Field notes, v1379
Page 163
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Journal R.E. Johnson 1968 64 June 3 Anchutka Island Alaska (cont.) Puffins, cormorants, etc. Tufted Puffins were flying in & out of cliffs west of the location we noted them at on May 20. None were seen at the old location. Charley had checked the area a week or so ago and seen no Puffins anywhere along the point. There present numbers are equal to those of May 20. At least 5 Horned Puffins were also seen flying in the water. It appears that their numbers have decreased. Next we checked the Cormorant colony on Kirilof Point & found new birds & no nests with eggs. It appeared that some of the nests had been destroyed. An occasional Pelagic Cormorant flew by. Five gull nests were found along the grassy rims of gun implacements on top of the point and on grassy humps in the slope down to the south (away from the Bering Sea coast). These contained: K1 3eggs - one with crack (located on rim of gun implacement) (K2) 3 eggs - one with crack (on rim of gun implacement) (K3) 1 egg - cold - a few feet from K2 (K4) - 3eggs - below rd (so.) on grassy hump. K5) - 3eggs - as above