J. Hamilton 1966 Nyctea scandiacea June 12 Barrow Alaska - Snowy Owls were observed scattered over the tundra. Males are much whiter than females. The birds are generally seen sitting on mounds in the tundra. Occasionally a mound is found with owl feathers scattered on it together with pellets and droppings. A nest that was found earlier was approached. The female was sitting on it and it was not disturbed. The density of owls is much smaller than the density of jaegers. June 13 About 3 pm, at snowy owls were observed in the area on the W side of Family Lagoon. Only one ♀ second to be sitting on eggs. We examined the spot where she was sitting and found only a small scrape. On two occasions a female was observed chasing a male. On both occasions she struck the male with her talons as they were in the air. When this happened both birds were rising and probably going at minimal speed. After the second occasion the female was chased by a pair of jaegers, she landed and turned her head toward the jaegers, and struck at them with her beak and jumped at them as they dove to within 1 ft. of her. June 14 A nest was found on the E side of Central Marsh, at just near Coordinates C5. It was located on a mound on the right side of the Ridge about 70 yds short of a shocking pink stake. In the nest were two eggs. They were laid in a scrape about 1 ft in diameter and five inches deep in the top