MacLean 1967 Journal there. Sabine Gulls are hunting all along the coast. The South wind finally blew the ice completely out - only islands now. The wind also brought Mosquitoes abundantly. Many other nematocerans were conspicuous. Bawa juvenile (bug flying well) grey-cheeked thrush in the Drum area as we were walking in. 3 August Barrow, Alaska Don and Tom finally off for the Meade in the afternoon after being held up by dense fog all morning. Waited with them for a while, then went out to collect birds. Couldn't get close to barn plovers. Finally had to settle for 2 mewgotes from flock by corner of Central Marsh - both ad 44, 81 791 3 792. Spent part of afternoon trying to sleep off a rotten stomach, then went to lab and worked on birds and notes while laundry was washing. In the evening nobody came to pick us up to go to town, so we drove out to Shooting Station. Bar in the tent and finally finished my damn notes! Lots of red-backs - a flock of about 30 -