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Silmore Ruddy Turnstone (2)
1931 Tugara Point Hope, Alaska.
Aug. 19. No. 1931 was taken on gravelly
Tundra. Only one seen, evidently they
are quite scarce.
Aug. 22. Took two today - they were
singles in with flock of Red Backed
Sandpipers and Golden Plover res-
pictively. They were quite wary and
generally flew quite along distance
away in a rapid zigzag flight
when flushed. Their quick banks
and turns in flight are so rapid
as to be almost eye-deceiving. Their
general sharply marked black &
white coloration, mostly white, is the
characteristic sight features.
Sept. 18 Unalaska, Unalaska Is., Aleutians
Have seen 4 or 5 birds so far here
and all were along the South side
of the bay between the town and
Summers Bay. Generally they are in
groups of 2-3 and seem to prefer the
stup gravelly sections of the beach
where they sit or feed among the rocks
& pebbles at some distance from the
waters edge. In this environment they