F. De Benedicti: 1965 Journal 14 June Meade River Coal Mine, to Barrow, Alaska Staying around camp to get the plane into Barrow, but it does seem to be taking its time. Little activity in the A.M. due to the heat. Most birds sleeping. A few phalaropes and pectorals about. 2 Redpolls feeding near the airstrip allowed close approach for a change - I fail to see much difference between these and Michigan winter birds. Went toward the census plot and the wagtails were as non- cooperative as ever. A pair of white-crown there. Ptarmigan still in the area. (1P). Dryas coming up. Collected a few U.S. flow larkspurs and hypopodium in its [illegible] and about two De plane came in. Took some plots on the way out - but not much evident now. No sign of animals. The Barrow Region - from M of the Inauna, still quite snow covered but very clear S of there. At Barrow, went into the Beard area, which has been worked up some for last season. Lots of Banded Sandpiper and Semipalmated activity and a few dunlin. Seems to be about as many as last year. Bred dunlin were conspicuous and longspurs definitely up. 3 Sandlars in a field choice. In the evening went to the Beall ridge but we didn't see much - a few Semipalmated, Red Phalaropes, and a couple of Parasitic Jaegers. Rannunculus here, which is absent at Meade River. Very foggy in the evening. Went to bed about 1. after getting some lavender, done.