E.M.Brock 1958 2 Sabine Gull June 27 Atkasuak, Mead River Coal Mine, Alaska blow on the head from the body of the bird. In direct contrast to the gulls behavior, the tern just flew about high above me not voicing any complaints when I looked at its nest. The area was filled with birds - dowitchers, northern phalaropes and oldsquaws in the pond and golden plovers and small sandpipers along the shore. July 17 Pitt Point, Alaska Today Jim and I were given an LVT trip to the two very large lakes about five miles south west of the point for the purpose of taking water samples since these lakes form the winter water supply. At a locality in between the two lakes we came upon a nesting colony of Sabine gulls. On an island, about 150 feet by 50 feet, located along the side of an Arctophila pond (about 200 to 300 feet from the shoreline) was a Sabine colony composed of about forty Sabine gulls plus one Arctic Tern with its nest and one Pacific Loon with its nest. Although the loon and tern nests were in close proximity to the tern nests, they were on the edge of the island. Both loon and tern nests had one egg and