Plectrophenax nivalis 24 May Meade River Coal Mine, 157°25'W, 70°29'N, Alaska One bird singing outside the Dumbanigan, in the AM c. 7:30. Not seen again. 26 May One flew over the camp area when the AM plane from Barrow came in, Not seen again. 27 May Two birds were feeding in a patch of expired funder with a group of Ptarmigan behind one of the generator shelters in camp, about 5:30. Hiking along the Meade R., I saw two together just beyond the village with a flock of longspurs and a lone birds somewhat beyond there. Only one was a §. No song. 28 May I singing in the village. Phil Johnson said he saw one in camp about noon. 29 May At least 3 birds near Atsastuk, including one § singing vigorously from an old building, but none seems to be spread much this about camp. Feeding birds with longspurs on exposed grassy-Dryas flats along the creek S of the village 30 May All birds noted were in the native village and along the creek near there. 31 May One a trio near the village. One was singing. 2 June Two in the village. 3 June Not much in evidence at the village 4 June A pair in the village, that § cooking over oil drums, Very inconspicuous now. 5 June A male now singing from the coal mine building.