Make 1959 Journal has a hard crust which will support a man. Ice formed on the tundra ponds and puddles. The nine has continued to drop - then no snow a fair sized bar in the middle of the river.. Went for a short walk, checked the gauges on the area behind tent. Prominent our boat + carried it to the tent area. After supper walked a mile upstream flushed a duck - a pair - from a small stream. They turned out to be a duck I had never seen + one which is not figured in Peterson. I studied it carefully + then returned to the tent + make a sketch of it. I am think it might be a falcated teal. Tom + returned to the area with guns in the hopes of collecting it but couldn't find the birds. Instead walked on down a mile or so to another stream a large one + up it for another mile. Found a pair of Bough-lip, located, but not yet nesting. Returned to tent by 1:38 AM. May 29 Barrow, Alaska The plane arrived at 10:01 10:15 AM. Tom + I were still in the sack when we heard it. I still gusty wind was blowing which