P. De Benedictis 1966 Journal - 10 27 May Mecole River Coal Mine 157°25'W, 20°24'N, Alaska the Pternigau, and the squirrel don't seem to be feeling much at all. Saw two groups of geese, 6 and 8, all White-parts. This place could get interesting yet. Pternigau and 2 longspurs in camp when I got back about 1 PM. In the evening walked SE along the Heade. There were 3 Turnstones here plus a group of 6 Pternigau. While I was going a group of 9 longspurs came by and 5 Glaucous flew over. Later I found a group of 16 sitting out on a flat area. There is now considerable Squirrel sign about, which was not then two days ago, but I didn't see any squirrel. At 7:30 to 8:30 only. Cold and windy now but some sun coming. 28 May In the AM I walked SE along the Heade to the creek that comes in at the Oxbow, then in a short ways and walked back to camp. The weather was calm and sunny when I left and soon changed to overcast with snow flurries, although it never became cold. There was a Pternigau in camp and 60+39 farther down along the river, feeding in Turf and Dryas patches as usual, as well as in willow areas. I saw a pipit near the coal mine and a Redpoll flew over when I was about a mile from camp. There was a largeish group (10+) of longspurs by the creek and with three one Savannah