Holmes, R. 1961 Journal 5. 7 June Barrow, Alaska In the afternoon, I worked Vath's area again. When I refer to Vath's area, I usually mean The tundra to the North of it - near traplines, III A + B. This means working The tundra which sides 1 The new good road. This area is poor because there are some pals-(plentiful)-Redbark, peckforest & a few bairds. The weather today has been poor. During the morning cold -3E winds blew constantly. In the afternoon this let up slightly but it was still uncomfortable & work operations difficult. In the evening Chamberlain and I drove to the area S.O. of the village but could not get across to The tryoid area where shrewbird activity had been reported that afternoon. Little bird activity was noted. One owl was seen below the village. 8 June Barrow, Alaska Spend the morning in the lab preparing specimens + writing field notes. In the afternoon, I went to Oath's area & obtained some good info on Bairds & pusellus (targena). The weather began to clear off - in the afternoon & by evening The sun came out. The wind calmed down. In the evening I went with Mullen & Chamberlain in the moose, to an area south of the village where