Journal Sullivan J. Barrow, Alaska July 28 (not) the animals once. There was a gryggy on the shore just SW of the Pitmegu river. It looked up as we passed. Winds were strong along the coast. Turned south to the lake just beyond the river. Gull Lake is located just beyond some low hills to the south of Cape Sabine. The lake is about 1 mile long and there is a small island on it. We could see glaucous gulls dotting the island as we flew nearer. Our objective was to land the chicks and to collect all scraps of bones and pellets that were on the island. Last year Maker and Holmer had cleaned off the island - so we should be able to determine what the colony had eaten in one year. We landed then let the plane drift in to the island. Unfortunately the chicks were large enough to swim - and all but 4 escaped into the water. We banded the 4. We counted 27 chicks and 64 adults, but there were probably 70 ± adults present. Other birds: (a few) western s., northern phalarope, sizable flock, jäegers - 3. It took about 1½ hours to clean off the island. Hultén meanwhile was collecting