Habitat
Nests on grassy or mossy tundra, river gravel bars, coastal flats and dunes, beaches, stony ridges, and other rocky well-drained, and/or barren habitats (Johnson and Herter 1989). In the Yukon, typically breeds at both high and low elevation in dry, sparsely vegetated habitats (Alexander et al. 2003).
References
Alexander, S. A., F. I. Doyle, C. D. Ecker, H. Grünberg, N. L. Hughes, M. Jensen, I. Johnson, D. H. Mossop, W. A. Nixon, and P. H. Sinclair. 2003. Birds of the Yukon Territory (P. H. Sinclair, W. A. Nixon, C. D. Eckert, and N. L. Hughes, eds.). UBC Press, Vancouver, B.C.
Johnson, S. R. and D. R. Herter. 1989. The Birds of the Beaufort Sea. BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc., Anchorage, AK. 372 pp.
