AM Verbeek 1966 Phalaropus fulicarius (3) alarm note. There was no female around. 20 June It looks like several phalaropes are still in the process of egg laying for I still see them flying around together. Also whenever I come near what appears to be the nest the female comes around and makes the prip, prip note. 21 June Found another nest (#2) with 3 eggs at Elson Lagoon. The male flushed at about 2 m from me. The absence of a female, or in general a mate who warns the incubating bird of the approach of a predator, does not allow the phalarope to leave his nest ahead of time. Also, his nest is more concealed, so that he has not quite as good a view of his surroundings. You therefore almost have to flush the bird if you want to find him. 22 June Near the Old Gas Well, between the two Footprint Lakes, we noticed a Red Phalarope in winter plumage, except for the base of the bill, which was yellow and for a few brown edged feathers on the lower abdomen. Steve collected it for its stomach. I prepared the skin. NAMJ 144. 23 June Noticed a flock of four females today 25 June Saw three join in the afternoon, which probably means they are still laying eggs. 27 June I think nest #1 is deserted. This probably occurred when I found the nest 19 June. 29 June A male flushed from a nest with 4 eggs on Pitelka's Plot (Nest #3). It seems there are even fewer phalaropes around these days. Perhaps some females have already departed, while at the same time males are incubating