P.D.Benedict's 1965 Calidris melanotos 28 June Barrow, Alaska - placed in tall dead grass and fairly well concealed. No distraction display and the 4 did not appear alarmed except when the jumped up. Saw one flying in over the Barrow area in the evening (02). The 4's present now are very pale and I have mistaken several for Baird's Sandpiper until I saw their yellow legs. None of the 4's seen today seemed very localized. 29 June The nest found yesterday has eggs now and the 4 went into a strong distraction display like C. pusillus in all aspects when I checked it. Birds near gasline Ridge and in the UOTH area but saw 18 chasing a flock of 4 females. There were males widely distributed today but heard very little booting; rather the birds flew silently with inflated throats or gave the snipe-like rasping calls; 4's still tend to be flushed and saw 2-3 small groups in the area of Klicomet Marsh; when I flushed a group of golden Plovers a few Pelecani got up and flew off with them, and birds seen were fairly restless. Chases seem between 4's were remarkably silent. 30 June This was the best day yet for the species so far as numbers go. The species was widely distributed but many individuals were still in flocks, which were of 4-10 birds in #. Although there was considerable chasing by 4's with the "garret" chopped choir was almost no booting; rather the rasping calls were the predominant ones heard. Flocks were usually one or only and when missed birds often appeared to be chasing others. On the ground the birds dispersed rather widely