P. DeBenedictis 19 27June Barrow-Alaska Here very well beet it was were overcast and windy; the song activity was low until about 330. We noticed that many of the shorebirds seems to be going off territory to feed and Haulton has suggested (I believe correctly) that this is because the birds nested early near optimum habitat which has gone to pot with the present melt. Noted a number of deal birds, and believe someone is out putting them, but not many dead humming. Both Stough is quite well and a few Eiders were permit. The Red Phalaropes in this curve are greatly released in its, probably were dispersed. The ice off shore is beginning to make up, 28June Went out alone about 9 A.M to Micconet Marsh to look for feeding Shorebirds. There was very little, mostly phalaropes, close in and it was quiet. The wind was from the SE and it rained brown snow lightly. The snow cover is even less now and considerable drainage has taken place. The jaegers are quite inconspicuous now, and few long-tails were seen. Getting some fine distraction display from resting shorebirds. Most of the shorebirds seen were in Micconet Marsh which was as far as I went and they fed close to one another. Heard no Pectoral display although saw several flying about and little display of anything else. Went back in the afternoon to get the godwit I found and I waked from there nearly to gasoline ridge, taking it very easy as I went.