Jowich 1953 Journal June 14 Point Barrow, Alaska and litter like a sparsely-bristled brush. In the afternoon Bill and I walked in from the beach ridge, finding as many nests as we could along the way. (3 Baird sandpiper, 2 longspur, and 1 short-eared owl. Temperature at 8 p.m. was 32°, about the same, it seemed, as through the day. June 15 8 a.m. temperature 30°; overcast 100% as a low hang- ing fog, wind gentle from the east. Sky stayed overcast but the air warmed somewhat and the wind slowed to a light velocity in late afternoon. Watched hunting activity in morning. In afternoon to Nuerch for general observation and hunting collecting. There I saw the first flowering plants of the season, a Ranunculus and Cochlearia. There were in small clumps of vegetation established in the gravel of the high ground, evidently having been warmed sufficiently by sunlight absorbed by the greavel. There were no flocks of migrant waterfowl; the migration likely is over by now. June 16 There was a light rain at 7 a.m. but it soon was over except for a few sprinkles before noon. The clouds remained irregular but screened the sun all day. The horizon was clear much of the time, particularly to the north and west. A gentle east wind blew and the air was not cold.