July 3 Point Barrow, Alaska Today is a day which will last long in my memory for today was Jaeger day. The wind was blowing strongly and cold off Elson Lagoon as Gil and I began dragging LE for nests and it had been raining periodically. The first half of the east side proved uneventful except for the possibility of a Redback Sandpiper nest. As Dave approached stake 5 Gil called over to me and less than 200' away were about 10 Jaegers! They flew up and some came over & investigated me, their unbounded curiosity driving them within 10' of me! An unprecedented bit of jaeger behavior! Although the juns were in the weeds a 1/3th of a mile away I quickly returned to the vehicle for them. The jaegers had dropped down again off to the transect so Gil & I quietly stalked towards them, 9 to the shore side & Gil 50' & the west. There was continual movement among these "pirates of the tundra", me picking up & flying 25yds & dropping down again, apparently feeding activity judging from stomach contents. When they finally flew, again they came close to me