Holmes R. 1959 15 July Barrow, Alaska Polytricha stellari gray green in color. They were placed in a depression in the ground which was filled with down. Upon our approach, the female sat tight and allowed pickins to be taken at distance of 4-5 feet. She then flushed and settled in the drainage ditch about 40 yards away. The grasses and sedges were overstory above a layer of moss. The second nest was found Hoyars No.1 of the large pond (just so. 1 Tahoma Lake). The female was a light brown and was not heard in the area as was the first female. The nest was a small mound covered with very little grease or sedge being present. It was about 15 feet away from a small pond (15 feet in diameter). The nest was in a moist depression and again consisted of down with some sweet grass mixed in. It also contained beggs, 2-3 brown or some dark brown