Journal Aug.9 Point Barrow, Alaska Cleaned up lab.in the morning. Afternoon To Village with Roush, returning in- land to find the area between Village and Voth's Station devoid of lemmings, short-eared owls, and jaegers. No sun for about 5 days, weather mild with fog and variable overcast, some rain. Aug.10 Brought in fish net from Sagwon last evening, got Roush off on walrus hunt with Hopson, and finished frozen lem- mings. Slept in this morning. Bird traps operating (AH, and AB portion of grid) with good catch. In mid-afternoon went to marsh plot and ridge, made general observations and collected fish sample from head of Wohlachlag Slough for Wilkinovsky. Aug.11 Rain in the night as last night, fog drifting. Worked bird traps with Bill and did some packing. Went to Village for part of the afternoon to pick up Rousch and aided in examination and butchering of 2 polar bears and several walruses taken by a Hopson expedition off Bull Cliff. Ice moved in to the beach early today on light to gentle N.W. wind which shifted last night from the east to north breezes we have been having. Overcast complete all day.