10 Whimbrel (Numenius phaeopus) # Obs. = 4 0 0 0 0 0 + Three immatures were seen flying east on 26 July. A single bird was seen near Point Oak. Red Phalarope # Obs. Track Nontrack Total Northern Phalarope # Obs. 16 0 16 Phalarope sp. # Obs. 12 4 16 Shorebird sp. # Obs. 20 3 23 (+ 46 Noct.) Total 5 0 6 Red Northern Total 1 - 0 + - 1 1 0 0 1 - + + 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. # Obs. Track Nontrack Total + 1 23 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 immatures and subadults. It is felt that a good many (ca. one-half), were parasitic and one-fourth each, pomarine and long- tailed. A "flock" of nine birds was seen in the northwest section. Skua (Catharacta skua) # Obs. = 2 0 + 0 + 0 0