Yonich 1953 Journal Point Barrow, Alaska May 28 pools on low ground making walking somewhat treacherous there. May 29 There was a heavy hoar frost this morning. At 8 a.m. temperature was 25°. There was a fairly steady light east wind. The sky was partly obscured by low, foggy clouds but the sun shown most of the time. It was warm out of the wind though thawing was not prominent because of low temperature. Bird traps were operated all day. A start was made toward locating buntings that are established on territories. In the afternoon with Frank Pitelka I made a trip to Barrow Village where we met Alfred Hopeon and discussed arrangements for launching trapping. A walk of about a mile out on the sea ice to the lead brought us to a whale carcass which the seals were busily breaching. This was a bowhead, a late caught one, for the season was over in early May. Later we went out on the tundra south of the base. Bird life is picking up there with a distinctly greater activity than even a week ago. Occasionally the snow cover is broken on irregular ground but miles of tundra are solidly white with snow. Gloucous gulls, pom-