A H Verbeek 1966 Journal 15 Point Barrow, Alaska 11 Aug. A beautiful sunny day with a rather cold wind. In the morning I walked the Drum Area to make feeding observations. The most common shore bird was the Peetral, followed by the Semipal and then the Red backed Sandpiper. The tundra had changed during my three week absence, I found. The ground had thawed out further, making the puddles deeper and the areas which were walkable before where wetter, that is to say, the wet areas were wetter. In the afternoon I went by weasel to Gasoline Bridge. Again the peetrals were the most common, followed by Red backs. Semipals being absent. The Semipal seems to feed almost exclusively on bare muddy lake and pond shores, while the Peetral prefers the "mossy bogs" at present. The grass in many of the ponds had grown rather well during our absence, especially the species which grows in the deep center part of the ponds. This species has reddish brown blades. Sphagnum moss grows actively in shallow ponds and in some cases it actually seems to fill my ponds. Just before supper Steve and I got some more soil samples along a small pond, which I had found to be rather rich in Chironomid larvae earlier this morning. 12 Aug. Sunny all day with a cold wind. Stayed inside during the morning to finish notes In the afternoon I went to P. Teller's plot and census'd it. Except for Peetral Sandpipers and a few Red Phalaropes there were no other shore birds. The soil on the plot is too dry and does not have