J P Myers 1976 Journal 45 [illegible] GRID 3, Barrow, Alaska 6 August 0830-1045 caussed GRID 3. 35°, solid fog clearing somewhat by 1000 WSW light wind dying to nothing as the temperature rose to 43°. GRID TOTALS Calidris alpina a 32 j 5 c. mauvi j 1 c. melanotos 8 0 q 0 j 5 Ph. folicarius 5 0 stercorarius pann 2 Calidris 8 C. alpina continues in high density, although not as high as 2 August. As I worked on the grid later in the morning, however, I found a larger flock of dunlin than I'd picked up, mean the eastern periphery, indicating that similar levels are in the area but simply moving locally. One remarkable thing was finding dunlin 1-2 days old, brooded by an adult. Did I do thoroughly miss a nest? Transsect 3 7-8 Aug worked on transsect 3 and on grant proposal for FAP/NST. See daily list. Found a 8 spectacle w/ 5 chicks, not yet fledged. FIRST SNOW. - stayed thinly on tundra hill ~0900 Transsects 6-10 9 August reached head of transsects just before 7 - strong W wind, brilliant low sun, 32° with dry thin sheet of ice. Rather than sampling as usual I walked directly to far end of transsect 10, so that I could walk down wind w/ back lighting. But by 0800, when I reached the end of 10 + began sampling, low clouds + drizzle/ice had moved in. Wind continued strong with a few brief lulls. Before the clouds came over, a myriad (almost) of juvenile longspurs were moving. I was struck by that even while sitting in the lake between 0500 and 0630, occasionally glancing out the woodaw. Flocks of longspur were whirling, moving consistently eastward into the wind. Small groups of shorebirds were also obvious, particularly juvenile melanotos. This was also obvious as I walked from the truck out to the end of the transsects. But very quickly after the weather moved in, all