Journal 88 It is quite possible that bewelle saw the owls, but the presence of many Glancus gulls in the Britton Area (they have been there several days) makes me think he may have mistaken gulls for owls. We did see a Gyr falcon on our way back Back in the laboratory Tom put the finishing touches to his luggage. After a fierce internal battle he decided to hang on to the crab he got at Cape Thompson. This beast, a fine specimen indeed, is to hang on the wall of "his den" as he calls it, where, I gather, he hangs everything he ever collected. The crab went into the bottom of a small cardboard box and on top of this, in a space largely filled with green wet grass he put Henk's "Animals" from Cape Thompson. After having sent several letters and two telegrams to mom and dad, announcing his arrival time, reschedules, possible delays, etc., Thomas finally boarded the RYD, with only one more worry on his mind: he had to send one more telegram from Fairbanks. Fare ye well, Thomas! After Tom's departure I walked home from the airport and on my way I noticed a flock of dark birds on the Ocean near shore. I went back to this spot with the scope. The birds in question were Old squaws. Steve did not come home yet, so I assume he has gone to Anchorage to the Science Conference like a lot of people he did.