J P Nijens 1976 Journal Transsects 6-10, Barrow, Alaska 22 June (cont'd) TRANSECT SUMMARY - see TRANSECT ACCT for details #1-5 30ha 0 snow 264 minutes Polysticta stelleri 8 .16 PSO changes 2 Fluvialis dominica 6 .12 Calidris alpina 12 .24 .01/min C. melanotos 3 21 .42 4 14 .28 Ph. fulicarius 3 8 .16 4 13 .26 Calcarius leporinus 23 .46 #6-10 50ha + snow 212 minutes Clangula hyemalis 1 .02 PSO changes 14 Polysticta stelleri 2 .04 Fluvialis dominica 8 .16 Calidris alpina 11 .22 .07/min C. bairdii 3 6 .12 C. melanotos 4 25 .05 4 13 .26 C. pusilla 1 1 .02 Ph. fulicarius 3 16 .32 4 27 .54 Ph. lobatus 1 .02 Stercorarius pomarinus 2 .04 Calcarius leporinus 33 .66 Plectrophenax nivalis 3 .06 GRID 2-3 23 June The oppressive heat of this June continues to astound us. Today it hit 50°F, and the chronomid emergence is upon us. 'Flocks' of midges swarmed about me today as I tried to trap C melanotos with much success. With the day as idyllic as it was - high temperature, little wind, and no clouds, the gulls were not at all driven, if scared, to return to their nests once disturbed. Further, maitives were out in force, skinney-dipping in a tundra pond ~ 500 m S of the SW corner of GRID 3. I banded 2 maitive & thin altrix. -see banding acct. Bands were courtesy of George Divokey. At 11:30 R.G. came roaring out to the Grid on a 3-wheeler with the finding of a bobolink. Because of his dis taste for collecting, I rode out to Nunuk, and after a brief search, found the bird, a 6