Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus An adult was seen in "R" on the 18th. I believe this is the first record in a western section. A nonadult was seen in "W" the more usual area for this species to turn up. Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda An adult, the first bird since mid-April, was flushed from the water in "R". Mallard Anas platyrhynchos A single flock, all in brown plumage, were heading east in section "T". Red Phalarope Phalaropus fulicarius Northern Phalarope Lobipes lobatus Phalarope sp. 2 44 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 # observed in each section Both species were seen on slicks in the same area where they have been found since July. Of several possible reasons, I can offer only one reasonable explanation for the very low numbers (compared to the spring peak) of Red Phalaropes recorded this fall: They pass to the south far to the west of the Grid area. The presence of Northern Phalaropes on the Grid this survey is as unusual as their only other occurrence in late July. Black-bellied Plover Squatarola squatarola A winter-plumaged bird silently circled the ship on 18 October in "R". Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica A winter-plumaged bird circled the ship, calling frequently, in section "U".