. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. Heft 1/2 15/1964 45 Bird notes from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska By E. G. FRANZ SAUER, Gainesville, Fla., and EMIL K. URBAN, Madison, Wise. The avifauna of St. Lawrence Island, in the Bering Sea midway between the Old and the New Worlds, and about 400 km south of the Arctic Circle, was admirably summarized to date by Fay and Cade (1959). During our work there with Golden Plovers from 2 June to 28 August 1960 (Sauer, 1962), we made sundry observations on 57 other spec
. Bonner zoologische Beiträge : Herausgeber: Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig, Bonn. Biology; Zoology. Heft 1/2 15/1964 45 Bird notes from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska By E. G. FRANZ SAUER, Gainesville, Fla., and EMIL K. URBAN, Madison, Wise. The avifauna of St. Lawrence Island, in the Bering Sea midway between the Old and the New Worlds, and about 400 km south of the Arctic Circle, was admirably summarized to date by Fay and Cade (1959). During our work there with Golden Plovers from 2 June to 28 August 1960 (Sauer, 1962), we made sundry observations on 57 other species that seem worth recounting as complimentary or additional to the Fay and Cade data. These add nesting records for five species to the island. Most of our obser- vations were restricted to the Boxer Bay area, but our records also include bird notes made on overland and boat trips from Boxer Bay to Gambell and to the western margin of Koozata Lagoon (Fig. 1).. 171°30' Fig. 1 a, b. St. Lawrence Island, Bering Sea. a) Location; b) Northwest Section, Routes A planes, B skin boats to and from Boxer Bay, C skin boat and hike to and from Kangee. D hike to Gambell. Gavia adamsii. The Yellow-billed Loon, though of North Pacific distribution and origin, is apparently of rare and sporadic occurrence on the western end of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig. Bonn : Das Forschungsinstitut
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