JR Myers 1976 Journal 47 GRID 2, Barrow, Alaska 10 August (cont) grid - Most were foraging in ponds or along pond edges, either in the water, wading out in the exposed center, or along the periphery in stand 21 and stand 12. GRID 3 11 August 0910-1120 cruised grid 3. 33° no wind, 95% clouds. Longspur flocks moving to WE - constantly in view. GRID totals: a 38 C. alpina j 6 C. canities a 1 Gallinaceae ? 0 C. melanotos ? 0 j 22 Arcuaria i j 1 Plu fulicatus ? 0 j 0 j 22 Stercorarius pom. 3 Calcarius j 46 Nothing but juvenile Calcarius identified in the flocks. However, 49 could easily have passed unnoticed. Nuwok, Pt. Barrow Spit, Alaska 12 August went by 3 whaler to Nuwok off Ives Breaker this a.m., 0830-1200. A strong East wind combined w/ 32° F temperature made it excruciatingly cold on the trip, despite an intermittently visible sun. Even with the unpleasant weather, however, the point was a remarkable scene - thousands of juvenile red phalaropes on both shores, floating in the small surf within a few meters of shore. See has gone out within the last few days to a point where only a thin windrow exists along the shore, if that. After phalaropes, the most numerous birds were Arctic terns, followed by Sabine gulls. All were foraging on euphausid swarms along the shore. The activity of birds along the point is astounding - for its sheer movement, for the accompanying noise + confusion. For species seen see daily list. I photographed a mixed species flock on the outer coast by Nuwok - birds were extraordinarily tame, approaching low to this less from a meter readily, particularly when I sat down beside the Buick near the ground. Steady links other than phalaropes + turnstones were largely on the Elan Lagoon side, especially as the protected area behind Whalebone Spit - most numerous were dunlin, but sandlarks 46 common.