The little auks came back this snow. [illegible] but they returned to the open water at mid afternoon, and snow began to fall again about 4:30. They know! Had barfed sea pigeons with the little auks for dinner. Also good. One of the pigeons has on it about three times as much meat as a little auk has. Not so dark in color. Light snow again from 4:30 to about 7 p. 9 June. Friday. C 4. S.E. 3 At noonless cloudy + wind strong 4-5 Temp. min. 26½°; 9a. 32¼°; 12m. 31°; 4h. 30°; 9h. 27° On board all day. Walking on the ice was too dif- ficult and much of the time the wind was too high for comfort on the bay. Mate built bookshelves in captain's office. Bft: auakets and sea pigeons, fried. Dinner: salt horse - canned peaches for dessert. Worked on "Cluett Voyage". On board all day. 10 June. Saturday. Clear and almost cloudless, calm. C 1 later but practically no wind. Temp. min 26°; 9a. 35°; 12m. 32°; 4p. 32°; 8p. 26° On board all day, the walking continuing difficult and wet. "Cluett Voyage" Mate finished bookshelves + H.C.P. painted them. Little auks back on cliffs in greater num- bors than ever. Ben alone got 154. Fifteen were caught in one swoop of his net but six of them got away from him. Total for me 296. The captain is a tirelessly continuous talker without reference to whether one is reading or trying to work or not. Ben reports greater numbers of little auks in Norman's gulf than here, by thousands.