=American Woodcock=: _Philohela minor_ (Gmelin).--This is a rare summer resident in wet woodlands in eastern Kansas. Arrival in the northeast is from mid-March through April, with departures southward occurring from September to December; the last date on which the species has been seen in any year is December 5. There are nesting records only from Woodson County; probably the species nests in Douglas County (Fitch, 1958:194). _Breeding schedule._--Eggs are laid in April. _Number of eggs._--Clutch-size is usually 4 eggs. Nests are depressions in the dry ground within swampy places, usually under heavy plant cover. =Long-billed Curlew=: _Numenius americanus americanus_ Bechstein.--This is an uncommon summer resident in western Kansas, in prairie grassland. Breeding records are from Stanton and Morton counties. _Breeding schedule._--Eggs are laid at least in May and June. _Number of eggs._--Clutch-size is 4 eggs. Eggs are laid in slight depressions in the ground in grassy cover. =Upland Plover=: _Bartramia longicauda_ (Bechstein).--This is a locally common summer resident, most conspicuously in the Flint Hills, in grassland. Breeding records are from Trego, Hamilton, Finney, Morton, Meade, Marion, Chase, Kearny, Butler, Cowley, Douglas, Johnson, Wabaunsee, Franklin, Anderson, and Coffey counties. Dates of first arrival in spring span the period April 2 to May 5 (the median is April 19), and dates last seen in autumn are from September 3 to October 6 (the median is September 13). _Breeding schedule._--Sixteen records of breeding span the period April 21 to June 10; the modal date for egg-laying is May 5. _Number of eggs._--Usually 4 eggs are laid. Eggs are placed on vegetation on the ground surface, in pasture, field stubble, or gravel, frequently under heavy plant cover. =Spotted Sandpiper=: _Actitis macularia_ (Linnaeus).--This summer resident is locally common on wet ground and along streams. Dates of arrival in spring are from March 29 to April 30 (the median is April 24), and dates of last observation in autumn span the period September 2 to October 10 (the median is September 18). _Breeding schedule._--Egg records are all from the northeastern sector, and all are for May. _Number of eggs._--Usually 4 eggs are laid. Nests are of plant fibers in depressions in dry ground on gravel banks, pond or stream borders, or in pastureland. =American Avocet=: _Recurvirostra americana_ Gmelin.--This is a local summer resident in marshes in central and western Kansas. There are breeding records from Finney, Barton, and Stafford counties. Extreme dates within which avocets have been recorded are April 2 to November 21. _Breeding schedule._--Forty-one records of breeding span the period May 11 to June 20 (26 records shown in Fig. 3); the modal date for laying is June 5. _Number of eggs._--Usually 4 eggs are laid. Nests are placed on the surface of the ground, near water.