JP Myers 1995 Journal Transact 2a — S. of NARL, St. Barnie, Alaska 30 June FALANGERS WAT? cat? north toward Grid 2 along transect 4, I was forced to walk all the way back to the beginning of (Grid) transect 2 and then up the east side of Volly Creek until reaching the beginning of transect 4. Of interest en route — many melanotos in flocks in the grassy fields by Footprint Lake. (see results of transects); large flock (450 birds) of pintails in the lake area itself; 4 of 7 snowy owl chicks have hatched at the nest at the S end of transect 4. Finally began reading 4 at 1130. transect results: 2 4 C. alpina 4 5 [↑] C. baiddi -0 0 C. fuscicollis 0 16 [↑] 17 [↓] C. melanotos ♀ 3 0 C. pinnilla 0 1 Ph. fulicanus ♂ 5 [8] 3 ♀ 9 [8] 3 Plorialis dominica 2 [↓] 0 Limonadronus scolopaceus [↑] [4] Grid 2 1 July — 0750 I began (✓) tracking C. melanotos on Grid 3. I had reached the area ~40 min before to find six arctic kids farting around on the grid — pouncing lemmings with grid stakes, killing a snowy owl, and making a general nuisance of themselves. They were piling lemmings into (✓) a plastic tray and carrying them back to town. I found out later that they had achieved considerably more pernicious heights earlier that am., destroying the experimental setup of a group of limnologists headed by [illegible]. Weather conditions during the morning were quite pleasant, with light breeze and considerable sun, after an originally high and heavy cloud cover moved off to the E. See following data re morning results. During the morning one yellow billed loon flew low over the grid, following to brilliant yellow mandible.