At Chandler Lake (Aug. 12, 1951) pipits fed along the sandy edge of the lake and among short sedges. These birds also fed on scraps of food at the entrance of our tent door. From August 10 to 25, water pipits were more commonly found in the east-west canyons whereas other kinds of small birds were almost wholly confined to the north-south valley and were of only accidental occurrence in areas inhabited by water pipits.
+Lanius excubitor invictus+ Grinnell: Northern shrike.--A bird was noted on August 23 and 25, 1951, in an extensive stand of willows at Chandler Lake.
This bird was one of a few birds that had not yet departed from the area with the advent of winter.
+Acanthis flammea holboellii+ (Brehm): Common redpoll.--Specimens, 12: Topagaruk River, 155°48', 70°34', 10 ft., 1, No. 30767, ad. male, July 9, 1951; Kaolak River, 159°47'40", 70°11'15", 30 ft., 5, Nos. 30762-30766 including 4 ad. males and 1 ad. male (?), July 12, 14, 16-18, 1951; Kaolak, 160°14'51", 69°56'00", 178 ft., 4, Nos. 30758-30761 including 1 ad. male, 2 ad. females and 1 ad. of unknown sex, July 21, 23, 1951; Umiat, 152°09'30", 69°22'08", 352 ft., 1, No. 31333, ad. female, June 26, 1952; Wahoo Lake, 146°58', 69°08', 2350 ft., 1, No. 31334, ad. male, July 11, 1952.
At Umiat on June 26, 1952, a nest of five eggs (embryos with natal down) was located in a patch of willows that covered approximately two square meters. As these willows had not as yet acquired leaves, the nest was clearly visible. It was 300 millimeters from the ground and so compactly made as to support its own weight. The outer structure was of various plant fibers and other stems of willows. The cup had an inwardly reflected rim, was made of stems of cotton-grass, and was well insulated with 15 mm of down feathers. The measurements of this circular nest were: entire nest, 78 mm in diameter and 50 mm in depth: cup, 42 mm in diameter and 35 mm in depth; weight, 9 grams. Another nest of three eggs from the same area was in a dwarf willow 350 mm from the ground. The leaves of the willow were undeveloped. A third nest of six young approximately three days old, was two feet up in a dwarf willow having no leaves. The young birds in the nest were three days old. One female 123 mm in length shot on June 26 had ova up to two mm in diameter. At Umiat (June 28, 1952) a nest of three young and two eggs was found and on June 30 another nest with one fresh egg.