SP Myers 1976 Journal Barrow Spit, Barrow, Alaska 23 August 1300 went out to Whalebone Bite (~1 km beyond Burnik on Barrow Spit) with Connors and crew. Stayed until 1630 photographing heavy concentration of arctic tern, sabine gull, and red phalarope, which were feeding on euphausids and copepods. Small numbers of C. alpina, Arenaria intermedia, and C. alba also present foraging along the beach. The numbers of birds present at Whalebone Bite are truly impressive — several 100 each of terns and phalaropes, if not over 1000. Observed much activity, although numbers of terns and phalaropes were also roosting. All species proved to be quite tame. In fact, by lying on the beach and remaining still I was able to touch one red phalarope. Others foraged with 0.5 m. Sanderlings, dunlin, and turnstones all approached to within 2 meters, while the gulls and terns allowed me to within 5 m. All intent upon foraging. Jim Carlton reports however most plankton densities are not that great: Certainly compared visually, qualitatively, to last year, they are low, with few chaetognaths or [illegible] eteophora. Hard to call it a soup in fact. TRANSECTS 6-10, 1-4 24 Aug Beginning 0705 sampled transects. Weather inclement, with strong east wind while low force by moon, heavy fog + associated fog drip. But temp 39°. TRANSECT TOTALS (15 included, sampled 25 Aug) 1-5 223 min Fluvialis dominica a 0 j 9 C. alpina a 23 j 6 C. melanotos a 0 j 15 Limnodromus scolopaceus j 56 Ph. fulicarius a 0 j 0 Stercorarius pom a 5 j 1 Aegiothelis flammens Calcarius 12 Plectrophenax 3 6-10 185 min P. dominica a 0 j 18 C. alpina a 20 j 1 C. melanotos a 0 j 10 Limnodromus s j 4 Ph. fulicarius a 0 j 0 Stercorarius pom a 3 j 3 Calcarius lap. 28 Plectrophenax 3 Most of the dunlin (41) were in one flock on transect 5, distributed in 2 units.