Holmes, R. 1961 Journal. 24 June Barrow-Wales, Alaska old shole, 2 buildings So. Tour quarters. By 2300, The fog had settled in & it was raining. Fields took off for Nome for refueling & Chester is staying with his mother in low, Tewuk - in the village. 30 June Wales, Alaska Arose, had breakfast with the NEL family,+ took off for DeField - checking traps on the way. Weather overcast + rainy, light wind from S.E. Walked with Peyton + Sullivan across the flat behind the village & up the slope of Cape mountain. Western Sandpipers were seen commonly in the flatlands, as were philomemis red-lobes, longspurs, redpolls, + yellow Wagtails. The Westerns continued up the mountain to the 1st bench, then petered out. Snow buntings became more common in the rocky areas and then in the upland swales. philomemis was encountered, along with a few Western. Water pipits, Ravens, Duntings + occas. Baird Sdp. were also seen. In the afternoon, Sullivan and I walked to Lapp Lagoon through the marshy tundra. Red-lobes pheasants were the most common. One female Pectoral was collected in a wet