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Journal
34
R.E. Johnson
1968
May 25
Andrithka Island, Alaska (cont)
located their nest on the top shelf of an old
book shelf in a quonset hut. There were 3 eggs in
this rather huge nest which nearly filled the shelf!
Size: inches deep & inches wide. This quonset hut
is the only one in the area that is attached to another
by an arcade nest[4] & it is located just south of
the quonset hut which has a large flagpole in front.
In this cluster of buildings there were 2 old
nests of the type mentioned previously with
3 nests in one. This were obviously very old.
One was on a hanging shelf on a quonset hut
wall affording no side & front protection. The
other was on a shelf lacking front protection
only.
May 26
Andrithka Island, Alaska.
Walked from Old Camp to South Hanger &
discovered a rosy finch nest[5] in an enclosed
ledge in a little shack just north of south
warm
Hanger. This nest had 4 eggs (2 flushed the ♀,
the male had followed by approach while chirping &
in fact almost led me to the nest). This nest
location was like the other active nests in building
ie. enclosed on all sides with entrance from
above, but, of course, with a roof above also.
After I left the male sat chirping 10 yds
away from the nest bldg & the female hopped about
on the bldg roof peering over the edge into the bldg