Field notes, v1379
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Journal 65 R.E. Johnson 1968 June 3. Anchutka Island, Alaska (cont.) Examined Kirilof Islets with field glasses: Common Eiders - 3 \u2642 Harlequin Duck - 20 \u2642 Glaucous-winged Gulls. Tufted Puffin - perhaps 15 seen in flight, + leaving apparently entering burrows on the opposite side of the island. Only two were seen to fly from burrows on our side (west). Cormorants sp - 3 on ledges of cliff. Pigeon Guillemot - 1 Censused Jones, Mason, & Cleverger Lakes (see Tables for details). Notable were 2 \u2642 Tufted Northern Ducks on Jones Lake & 2 \u2640 Phalaropes on Mason Lake. Checked the Rock Sandpiper Nest (see May 26, at 4:30 pm. 28), and the eggs were warm! We had thought the bird had abandoned the nest. Spent the afternoon & early evening checking Rosy Finch nests. The eggs in nests 4, 11, & 33 have not hatched, those in 11 were cold. Banded birds in nests 12, 19, 23, 25, 27, 31, 34, 35, & 36. previously Also checked all nests with banded birds & most are almost ready to fledge. Those in nest 2 "fledged" on my approach! Details for nests checked can be found in catalog of nests. Several dead young were found & 3 were picked.