Holmes,R 1963 Nyctea scandiaca 27 may Barno, Alaska One adult & seen sitting c. mound at the sound and /the broodings near woltsbly Slope. It moved off to the sound on our approach. 28 may - One seen flying south along Voth Creek (east of Cale-zebr). - 07 In evening - a bird was seen flying east/ B.R + Ns./ Woltsbly Slope. In flight it was performed with full stroke to the vertical + the brok at 20-30° kda the surface. These strokes were performed deliberately & was obviously a display flight. The wingbeat Cadence was 2/15sec - each upward stroke going to within 10° (where the drummers are evenly just below the horizon). After about 1/2 min, the bird landed on a 60 x 30' patch of open tundra & began its "dracula" display with head stretched forward, wings raised & folded in the manner of angel's wings. - see 1980 note. The bird was too far for there were too many but it was clear to see if he was holding a lemming in his beak. No other bird was seen. After about 3 min, the bird flew off, giving the display flight - landed across (so.) Woltsbly Slope + asam chet he dracula display - This time there was definitely no lemming in its beak - yet he continued to rotate on the mound with wings both these forward- nowhere else - I am diet-national qd. d.sch