Arenaria interpres 1 June Meade River Coal Mine, 157°25'W, 70°29'N, Alaska At least 8 birds are now around the village, including several 4s. They feed with dunlin and Golden plovers and remain as shy as ever. They seem to strike pretty much to areas free of vegetation. 2 June 4 birds (2♂?) near the village along the creek, flipping about noisily and scaring away all the "peep" before I can get to them. Saw one chase a dunlin a short distance. Can't tell what they are doing, but when they feed they vigorously jab into the ground. There were two pairs near the wind-blown dunes 1½ mi N of camp. A pair feeding in the dunes was flipping sand vigorously, and a pair which had been resting on the dunes was chased to a low polygon mound where they feed in sparsely grass between tufts of grass. The only display noted was a hunched posture that seems to be common to most shorebirds, in aggressive encounters. These birds were a little more approachable than most individuals have been. A few wanderers near the village in the evening and no change in behavior. 3 June Finally got one of these bruggers, belt it's not going to help much. 4 pair about. They seem to be paired and usually fly about in twos. They feed mostly on very distributed ground. The one I got had been feeding on a mound of coal, with a little hay on it, where sled dogs had been kept about 4 days ago. They are noisier whenever they move about. The by"census plot" in the Bk