June 7 Meade River Coal Mine, 15225'W, 70°24'N, Alaska. Saw pectoral, and a of Double-breasted. There was nothing out in the Camp-pond area except longspurs. Along the shore of Ikmahuat the ground is nearly flat and dry, clear of snow. Here dunlin was settling up territories and a few pectorals and semipalo were feeding or rooting, a of Black-belly gulls, and a few pinkaid in a marshy area. A few dunlin and semipalo on the village ridge, and ptarmigan scattered. Where the taller wet grass has encroached on the ridge, a few pectorals were present. Most appeared to be resting out of the wind. The village flats not much changed from earlier. Not a lot of activity—dunlin, dunlin, pectoral & semipalo conspicuous and 1 or 2 Westerns. No Coot birds near the village, but gulls, jaegers feeding there. More time for them on the last two days. Only gulls and semipalo really actively displaying and still no sign of longspur meeting. The river has become very wet, with congregations of gulls locally and Semipalo Sandpipers and Terns and Sabine Gulls walking along the edge. About 6:25 or so ice went out but jammed by below the village. It starts with muddy waters overflowing the ice & then ice from upsteam overriding and crashing this river ice. Water flows faster along the shore. When enough of it, is there, the river ice breaks and the whole business comes up. The river ice about 15 feet behind the rain.