Field notes, v1379
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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