JPMYAS 1977 Journal VARL, Barrow, Alaska 7 June (CONTD) NE wind + low wet overcast misty clouds. Oh for the sun of Meade! Calanus is still building meat cups, but C. pusilla + C. alpina appear to be well dispersed + probably w/meat. The melanotos scene is frightening. So few, doing NADA! Perhaps it is early but the ducks are here in abundance, particularly Anas acuta. Few delicharias. Spoke w/ Rileka this afternoon as he calmed me down (ein neur) saying it was still early. I decided to return to Meade because more field time was essential there. Then at Barrow night now given effect of scare. Ranunculus nivalis blooming Atkasak, Meade River, N. Slope Borough Alaska 1900-2300 returned to MR via Arctic Guide Airtary. NATEL unable to drum up flight. And Meade is bitterly cold, fog + wind. Unlike the friendly place I left. River up enormously (201). Big ice jam in front of camp backing it up + spreading over lowlands 8 June Quite a day of Barrow weather - ice on ponds, low fog and NE winds at dawn My fervor for fieldwork was quelled abruptly after a brief tender sojourn. Spent the morning completing field notes, then in the afternoon (through 2000) got to the breeding bird survey to do censuses. See breeding bird census account for results. Overall impression of the grid is one of reduced activity by displaying birds, particularly Eumelanotos. This is generally true across the tundra. In fact today & saw a melanotos or w/ reduced pectoral deposits. Hooting record infrequently. Also apparent is the reduced flow of migrants through the area, save for Caria arctica. However many species are still quite active: pusilla, mauri, alpina, limnodromus, Pluvialis dominica + quadricolor, Calanus. 9 June 0800-1400 outain the loop, first in Patagonia looking for Fringilla, then back to the census grid from 1130 to 1400. Census totals combined w/ yesterday's and w/ Lynne Stenzel's in census account: Weather again less than desirable (but clearing by 1130). Strong NE wind. The buffy siskin was disappointingly - max of 2 - see sparent.