P. De Benedikt's 1966 Journal - 11 28 May Meade River Coal Mine, 157°25'W, 70°29'N, Alaska Sparrow. No shorebirds but 2+ gulls and a few White-Fr. Geese flew over. There were two more Savannah Sparrows and a few longspurs in camp when I returned. At the far end of the levees here there is considerable Squirrel Activity, and I saw 2 on this side of the river plus 1 or 2 on the far side. No other mammals. The # of longspurs was much increased even compared with last night. The mid-afternoon was spent 1:30 to 3:30 and then I walked N along the Meade to the low area beyond the exposed high sand dunes, 2 miles N of camp. It was nearly calm but snowing lightly when I left and this continued until about a quarter of 5, and it was clear & slightly cloudy when I returned. Bird activity was low. There were a few longspurs and a Bunting near the village and 7 longspurs on the ridge opposite Tkmakake Lake. There was a Pterinigar and 3 Pectoral Sandpipers sleeping in high cutried polygon grass to grass and low willow, and a flock of 11-13 longspurs and 3 Savannah Sparrows in a grassy high polygon just beyond this. I came back through the flat along the river, seen 2 longspurs, 6 Pterinigars and 5 Savannah Sparrows; there were ones or 2 squirrels and