Jonieh 1953 Journal June 6 Point Barrow, Alaska fairly bright. By mid-afternoon sky was clear, and sun was bright at midnight. A light west wind blew in the evening. Frequent gunshot near the village indicated ducks were passing up the lead. Occasional flock passed in view of the base, generally over land. Frank and I operated bird traps today in the drum area and observed buntings on territory. The first longspur egg was found today. Prepared skins of 2 weasel and 2 phalaropes. The least weasel has begun to appear among the disappearing lemmings. June 7 8 a.m. temperature 37°, sky clear, air mild with no wind. This morning I watched buntings, wrote up notes, and observed lemmings, all near the base. In the afternoon the three of us went to Nuvuk, to collect buntings and to review the outdoor conditions there. New species for this season were arctic tern and long-tailed jaeger. A first positive identification of loons was made when 4 Pacifics flew over. The sky was clouded after noon, the wind blowing in gentle velocity from the east. Late in the evening clearing resumed and wind was slack. The dispersal of lemmings continues, as notes under the brown lemming indicate. June 8 8 a.m. temperature 30°, sky just clouding over, but the clouds moved on and the day was generally