. The Canadian field-naturalist. 1978 Maltby: Birds of Melville Island, 27. Legend 1973 1975 Brant A A Snow Geese ^ O Elder _ Q Figure 2. Locations of broods of Brant, Snow Geese, and King Eiders sighted on Melville Island in 1973 and 1975. in Yukon and western Mackenzie, southern Keewatin and southward. One pair at Consett Head 12 July 1974; first record for Melville Island. Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus). One at Dundas Peninsula 10 July 1973; one at Bailey Point 26 June and 3 July 1974; both were dark-phase birds. None seen in 1975. Gyrfalcon {Falco rusticolus). One seen 6 km
. The Canadian field-naturalist. 1978 Maltby: Birds of Melville Island, 27. Legend 1973 1975 Brant A A Snow Geese ^ O Elder _ Q Figure 2. Locations of broods of Brant, Snow Geese, and King Eiders sighted on Melville Island in 1973 and 1975. in Yukon and western Mackenzie, southern Keewatin and southward. One pair at Consett Head 12 July 1974; first record for Melville Island. Rough-legged Hawk (Buteo lagopus). One at Dundas Peninsula 10 July 1973; one at Bailey Point 26 June and 3 July 1974; both were dark-phase birds. None seen in 1975. Gyrfalcon {Falco rusticolus). One seen 6 km inland at Sherard Bay, 9 July 1973. No evidence of breeding. Peregrine Falcon (Falco pereghnus). Suspected nesting around Winter Harbour and Dundas Peninsula in 1961 (Tener 1963). One near coastal cliffs and hills 800 ft elevation on Dundas Peninsula 10 July 1973. None seen in 1974 or 1975. Rock Ptarmigan {Lagopus mutus). Bred in 1973. No young seen in 1974, and no ptarmigan seen in 1975. Both Willow Ptarmigan {Lagopus lagopus) and Rock Ptarmigan suspected to breed on Melville Island (Godfrey 1966); all seen and heard by us were Rock Ptarmigan. Sandhill Crane {Grus canadensis). Suspected breeding at Winter Harbour (Snyder 1957). One from 26 June to 1 August 1974 at Bailey Point. None seen in 1973 or 1975. No evidence of breeding. American Golden Plover {Pluvialis dominica). None seen in 1973. Two courting near Consett Head, 11 July 1974; two near tundra ponds, Sabine Bay, 25 June 1975. No nest or young found. Black-bellied Plover {Pluvialis squatarola). One pair and one bird at Winter Harbour 8 July 1973, and one pair at Robertson Point 10 July 1973. One pair with nest and four eggs at Bailey Point 30 June to 25 July 1974; hatching on 25 July. Two at Sabine Bay 23 June 1975. Ruddy Turnstone {Arenaria interpres). None seen in 1973. One adult with two fledged young at Bailey Point 10 July 1974, and on 4 July 1975 one adult with three young 4 km inland from Sabine Bay; first breed
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