JP Myers 1976 Journal TRANSECTS 1-5, Barrow, Alaska 1 July (cont'd) will occasionally fly from some distance in out of seeming curiosity, or as part of a distraction behavior. This birds are not counted when we are aware that they actually flew in toward us, which can often be discerned because of vocalizations. However, it is not always possible. 2 July The morning was to have begun as usual, but went away when an opportunity arose to collect the mysterious Vega gull - a suspected Larus argentatus vegae which has been travelling with the hyperboreus flock for the last week or so - a marily, more darkly mounted gull at very very close if not identical air range to the hyperboreus. Even though the mantle is dark, the wing tips are much more so, contrasting boldly, suggesting it not to be a western or slaty back. Greenberg, Cougars, and I duired it back and forth around Woll, Salt Lagoon after I had wounded it with a .22 - however it finally came to rest in the middle of the lagoon, and after falling through said ice once I decided not to risk further battles. We went on to our normal business, which in my case was tracking a B - see tracking accent for 7/2/76-1, on GRID 2. During the morning we had intermittent snow, with 35° F temperature and a westerly wind. The B was not an accomplished footer, with its voice high pitched and breaking. See app accent. During this awe Greenberg sampled transects 6-10, which I summarize below (see Transect accent for detail) TRANSECTS 6→10 50 ha. 261 minute Pluvialis dominica 2 Calidris alpina 8 C. baardi 1 C. mauri 1 C. melanotos 2 1 Ph. fulicarius 8 2 2 Limosarum subpapaceus 2 Stercorarius pomon 4 Sterna @ paudis aca 1 Rallicius (hypnus) 27 Plectrophenax nivalis 1 During the afternoon several attempts were made on the life of the gull described above, all [illegible]