Art Derbeek 1966 Journal 57 along the high water line, but below the willows. Obviously by next spring these dens will be flooded and demolished by ice. I wonder if these are young animals or perhaps animals that are pushed out of more favorable habitat? The Yellow Wagtails have almost completely lost their Muptial plumage. They are the only conspicuous bird of the willows along the river at present. In the evening we again saw several group of caribou around us. Three Eskimos went out to hunt the largest herd (+50? animals). Tom and I set a trap in hopes of catching a short-tailed Weasel that Art McKee saw near the village. 30 July Cloudy day with some fine drizzle in the morning. There was much excitement in our camp because of small groups of Caribou all around us. The Eskimo's from the village went out to hunt them. Among a group of +75 animals we saw a tremendous bull, bigger than any bull I have seen so far. All day long I heard shooting in various directions and by 18:00 small group of Glaucous Gulls scattered over the tundra betrayed the places where the caribou had been killed and skinned. From 12:30 to 14:00 I censused Paul's Plot and I was amazed at the few birds I saw. There was only one each of Pectoral, Baird and Red-backed Sandpiper and one pair of Lapland Longspurs. The Pectoral q N. of the plot was still incubating. There were no Black-bellied Plovers. Whenever needed, I pushed the stakes deeper into the ground to the