P.Do Berved.i.h. 1966 Journal 27 June Meade River Coal Mine, 157°25'W, 70°24'N, Alaska in many acres, and do typical Euphluus Tussock types. Here a & Crolley Plover gave a distraction display when I approach, and I saw 1* pair of dunlin. 1-2 Semipale, and 3-4 Red Phalaropes, of which I shot 3. One Plover, a 4 out of its territory. I worked quite quickly, and tried the willows in Redpool but only saw birds going over. Saw 25 Savannah Sparrows as a whole crew, and several longspurs, in the willows, but no shore birds. Got back about 1:30 and spent the afternoon preparing birds. To tired to type anything, it is evening. 28 June Got up fairly early and went to the census plot. The sky moderately overcast and warm, with occasional showers. The plot was quiet except for the dunlin, which decided to set up again. Still can't get a line on a reel. The Western still there, sitting on a Semipale which belongs to one of the tenants on the plot. 8 Plover incubating. Found a longspur nest with 3 eggs, probably a 2nd nest, and I think I am beginning to get things under control. Two pelegrins off the plot hovering. Several small groups of phalaropes going over. Many birds off nests when I checked them today. The jaegers seem to have moved out to the river along and there was a lot of fress and bother going on over there. The Savannah Sparrow I found has hatched at least one egg, and the