MacLean 1966 18 June Meade River Coal Mine, Alaska Good breakfast, then played with specimens and notes to get caught up. Went out to Paul's census plot to add another row, making it 6 x 6: 80 meter squares. Addition includes some good wet pans and should be a help. Walked around and photographed before coming in for lunch. After lunch rang up APL on the radio and had Ben call Max on the phone to see if we are getting a plane today. We aren't. Weather now going bad - wind blowing a steady 10 mph from the NW, and temperature and barometer falling. Hope it doesn't go to pot. Tried fitfully to sleep a while, then gave up and went out to collect feeding observations. Walked around t large lake basin west of camp and collected observations on Northern and Red Phalarope, dowitchers, pectoral, western, and semi-palmated sandpipers. Found Paul's ptarmigan nest - now 8 eggs - and another ptarmigan just west of his census plot. By this time it was darn cold! Wind up to 13-15 mph, and