JPMyers 1977 Journal Atkasook, McCade River, N-Slope Borough, Alaska 10 June off at 0700 to sample transect 5, 11-14. Weather today (VHT 1400) was the most pleasant I've ever experienced on the N-Slope - 50's, no wind. No mosquitoes yet I was able to spend from 1000 on in a t-shirt. Remarkable. From the last day's field work I have to suspect we have passed the peak of activity for many shorebirds: Pectorals are much less active, and are almost unresponsive and not receptive to DT. Dunlin air invariably spooked you with a surreptitious note + skull off away. Semipalmes are still displaying, and so are waders although not anywhere nearly as often as a week ago. The only species still obviously in the throes of their sexual expression are phalaropes and waterfowl. Yellow-billed Loons were having a violent fight on Bingo Lake - grebbing each other by the neck and whacking into incredible force, and all over 300 m (and more) away. Phalaropes are copulating. Glaucaous-quills are laying. And the ducks are quacking - all are paired, seeking out certain pond + swale, dropping eggs between sedge tussocks. Tundra has dried perceptibly, in a season lawn center polygons - the center vegetation is emerging along the periphery. Ancrum blooming, Pedicularis lancii in its early woolly stage NARC, Barrow, Alaska 12 June tracking E. melanotus during a.m. (0900-1300). Tapa recorder malfunctioned after 14 min of work so the entire morning was a bust. Dawn was clear + warm but at 0700 a heavy fog moved over, and did not disappear until 1130. melanotus very sparse. SRIDY evening (1800-2100) went to GRIDS 3+4 to truck. Both had E. melanotus active but in each density was obviously low. So I went to 4 because it lacks any appreciable relief, being all low LCP and ponds. Tracking was successful from 1840-2023. See melanotus spp accent, tracking record for 6/12/77-8. Species seen en route to the grids added 2 to the daily list, Calidris canutus and Calidris fuscicollis. The density of displaying C. bairdii along gasbar ridge is truly remarkable, with displaying individuals lining the sides. They have arrived within the last five days according to Dick and Dave. TUNDRA PHENOLOGY: Ranunculus niveus blooming in selected sites on GRIDS 1 and 2. Melt off largely complete even on GRID 4, where ~5% or less remains snow covered.