Child 1959 17 June Barrow, Alaska Many areas of low center polygons had only the high margins out of water. This would mean that at this critical time of exposure that the mice would be concentrated in an exposed habitat suitable for maximum utilization by predators. However, few predators are around. It follows, therefore, that there must be few mice. 18 June On a walk out of the drum area, the mouse sign is as good as we ever seen it except for August of '55. Weather warm and windless. In the evening there was bright sun and no wind which should speed the end of them. 21 June Pitmegea River, Cape Sabine, Alaska arrived at Pitmegea about 1330. Very very jaegers observed in the entire flight - Probably less than 10. Maher, Swade & I then flew to Liza for gas then south of the Kubpuk River, there to its headwaters with the coast at Cape Thompson after following the Kubpuk River. Buzzed the cape at Thompson, observed very good numbers of alcids on cliffs and returned north along the Spewik River & Corwin Mine and then along coast to Pitmegea. Set