Ph. Barrow, Alaska July 5 Sampling on ridge this afternoon. Overcast with low fog clearing, but no direct sunlight - cold. Commonest insect per sq. met. basis was the large Fungusmid. Sciaraids emerging in larger numbers. Occasional encounters were spiders, Anthomyid Staphylinidae, Chrysomelidae, and midge (Chironomid) adults. See count sheets for quantitative data for above. Water traps in Arctophile pond - both empty, which stands in contrast to the previous count, q.v. Botrytis blooms now abundant, but not very numerous. Ramunculus blooming in the wetter places but are much below last year's phenological equivalent. The Ridge vegetation is becoming quite green at central marsh, still the greenest with the contrasting red arctophile ponds. Anthomyids avoid the marsh met. plot as absent - see earlier count sheets - reason ?. July 6 While sampling at Bittton marsh this morning I observed the female Sengspur which on last visit (July 3) had 4 young in the nest near Beach