JP Myers 1976 Journal 37 Transsects 6-10 20 July The summary reveals remarkable density along the transects. And they were just that. Golden plovers have never been more abundant nor widespread - I picked up two major groups in completely separate areas, and Grenberg picked up one. These are non-breeders, appearing to be using, largely, ridge and well polygonized dry areas. C. alpina has begun to appear in groups with them. Very abundant, however, are the numbers of melanotos - both ♂ and ♀. Both sexes are now here in flocks, although often dispersed in loose organization. Our sexing of the species is sometimes tenuous, with some intermediates which are hard to place. The best character is the low, upright griff clump of the ♂ in contrast to the much more bairdii-like clump of the ♀. Few of the ♂ have any remnants of a wattle left, even though most are markedly and unmistakably larger than ♀. Also note & the appearance of shorebird juveniles, or recent fledglings. As of this evening I have seen 8 melanotos, pusilla and bairdii chicks fledged. 21 July GRID 2 7:00 clouds, light E wind, 40° F. 0845 - 1130 censused GRID 2. All nests have hatched, the last alpina and melanotos being 30 between since the last census, 15 July. GRID TOTALS Phuvielin lowiniica 6 C. alpina 28 C. bairdii 5 C. melanotos ♂ 4 ♀ 24 juvenile 1 C. pusilla 1 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 12 ♀ 0 j 1 Stercorarius pom. 2 Calcarius 10 - including juveniles Plectrophenax 2 22 July 0930 - 1130 40° Of clouds light E wind, mosquitoes GRID TOTALS Blythiella stelleni 3 Stercorarius pom 2 Pluvialis d. 10 S. longicaudus 1 C. alpina 23a 1j C. melanotos ♂ 5 ♀ 1 Ph. fulicarius ♂ 18 ♀ 0 j 3