Sullivan, J. Pitt Point, Alaska July 8 (lwt.) the shore then south to the summer waters haul lake looking for lemming sign. There were lots of old runways and winter nests but very little fresh sign. July 9 Chamberlain had seen indication of lemming activity by the oil tanks west of the station so I investigated this area this morning. A snowy owl (?) sat on a knoll just beyond the tanks, but no lemmings were in evidence. Turned south and looked in this direction. I came to a wet area interspersed by pools. Two arctic terns flew at me — a nest somewhere nearby. One of the terns had a small fish in its bill. Both of the birds buzzed me. The wind was from the southeast; a tern would hover about 20 yards downwind and 15 feet in the air. Then it would drop clown crying and just miss my head. I spotted one downy chick sitting very still in the water. It moved its head slightly from side to side watching me. I moved closer and the chick scurried away. I turned to walk away and the adult hovered over the chick. Proceeded on to a lake some 4 miles south of the station. There were about 10 old squats on the lake. A red-throated loon was on a small pool near the lake. An arctic fox raised its head above the grass about 75 yards away. Stopped