P. De Benedick 1966 Journal 23 June Dead River Cove Mire, 157°02'W, 70°24'N, Alaska Hopperney. There was another 8 King Eider here, and 28 and 4-6 8 Pintails. Saw 12 loons alone, 10 together, most (2-4 Red-throats) Arctic's. Several small groups of Red Phalaropes and a group of 44 Reds and 44 Northern's were in the area. Saw a 8 Red chasing a away and found a 4-egg nest. Semipods were feeding on the sphagnum ridges and is tame out in the lake and often in group - 5 birds together once without a fight - and here also boreables. Black-bellied Plovers, and a few clunck, pectorals and Golden Plovers were active. Arctic Terns overland all the time, and glaucous Gulls flying over but not sitting anywhere; Sabine Gulls still on nest out on the island. On One large sphagnum "island" there were 8 curritellers, 6 plovers, 2 dunlins, 3 Black-bellieds, a golden plover, and 2 redheads + 6-10 phalaropes feeding. Saw curritellers copulation for its first time, and found the Pannigum nest again. On the way back found a King Eider nest with 5 eggs and saw other 8's in a small lake by the casserole plot. Disopogena and Stellaria in flower. The 4 pretorials on the casserole plot were not co-operative, and there were lots of flowers along the river. Spent the afternoon writing notes. And it rained heavily from 4:30 to the next morning. Dr. P. Telka said he saw the Herring Gull by the North dunes.