MacLean 1968 Journal (9 June) numbers of golden plovers (saw my first today), bairds, and semi-pals. 10 June Barrow, Alaska First counted the larvae removed by Berlese extractors - all 3 Tipulids, mostly Pedicia. Spent the rest of the morning talking with Saikkeli and getting him squared away for another, longer, trip to Ikravik, and catching up on field notes. After lunch Pitelka and I went in to buy some ivory carvings from Paul Patkotak. Returned and went out to check my red-back nest - now 3 eggs and incubating. Went up to Village Ridge to try to find another nest and discovered a 2 egg nest about 300m. W.W. of the first. Returned for dinner. Met John Cooy - U.S.A. student here to collect Lemmus for a physiological study to be done in Fairbanks. Seems to be an organized fellow - should do all right. Went out to Elson Bluffs, S.o. of Wohlslag. Found another 2-egg red-back nest. Most of the red-backs appears to be at the laying stage. A group of 5 or 6 plovers - took 1. Later a lone, possibly territorial, plover, collected this, too. Phalaropes beginning to disperse over the tundra. After that drove over to Dave Norton's study plot. He has