a few days earlier In the evening Tom and I hiked along the beach E of Camp. Except for two dead Walrus and a small Bearded Seal there was nothing else that caught our special attention. 7 Aug. Pleasant sunny day, but a very strong north wind (25-30 mph) The cook, Fidel, never returned in time from his trip to Kivalina, so we had to make our own breakfast. Then Tom and I took the Weasel and we drove along the beach to Cravill Point. I tried to wade around it, and could have made it, but I did not want to risk the photographic equipment. Fortunately the crew returned at about noon, from Kivalina, a native village 40 Mi. E. of here along the shore. Ron Brower took us by boat to the Alaid colony, where we spent the rest of the afternoon photographing the birds. Alcids, alcids, rows of them, in places up to 250 m along the face of the cliffs. A fantastic experience. In the evening, I tried in vain to catch mosquitoes in Steve, however, the 35 mph wind made collecting impossible. 8 Aug The wind increased to about 30 Mph and blew all day. It was too windy to go by boat to the Alaid colony, so I walked. It took one hour and 5 minutes to go from camp to the mouth of Narnak Creek. I arrived there at 10:05, and stayed there till 15:30, photographing birds. I had to go back to the colony, because my camera broke down