Janich 1953 Nyctea scandiaca May 17 Point Barrow, Alaska - Several times between 5:30 and 6 a.m. I heard owl-like calls to the s.w. of the base, in series of 2 to several, the sounds about 1 second apart. There are no owls at present near the base but one is reported a few miles out on the road to a gas well to the south. May 20 at 1:40 p.m. one flushed from tundra 1/4 mile s. of permafrost installations, some 180 yards ahead of me. It flew out over the lagoon toward Barrow Village, lit on the snow-covered ice, and perched there. It was still present more than 15 minutes later, at the same spot. May 21 Craig saw an owl near the permafrost installations today. Fresh pellet on snow beside broken rolled up weasel track on route to Old Point Barrow. An- other pellet, fresh, on snow at old eshimo dwelling on the point. May 23 One flew up from a snowbank thrust - up by a snow plow excavating the gas well road, 1/4 mi. beyond the end of the AACS beverage antenna. This was at about 3 p.m. as we passed in a weasel. This owl seems not to perch high above ground.