Limnodromus scolopaceus, 6 June Meadle River Coal Mine, 157025'W, 70029'N, Alaska near a ♂ or a lone ♀, in a very characteristic posture [Drawing of a bird with wings spread and tail cocked] The body reared, the tail cocked so that the whole premispicocopicous, and the wings raised in a dihedral. The legs are dangling and the neck twists and turns slightly as it lumps. Dowitchers were seen feeding in several wet areas where the ground was soft enough that they could insert the beak but in moss. Often there was little grass nearby. 7 June A few near the village and on the village flats. A pair in Carey marsh near I.K.maharake lake, And a lone male on Village ridge, feeding along the edge of the snow fields in moss. They are noisy in flight but its only call heard on the ground was the "keek" note, given just before they took off. 8 June 3 or 4 ♂'s in the village flats, and out in the Carey marshes, and occasional birds near camp, once in the pools there. Snatches of song from flying birds. Feeding by probing the moss in the Carey Marshes. No ground display, little flight display. Main competitor is the shordebilled Tectoral Sandpiper.