J P Myers 1979 Journal GRID 1, NARL, Barrow, Alaska 19 June (confld) have been seen elsewhere often) and there is a localized 8 Anas acuta but I have yet to see the 2. Ranunculus niveus is blooming commonly over the tetrach flat center polygon 20 June The wind is abating. Temperature 31°F at 0600. High fog billowing off the ice - first dark gray and ooging dull, then translucent white with the sun teasing through, but only momentarily. On Grid 1 0730-1400, also grid 2. Activity as during last 2 days. But pockets I haven't commented on our local Gallinago gallinago, winnowing in 3 places at least. Today a 8 alternated unwound afternoons and perched, cacking, on top of a telephone pole across the road from grid 1. The display flight carried him well out over Grid 1 throughout the morning. 2 pairs of C. alpina nest cupping. 21 June GRID 4, NARL, Barrow, Alaska 0700 on an utterly calm day, high clouds, temp ~34°F. One of those rare days at Barrow when sound recording conditions are ideal. I pounded, taking the equipment (shotgun microphone + Chen 4200 tape recorder) out to Grid 4. See the tape log for results (spectacular). Not only was it a clear perfect [Except for that because there was no E wind one could hear the sounds of Barrow, motor, radio etc] But further, Grid 4 was awash, replic, inundated, with Calidris melanotos. See sp. account. As I stood in one place on the grid it was not unusual to have 2-4 80' hooping within a 200 m radius circle. And as a result the tundra was good. Not only melanotos, - Limnodromus scolopaceus was also displaying, as were many Phalaropus fulicarius . Grid 4 is a place to behold two years. I wish we had censused it last year + this year, but time did not permit. I am impressed, though, by how localized the activity is. It is in the low center polygon and pond region SE of South Meadow Lake.