Journal 12 Yesterday sunshine and today have turned the tundra in a wet slushy mess. Water stands or runs everywhere - some times on top of the snow sometimes below it which is worse. The tundra is now about 30% open. Availability of standing water has attracted several species of ducks. At least two pair of Old Squaw, one or two pair of Steller's Eiders, several Pintail and a pair of King and Sreetacled Eiders were seen on the water, as well as some Grant Geese. In the afternoon the three of us went to the same area (Voth) Steve and Pitelka to collect some birds. I to get more feeding observations. Both Steve and I saw what must have been a couple of Knots (Calidris canutus). Steve and I got home shortly after 17:00. Today for the first time the grass is showing the beginning of growth. In places I saw blades about 2 cm long. For the rest there is little visible growth yet. Aside from the Ranunculus mivalis there are some Pedicularis plants beginning to grow, but the leaves are not spread yet, giving the plant the appearance of a hairy ball. In the evening we went to the Beach Ridge and Pitelka and I went S. of the two cabins where Weaver is doing his studies. Pitelka collected one Turnstone there. We got back by 23:00. 14 June Completed yesterday field notes and then at 10:00 I went into the area behind our laboratory along the new powerline. Found two Semigal nests there, located on the sides of hummocks. In the afternoon we went by Weasel to the North end of Pitelka's plot where Steve and I began our hike to the mouth of Wohlschlag