P. DeBenedictis 1966 Journal 9 July Needle River Coal Mine, 157°25'W, 70°27'N, Alaska Fledgling wagtail there as well. The wind kept up and a little rain fell in the afternoon and evening, so I didn't try to get net. With all the chicks about now, it is hard to get feeding observations - much of what I see apparently under [illegible] (compact) conditions of the adults. Can't see the chicks at all! 10 July Spent most of the day writing notes and photos- photographing flowers in the vicinity. Didn't do any serious bird watching. Went down to the village flats & dunes; nothing really there to mention - a few of Semipals at the village again & 1-2 Phalaropes flying over the flats. Saw at least 6 fledgling longspurs. Didn't get out in the evening. Put up another Wagtail from the nest. Mosquitoes are really going crazy over the Polygonum flowers now. 11 July In the afternoon I went over by Lake Agassiz with Ray to look for an eider's nest, which decided not to turn up, and then went over to see how the gudgeon nests were going. The weather was overcast and windy, with occasional light showers. Very little activity over Lake Agassiz and not so much along the shore as earlier. Semipals still come in alarmed and evidently have chicks, but can't find them. Again they convert to the lake to scold (it seems to be most active in the region just above the lake basin). The herons were in dance, and