J Players 1976 Journal Burrow, Alaska 29 June (cont8) Behavior and spatial organization. He plans to try something akin to tracking. A very impressive man, knowledgeable in many ecological matters about birds, mammals, and ecosystem questions. 30 June Censused GRID 2 today, from 09:30 to 12:00 and 14:30-16:00. A veritable madhouse of P. Phalunopus fulicarius. See spp accent. The weather began poorly and got worse, such that by 1100 it was raining, with a 40° SW wind, blowing steadily. Rain stopped by mid-afternoon, and the wind shifted to the W, cooling noticeably as the direction changed from easterly to seaward. GRID totals ~25 ha Polysticta skelari (one pair) 2 Pluvialis dominica (no pairs birdcount) Calidris alpina 14 - there are 8 nests active on or near the grid. One is as yet unfound, in (2,2)-(3,3) region C. baardi one pair only 2 C. melanotos ? 6 males actively still territorial. Floaters in small groups ? 8 & on grid + 5 adjacent C. pusilla 4 pairs detected today Ph. fulicarius ? 81 Calcarius - difficult as there are roaming ? and ? are foraging widely for food 15 individuals recorded Plectrophenax - 2 pairs, only one using grid extensively The melanotos scene continues to change, as reflected in the compilation above. ? can be found displaying and hooting on the grid. However their territories appear to be much larger, and are permeated by intruding ? . Today I found 2 groups of ? moving about together. ? are being harassed horribly. It does appear as if some places are no longer occupied, or at least not foci of attention. At least one melanotos nest has hatched, as has 1 Phalarope and one fulicarius. After finishing the census I walked into the North Creek area simply to survey the available mud - it is a place where pusilla has been flying to wander to forage off of territories. A flock of ~45 small geese were there, composed largely of pusilla with 10 maunis. One alpina and one melanotos also there, as well as 3 fulicarius ? .