Calidris alpina -3 3 June Meade River Coal Mine, 157°25'W; 70°29'N, Alaska pairs near the census plot in the evening and heard one long song boat. A group of 5 birds of the plot along the river. They now seem to perch on the ridges about what appear to be flooded Carey ponds, which are now snow covered. They seem to feed mostly in the morn where the grass clumps are fairly well spaced, and are always alert and not easy to approach. With ground display except during rain (not noted). But one ground song was seen. Saw one Calidris in a group of 5 picking feathers from its belly. 4 June Birds near the village are mostly paired. Some chasing involving 3 birds and a few long song boats. Little ground display. Birds are moving into areas where the ground is moist and more covered, but not too much covered with grass, and are finding spots where the entire bill can be inserted into the ground. A few more approachable birds are present now. None act like nests are around yet. 5 June South of camp they seem to be localized in the Carey marsh areas where the 8's are stationed on the polygon and pond ridges. Birds very inactive until 2, when the 8's began a whispering, low-pitched ground song which I have not heard before, a lower longer "peg call" than the flight song, which I have not heard in this day time. No activity except song and chase until about 4:30, when a 1.7/4 feeding seen. There are none on the dry ridges now.