Field notes, v1379
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Journal 95 R.E.Johnson June 15 Anchitka Island, Alaska (cont.) To leave the nest at that time but I prevented it. Apparently the others left the building & this bird was left to starve. Rosy Finches just can't count to four! Returned to the Tin Lake Point area and reexamined the Cormorant colony. Located 2 more nests on the main sea stack & 5 on an adjacent stack facing the first one. The eagle nest is directly above the colony on the main stack. Two Juvenile Rosy Finches were found chirping from rocks in the intertidal area. At one time one was on a rock 30ft out to sea. They did not appear to feed for themselves but sat quietly waiting for an adult to return. They would usually fly off with the adult & land in a new location to be fed while in begging voice & posture. They could fly at least 100 yds & gain altitude with ease, appearing to fly as well as the adults. These 2 juns were not together but 200yds apart at times & I could not be sure if they were fed by the same pair since I saw at least 3 adult birds at one time in the vicinity. Meanwhile Dr. Johnston & Tom Abbott hiked to the Pacific shore line from the road Terminus near the gull colony south of New Camp. Tom had