R.E. Johnson 1968 Journal June 1 Amchitka Island, Alaska (cont.) seen on Jones lake on May 30. This implies that they have migrated on + do not breed here. Saw a Gyrfalcon flying over Cleringer Lake. unthawed + Stuffed the first 2 Rosy finches I collected on this island! June 2. Amchitka Island, Alaska Charley + I drove the length of the island to Alert Point + Bird Cape areas. The only bird species noted in the high country was the Snow Bunting which was more common there than on the low east end of the island where most of our work is concentrated. The buntines seem to prefer barren areas. This high country probably has less than 50% ground cover & most of what is present is low and not spongy vegetation in contrast to the low east end of the island. Snow buntings occur only in gravel pits, cliffs, & [illegible] road sides on the east end of the island. As we dropped down again toward the Alert Pt. area we began to encounter other species - first Rock Ptarmigan, a single Rock Sandpiper, + then Lapland Longspur. The west end itself has vegetation not unlike the east end, but less extensive. Bald Eagles, Glaucous-winged Gulls, + Rosy Finches were seen and 2 Rosy Finch males were collected from