For many years I have had an interest in the autumn migration in western Alaska's islands. In addition to a single fall visit to Attu Island, in the western Aleutians, in 1993, I have been able to visit Gambell, Saint Lawrence Island, in early fall 1992 (six days in late August), 1997 (seven days in late August), 1998 (16 days, through early September), and 1999 (45 days, 20 August to 3 October). Fay and Cade (1959) and Sealy et al. (1971) made detailed censuses on Saint Lawrence Island, primarily in summer during the 1950s and 1960s. Birders have visited Gambell regularly during the late spring (late May and early June) since the mid-1970s.