P. DeBenedictis 1965 Limnodromus scolopaceus 4 July Barrow, Alaska - the phrases being fast, low and nothing, almost staccato. Couldn't tell which was calling. There were about 45±5 birds in VOTH slough, mostly silent. The majority (80%) feed out in the stream or in pools, the remainder didn't feed or were in boggy-greasy- mud. The bill was only shallowly inserted into the ground. The "keek" note was the one most often given, but occasional segments "pl pl pl pl...." of the song were given, under uncertain circumstances. One group of about 20 was very flighty and kept jumping up and flying & landing again - they gave only the "keek" note. The rest were more slow and from these only were given the song phrases. A lone bird of this group was seen to get up and fly rapidly and strongly along the creek about 3 feet from the ground - 3 times it sidely twisted swipe like, rose 10-20 feet up and descended to the original level, continuing to twist as if it were being or were chasing; it finally landed along the creek and fed. It seemed to be a male. Two lone birds were seen, one W of Gasline Ridge & the other along Central Marsh, that allowed close approach. The only other seen were a group of 80±10 in the SE part of Central Marsh and 39 in the W-central part of the marsh. They acted much like those in VOTH slough, but were not so flighty and were associated with Golden Plowes. A ♀ was seen to chase a ♂ in a hunched posture similar to many Calidris, and a ♂ was seen to rise from a flock & fly towards another group giving a partial song, but nothing else happened.