. The Canadian field-naturalist. 1968 Hohn: Birds of Chesterfield Inlet 251. Figure 3. Nest of Snow Bunting in rusty tin can Chesterfield Inlet settlement, June 27, 1967. Chesterfield Inlet in a southwesterly direc- tion every day. This reverse migration pre- sumably represented birds drifting south- ward from northerly breeding grounds where at the time of their arrival they found conditions not vet suitable for egg laying. On June 15 one flock of Snow Geese only was seen flying northeastward. Snow and Blue Geese were seen on the ground on Finger Point on June 6 and July 4; on Wag Island on J
. The Canadian field-naturalist. 1968 Hohn: Birds of Chesterfield Inlet 251. Figure 3. Nest of Snow Bunting in rusty tin can Chesterfield Inlet settlement, June 27, 1967. Chesterfield Inlet in a southwesterly direc- tion every day. This reverse migration pre- sumably represented birds drifting south- ward from northerly breeding grounds where at the time of their arrival they found conditions not vet suitable for egg laying. On June 15 one flock of Snow Geese only was seen flying northeastward. Snow and Blue Geese were seen on the ground on Finger Point on June 6 and July 4; on Wag Island on June 8; on June 13 on Promise Island; and on the 19th on Sachpik Island. A single Snow Goose seen on July 10 and 11 on Promise Island was presumably a non-breeder. Mallard. Anas platyrhynchos. On July 5 a female was seen on the lagoon and on the same day three males were observed on a pool on Finger Point. This species was not previously reported for the area. Pintail. Anas acuta. Fairly common, breeds. Pintails were first seen on June 13 when about ten were present on Promise Island. Some engaged in aereal pursuits in which two males pursued a single female. A nest with seven eggs was found in a clump of dead grass in a sparsely vegetated area of pebbles and sand on Promise Island on June 29 and another nest found on the mainland at Finger Point in a very similar situation on July 5 contained two eggs. These re- cords constitute the first proof of breeding in this area. The breeding area may how- ever extend some distance along the coast north of Chesterfield Inlet since on July 17 and 18th, on the occasion of my only visits to this portion of the area, some were seen as far north as Cape Silumiut. Savile (1951) recorded this duck but was unable to secure proof of breeding. Sutton (1931) who was in the area after the breeding season saw 30 to 100 daily from August 18 to 28. Green-winged Teal. Anas carolinensis. A pair was seen on June 14 on the lagoon and on the 1
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