Journal Point Barrow, Alaska May 28 There was an occasional fall of powdery snow and this was drifting continuously like sand over the open tundra. Tracks were half filled less than an hour after they were made in the snowpack. Trapped birds in the base area, finding the long- spure abundant and quite readily entering. Visited the study areas with Frank Pilella. Snow cover is thin at the higher ground with grasses just covered but visible, and snow cover complete. Bird activity has noticed noticeably increased there with longspure in small groups, a wheatear, several pomarine jaegers, and about 5 snowy owls seen in 3 hours. At 5 p.m. a flock of about 50 to 60 eiders swept over the base at a low altitude and swept out over the sea ice, changing from E. to W. direction. Eider flights have been invisible from the base and not likely great. On the evening of May 25 there was frequent shooting of shotgun out north of Barrow Village may have indicated some duck movement at that time. Shaving proceeded noticeably on disturbed ground about the base, with break through of the snow crust to slush