Nactea 1967 Journal [8 June] end of nostrils, and bill width at the same point, measured on the mandible. Must be careful in the field to avoid distorting the bill with the cotton wrap. We are saving ca. 2 cm³ of pectoral muscle and the heart of all scolopacids for electrophoretic analysis by Alan Wilson at Berkeley. took measurements, muscle + heart, and stomachs of the birds collected today, then analysed stomachs while FAP put up the sanderling. Mostly Tipular larvae in the stomachs. Weather today - as the past few days - warm and clear in the morning, than colder and foggy in the afternoon and evening. this evening P. & I saw a peculiar colorless rainbow in the fog over Smithpuk. 9 June Barrow, Alaska the criminally warm weather continues, and the snow is melting rapidly. Even Central Marsh is just beginning to appear. the area as a whole remains ca. 85% snow covered. Saw the first flying insect - looked like a small bee. this is the earliest that I can recall seeing flying insects.