearly all Jaegers were nonadult birds. One adult long-tailed was 
seen around Point Dogwood. One adult parasitic was also recorded, but 
the remainder were imrnatures and subadults. It is felt that a good many 
(ca. one-half), were parasitic and one-fourth each, pomarine and long¬ 
tailed. A ,r flock n of nine birds was seen in the northwest section. 
Skua (Catharacta skua) # Obs. = 2 
0 + 
0 + 
0 0 
