JW Myers 1975 Journal Gribs 2+3 25 August cont'd downchucks, dunlins and phalaropes between the two gridded areas and nearby Voth Creek/ Middle Salt Lagoon. At 1030 there were ~15 downchucks along the OC5 Voth Creek transect (waycount) whereas at 1215 there were 120 plus 42 dunlin - this is without movement of the big (grib 3) flock] 26-28 August A severe storm developed out of the south wind cells began 25 August. By the morning of the 26th the wind had shifted to westerly direction, blowing as strong as the hardest winds of the year. Middle Salt Lagoon was covered in white caps in the process. I spent the 26th and 27th completing habitat groundtrails along transect 5. Because of the weather it was very unpleasant work, particularly by the 27th because of a strong drop in temperature and hard frost with blowing snow. I was able to sample many only about 5 hrs at a time, both morning and afternoon of the 26th + the morning of the 27th. The afternoon of the 27th the wind abated enough so that it looked as if the storm was spent - indeed we had an afternoon of sun. But by dawn on the 28th it had returned with vengeance, albeit at slightly warmer Temperatures (40°). Much rain. I worked outside both morning and afternoon locating grids and transects for aerial photographs. Because of the poor weather + the nature of the work, I made few observations of birds. Transects 1,3,5 29 August 0740 began sampling; wind light from E (what a switch) with temperature 32° thin sheet of ice on many ponds, but not as hard a frost as that of 27 Aug. The low clouds occasionally protruding & fog, but drawing off partially by late morning. totals: 1 5 5 4. 0 0 8 P. alpina 0 1 5 C. anehelelao 0 1 0 Limnodromus sc. 3 0 2 Phalaropus fulicarius 0 2 0 Everything except for dunlin along transect 5 are down. The alpina were flying above all transects some very high, and several times in flocks performing crazy flight. [I have also seen Cormorants in crazy flight in last two weeks]. Although I have been lead to believe