MacLea 1969 Journal (6 June) plane, and after lunch Dave, Uriel, and I tries to arrange to co-ordinate our shorebird nest-finding and robbing activities. Our force cooperation may be productive. Dave, Larry Hoar (Safriel's assistant), and I made a tour of the area - via Beach Ridge to Elsan Bluffs. Even there, very little exposed ground and only buntings, longspurs, and turnstones. Went back to Britton's Area and there found a flock of ca. 20 alpina as well as ca. 30 turnstones, 2 alba, 2 Pluvialis. Collected 3 alpina ± at random, and 2 of these Rao banos placed by Soikkeli last year! (See species account.) No owls, no jaegers, and little sign of lemmings. Not much point in going out in the evening, and so it was devoted to beer and conversation. 7 June Barrow, Alaska Another day as before - temperature never rose above freezing. Killed time for most of the Day. After dinner Dave, Bjorn Christiansen (Dave's assistant), Uriel, and I took a weasel south of