JPMyers 1978 Journal NARL, Barrow, North Slope Borough, AK 6 June (cont'd) 49 C. alpina in 100 ha sampled during the last 2 days. Also 111 Calidris pugnax. But polarotors appear to be in sad shape: only 3 of each sex, all today. They appear, however, to be picking up - see sp accent. Flying insect about today. Found a Calidris nest cup almost completed. PM. - out Barrow spit to Nunook At 1830 G.E. Hall, Brian McCaffrey and I left NARL headed north via 3-wheeler, destination Nunook. Weather helping 38°F with a slight W wind, occasional rain. It actually rained steadily for 45 min this afternoon (6 June ?!!!). On the way we observed that the shore fast ice is heavily puddled now by water, and that nowhere along the spit has it been (well)ridge) up onto shore in any appreciable fashion. The lead, by the way, has been several km wide for the last week or so, and only a few km offshore. The Nunook tundra is largely snow free today, although the series of ponds over the gravel grydges are still pretty much snowed in. Nunook was only moderately productive - a Calidris rubicollis, many Calidris alba (~15), 3 Calidris alpina, 2 Calidris fuscicollis, and at least 10 Calidris bairdi. The dunlin and baird were the only birds displaying. One Pholidon dominica passed by a few Phalaropus fulicatus. See daily list, Nunook entry. The big frustration came when I was 20 m from G.E. Hall + we called Turdus obscurus - only to have the bird disappear before anyone else could catch a glimpse. We searched the tundra patch for the next 1.5 hrs to no avail. NARL Spotted a Hypocicla thrush from the lab window - could not ID 7 June Begun a.m. by collecting above Hypocicla. It is a H. ustulata, Barrow's first specimen. Out to grind by 0900, late because of collecting business. McCaffrey and I arrived from 0900 to 1200. Foggy, lifting by mid morning. Temp = 32° No wind. Snow cover now dropping below 50% on both Grude 1+2. Shorebirds very active. [illegible] has moved in - see sp accent. Found 2 quilla nut cups.