J Pruijers 1980 Journal At Kasook on the Meade River, North Slope, Alaska 3 June (con't) walked from camp out to (25,42), following the river trail. I remained on the grid from 10:00 to 15:30 without any sign of a Tryngita. Snow melted considerably while I was there. I would guess that yesterday the transects were 79-85% snow covered. With another two days of this they will be under 10. Bisio flammeus — I should comment on this species. It is incredibly abundant this year. At any given time I can usually see one or two in the air within a 3 km radius. Between camp and the Buddha Tryngita grid & pass by, minimally, five or six distinct individuals. I have seen a few flight displays. Today I discovered that they are easy to call in; simply squeak at them + they come to investigate. 4 June 0800 left for Tryngita grid. Arrived 0915. Weather began somewhat ominously. At 0430 it was heavy fog with a thick white front over everything. Temp about 26 then but by 0800 it was about 32°F. 10-15mph NE wind (whale-like). No Tryngitas on the ice. I searched the western loop diligently to no avail. At ~1130 I put up my tent and at 1430 I did another search of the ice + walked back to camp. While in the tent my front porch was the scene of some willow ptarmigan sex. The β+γ came by, male uttering a short version of the clommer call every 30-4 minutes. Then the females began to shake her head, violently back & forth and in a seizure. Each episode was only for about 2-3 seconds and they occurred ~1 every 1-2 minutes. The β approached without much ceremony (none), hopped on her back + - cefocal contact. As soon as he got off he chased her for about 30 sec. They returned to feeding and the β head jerking did not reoccur. Movement by all shorebirds continued today. Only a few individuals of the two Pluvialis sp were seen flying unidirectionally + nonstop, which I