Holmes,R 1963 Journal 27 may Barrow, Alaska Tundra: The snow is quite soft. Many polyg- steps are exposed I have been for a week or more. Pre-equivalent date - fir start met Will eat your woodchuck June 6-7. Lemming sign is spotty - only occasional An active runway seen on the now- explosed Tundra. The faejar activity is not very shiny today. I saw a snowy owl was noted today. 28 may Barrow, Alaska Organized lab in early morning, Ben walked out through drum area. Weather clear & sunny, many large puddles. 1 snow & up plains, streams 1 melt water were pouring into the lower areas. Saw 2 SP + 2 BS, one of the former was displaying - Gee sp. accs. Longspurs were abundant & their songs were heard frequently. Lemming sign was much better than that seen a week ago yesterday - most of the tundra now exposed hot Sign / cut - some of the entire area we moved, but in mat, caching was confined to the vicinity of the runways. No jaeger - no birds noted. - Several lemming were seen in the declining & 2 mth (10% snow) remaining between 2 patches. In afternoon, drove to Britton's area -