Myceus 1980 Journal NARL, Barrow, Alaska 29 June Up at 0400, on the field by 0430. Walked all around camp + then down to the Brotton area and the dump. Temp = 19°F at 0430. Same at 0630 when I returned. Wind w/12mph from NE. No clouds. On the trip the most remarkable thing was the flock of Arctia interpres roosting at the dump: 25+. I have never seen a larger flock. They wheeled about after I spooled Glenn. With them were two Calidris alba + 28 C. melanotos. The other ornithological note of interest was that the many Plectrophax thrace - arrived 5-9 - were not the least aggressive. This, except of the fact that around camp 83 an in full display. 1030-1330 Took a snowmobile out along the transecto, going beyond #10 to FAP's old beach ridge study site, then back to camp via the DEW line site (four- Main). The essence of the trip was snow. Everywhere. Very few tundra knolls are without at least a glaze of snow. Most are deeply covered. All transect + gird units were 100% covered. The birds quickly disappeared once I left the area strip right along the coast. One Nyctea scandiaca was on grid 2. No other birds ANYWHERE on the grid/transect system. The snowmobile broke down near the DEW line station and I walked in. Typical. 1500-1630 Tony Hall and I went to the Brotton area for another perusal. Temp climbed to 25°F. No wind. 100% overcast. The flock of turnstones was three; they had been joined by a pair of C. alpina. No melanotos to be seen. Tony and I collected a Vermivora celata. Saw one Eremophila alpestris. Nowuk, PT Barrow, Alaska 30 June 0645 Took snow mobile off toward Nowuk at the tip of pt. Barrow. Wind 10-12mph from N. Temp 23°F. 100% overcast, slight snow. Approx 2 km from the Point the snowmobile broke down - I continued on foot, reaching the area at 0865. Remained until 0845, walked back to snow mobile, repaired it. The bird scene was