P. D. Benedicts 1965 Stercorarius pomarinus June 24 Barrow, Alaska - found a nest with 1 egg in Bullton's area which I saw June 27 and found a shell that had been pecked open about 35 feet from this nest. There are at least 2 pairs here but the adults are very wary, settling on "dummy nests" and not being willing to play hot and cold with us when we approach the nest areas - perhaps they have not started. They are quite scarce around the lagoons by the hub and there do not seem to as many pairs even in the USNH area as I had expected would settle out; there are more in the areas where the non-breeding owls hang out but these areas are surrounded by pairs. Saw them harassing long-tailed on two occasions. June 30 Someone has recently been potting these birds in Central Marsh as 6-7 dead birds were seen. There are still 2-3 small groups out on the marsh as well as a few pairs; elsewhere this area is occupied by pairs which do not now appear to be filling the entire area occupied by breeding birds. Density, as yesterday, do not appear to be as high as they appeared at first they might become. July 2 Still small groups of birds out in Central Marsh settling along the edge of "pools". They are very inactive. Most of the birds that were hanging out around the lab are gone and one of the birds still present was giving the stiff-winged territorial flight. Still no sitting birds in this Miconet area.