R.E. Johnson 1965 June 10 Anchitka Island, Alaska (cont.) I've seen here yet nothing at all like the black patch shown in the field guides). Also collected a bird that resembles winter plumage for this species or it may be a Purple Sandpiper from the east coast of the US. In either case it is unique, we've seen nothing like it. These 2 species look very much alike & I can't distinguish them in this plumage. Both have yellow at base of bill, white eye rings, etc, but differ in leg color. I collected one Lapland Longspur ? that lacked a broad patch of the largest ovum was imm'd Skinned by 1306. Checked rose finch nests 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 21, 23, 27, 30, 32, 35, 36, 37 & banded birds 7, 10, 15, + 16. Need to band at nest 3 also. Checked the large cluster of buildings east of South Hanger several miles on the rt. side on Engineers Rd. There are 54 quonset huts standing (there had been over 100 buildings at one time). Only 2 of these buildings have shelves & and one of these had a nest. The birds were freshly fledged & I collected 2 nestlings + both adults. Nest was on a shelf 6 ft. up in quonset, an old nest was beside the present one. Dr. Johnston brought in a dead nestling from nest 30 & I pickled it (# 347). The bird was crawling with small worms which I collected & saved in alcohol. June 11 Anchitka Island, Alaska Rain has stopped but island is now fogged in - visibility 50 ft. ±. Mist falling now & then. Censused plots this morning. Bob & Dr. J did the Dry Meadow plots and found that the nest