A.H. Verbeek 1966 Calidris bairdi (4) 4 eggs at 22:00 2 July New nest (#18). Drum area, about 3 m. N. of telephone line between pole 2 x 3 (4 eggs). New nest (#19). Drum area, about 30 m. N. of telephone pole 7 (4 eggs). I determined the general locality of these nests once a day last night. The Bairds remain very quiet these days. I only heard two flight songs today, both in the Voth area. It could well be that they were provoked because of my presence on the area. New nest (#20). Drum area, about 88 m. N. of telephone pole 1 (4 eggs). The relative ease to find Baird's nests as opposed to Semipalmated Nests is an interesting interaction of several factors. The Semipalmated builds its nest among grasses and this both obscures the incubating bird but it also cuts down on its vision of approaching enemies. This bad feature is augmented by the fact that its mate warns the bird on the nest about danger and this combined with the small size allows the incubating bird to quietly sneak off the nest. The Baird Sandpiper builds its nest on an exposed place, usually free of grass. This allows the incubating bird to see approaching danger for a long distance, and the bird flies off its nest more often. In the Baird the warning system by the mate is not as well developed and in most cases when you stand around the nest you only see one bird; the female