J.M. Verbeek 1966 Journal 7 9 June It was a misty morning and a solid over cast for the rest of the day. The wind kept blowing from the east, as it has for the past three days. After breakfast I went for clean cloth and then at about 08:30 set out for a hike along the Winnigan Trail to where it hits the Beach Ridge. There were only two Red- backs along this trail and one Semipal. Beach Ridge only produced two bands and 3 pairs of hongspurs. The weather is so poor that the birds are mainly occupied with feeding. I saw no displays of sand pipers like I saw a few days ago when the sun was shining. Pitelka shot a Semipal today which had 4 nymphed follicles indicating that some birds are laying. From Beach Ridge I went cross country to the South East end of Honey Bucket and proceeded along the east side slowly going back to camp. There were some Golden Plover here, as well as some Turnstones and a Sandpiper. This shoreline has extensive areas of a clay like soil - without grass cover. Turnstones seem to like it. I also saw them on the S.W. side of the lake yesterday on the same sort of substrate. In the afternoon, toward 15:00 we went out to Foot Print Lake where Pitelka and Steve shot some Red backs and hongspurs. I collected some more feeding data. I am beginning to wonder, if this weather keeps up, where the birds are finding their food. There are only so many bare patches and a good many, especially the small ones, must have been searched over pretty well. Then I wonder to what extent some species are forced to feed in places where they would normally not feed if given a better choice