Jonich 1953 6 Journal May21 Point Barrow, Alaska. In Fairbanks on May 15 I noted the abundant aspen or cotton- wood leafing out, with largest leaves about half grown. A frequent topic of con- versation was this onset of spring. That area was snowfree in the valleys. Here there is the same situation in regard to season. Early migration of passerine birds is underway, with buntings numerous, a few longspurs, red polls, and a western pipit seen, and a single white crown sparrow and myrtle war- blue. May22 At 4:30 a.m. the fog was down on the ground. It began to lift later on and the wind blew from the N.E. It appeared in midmorning that the fog would break but then the overcast became denser and there was an occasional swirl of snow in the steady wind. I remained indoors most of the time, pre- paring specimens and reviewing the activities of the past week. May23 The N.E. wind held steady all day and in the night there had been some poor- dery snow. It appeared for awhile in the morning that the weather would clear,