SPMayers 1980 Journal GRID 3, NARL Barrow, AK 26 June 1350 on Grid 3 tracking a 9 melanoto. - see tracking data + sp accent. Remaind until bind until ~ 2200 hrs. See tracking data, melanoto sp accent. 27 June Began tracking CW:6M @ 1340 42°F, many big about. 20% clouds light NE wi) • Remaind on Grid until 2000. See melanoto accent for details 28 June Tracking melanoto on Grid 3 - see melanoto accent for details 29 June 0400 on Grid 3; sky 95% clouds, 35°F, light NE wi) @ 5mph. Canna to track CW:6M - McAllan, Sorduli + I will take successive shifts through the day. While I found her immediately, I couldn't locate CW:6M until 0526. See tracking data + melanoto accent for more details. Tracked until 0830, then returned again at 1630. Weather remains benign - 40°, no wind, no clouds. See melanoto accent for details. One of the warmest days of the year, with chironomids buzzing about; enough mosquitoes to notice, tipulida (esp. Podicica) crawling about. Some of the smaller flowers, e.g. fotatilla, Drakea, similar to arnica. 30 June 0315 readout Grid 3 - 38°, 0 wind, 10% clouds (on horizon). This is the CLEAREST morning I have ever seen at Barrow - 9 Nyctea visible to the horizon from here. Flocks of melanoto and Ph. ferrirrns have been passing overhead - conspicuous today - and there are literally hundreds visible at times in dense flocks over the lowland marshes. Also flocks (smaller in number) of Limnodromus scolopaceus. 1 July 'Out To Grid 3 @ 0430 for yet another tracking session. Morning much like yesterday but with a slight NE wind: 36°F, 20% high clouds. High visibility En route along AirLine Road I saw 100-200 Cancellataria in flocks using areas disturbed by past years' collagan fraud. They are with small flocks of Limnodromus scolopaceus. I found Bump immediately and CW:6M at 0603. Began tracking continuously 1000.