MacLea 1968 (13) (23 May) Listening without sign of surfbirds. 24 May Again drove up to Eagle Summit in the afternoon but failed to hear surfbirds. John thebige encounters are along the road as he was driving up from Fairbanks today. (No recorder, Damn it!) 25 May Walked around So. side of Puzzlement Hill at Eagle Summit and encountered two surfbirds, closely associated, on the South side of the hill ca. 1/2 way up. They were on a typical rocky Dryas (and occasional Cassiope tetragona) slope, still partly covered by the recent snow. They were on the lee side—partly protected from the mean NE wind that was blowing cold. Watched these 10 minutes—they fed actively, eating frequently. Feeding was very calorine-like—rapid series of jabs into slightly raised vegetation patches, with occasional tossing aside of vegetation, as in turnstones. After 10 min flew about 120 m. around hill towards SE—I followed. Fed there amidst small snow patches ca. 20 min, then flew up hill over a small ledge and out of sight. I followed and encountered 2 birds below the small crest where I had seen the birds disappear. ‘Hmmm,’ sez I, ‘they must have circled back a little before landing’, and I settled down to watch them feed.