Field notes, v1379
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Journal 37 R.E. Johnson 1968 May 26 Amchitka Island, Alaska (cont.) just a few (3-4) inches from the edge of the hole & it adjoined an old nest. That is this nest was a double one; one old, one new. A Rosy Finch nest was located in a square bldg 8 where the rafters join the wall, approx 7½ ft up. The bldg is sw of the South Hangar & the Hdgtrs bldg which had the last nest. This one had 4 young (downy & small) & one egg. The Female was on & chased me & chirped. A Rosy Finch nest with 9 downy young was found on a rafter where the ceiling meets the wall of a mess hall nw of the last nest & w. of South Hangar. This is a long building, near a second one like it & se of White House. An old nest was located on top a water heater. A Rosy Finch nest with 10 eggs was found where wall meets rafters in long wooden messhall just nw of 9. This nest was a double nest (old one & new one). The bldg contains many good nest sight locations & a number of old nests: a double one, & 2 single one. Even these singles appear to be built upon older ones, but vertically & not to the side of the older one. A Rosy Finch nest with 11 eggs on a shelf 6ft up on wall of quarret hut so. of 9 & 10 & sw of South Hangar. Female off nest but eggs warm. A Rosy Finch nest with 12 downy small young located so. of White House & all previous nests; on a shelf 6 ft up. Female fluked from nest. Bldg has partly collapsed & was quite large. Near large rock pile.