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R.E.Johnson
1958
Journal
33
May 25 Andutka Island, Alaska (cont.)
Longspurs and a Snow Bunting gathered to chirp at
me. I examined all the buildings in the area &
found no nests though the protesting birds
followed me about making vigorous protests.
In one building I found an old nest that was
actually 3 in a row, i.e. three good nest depression
in sequence made in one huge linear mass of
nest material. The mass nearly filled the 18 inch
wide ledge. The ends of the ledge were formed by 2x6
studs, the back by a wall, & the front had a 3
inch lip formed by another piece of wood. Thus
this nest site was much like the one in south
hanger, i.e. enclosed from all sides but the top.
After considerable hunting I finally found an
active nest with 4 eggs (flushed the ?) in a large
oil drum which was partially filled with earth &
laying on its side facing north. The nest
was a large mass of grassy vegetation stacked on
top the dirt in the far end of the drum from
the entrance. There were other cans in
a row next to this one & perhaps still another
was occupied since several birds hounded me while
I was near them, but without a flashlight I
could not investigate them properly so I went on.
Another group of buildings lie north of North
Hanger & I examined them. This time I was
followed by 2 rosy finches at maximum. I finally