Maclean 1968 Journal (16 May) whenever there is an alder bush or a little spruce. Saw some varied thrushes spaced out and singing along in spruce stands along drainage bottoms. 1 willow ptarmigan on talin pile in Eagle Creek. Many rock ptarmigan spaced our over area. At 5:00 A.M. sighted a shorebird flying high and rapid. Resigned from the ptarmigan counters and took out after the bird. It landed on a fell-field ca. 1/2 mile away. When I reached there saw a pair of golden plovers, and, seconds thereafter, a lone surfbird standing quietly looking at me. Bird quickly flew away. Spent the rest of the day, until noon, searching the horse-shoe ridge complex south of camp looking for more surfbirds. Saw a total of 5, assuming no repeats. Also saw a flock of 5 golden plovers. Many lapland larks - both in flocks and beginning to disperse. Also heard larks, water pipits in upland country. Returned to camp about noon feeling darn tired. At dinner, wrote 2 quick letters for Bob to take down to Fairbanks, then to the raeck. Heard snipe today, too. (after-thought.)