CHILD'S 1951 6. June 13 Point Barrow, Alaska (Cwt). ridge transect. The snow is very soft on the S side of this ridge making very difficult walking. June 14 We spent the morning at the Point mapping and checking Snow Bunting nests. In the afternoon Gil + I set a Colborn line north along the ridge from L.W. Trapping has been so successful with the Buntings that we moved some traps out to L.W. We also set some live traps at the other end of the transect. Skinned in the evening. Hobson brought us 5 Red Phalaropes as per order. June 15 Schiller and I went down along the coast from the village in the morning. The country is flatter but more difficult to wade than that in our areas. At the farthest point south the tundra was divided into hummocks, about 10 ft square. These hummocks were riddled with old lemming burrows and completely covered with droppings. No new sign was in evidence. Dwarf willow was present and just beginning to bud out. Buttercups were found in blossom yesterday and today. There was one fair size pond on which there was a flock of 10 Steller's Eiders and many Red Phalaropes of which 12 were collected. Buntings were rare and Longspurs were uncommon. In fact there was a dearth of bird life