. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. 55 two birds were seen on Roi-Naraur; three were seen I, 16, and 31 January 1980. These birds have been seen as early as 25 August (1982) and as late as 16 May (1980) and 26 May (1987). These dates are consistent with Stickney's (1943) conjecture that the usual period of occurrence in the tropical Pacific extends from late August to May. A godwit seen on Roi-Naraur on 5 and 7 June and 5 July 1981 presumably was a bird that over-summered. Such over-summering is uncommon but not unknown. Stickney (1943) mentione
. Atoll research bulletin. Coral reefs and islands; Marine biology; Marine sciences. 55 two birds were seen on Roi-Naraur; three were seen I, 16, and 31 January 1980. These birds have been seen as early as 25 August (1982) and as late as 16 May (1980) and 26 May (1987). These dates are consistent with Stickney's (1943) conjecture that the usual period of occurrence in the tropical Pacific extends from late August to May. A godwit seen on Roi-Naraur on 5 and 7 June and 5 July 1981 presumably was a bird that over-summered. Such over-summering is uncommon but not unknown. Stickney (1943) mentioned nine specimens taken in Fiji on 22 and 23 June and suggested that such birds are largely not yet fully adult. Two Bar-tailed Godwits were seen during the present survey. One, a large bird seen on the southwestern portion of Kwajalein on several occasions (see Table 6), was probably a female. It seemed to prefer to associate with the Hudsonian Godwit, but sometimes associated with Whirabrels or was found alone. It roosted in the low Cassytha- vegetation on the elevated plateau at the southwest end of the airstrip (Figure 37), but also foraged in grassy lawn just northeast of that area. It once flushed from sandy beach on the perimeter of this Figure 37. Bar-tailed Godwit resting on raised area on Kwajalein Island, 13 March 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 Smithsonian Institution. Press; National Research Council (U. S. ). Pacific Science Board; Smithsonian Institution; National Museum of Natural History (U. S. ); United States. Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife. Washington, D. C. : [Smithsonian Press]
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