JPMYAS 1976 Journal 38 GRID 3 22 July (CoatH) So, from the grid totals for today and yesterday, it is apparent that P. melanotus are dropping off in number, finally. Further, P. melanotus are very dense, with many moving in small groups. Today, as yesterday, I saw several individual melanotus foraging on the exposed black much-mud of receding Arctophila ponds. 23-24 July Vegetation sampling on grid 3 sun contains unvulabated, a P. Gavia stellata [illegible] displaying over the grid and landed upon it. Large numbers (10-15) landed jacques foraging on the ridge W of GRID 3, and occasionally sallying over it. Duvallia are bunching up. P. melanotus down. TRAJECTS 6-10 25 July Began cursing transects at 0800. A strong E wind blowing, with no clouds, 38°F. Transect details in transect account. Below follow summaries: Total area - 50ha Total time 215 min 6-10 1-5 50ha Pluvialis dominica 25 .5 P.dominica 25 .5 C. alpina a 38 .76 c.alpina a 26 .52 j 10 .2 e.bairdii j 4 .08 C bairdii 4 .08 c.posilla 1 .02 C pectoralis melanotus 8? 5 .1 C.indicatus 8? 6 .12 ♀ 52 1.04 ♀ 20 .40 j 10 .2 j 8 .16 Limnodromus scolopaceus 9 .18 Limnodromus s. 3 .06 Arcticia 1 .02 Ph.fulicarius 8? 15 .3 Ph.fulicarius 8? 11 # .22 ♀ 0 0 ♀ 0 0 j 0 0 j 2 .04 Stercorarius pomarinus 2 .04 Stercorarius 6 .12 Calcarius lapponicus 37 .74 Calcarius 16 .32 Phleocrothax nivalis 9 .18 Several densities stand out here: Golden plovers continue to remain abundant and are dispersed in loose flocks over many areas. They seem to be using ridge sides, stand 4+19, particularly, but also are common on gasolin ridge, with its high polygonal peat, as well as spreading out into lower areas. C.alpina is flocking now + I picked up a series of groups of adults, as well as many broody birds. P.melanotus is remarkably abundant, and their habitat distribution is largely limited to hummocky