JPMycus 1977 Journal Pruville Bay, N. Slope Alaska 26 July (Cont'd) Wet Calcareous Tundra, Wet Acid Tundra, and Coastal. The former two are similar macrohabitats topographically but differ in vegetation (somewhat subtly) because of locs from Sag River on Wet Calcareous Tundra. The coastal strip includes littoral tundra plus a small (?) gorge slightly inland still dominated by the winds off Pruville Bay. 27 July went out and did it! - placed 15 0.5 km transects (great) in the western region: 5 near Buffy Pingo (which I learn is known as Michelle Pingo), 6 near Pad F, and 4 south of Big Lake. Weather gorgeous, verging on the hot end of tolerable condition, with mosquitoes hovering constantly during 8-9 afternoon. Wind light southerly, no clouds. After a fog burn-off first thing in the morning. Brief transect description: 6-10 in the Sagelake Rip Uplands: ⑥ along Michelle Creek with much barren tundra vegetation; ⑦ running from Michelle Creek east over Michelle Pingo, almost all upland or pingo; ⑧ not actually placed as it will lie on the Buffy grid - will be mostly upland tundra ⑨ goes from Michelle Pingo uplands W down a ridge into the uppermost Put River terrace; has a bit of beaded pond; ⑩ along Michelle Creek on W side then heading more westerly over accord ridge - took a jog at 5 11-16 in the wet acid tundra of Pad F: ⑪ from parking lot SW across polygonized ground (wetly FCP and low HCP); ⑫ split, 82% requiring on a pingo, hitting another pingo and then leading glacialer from N/S lowland lake margin into FCP's; ⑬ polygonized tundra; ⑭ polygonized tundra along a slightly raised ridge; ⑮ begins on FCP ridge + plunge off through lowlands very similar to Barrow ⑯ begin by going across Anctophie ponds, then up onto lake ridge. 17-20 Put river uplands: ⑰ from over uplands with some E. vaginatum to Put River; ⑱ SW along edge of pit; ⑲ from lala region by Put along river terrace up onto low ridge; ⑳ along ridge w/f. vag., jogging to east to avoid screwed up lowland. Bird scene - we found several concentrated bird areas, typically but not invariably in disturbed (flooded) lowland. Significant avoculars: ① Northern Phalaropes - away in flocks; juvenile C. posilla - most abundant shorebird right now, in flocks up to 40 foraging in exposed mud areas; ② adult Fluvicola dominica - flocks in many places on uplands, occasionally into lowlands; adult Phalaropus spectabilis - one flock of 15, often small groups in lowlands; juvenile Phalaropus fulicarius not abundant yet but building; ③ Ayas aruta - saw 30+; broody ④ melanotus still apparent but no appreciable flocks; C. binaculata 5-10 using ponds near NANA. 28 July placed transects 21-27 out by the wet dock. Left NANA 10:00 but delayed in transect placing by