A.M. Verbeek 1966 Calidris melanotos (5) surface as far as I could see. They were very weary especially so since a Turnstone kept alarming them. 13 July. Small groups - 2 to 6 birds along the S. side of South Salt Lagoon. 14 July Not seen to-day 15 July A flock of 12 birds on the slope leading from P's plot to Holmes Mores. Also one bird at Gaschire Bridge. 16 July The Peetoral situation brightened up to-day. On P's plot I saw several flocks, one of 25 birds. All others were smaller. I never saw them do anything but stand around, but this is probably due to my presence. 19 July No Peetorals on P's plot during the census and no Peetorals seen on my hike from N.Rh over the Beach Bridge to the CAREL dam. 20 July Saw a flock of 18 birds in the meadows S. of lines IX & X, and an other flock of 7 birds. These flocks later fed and moved about with 12 Golden Plovers and a Ruddy Turnstone Noticed a Peetoral flying about me in the Voth Area not far from where the road goes thru the slough toward the gaswell. The bird no doubt had young in the neighborhood. 22 July At Meade River, found the nest located by Paul de Benedick's The bird flushed from right underneath my feet. She still had your eggs. 23 July There are many more Peetorals than at Barrow and also their birds are not seen in flocks but singly and at least three of them I saw today behaved as if they had young. 25 July Checked the nest again (see 22 July) and saw the female