M Verbeek 1966 Journal 23 25 June The weather continued to be bad, with cold winds and snow flurries intermittently. Bitter. Steve and I went to the Drum Area for about 2 hours (10:00- 11:45) to see if we could find the two Baird nests I located yesterday. I found both nests, close to the stakes I put at the approximate locations yesterday. In the process of walking from the first nest to the second we found the Sanderling nest, which I have been looking for for some time now. When we reached the end of the polygons we went back home. In the afternoon, Pitilka went to his Census Plot and I hiked from the N. end of the plot, N.E. ward till I got to the shore of Elson Lagoon near the two story yellow house. From there I went to Braint Point and from there along the Lagoon South ward till I got to the tripod marker and from there across Holmes Morass back to the Census plot. During the two hour trip I saw about 3 pair of Phalarope, one pair of Baird's (+ nest, 4 egg), one Pomarine Jaeger, 1 g Old Squaw, and a pair of Golden Plover. There were no Semipalmated and no Turnstones or Peletons. Also saw a male Steller's Eider. In the late evening I went to the area between Honey Bucket and South Salt Lagoon to feed the Turnstones. There was a lot of Shore bird activity - Semipalmated, Baird, and Red Backs. There is only one pair, perhaps a pair of Turnstones. It is certainly hard to say because they come from far away to gather here. Also saw a Semipalmated Plover and a pair of Phalaropes. 26 June The wind was still from the Chinekchi Sea, cold and moist. In the afternoon we enjoyed some periods of sunshine