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J.P. Myers
1975
Journal
Transsects 1 and 3
25 June
meat. Time spent searching was not part of the two minute sampling period; birds
which appeared in the unit during that period will be disregarded. One melanoto not found,
several others suggested.
Following After finishing #1 I went to #3 and ran that transect, using the
same procedure.
Results (totals)
Transect 2 Transect 3 [ ] [means passing by] [illegible]
Calidris alpina 2 1 [ * ] [means passing over]
C. bandii 1 0
C. fuscicollis [2] 0
C. melanoptera ♂ 8 [5] 8 4 [2]
♀ 7 [1] 9 0
C. purpilla 2 0
Ph. solitarius ♂ 2 6
♀ 1 [1] 9 [2]
Ph. lobatus 0 1
Pluvialis dominica 0 [1]
Limnodromus scolopaceus [1]
Individuals were only counted once. All snow along both transects is gone.
During the latter part of the #3 sample the weather began to deteriorate, becoming
ominous on the SE horizon, an increasing wind appearing. I went to the lower region
of Transect #3, at the N end of gabline ridge along the E side in order to eat
lunch and watch Calidris fuscicollis [where I had seen individuals displaying earlier]
Again they were there (see sp. acct.). However, by 13:30 it began to
rain and about rain gear, I headed back to NARL along the gabline.
26 Jun
Because of incohability in yesterday's transect (I passed in order to find pectoral mutes) I ran transects
1, 2, +3 again this a.m. Beginning at 09:35 I started #1; #2 at 10:45; #3 at 12:05. The weather
became nicer as the morning wore on, starting with a thin fog which gradually burned/blowed off.
Wet wind continued lightly throughout census period. Table presented in table on next page.
Birds displaying occurred an [illegible] as having occurred within.