De Benedetti 1966 Journal 11 July Mecuile River Coal Mine, 157°02'5"W, 70°02'7"N, Alaska but the big bird concentrations were South of where we went (along the 3 marker). The nesting place were near its 3.6 marker and a second then moved into the area where I found 2 pectoral chicks. We found 2 chicks here, both fairly large but without flight feathers. Came in about 11. A very nice day, and the Western chicks were a fine discovery. Cute little buggers. 12 July The word of the day is wind and rain. 13 July In the morning went to check the Plover's nest and the cormorant plot. There was very little activity along lake Agassiz for a change, but a few semipalm remained ed in the area and were on the Cacuricularia flat, where they did a little feeding. The tundra in conspicuous for a change but still in the area. The Plovers were just hatching, 3 young, one still wet, in the nest and 1 egg, which did not seem to have started - the I gave strong distraction display and they staged off. I went then to the 6.6 marker and worked this cormorant plot slowly. A Spectral which acted like it had young flushed from a very dry Carse pool being invaded by Euphylus, but this created over a large area of Euphylus seal. A dunlin in the area also gave alarm calls. 5/7/ Two cold eggs in the Semipalm nest and the Corgops fledged. A dunlin probably with young were near Pt. 6,2.