J.D. Nupps 1975 Journal Transects 1,3,5 14 August (cont'd) marked. Dunlin are diversifying, or perhaps shifting. Irvicile Pluvialis are foraging in areas where during the post breeding movement of adults, the adults never appeared. In fact they are foraging along the exposed shore edges, etc., like all the other juvenile birds. Transect 1 15 August spent the entire day sampling habitat along transect 1. A lousy afternoon, which was to be expected after a dawn temperature of 47°F!! Light southerly breeze all day, sun. Saw 2 Tryngites. Grass 2,3 16 August Covered both grids today, beginning at 0740 and ending by 1230. The weather, although unpleasant, did not interfere with observation: temp 35°, moderate W wind, 100% clouds (low + threatening, but only occasionally foggy) totals: #2 #3 alpina ad 25 8 alpina ad 6 2 fusciollis ad 0 0 1 melanotos ad 2 2 0 0 5 fulicaeius ad 29 1 Pluvialis ad 0 2 1 alpina are obviously building up—in fact the density today on #2 is the highest on grid 2 to date. They were well distributed over the area, although the largest single concentration was in a region of high polygon's covered in tooling high Cerax-gera and dryophyta. Flashes of all common spp. were seen in migratory whirls, falling high over the toadidae + falling rapidly in unison. One S. melanotos (banded [illegible]) persisted in protecting mudlark on grid 3. During the afternoon I completed sampling habitat along transect 1. What a bear. Transect 2 17 August worked on habitat on transect 2 throughout the day characterizing the vegetation, coast & micro-relief, and water conditions. The procedure is to pace each diagonal of all units, sampling every 8th pace, moving a 2m radius circle as the basic area. Vegetation is characterized as falling into one of 10 classifications, based upon a novel system generated by Pat Weber