J.P. Myers 1978 Calidris alpina 4 Teasook on the Meade River, N. Slope Borough, Alaska 28 May & together at 1400 hrs flying up wind (NE). The year's 1st. 29 May beaucoup de redback sandpipers today. Flying mostly ENE, @ 2-3 ft off the tundra, I've seen 20-30, including several small flocks numbering up to 8 flock. Display heard in 2 separate areas (classic Dunlin flight display, the frog) 30 May movement of alpina continuing today. Also display activity + chowing, which appears to have concentrated in vicinity of airstrip. Nevertheless many of the birds that appear [illegible] remain only momentarily. Flight direction strongly to E, some N. The net movement is clearest in alpina of all the shorebirds, and approaches the consisting of Stictracris pomarinus. p.m. (7,51) by the Village of Atkasook large flock (66 alpina) foraging in sand dominated ridge top and back ridge habitat with Carex bigelowii partially buried under wind blown sand downwind from a large riverbank blowout. no aggregation in flock, birds foraging continuously. Another flock just north of town in an LCP system also overblown by sand. There are the few areas where snow cover is down to 0%. 1230 - flock of alpina still present in same area. IBP road, Barrow, N. Slope Borough, Alaska 2030 - flock of 35 alpina foraging just to right of beginning of T9, in a 50m patch of cleared ground. Another flock w along the road when it rises over the Beach Ridge. Lechea scam over BBPlot #1 (6802). 2 smaller flocks out [illegible] toward central section of T9 foraging on cleared LCP system. POUR MAIN - Barrow 1930 - flock of 20+ alpina foraging in the one opened pool out here. 1 June 20 Transects 1, 3, 7, 6 - Gaskin Ridge ran transects this pm, and in 242 hrs observed no alpina on the tundra away from the road. They are still in situs described on 31 May. 2 June very few Dunlin visible anywhere around Barrow. Temp in low 20's (see journal). All in flock. 3 June alpina continues to flock. If anything this is even more pronounced now. Flock sites