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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