JP Myers 1976 Journal TRANSECTS 1,3,4 15 June Back to phenology - Ranunculus nivalis is beginning to bloom in low polygons, amidst the Poa. In troughs, Duplicaria and Carex are greening noticeably. And along grain-line ridge I found the year's first Pedicularis lanata, not yet blooming but risen. There are flying insects about also, but only large flies to data. GRID 3, TRANSECTS 2,5 16 June 0635-0745 tracked a 0° mulemotor on GRID 3. See tracking account. Then went to transects 2 and 5 (after breakfast) in order to complete the 1-5 sequence. These data are summarized below, including those obtained yesterday: TRANSECT SUMMARY (see transect accent for details) → 50ha 262 min Average Cover: SNOW - 2% WATER - 47% (including flooded grass etc) Anag actua Phyoticta stelkri Pluvialis dominica C. alpina C. baardi C. melanotos C. pusilla Ph. fulicarius Calcarius Plectropterus Stecorarios pom 14 2 16 3 8 23 4 14 15 2 1 0.02 0.28 0.04 0.32 0.06 0.36 0.46 0.08 0.28 0.30 0.66 0.04 Ps. 8chase .06/min 17 June GRID 3 - I tracked a P. melanotos this a.m. from 0530-0630, doing so with a great deal of trouble! The wind shifted during the evening to an easterly direction, picking up strength in the process to "moderate" - it enough to make it difficult to hear what was going on, uncomfortable to be there, and even uncomfortable with the 0°'s style try hanging thin up in a glide. Further, it was sufficiently cold to put a crust of ice on all ponds, thick enough to impede rapid transit. And finally, I never thought I could beat the sun at Banne for shining, but this a.m. with the angle Paw and reflecting off the water into my eyes, I cursed it repeatedly. It was not a morning for the tundra. Finally, after tape recorder trouble I retired for breakfast. Then through the rest of the field day (8:25-1500) I covered transects 6-10, plus data from which are in the transect account, and summarized below: