P. DeBenedictis 1466 Journal - 26 5 June Meade River Coal Mine, 151025W, 70029N. Alcubierre look at it. A few more Pomarine Jaegers came through camp during the afternoon. About 5 I went out in back of camp for a while, and watched shorebirds for a while - there was a pair of westerns, the male of which sang from the ground behind the lab freezer, along the edge of a pool, and phalaropes started feeding there. Semipalmate now morning into three creeks. Went into the village to try for wogtails in the evening, without success. Only a white-crown in Canada, but several Old squaws flew over + 2 Spectacled Eiders. A pair of Western Sandpipers here, the 1 singing W of the village. Dowitchers again conspicuous and noisy. More dunlins and pecterals, now many 1s, are present, and the few phalaropes are increasing in #s. Several plovers behind camp now and saw a 2? N. Phalarope [illegible] Quit about 11 PM and went to bed. Running out of paper! 6 June. Raining the A.M. Cloudy - overcast and very windy the P.M. Went to the village about 8 to try for wogtails but no luck. There was little near camp - a new pair of dunlins air - and along the creek about as usual, except almost 40 wogtail activity. The only dirty bird was a singing Whimbrel. Sparrows in the village. There were 13? L-T. Jaegers in the village salty garbage plus gulls and the local parasites. Shot a longtail but didn't get it. Only 2? Turnstones now and more Pectorals than ever. It's really conspicuous.