Jonich 1953 Asio Flammeus July 30 Point Barrow, Alaska from the nest. This is the most successful brood I have encountered. There were no eggs in the nest, indicating possibly 100% fledging of the clutch. The previously known nest, about 400' away, was deserted; the single injured which seen some days ago would have left the nest by now if it has lived. A marked nest (Pitelka?) I had not seen before, near forks of drainage into the slough from central marsh was deserted, but appeared to have had young raised in it. Across the slough from snowy owl nest #2 the nest previously seen by Pitelka + Thompson was deserted. One infertile egg remained. Two young among the polygons about 40' and 75' away were downy and with flight feathers developed fairly well. There as others this size offered scarcely any resistance and did not move off when approached. The birds actually seem quite weak. The early dispersal apparently contributes to survival. In a pocket of the S.E. part of the marsh I found a deserted nest among the high poly- gons of a low ridge of these formations may have had young raised in it. The picture of short-eared owl reproduction seems now to be more favorable with inclusion of these