Calidris alpina 31 May Meade River Coal Mine, 159°35'W, 70°29'N, Alaska They formally came in. I saw at least two feeding in exposed ground near the village creek and heard 3-4 flight songs in the sparsely covered area north of there. There were two near the "census" plot in the afternoon and one or two flew through camp during midday. 1 June. They appear to have greatly increased in numbers. Two feeding with turnstones in a open grassy-moss ground scald were jarring actively in the moss-ground in pozen. A flock of 21 birds was feeding in similar, but more Terrain a short distance away. Here some low (6-8") willows in the vicinity were ignored. All the birds were feeding very vigorously, jarring into the moss between grass clumps, as best I could tell. 4 or five birds seen in similar habitat near camp. When the willows are large enough to attain 10s., they are avoided but the very low, bare-stemmed matting willows are ignored. Little song or display, and not much evidence of pairing or territorial behavior yet. 2 June. No large groups but flocks of 4-6 were seen at the creek, on the lower south end of the village, in the flats along the River north of the Village, and in forest along the river. A few pairs scattered in places where there's a fair amount of grass with thicker underbrush. They feed in bursts of rapid jabs, usually in