Nest materials are gathered from the immediate vicinity of the nests. In the northwest, nests were situated near water on the hare edges of lakes, on sparsely vegetated slopes, river bars, and manmade habitats such as gravelly road sides and clearings. In these habitats, nests were usually next to an object such as a stone or Me plant, or in open ground on fresh earth, a clump of lichen, or a low hummock. Ten nests measured 4 to 5 cm in depth and 7.5 to 9 cm in diameter. Calculated dates indicate that young could be found as early as 2 June.
Some pairs exhibit nest site fidelity over successive breeding seasons.
In 1985, near Masset, a handed male was recaptured on a nest 10 m from its 1984 nest site. All rights reserved.