Holmes, R. 1960 Journal 42. 24 July Barrow, Alaska as we walked along the island. Only 2a3 nests were found with eggs, and about 16 chicks were seen (12 banded). The nests are simply a depression in the sand, usually among the driftwood where they are somewhat protected. The eggs are light greenish with dark black blotches & spots. The Sabine Gulls were most common feeding along the shores. A few however were breeding, since about 3 nests were found. These nests consisted of a few small pecky sticks or grass placed into a cup in the sand among the driftwood. One nest was found with 1 egg, another had 2, + a third had 1 egg cracked open with a chick egg-week-developed embryo and a dead young about a foot away. No live chicks were seen for Sabine Gulls. Some of the adults were molting (particularly at the head), but others were still in the breeding plumage. The only Tern species with a nest in a bowl, lined with