NAM Verbeek 1966 himnnochomus scolopacens (I) 14 June. Observed two birds at Elson hagoon, N of Wholschlag slough. When I first saw them they stood sleeping on top of a polygon. Then when I flushed them they flew over to a inundated meadow where they fed along the shallow shore. 21 June. One bird circled around me at 05:30 and settled at about 30 m, apparently out of curiosity. His appearance was being investigated by a Turnstone who came over from about a 1/4 of a mile away and settled about 1 m. from the Dowitcher. It is possible that the turnstone merely came over to check me out, although I had left his territory some time earlier. At Elson hagoon a second Dowitcher flew around me and landed nearby. I again had the impression he was checking me out. 27 June. Saw three fly over the W. end of Gasoline Ridge. At least one of the birds gave a yodling type of call, which I did not hear before 29 June. Three birds over Holmes Morass and then later on two birds SE. of the CRREL Cabin. 30 June. One bird on Pitillias Census plot and an other one flying over. 3 July. Four birds were feeding in Central Marsh. 6 July. One and later two birds flew over P's plot this morning. The single bird was a male who briefly performed a flight display accompanied by the garbled song. 23 July. At Meade River I saw at least two females flying about one west of camp in the wet, low parts of the tundra.