year and that the lights (202 must have deceived me yes - terday. That, however, hardly seems possible to me, since I saw the birds at different angles with reference to the sun. I should like to confirm or disprove my observation. Some more ice has gone out of Elnah fjord and another sizable cake is ready to go out, along the southern shore for a half mile back from the point the belt of ice is narrow, being apparently not more than 100 yards wide for some distance. 22 February. Thursday S,W3; S,W6; S,W5; S,W.6.; S,SWS 3; 14; 11; 10; -2.2 min -2.9; max +15.1 av. +7.6 Stormy, disagreeable day, but I took my usual midday walk, doing 3 miles in the outer bay, wind strong from southwest out in fjord. Jot went out after an early breakfast hunting seals, but he came in before too cold on account of the increasing storm. Saw one oog-zook at a distance but no seals. Mac put the flag on the house in honor of the day, and I hung Esthe's Cock- er Land flag up in my room for the day.