J P Rodgers 1975 Journal Road from I BP #1 N to Britton area, 3 Km S of NARL, Point Barrow, Alaska 8 June 0930 went to I BP site #1 in truck w/ [illegible] Connors, Pichka, Schamel's. [illegible] Smithsonian Temperature had been ~231° at 0845, a little but steady northerly wind. Solid cloud cover w/ambient light levels on order of 2000 fc. We spread out around the Smithsonian in order to search for Buffy, FAP heading off W, we onto platform area Smithsonian building; Connors SSW. After ~45 min of unsuccessful searching we returned to truck and headed down road to Britton Area. [illegible] photographed snow cover from roof of building - in the area SW of this road there is a band (~100-300 m) strip of heavily melted tundra, apparently so because of dust from road (changes insulation properties of snow). Thus by the road much of the snow has runnled - there are obvious pools of water, much of it spotted with last years vegetation. There was less activity than this area than last night - definitely fewer shrill calls, although within the vicinity of the building (~200 m radius) we could pick out several pairs. Redtails have begun hooping. I'd first seen a displaying male on evening of 6 June. FAP watched it live this morning and says it has 2 QQ, one near the building, the other a considerable distance away, dividing its habitat between both. Territorial 8 semi-palm sandpiper were calling both N & S of road, I briefly watched one banded 8 (see resighting chart) as it displayed, lasting on top of a stake, calling continuously (see semi-palm separate). FAP reported one fuscicollis and 2 pts of phalaropus ramacharii displaying. Stood patrolling along road between Smithsonian and Britton area to search for ponds while last pin we'd seen fuscicollis; nothing cregata bonded longspur. At Britton area the 3 plus split up, FAP going off with [illegible] Connors with still camera. I watched the banded semi-palm (Rwyl-t) (see porthole appendant). 3 Lalo were in vicinity; Ch. semipalmatus calling overhead in intense aggressive display; Arenaria flying by calling, chasing one another. One barditi nearby. In this area there are "minimum" three territorial 8 semi-palm, displaying actively and QQ with QQ. White fronted geese passed overhead, could see flock of old squaw. Jockers patrolling. Jockey activity low in vicinity, it would appear. FAP estimates 5-10% of cover has been cut by winter lemmings, low in comparison to high years, but above the level of activity we have seen in other areas. As if to reinforce this observation, we coincidentally see jockers here (this morning 5 when we drove out). Snow owl has also been haunting here. Returned to base 200. 9 June 0745 walked from NARL to [illegible] Britton area ~1 Km to went along road in order to finish details - gird which FAP and I began yesterday afternoon. Weather cool, ~32°; a slight wind from WE grew as the morning progressed until ~1130, it was becoming unpleasant. A thin haze also