SP Vayus 1977 Journal Atkasook, Meade River, North Slope Borough, Alaska 6 June (cont'd) Calcanios (cont'd) less dense on exposed ridges and in the lowest Carex marshes. 8" displaying an flight song throughout. 1 nest cup found 1 June, Mocap (2 eggs in nest by 5 June) ☐ 4 nests found 5 June w/ 3, 9, 3 and 3 eggs. Nests typically built under Salix pulchra or clump of Eriophorum vaginatum. Plectrophenax niveus - perhaps as many as 4 pairs in area around camp using bluff + buildings including main shaft. None seen elsewhere Building nest by 31 May. Well that summarizes bird observations through 5-6 June. I worked on field note through the morning of 6 June waiting for El avion from NARL. But at 1400 they indicated that it was unlikely a plane would come in, so I immediately set off to sample transects 6-10. LS is having foot problems. Ran transects 1530-2030. Got back to River breakup began in earnest while I was sampling camp at 2100 + plane appeared at 2130. Drove in NARL by 2230. Yeah! Transects were very productive at Meade - see summary. Flight back to NARL was fascinating as lighting was superb. All of the tundra is melted around Meade but as you go north the % snow cover increases until by Barrow up to 50% still under. Birds 1+2 are in sharp contrast w/ surrounding habitat because they are almost 100% clear tonight (apparently heavy melt-off today w/ sun, Fide Erickson). Talking w/ Erickson is disabring because his comments indicate a piss poor prenanotes year, and very few fulicarius. NARL, Barrow, AK 7 June went outside 0'm. w/ Erickson + D. Shuford to grids 1+2. I frankly didn't believe their comments about how few birds there were. But out in the guide I found only 3 8" melanotos (max) with only 1 heard in 2 hours. Bitter cold (30-32° w) ice on surface, strong