P. DeBenedictis 1965 Stercorarius longicaudus 20 June Barrow, Alaska; - one seen flying from the FATE Tower area tower the S end M. Salt lagoon; I landed on the rim of its lagoon for a short time and then took off by NE across the lagoon out of sight. The back was a little darker than the other two long-tails I have seen briefly; tail feathers vibrated up & down in typical fashion as it flew. 21 June In contrast to the other shearbirds, this species appeared to be somewhat more numerous today than yesterday. (Applies to Red Phalarope ?). 21 June A single bird in plumage similar to the one seen yesterday flew in and landed between M & S Salt lagoons; it flew in from the W and remained 3-5 minutes; it first preened, then walked over to a polygon and began to pick up something that looked by cobalt guts to a bird (carion) and dropped it; I went to this spot chasing its jaeger away before it had been able to eat this and was unable to find anything except clumps of reddish-brown lichen or moss. The tarsi are almost bluish-white and the rest of the legs & feet are black; 24 June Saw one over family lagoon and one carrying a lemming high in the air (above), dropped the lemming, then gobbled it again and swallowed it, in the AM and two together near the S entrance to Wohlgeschlag Slough in the afternoon. 25 June A short-tailed individual was seen on two occasions (about noon & 10 P.M.) near ATE. 26 June A "no tail" bird allowed very close approach on Dr. Pickel's plot.