M Verbeek 1966 Journal 89 29 Aug The snow that fell last night remained on the ground all day today. In addition the cold NE wind kept blowing, all in all making field work unpleasant. In the morning I took care of a shipment of accumulated mail from Berkeley (mostly bills!) and in the early afternoon I took care of the proof of my Anise Murrelet note in the Condor. Hope this is the last I hear of it. Then at about 14:30 I hiked over the Drum Area toward the S. shore of Honey Bucket Lagoon. Going down was fine with the wind in my back, but coming back was a different matter. Most, in fact all shorebird activity was within half a kilometer from camp. Outside that area I saw 5 Steller Eider females and a small gull, which was definitely not a Glaucous Gull, the size of a Mew Gull, with reddish legs and a pale colored bill with a black tip. I could not see any black - the wing or any where else. The light was not too good and the bird did not let me come very close. The ornithologist, Jim Parker left to night and Steve came back from Fairbanks. 30 Aug. Got up late after a restless night. The weather has not changed since yesterday. We still have the strong NE wind and the snow is still on the ground. From about 10:00 to 11:00 I walked around Imlipuk. There were very few birds around. In fact