P. De Benedetti 1965 Calidris melanotos 10 June Barrow, Alaska - a single bird was seen in in area near the Cell hut on a exposed, grassy ava a fundia, when it fed more or less actively & silently. 13 June Saw a group of 7 and 4 singletons along the W side of Family Lagoon in high polygonated area. The feed by rapid ? probing motions and worked rather grassy areas. No display. 14 June only a few, singly 8's seen. No display. 16 June 4 males seen by Elson Lagoon in the afternoon but no display. 17 June Saw a definite & today, hardly larger than a dunlin. There were also about 10 males in the area but no display. They feed heavily in the flood trenches between polygon and in flooded areas on level ground, particularly where there are over heavy cuttings. They normally put the entire bill (not its head) into the water and feed in bursts of rapid move- ments, apparently taken prey from the submerged cuttings. The flight note is variable but usually softer than that given by a dunlin and not as soft as a Baird's. Yellowish legs are quite conspicuous. 19 June Saw a little aerial display today. A male was seen 1st giving 8 deep, resonant "loo-it" calls in a deep flapping flight then went into a series of alternating rapid less deep flaps and V-glides, each segment flight activities lasting 1/2 to 1 second, and the bird