Childs 1960 26 may Patmeza River, Cape Sabine, Alaska was essentially complete, the river fairly low and the bar dry and hard. No caribou seen. Made range and set out T,-4 by 1930. Found Western Sandgizer next w/y. Very few jaegers and no olds in area. Very little mouse digns. Very windy from north. Overcast. 27 May Sunny but still a north wind. Ran traps in a.m. and caught 6 M. oecosoma am, 5 longspure, 28may Wind has stopped. Ran traps in a.m. got 1 tundra sole. Walked to cabin in p.m. No ducks on estuary. Only oldgauvo and murre seen offshore. Short-eared owls have been passing through all day. Found a dead M. minimus in snow under spot on ridge where they were found in the fall of 1958. This may be evidence for weather catastrophe 29my Overcast and slight cold west wind. little activity over tundra. Picked up traps from T,-4 and set T5-8 at 1900 30my Snowed during the night so many traps were covered. Snow melted by 1300. Snow squalls continued all day. Had difficulty in keeping warm in tent due to wind. 31may Snow squalls continued. Traps covered or frozen. Ponds all frozen. Nominiarum