JPMyers 1978 Calidris bairdii At Kasook, Meade River, North Slope Borough, Alaska 30 May Dave Shuford + Stuart Johnston found 1st bairdii by Atkasook village this afternoon. During the evening I walked them + also saw one, foraging amidst alpine on a sandy knoll. No hint of display. 31 May Single bairdii still present at Atkasook. Barrow, Alaska 10+ bairdii by road system around NAW, most on the south side of the road between the NAW airport and POWMAIN. Some aerial chasing + vocal display. 2130 one on Grin 1, foraging and gave one flight display. 3 June bairdii still only by road system. 5 June bairdii actively displaying on Baseline Ridge. 2 pairs seen - one on T6 (and probably later across the slough) with 8+9 feeding quickly together. The other on T7 in the middle of 6E104. 8 displaying to 9 in this pair - tail up, wing up + down, then 9 approaching. 8 entering nest cup. 9 + quickly exiting. 9 entering + as 8 displayed inside (tail up, wing up / down) 9 worked on nest cup. 6 June obtained additional tape of bairdii, although not 1st rate quality. Most all of a 8 some 50-60 m up in the air hovering + gliding continuously, alternating between frog call and continuous wattle. See tape log (1978-3).