Calidris alpina 30 June Meade River Cold Mine, 157°25'W, 70°29'N, Alaska Found them. 1 July Not seen at all in the Village flat- sillage dune area, nor in the region by North dunes. 3/July A ♀ (~2 birds) near the 5.5 marker of the Census plot seem strongly attached to the area, not flushing when I got near them. When approached they give a harsh loud, "dareepp!" call and go into an alert posture. When not alarmed they are often in the Eriophorum areas where it is fairly dry and sneak around, apparently surface feeding. When they arrived later this at Buretto last year, they usually had chicks. Couldn't get them to brood, or find any sign of nest. 4 July There were 3 or 4, probably 1, pairs in this area just E Spiles lakes by the census plot. The first two were just beyond Smith Ridge, where they were out in a flat, almost dry Eriophorum area, and feeding around the clumps of Eriophorum when they weren't scolding us. The next pair was near the golden flowers, and one birds became very excited and gave a call like a little rail, from a rail-like posture, and sounding like it was chokkeep. The other bird rose in an upright and gave a loud "dareepp" call occasionally. There were two on the census plot near the 5.5 post