Janich 1953 Sterna paradisaea June 7 Point Barrow, Alaska One flying along the gravel spit, first record for this year. June 15 One at gravel spit, flying alone. June 16 On lakes on route to Barrow #3 several groups and singles, about 25 in all. July 7 Continuous flight of these birds, scattered and feeding from the air, N.W. along the spit from Elithbah Pass to Nuvuk. We saw perhaps 25 to 40 through the afternoon. July 19 Terms are nesting upon Deadman's Island. In a 45-minute survey of the length of the island this afternoon I found one chick on a grassy mound near the middle of the island. This mound is about 6' wide, 12' long, and 4' high, covered with a stand of Elymus mollis that seems to keep the mound from washing away when the sea breaks over the land in storms. There are apparently many nests among the driftwood that is littered over island and they seem to be localized in two areas. I saw perhaps 40 to 50 terns. There were six nests on the mound where I found the chick but there were no traces of eggs. On Doctor Island there were two terns, presumably a pair; they hovered, screaming, on the wind and I found 2 newly hatched chicks here running about in the driftwood. I searched