Sullivan J. 1961 Clangula hyemalis June 27 (Barrow, Alaska) ridge there were 2 flocks of old squares. One of these flocks consisted of one drake and 12 hens. As I neared in the weasel the flock flew up - circled low - and landed 150 yards farther down (in the lake). Then they climbed up on the bank. I approached once more but very slowly. At 50 yards the birds moved into the water; at 30 yards, I out the motor. Some of the hens were preening. I watched the drake scratch his face - he did not reach over the wing (as magpie do). A couple of hens appeared to be feeding; they dived for periods of 6 to 25 seconds. Couldn't see what they were bringing up - if anything. The drake approached a hen - (to copulate?) in this manner: swan low and stretched out in the [illegible] water. The hen shook her tail and swam off. The drake never got closer than 6-8 in from her. The hen did not permit copulation (if that was the intent of the ?). The drake approached a 2nd hen in the same way and was again rebuffed. The appearance of a limning discontinued observations. However at 0750 I observed a pair of old squaw Together in a small pool near the bridge at the camp entrance. This raised the question: Why.