Journal 75 R.E.Johnson 1968 June 8 Anchitka Island, Alaska (cont.) Two Rosy Finches & 2 ♀ Common Teal. One ♂ Lapland Longspur was seen collecting nesting material on the plot area. Lapland Meadow Censuses Lapland Longspur - birds feeding in pairs, suggesting little or no nest building yet. However one ♀ was observed to collect nest material for a brief period, then it resumed feeding. I could not tell if it placed the nest material in a nest or dropped it or what. One male flew about in acrobatic fashion, about 1 to 4 feet above the ground as if trying to catch an aerial insect. The entire flight was confined to an area 6x2 ft. and lasted 20-30 seconds. Later two shorter flights of this sort were observed when we were much further away (50 yds). Initially we had thought it might be evoked by our presence some sort of display, but perhaps not. Silver Salmon Lake The nest located on June 5 is still empty & no birds were seen in the area suggesting that it may be abandoned. Rosy Finch one foraged on the area for over 10 min.