Holmes, R. 1960 Journal 23 July Barrow = Meade River, Alaska Started another gorge watch in the morning (8.612). In the afternoon Warner Dougdale (Limnologist - U. P. Aiburg) flew to The Meade River Coal Mine, 78mi S. of Barrow. The tundra at M.R. was extremely different from that at Barrow. This consisted of tussock-type Tundra with many grasses & flowering herbs. Erigophorum was in full bloom and covered the slopes of the rolling hills. The bird life there was quite poor, and most of the breeding birds had apparently departed. One 9 Pectoral Sandpiper with flying young, 14 Ptarmigan (Willow) with large brood(5) and 1 Sh.-e. Owl with 2 chicks were not found. Longspurs were common, and a Less snow bunting was seen. A herd of approximately 200 Caribou, now, or about 2 miles west of the village (MR). We arrived back at Barrow at 1930 after 2 1/2 hours on the ground at the Mine. At 2000, I went look on the frozen lode two-released at 2400.