P.I.X Benedictis 1965 Red Phalarope 21 June Barrow, Alaska - Saw an attempted mounting. The \ showed over the \ silently, feet dangling, for 10 seconds. The \ wouldn't let it mount, pecking at the \ and closed it off giving a few soft, quiet "ket" notes. Both saw a male ? (comet) a female; it ran around in front of the \ making soft peeks at the \s forehead and auricular region until the \ sat down. The 1st time this happened the birds got out of sight but they were then aroused again and the same process repeated until the \ sat down and the \ sat down beside her. A 2nd \ came by and worked the 1st \ on the head & flew off; the \ then repeated its pecking and the pair sat side by side. When the \ sat she assumed a sleeping posture. In contrast to the other shorebird species they are more numerous today than yesterday, most in troughs in a high polygon area by trap wires III A+B. They feed in the water or along the edge in very saturated areas by pecking for food items. Its color is quite variable in plumage. 22 June No crustship seen, and about = in numbers to those yesterday. There are additionally good numbers in the lizalands near Elson Lagoon. Saw much more spinning today than in previous days. 23 June Birds seen in the micomet area helped with pecking motions and stayed in very wet areas, either pools where they swam & spun or shallowly flooded areas where they walked about clumsily searching for & pecking at