Johnston, D. W. 1964 22 21 Apr Wake Island circle, picked up some other plovers until the flock numbered about 30. We were looking directly westward. The birds continued to wheel and circle higher and higher above the lagoon. I watched them for about 5 minutes until they were out of sight. They were probably a mile high and 2-3 miles away from me. I have no doubt that they were beginning their migratory flight. We then proceeded to look for Golden Plovers along the runway. On the N side we noted about 6, in various plumages and fairly evenly spaced out. Over the entire sand flat there were 25 Golden Plovers, 1 Dunlin, 6 tattlers, and 4 turnstones. Thus, gradually it appears that the plovers are thinning out on the island. #1843. Pluvialis dominica. ? follicles 1 mm. 164.6 g. Wing 164 mm. About breeding plumage. Heavy molt. Outer rectrices not bilateral. Extremely fat. not quite black and white nearly solid gray-brown with white edge practically solid gray-brown white edge #1844. Pluvialis dominica. d testis 4 mm. Essentially breeding plumage. Still some white on throat. 155.7 g. Wing 170 mm. Moderate molt. black and white outer rectrices grey brown and dirty white Extremely fat