BREEDING ECOLOGY OF TURNSTONES ARENARIA INTERPRES AT HAZEN CAMP, ELLESMERE ISLAND, N.W.T.

• Published in: Ibis
• Main Author: Nettleship, David N.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1973
• Subjects: Ellesmere Island; Hazen Camp; The Beaches; Arenaria interpres; Tundra
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1474-919x.1973.tb02637.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1474-919X.1973.tb02637.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1474-919X.1973.tb02637.x

Summary. Turnstones arrive on Ellesmere Island in late May or early June. Pair‐formation takes place during migration, or after arrival in courtship groups along the beaches, or on the nest territory, depending on weather conditions. Pair‐formation was not observed at Hazen Camp in 1966 as most bird...