Mackean 1966 9 June Barrow, Alaska Weather colder and windier, there is no doubt of it - the season is late. We need some warm weather before it is too late to recover. Out to Both Areas with Pitelka for sod samples. Intens was to take them where birds were seen feeding. Trouble was - birds weren't seen feeding. Some semi-pal activity; took 4 for stomach and breeding condition information. Watched turnstones + redbacks for a couple of feeding observations and two sod samples. Then drove in via gasoline and Beach Ridges. Not much to see there but snow. A quieter pair near wound or gasoline ridge, but not a sound. Still surprising is the low level of longspur and snow bunting activity. Birds are paired and territorial, but not doing much. Guess we'll have to remove some to see what is going on. After lunch decided to go out to bluffs by Footprint lake and slaughter birds. Only bare grounds was ridge along west side of lake. Pitelka took some 4 longspurs to check on breeding progress.