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R.E. Johnson
1968
June 16 Amchitka Island, Alaska (cont.)
head raised + neck straightened, then head cocked back, then back to normal position, (2) as above but breast raised out of water when head raised,
(3) head brought forward + back to normal. The latter was noted least frequently. Females also performed a display: the bill was cocked up & down, one to 3 times in succession. Males made a cooing sound, suggesting a dove in quality.
Rosy Finch - adults with at least 1 young fledgling were seen on 5 occasions. Young were on tops of boulders in the intertidal zone. On one occasion a bird was on a rock surrounded by water but in other cases they were not since these rocks were out of the water at this very low tide.
Harlequin Duck - 20, 2q in group off shore 200 yds.
Arctic Tern - 3
Bald Eagle - 2 Immats + 1 adult in one "group", another adult seen later.
Guillemote - 2 offshore
Cormorants - several Pelagic or Red-Faced offshore swimming or flying.
Slender-billed Shearwater - one washed up on Constantine Pt. Skeleton prepared.
Aleiide - a group of 39 small alcidae swam