M Verbeek 1966. Journal 45 18 July Cool windy day with some snow flurries. In the morning I prepared my luggage for the trip to Meade River and then I left for the field, from about 09:30 to 11:00, to check the progress of the Knot. When I got back there was a letter from Pitelka in response to my letter of 10 July (?) regarding the Baird Sandpiper incubation. Steve cancelled the trip to the Meade and together we spent the rest of the day observing the Bairds. In the afternoon we watched each a nest for 3 hours continuously to see what the incubation schedule is. We then collected two birds, one which Steve had watched for three hours and an other, nearly, incubating bird. In the evening we went to Wholschlag Slough to check two other nests. I watched one nest for 3 hours. We got home at 23:30. At 00:20 I went to the Drum Area to check nest #13 and found an incubating bird on it. This bird was hatched at 00:45 and proved to be a male. 19 July Rain in the morning and early afternoon. Periodic rain from there on. No sun. Mild. Stayed inside all morning. In the afternoon I censussed the plot on Beach Ridge and then continued to check the nest (Baird 31) at the CRREL Dam. The bird live on P's plot was very poor indeed. Except for some longspurs, there was a Red Phalarope with 4 young and two Golden Plovers were still incubating. The only other species seen was Long-tailed Jaeger. In the afternoon I also went to the Drum Area and I watched Baird Sandpipers for two hours.