Childs 1951 June 11 Point Barrow Alaska (cut). But the ice has not spread up and none were seen. In the deserted pod of whole bone huts we found 4 snar hunting nests. A Solair Gull flew over. There were many whale skulls on the point June 12 We spent the morning re-surveying the Elson Transect. Both Gargano, brant flew over. A Snow Owl was seen on the way out. In the afternoon I worked the snar Bunting in the storage area near the lab while the others went into the Village. They reported many ducks migrating and Frank took an Old- Squaw. Arrangements were made to get 5 Phalaropes a day for the next 6 weeks. We put up a few skeletons apiece but there is lots more of Schiller stuff left. June 13 In the morning [illegible] and I made the first survey on the Elson transect. There appeared to be transient birds of many species. There was much activity on the marshes, Red Phalaropes arrived in numbers. May flocks of old-squaw and several of eiders flew over. Arctic Terns were summer over the marsh. I collected a King Eider at the marsh. A White-fronted Goose and several Brant flew over. We saw several unidentified small sandpipers in various areas. The marsh has melted considerably during the last week so that there is now water up to a foot deep and 100 ft. indianter. In the afternoon we added 20 more acres to the mid-