P. De Benedicts 1966 Journal -18 1 June Meade River Coal Mine, 157°25'W, 70°29'N, Alaska. be out because of my high degree of sunlions. Nothing odd around the creek for a change - a few longspurs, and a nice long-tailed Jaeger. The geils are perched today, bit shy. Saw one solitary- something. There are several flocks of Dunlin around and use Black-bellied Plovers and turnstones than previously. Saw one Pectoral (twice?) and 1 or two Semipalmated Sandpipers, which didn't seem to be staying around. Little shorebird song. One Savannah Sparrow by the generator stuck. I am tired now! Stayed in camp the rest of the day. Found a Plummigan kill being ordered by Clamorous Geese and Parasitic Jaegers in the afternoon. little worry about and all quiet. Weather remained poor until about 10 PM, when it suddenly cleared up. 2 June Got up at 6:30 and was out by 7. It wasn't worth its effort. There was very little song all day, and few shorebirds about. The local golden plovers were gone, and there were only one or two at the creek, with turnstones and 4-5 dunlins. One or 2 Semipalmated Sandpipers near the village and several dunlins slinging over the flat along the river near there. Down there are much more numerous now than earlier, and often vocal when they fly. Finally began to hear Pectoral Song, but the Geese are still flushed up. The dense area was devoid of birds when