J P Myers 1975 Journal Grid 2, N of Sunthsonian Building, 4km S of NATI by road, Barrow Alaska on which FAP recorded numbers - excess of 878 apparent, novel to his surprise - 2 pts of northern phalarope, one by road all day, another flying over. 11 June (cont'd) 12 June 0900 scathed grid 2 area in order to mark stakes. FAP came w/me in order to census the Grid 2 area. Weather conditions were normal - a moderate NE wind, heavy clouds, with flurries of driving snow. The ponds developed a sheet of ice during the night, which somehow makes walking more precarious, especially when, as is frequently the case, in addition to the surface ice there is a solid layer at the bottom of the pond. The gridded area is largely low center polygon with an expanse of ponds along the upper (N) western reach. It is bordered on the north by a low ridge, on the S by the sunthsonian building area, and on the E by a road. There is sufficient open water so that occasional pairs of pinkfeet and old squawes land. Since yesterday there have been numerous red phalaropes (~15 on the grid), as well as: Calidris mniatores (see sp.acent); Calidris baikalij C. sp.; Arenaria interpres, # Pivialis dominica, # Stercorarius pomarinus, Calcarius japonica and Pleotropeus nivele. Occasionally, a Nycticorax flies over; they are nesting within 500 m of the grid. I finished marking at 1400 and walked back to NATI, first debouring to top of ridge W of grid 2 - the area my there is heavily polygonized (small high center polygons) with almost all troughs still filled with snow. Polygon tops are melted. Many pectorals, both displaying 878 and several small groups of P. Dominica also displaying on top as were Bairdii. Going north along ridge saw 2 Pivialis dominica and one P. syratala. Arenaria. In a low center polygon area to north of grid the snow melt has not proceeded nearly so far as it has in the gridded area. Indeed there is almost no open water and less than 40% open ground. We returned to the gridded area during the evening in order for FAP to complete his census and for me to follow a # pectoral (see sp.acent.) Had some difficulty because of the poor weather (snowing, windy) and the great amount of activity. Found a phalarope nest (see sp.acent.) Returned to camp at 2100 hrs after 42 minutes of following