P DeBreed.2bi 1466 Journal 14 July Meade River Coal Mine, 150°26' W, 70°27' N, Alaska Nester. Old Man Oldquar with 3 young, these were small but the Spectacled Eider not now con- tains only egg shells. Got back about 6 and spent the evening shinning the bluebird chicks I got. 15 July Went back in the AM. to covek. the fled again, so I don't have enough adults. I started by the bridge near the forced end of the acre, beat level little levels - nocture, beat 2 Semi- pals and a Pectoral & with two ducks here. The pectorals were by a Cares pool and the Semicipals in the willows induced from the river. There was a good concentration of birds in low from this end of the large ponds, mostly attracted by Black-belly plover. celeris calls. The plovers still seem to be concentrated in the marshy area beat scold from the drape repland. At least 5 Semicipals came in, beat I had three beet levels finding them closer to the river; the chicks I got were on a Euriphones. covered bees were some gauge ponds. Pheasants flying over again today, rarely landing and the usually used in pretty deep water. There was an oldquar with 7 ducks here. Walked back along the river when I got a Wagtail. Nothing in the upland area bars except a turnstone, which may have come in from the inland areas. In addition