Maclean 1969 C. melanotus 6. 29 June there is a large flock of 877 in Central Marsh and adjacent parts of Beach Ridge. Display activity has essentially ceased. 1 July Collected 3 877 from the above flock - now largely on Beach Ridge. Adult insect flights is just beginning it will be interesting to see if their stomachs contain adults - especially tipulidae, which were not evident to us in this area today. The birds - SN 10 , 10 , 10 - have greatly reduced cervical fat, and 2 of the 3 have begun to molt. The breeding season is declared finis. In the evening Dave looked for the above flock and found it gone. 2 July All 877 pre-fledglings have left the area. Found none in Central Marsh, Beach Ridge, or along the Gaswell Road as far as the north end of Footprint Lake. 3 July Went all the way down the Gaswell Road, and finally found 1 bird just North of Footprint Lake, and a flock of ca. 10 + scattered individuals on Footprint itself. Certainly not very many for this time and place. The 877 that I collected were heavier than those of 1 July - but these represent a special sub-sample: