P. DeBenedicts 1946. 25 June Barrow, Alaska From the N end of the ridge I walked W to Worth Creek then back to the Weasel Crossing (where I fell through the ice to my waist) and down (rapidly & cold-footed) along the W side Fannie's Lagoon to the Ocean & back 10 A.M. Melt along this area is progressing rapidly, about 50 to more surface having been exposed since yesterday. I was out there. Much of the area worked carefully was flat and had a very low density of birds, about 0.25/sqare, none being especially more numerous than the others. There was the usual abundance of Phalaropes in area near Trap line FTA+B and not a lot of shorebirds other than this; seal species that were here were seen in display of some sort but the amount was small, clunius and white-rump being the most active and no obviously courtship activity was seen except for 1 pair of Semipalmes. One of the coots I have been attributing to jaegers is soon. Got in about 6:30 and stayed in the Lab for the evening, 26 June Stayed in this AM writing notes, and spent the afternoon on Dr. Pitelka's Census plot. It was variably clear and the wind went from W. to calm to E. during the day, E and brisk during the afternoon stirring up occ. patterns of fog. The melt is amazing, now are 1/2 Central Marsh exposed and the polygonized area to the S. is about 2/3 exposed. We've been traversing some wild tundra! Saw 2 lemmings in the Lab area in the A.M. There was very little on Dr. Pitelka's plot