Field notes, v1379
Page 111
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Journal R.E. Johnson 1968 May 26 Anchitka Island, Alaska (cont.) A Rosy Finch nest [13] was found in the wall of a timbered scaffolding used for loading trucks just south of the building containing[12]. The nest is on dirt & rock substrate but reached via a hole in the timbers. 4 eggs. The adults were nearby & dove close while chirping out their complaints. Nest is 9 feet above the ground. at 7:30PM saw a flight of about 20 Bas- north tailed Godwits in a V pattern flying over New Camp. at 7:58am - 2 dark phase Parasitic Jaegers flew low (5-10 ft) over the tundra south of New Camp. at nest of a Rosy Finch[14] found in the outer wall of a building where most of the siding was gone but one slap 6 inches high remained in front of this nest. The adult was on the nest. 2 eggs small 2 young. The most exposed nest site I've seen. The bldg is located beside a large, metal, collapsed quarset hut & is so. of New Camp. A Rock Sandpiper nest of 4 blue eggs heavi blotched with dark red brown, eggs pointed down to center in nest, was located on ground of [illegible] old dirt road on shoulder - in midst of patch of crowberry & grass. The nest is depressed. The vegetation is ground level & only 2 ft. across. Nest located south of Rosy finch nest[14] & of New Camp. a Rosy Finch nest [15] on a small corner shelf in a closet of a small shack west of New Camp & the