Maclean 1967 C. melanotus [10 June] No breeding activity or display - low personal distance - With this early arrival the birds are not yet concerned even with spacing themselves out. 12 June About the only encouraging species around. Watched a ♂ and ♀ feed in newly exposed flooded low polygon terrain East of Village Ridge. On Village ridge - 4 to 5 ♂ were spaced out over area of ca. 250 x 250 m., with a similar # of ♀. ♂ were frequently seen displaying over ♀, but no interaction between ♂. Birds were over polygonal terrain recently exposed and now flooded - possibly waiting for more characteristic flat marshes to open up. Noticed that display is more frequently addressed directly to a ♀ than in other sandpipers, which display over an area. Fits well into scheme of polygamy. 13 June Birds in small pockets distributed over much of the area. Still not much display. Saw a flock of at least 3♂ with associated ♀ on the N end of P's plot. Prob. just passing - P hasn't seen them an hour before. 14 June A group of 10-12 on "goose pocked country" North of Micro-Met. this area