Motacilla flava 29 May Micaule River Coal Mine, 157°25'W, 70°39'N, Alaska Found two birds feeding "with longbeaks" on exposed [illegible] bare chickweed-Dryas-?Poa flats along the creek. They were very active, walking along through the vegetation picking up food items and then flying to another patch. Their soft call notes are very pipit-like, but the [illegible] is distinctive. Later saw one in camp and Francis Kirstner saw two near the CO2 shack, but couldn't find any after 8 P.M. quarter down along the ridge. 30 May One in camp about 8:15, one feeding in exposed rather bare sandy-Dryas flats near the village, and one flying S along the Head in the A.M. one or two heard over camp in the afternoon, and one seen near camp about 11:30 P.M. flying S along the river. 31 May At least 3 to 5 birds are present and two are singing notes near the AF Wannigan. They are very shy and fly off when I try to stalk them. They tend to feed out in very exposed areas and often fly up at the ground. The song is a high-pitched rapidly repeated "seeee" given in the air, 30 feet from the ground, the bird quickly to the ground, wincing in a dihedral and feet dangling at the close of each beat of song. They are all over the camp area, and a frustrating bird to try and collect. A very dull bird came through camp, feeding at the edge of snow and flying up from the